Energy & Sustainability
Source: HD.com New solar-powered side ventilation motor launched at GreenTech Managing greenhouse ventilation remains one of the most important factors in maintaining a stable growing climate. Against this backdrop, Anjou Automation introduced a new autonomous solar-powered gear motor for side ventilation systems at GreenTech this year. The launch reflects
Controls & Automation
Source: VFD.com Balancing tech and automation in controlled environment agriculture Thanks! Balancing tech and automation in controlled environment agriculture Automation, robots, large language models (LLMs), sensor networks, IoT and AI dominate conversations today. Clayton Christensen painstakingly documented how one technology displaces another in his influential book, "The Innovator&
Business & Operations
Source: HD.com Winston-Salem considers new future for controversial hydroponic greenhouse project Thanks! City staff have selected Anders Family Farm of Tobaccoville to lease and operate the multimillion-dollar facility, which has sat vacant since June 2025. Until then, the city paid local food access nonprofit H.O.P.E. Sustainability
Business & Operations
Source: HD.com Biocaptur, a Spanish company specializing in light-based pest control systems, is developing a new technology using light barriers to repel specific insects before they infest crops. After prior sampling to assess pest population levels in the plots, the team placed various lighting devices directly on specific crop
Controls & Automation
Source: VFD.com Using data to change the way we grow Just outside Ahmedabad, inside a climate-controlled facility the size of a small industrial estate, a quiet transition in how food is produced is taking shape. This is part of the early phase of what Ahmedabad-based agritech company Brio Agri
Business & Operations
Source: VFD.com "Even know the influence of your substrate choice on water reuse" During the GreenTech Amsterdam panel discussion 'Every Drop Counts – Water as a Controllable Asset ', industry experts highlighted how water availability, quality and reuse are increasingly determining the profitability and sustainability of greenhouse
Facility Design
Source: HD.com The 30,000-square-meter facility meets growing demand for precision irrigation across the region. The plant features advanced automation designed to support consistent quality, efficiency and reliability, while enabling responsible manufacturing practices. "We are seeing strong and sustained demand for precision irrigation solutions across the Americas as
Controls & Automation
Source: HD.com Originally created within Paraguayan greenhouse company HidroBio before being structured as an independent startup, Froniva was not born as a theoretical software project but as a practical response to the commercialization challenges growers face every day when trying to sell highly perishable products in volatile markets. © Doberman84
Business & Operations
Source: VFD.com From there you can identify trends, predict future performance and take actions to reach the target." © HortiDaily Lise Maibom (Grodan), Vera Theelen (ISFC, Delphy), Joost Scholten (Delphy) and Tom Stenzel (CEA Alliance) Data-driven irrigation and higher yields Lise Maibom, Business Development Manager at Grodan, presented recent
Business & Operations
Source: HD.com "That's why the air-to-water balance within the substrate matters so much, especially in wet seasons like this one." © Pelemix When it comes to coir specifically, Javier explains that the physical behavior of the substrate depends largely on the balance between coarse and fine
Facility Design
Source: HD.com A premium extension of its greenhouse-grown leafy greens into a broader indoor-grown portfolio, the line is sourced from both greenhouse and vertical farms. The new Specialty Greens line is bringing the same pesticide-free, always-fresh BrightFarms standard to a growing range of greens. The company works with trusted
Facility Design
Source: HD.com By optimizing and modernizing 60 smallholder farmers' greenhouses, covering a combined area of 18,900 square meters, the project supports local farmers in boosting productivity, improving vegetable quality, and strengthening market connections. However, limited water resources and rising temperatures challenge the region's semi-arid climate,