Business & Operations
Source: VFD.com Spark Radar develops new test Rapid distinction between between active and inactive virus particles Dutch company Spark Radar has developed a new test that allows growers to quickly determine whether a greenhouse or irrigation water is genuinely free of virus, not just free of viral genetic material.
Business & Operations
Source: VFD.com Ecobloom partners with Ridder, Oksasen Puutarha, and Helle-Tech Oy “This becomes the biggest pilot we've done” Ecobloom Technologies has begun a pilot with Ridder, Finnish lettuce and herb grower Oksasen Puutarha, and Finnish greenhouse installer Helle-Tech Oy, allowing its AI crop-monitoring platform, EcoSense, to act
Energy & Sustainability
Source: HD.com To mark the occasion, Aquasol Solar organized a Battery Build Open Afternoon (known in Dutch as a BBK) at the grower's site in the Westland growing region. Around 70 attendees received a presentation from specialists involved in the project, similar to a previous open afternoon
Controls & Automation
Source: HD.com produce operations Fox Solutions, in partnership with JASA Packaging Solutions and Newtec, will host a live webinar on Tuesday, June 30th, focused on how U.S. The session launches the new "Let's Talk Automation" conversation series, bringing together leadership from three companies across
Facility Design
Source: VFD.com The Improvement Center runs to roughly one hectare across 27 greenhouse compartments, the biggest of which are 1,000 square metres, while the smaller ones are 150 to 250 square metres. With them, we try to replace more or less the important part of what the grower
Business & Operations
Source: VFD.com "Vertical farming is always looking for efficiency, specific spectra and multi-channel control" Thanks! "Vertical farming is always looking for efficiency, specific spectra and multi-channel control, and better heat dissipation with an external driver," said Rafaello Montanari, describing the priorities behind the company'
Business & Operations
Source: HD.com "The new Roofmaster 2 offers a demonstrably greater reach than existing solutions, representing a step forward in light transmission, reliability and ease of use." The machine is designed for washing, maintaining and coating greenhouse roofs. Besseling Techniek has been active in the international agri- and
Controls & Automation
Source: HD.com Precision agriculture has advanced considerably in recent years, driven by sensors, data platforms, and automation systems capable of monitoring almost any agronomic variable imaginable. The biological process itself also produces hydrogen ions that ultimately combine with oxygen to generate water within the system, a feature that allows
Business & Operations
Source: VFD.com "When consultants remain committed to their clients year after year, they become valuable partners in navigating the constant changes and challenges facing the horticultural industry." © Cultivation Coaches Production challenges drive new approaches Greenhouse growers continue to face pressure from labor shortages, rising energy costs, water
Nutrients & Substrate
Source: VFD.com Many growers see a hydroponic setup online and immediately attempt to replicate it, but what works for one operation may not suit another's space, budget, or production goals. Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) uses a thin, continuous flow of nutrient solution through channels, making it efficient
Business & Operations
Source: HD.com This follows the lifting of the 4.8-hectare greenhouse by 1.7 metres during the past winter, carried out by TC van den Dool. "Before the lifting, at this time of year, the plant heads were only about 50 centimetres from the roof. Inside the greenhouse,
Nutrients & Substrate
Source: HD.com By combining precision fertigation hardware with advanced environmental and irrigation controls, together, Argus Controls and H.E. Based in Muskogee, Oklahoma, they design and manufacture dosing injectors, sensors, probes, and fertigation equipment used by growers throughout North America and beyond. While the company serves multiple industries, horticulture