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Source: HD.com A system responding directly to what is described as 'dashboard fatigue' "Humans are not really built to handle so much data and see so many dashboards” Following its presentation at GreenTech Amsterdam 2026, Hoogendoorn Growth Management showcased Hoogendoorn 360°, an integrated ecosystem designed to
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Source: HD.com The results were so positive that the company plans to grow in a second greenhouse using this coir slab next season. The Frisian bell pepper grower operates 111,000 m² of greenhouse space, producing approximately 250,000 plants per crop and over 20 million bell peppers per
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Source: HD.com This is Dutch grower Johan Tielen's main crop, which he grows on plots around the town of America in Limburg. "That crop has expanded over the years." In 2002, at 21, he took over the family business as the fourth generation. "When
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Source: VFD.com CoirMedia: “Modern growers cannot afford inconsistency anymore” Across the global coir substrate market, growers are facing increasing operational pressure from rising production costs, labour shortages, unpredictable logistics, inconsistent substrate quality, and increasing crop performance expectations. "For many commercial growers today, the challenge is no longer simply
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Source: VFD.com Burleigh Dodds Science Publishing's Francis Dodds: "Climate control is driven more by evolving plant requirements than by the external environment" The way greenhouse climate control is managed has changed fundamentally over the past two decades, shifting from simple rules-based systems to approaches driven
Facility Design
Source: HD.com Ohio hydroponic grower adds capacity and infrastructure upgrades in $5M expansion Thanks! Ohio hydroponic grower adds capacity and infrastructure upgrades in $5M expansion Building on its already significant local presence, Great Lakes Growers is planning a $5 million expansion at its Burton, Ohio facility. "This current
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&
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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
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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
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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