Crop Science
Source: VFD.com Over about 10 days, seeds are propagated, germinated and harvested. Greenspace founder and CEO Peter Fox said the expansion represented a broader change where companies are moving beyond sustainability as just a concept. "We're shifting from a framework where buildings simply consume resources, to
Business & Operations
Source: HD.com CAN: Transforming waste water into crop fertilizer A team of researchers from University of Alberta in Canada has developed an automated plasma-bubble technology that can transform wastewater into nutrient-rich fertilizing medium for crop production. Published in the journal Green Chemical Engineering, the study demonstrates how
Facility Design
Source: HD.com By optimizing and modernizing 60 small growers' greenhouses covering a total area of 18,900 square meters, the project supports local growers in increasing productivity, improving vegetable quality, and strengthening market connections. The project modernizes greenhouses through reinforced structures, high-quality covering materials, and water-efficient
Business & Operations
Source: VFD.com "Every grower has different goals, labor situations, packaging preferences, facility dimensions, and expansion plans," the company explains. "Our goal is not simply to supply equipment, but to help growers create the best possible operational solution for their facility." © JASA © JASA © JASA Three examples
Energy & Sustainability
Source: HD.com The P2.85 million greenhouse facility was established in Barangay Sablagon through the Department of Agriculture Western Visayas, and funding via the National Urban and Peri-Urban Agriculture Program (NUPAP), aligned with President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s directive on food accessibility through sustainable, climate-resilient community
Business & Operations
Source: HD.com According to Jay Vanparia of Ambica Polymer, growers generally recognise these issues, but the practical challenge lies in managing them without complicating existing greenhouse systems. Direct sunlight can create variability within the same greenhouse section, resulting in uneven plant growth and differences in crop quality. © Ambica Polymer
Business & Operations
Source: VFD.com The system is capable of cultivating lettuces, aromatic herbs, microgreens, fruiting crops, and flowers, among other varieties, within a single adaptable technology platform. Drawing on Parcitank's industrial and manufacturing expertise, Farmitank is positioned to serve a broad spectrum of end users, including professional growers, supermarkets
Controls & Automation
Source: HD.com Agricontrol by Termotecnica Pericoli launches X-3TRH One controller, three smart contacts, infinite configurations Agricontrol by Termotecnica Pericoli, with 45 years of experience in greenhouse climate control and agricultural automation, presents the X-3TRH: a digital thermostat/humidistat featuring three independent smart contacts, each individually programmable to
Business & Operations
Source: HD.com Malaysia: Pahang Sultan urges Cameron Highlands growers to reduce pesticide use The Sultan of Pahang has called on greenhouse growers in Cameron Highlands to reduce and avoid the use of insecticides and other chemical inputs in protected cultivation systems. Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa
Controls & Automation
Source: VFD.com The event will be held from 9 to 11 June at the RAI Amsterdam Convention Centre. Vision Stage On Tuesday, 9 June, from 10:15 to 11:00 AM, Annie van de Riet (AVAG) will moderate a session titled 'How Controlled Environment Agriculture helps feeding and
Business & Operations
Source: VFD.com Harvest Panel Systems, which manufactures and installs insulated metal panels for controlled environment facilities, used its presentation at the CEA and Indoor Farming conference to argue that the materials chosen at the design phase determine a facility's energy costs more than any subsequent operational decision.
Regulation & Compliance
Source: VFD.com Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance Executive Director Tom Stenzel says greenhouse-grown tomatoes should not be in the same category as field-grown. "The market impact on field-grown tomatoes that I have seen, I call the greenhouse revolution, not imports of competitive field-grown product,"