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Business & Operations

"South Africa's agricultural future depends on young people who understand both the science and the business of farming"

Source: VFD.com Training covers hydroponics, crop management, plant nutrition, pest and disease management, record keeping and controlled environment agriculture. "Through HandPicked, we are equipping participants with practical, workplace-ready skills that help them see agriculture as a pathway to employment, enterprise and long-term economic participation." © Mr. Price Foundation

Business & Operations

Tropical greenhouse strategies improve consistency under Thailand's challenging climate

Source: HD.com According to Menno Keppel, CEO and Founder of Take Me Home Tomato, adapting propagation and greenhouse management practices has enabled the company to maintain production despite temperatures regularly exceeding 36°C before Thailand's rainy season. "The plants recover inside humidity tents where temperatures can

Energy & Sustainability

Uzbekistan proposes higher taxes for high-emission greenhouses

Source: HD.com The draft law, published for public discussion until July 31, proposes increased tax rates for greenhouses located in Tashkent city and the Tashkent region districts of Yuqori Chirchiq, Qibray (Kibray), Yangiyol, Zangiota and Tashkent. Under the proposal, land occupied by these greenhouses would be taxed at 10

Business & Operations

Getting the most out of substrates with pre-planting

Source: VFD.com If you were looking for a news article, then it may have been deleted or moved. Why this matters: For operators, this is a water-management story. The useful signal is that direct substrate measurements can help cut drain loss materially without giving up yield or fruit quality,

Business & Operations

AIoT solutions drive smarter harvesting and packing operations

Source: VFD.com Agricultural technology company COSMOS Ag has recently introduced its new Harvest Intelligence Platform and Smart Connected Packing System, aiming to combine AIoT hardware with cloud-based software to deliver end-to-end traceability from harvest to packing while expanding its international partnerships. COSMOS Founder and CEO Shaun He said that

Facility Design

Second 10-hectare expansion for Swedish grower officially opening during the Frövi Festival

Source: HD.com Second 10-hectare expansion for Swedish grower officially opening during the Frövi Festival Thanks! The expansion follows the completion of the second greenhouse, which forms part of the company's aim to strengthen year-round domestic tomato production using CEA and industrial surplus heat. " It's

Energy & Sustainability

Belarus: Greenhouse complex under construction near Minsk

Source: HD.com The facility comprises one hectare of seedling space and six hectares of growing greenhouses, where tomatoes will reach full maturity. The uniqueness of the complex lies primarily in its technological parameters. The greenhouse is fully automated and belongs to the 4+ generation. The project provides for the

Business & Operations

"The real opportunity lies in hybrid production systems"

Source: VFD.com "What initially started as indoor vertical farming projects has developed into integrated food production programmes that combine controlled environment agriculture, greenhouse horticulture, research, education and commercial food production." © Indoor Vertical.Farm From technology supplier to infrastructure developer "Governments are no longer looking for individual

Crop Science

Using a PCB-based controller to monitor vertical growing

Source: VFD.com This study aims to develop a compact and reliable farm monitoring system that improves water efficiency, enhances system stability and supports scalable deployment through a PCB-based integrated hardware architecture. To achieve this, an automated farm monitoring controller was designed and implemented using an ESP32 microcontroller integrated with

Business & Operations

Clean crop from minute one: "You don't beat 'Thrips parvispinus' in April, but in August"

Source: HD.com More and more colleagues share this view: the regional government has brought together more than thirty technicians and industry organisations in an expert working group to agree on common protocols for pepper and nurseries." On exports: does a 5% drop accurately reflect the damage? A recent

Controls & Automation

Examining Scandinavian greenhouse automation and climate-driven pest management

Source: HD.com Examining Scandinavian greenhouse automation and climate-driven pest management During an intensive ten-day study tour across Denmark this past May, Edgars Kneksis had the opportunity to explore first-hand how Scandinavian growers are responding to increasing global industry pressures. Faced with rising energy costs, strict carbon taxation, and persistent

Business & Operations

"The technology offers a sustainable way to ensure water stays free of any pathogens"

Source: VFD.com showcased its VGE Pro UV-C disinfection systems for the horticulture sector at GreenTech Amsterdam 2026, with a particular focus on water reuse applications in indoor and vertical farming. "The technology offers a sustainable way to ensure water stays free of any pathogens that could infect plants.