"Growers want the freedom to choose the technologies that best fit their operation"

"Growers want the freedom to choose the technologies that best fit their operation" Thanks! The integration enables growers to connect Quantified's wireless sensor data with Ridder's process automation solutions, bringing critical data together in one central platform.

© Ridder Climate Screens Quantified's sensor portfolio gives growers detailed insights into climate, plant and rootzone conditions, including substrate moisture, drain, weight, and plant temperature. Through the integration with Ridder, this data becomes available in the Hortimax Plus and Hortimax Pro climate computers, giving growers a more complete view of greenhouse conditions.

This helps them better understand crop and fertigation performance, identify deviations, and make more informed growing decisions. Jorge Gonzalez, Product Manager at Ridder: "Growers want the freedom to choose the technologies that best fit their operation and have them work together.

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, which is exactly the kind of controllable efficiency gain a facility can build on.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why does substrate sensing matter in free-drain strawberry systems?

Because drain percentage tells a grower what already happened, while substrate moisture and EC data show root-zone conditions directly. That makes it easier to cut water loss without guessing.

What is the operator takeaway from this trial?

If the thresholds are understood well enough, growers can reduce drain water materially while protecting yield and fruit quality, which makes sensing an operational tool instead of a reporting tool.

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