Business & Operations
Source: VFD.com "We were surprised that a tool for these growers didn't already exist" High-tech greenhouses are equipped with a wide range of modern technology, with data from these systems converging in the grower's climate computer. Spain-based SmartPath has developed a
Market Intelligence
Source: VFD.com Turning the root zone from a blind spot into a data source "If you build a beneficial microbiome early on in the system, then it'll flourish" As greenhouse production becomes increasingly data-driven, Ubix Bio is focusing on an area that can remain
Energy & Sustainability
Source: HD.com New partnership to provide solar technology to Spanish grower Thanks! New partnership to provide solar technology to Spanish grower Voltiris has announced a new partnership with Novagric, a greenhouse technology company with over 50 years of experience in designing, manufacturing, and installing greenhouse projects, irrigation systems, fertigation,
Business & Operations
Source: HD.com Every grower access to climate control with wireless system High-tech greenhouses are equipped with a wide range of modern technology, with data from these systems converging in the grower's climate computer. Spain-based SmartPath has developed a climate control tool aimed at giving low-
Crop Science
Source: VFD.com Thus, the dose-dependent effects of liquid vermicompost on growth, yield, physiological performance were evaluated, along with the ionic balance of lettuce cultivated in a floating hydroponic system under 50 mM sodium chloride stress. A greenhouse experiment was conducted using a randomized complete block design with three
Business & Operations
Source: HD.com Having started their tomato crops in May/June, both companies introduced the software from the very beginning of this new season. In practice, many cultivation decisions are based on a combination of experience, observations and figures that are often spread across separate spreadsheets, notes or systems. QMS
Market Intelligence
Source: HD.com The company was formed in June through the merger of two University of Waterloo spin-offs: Earth Microbial, which developed bacterial biostimulants, and Healthy Hydroponics, a privately funded laboratory focused on diagnostics and grower testing. "We're really taking more of a grower-focused approach
Facility Design
Source: VFD.com Growing Singapore's largest mushroom farm Fogo Fungi has entered a new phase of growth since A+ last spoke with Ryan Ong in 2024. The homegrown mushroom producer is building Singapore's largest mushroom farm at Sungei Tengah, expected to be completed by mid-2027.
Facility Design
Source: HD.com Paul Hussey - Donnelly Fresh Produce Ireland: Investment in protected cropping and extended-season production continues to increase output The 2026 Irish strawberry season began in March, with the first fruit coming from heated glasshouses. Outdoor tunnel production followed through spring, with peak harvesting expected from June to
Business & Operations
Source: HD.com Substrates dry out faster during warm periods, irrigation windows become smaller, and every liter of water and every gram of fertiliser needs to be used as efficiently as possible. "By increasing access to water and nutrients already present in the root zone, plants are better equipped
Business & Operations
Source: VFD.com 13,000 residents, desalinated seawater, aquaponics, agrivoltaics Oman to build greenhouses in new self-sustaining agricultural city Al Najd Foster + Partners has unveiled detailed masterplan designs for the Al Najd Agricultural City in Dhofar, southern Oman. "Working in collaboration with Dar Al-Handasah, the Oman-based
Crop Science
Source: HD.com In the 2026 trial, used substrate was collected together with plant residues from the previous crop, shredded and treated using SoilSteam technology. The treated material was then reused as 100% of the growing medium for a new crop of the strawberry variety Sonsation. Fresh substrate produced a