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Source: VFD.com Investment figures well above €1,500 per m² of growing area have made it hard to build a compelling business case, especially when competing against greenhouse or open-field production. At medium and large scale, it drops to €730 and €650, figures that are difficult to ignore."
Energy & Sustainability
Source: HD.com Creating easy to understand deep learning systems for the greenhouse industry Optimizing crop yield while minimizing energy consumption remains a central challenge in greenhouse horticulture. This study develops an interpretable time-series framework for predicting crop yield and daily energy usage using high-resolution operational and climatic data from
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Source: HD.com Greenhouse growers increasingly rely on energy-saving strategies during winter months, including highly managed lighting regime and closed screens. Through continuous software optimization and real-time flower recognition improvements, the robot maintained precise pollination performance throughout the day and the whole trial period, achieving 99% flower recognition. © Arugga AI
Controls & Automation
Source: VFD.com SIGA, Solution for Industrial Greenhouse Automation, is built on open industrial standards and is designed to help growers manage processes more efficiently, reduce energy use, and future-proof their production environments. "Climate control, lighting, and irrigation are critical in the greenhouse," says Rick Schneiders, Head of
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Source: HD.com Kazakhstan President tours GREEN ECO greenhouse complex Thanks! © Akorda Operating completely chemical-free - without any synthetic fertilizers or pesticides, the enterprise employs 160 people and distributes its products to 10 cities throughout Kazakhstan. The president also toured the nation's premier garden center and nursery Lukomorye,
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Source: HD.com Bottom line is, if people are not willing, ready and excited about being a player in the field of controlled environment agriculture, then the dream stops there." © Clemson University Reducing America's dependence on imports At the Coastal REC, Wechter and his team are developing
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Source: VFD.com Substrate availability is falling while demand continues to rise." Capacity Existing systems typically process between 10 m³ and 15 m³ of substrate per hour. Total Systems and Konflex are now introducing two new systems: one with a capacity of 10 to 55 m³ per hour, and
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Source: VFD.com Green Gas & Liquids' Nicola Donato: "Ten times less cost than you would have with liquid CO2" Greenhouse operators facing unstable energy markets and unreliable CO2 supply are increasingly turning to on-site carbon capture as a route to cost stability and supply independence, according
Energy & Sustainability
Source: HD.com This solution complements the existing Hortimax Go and Hortimax Pro climate computers and has been specifically developed for growers who want to automate essential climate, water, and energy processes in a cost-efficient and future-proof way. With the introduction of Hortimax Plus, there is now a suitable Hortimax
Controls & Automation
Source: HD.com The project, known as INSCAN Lite, seeks to address some of the practical challenges associated with deploying advanced plant phenotyping systems in research facilities. The partners aim to develop a plant analysis platform that can be integrated into a wide range of existing greenhouse and climate chamber
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Source: VFD.com US (OH): Great Lakes Growers plans $5 million expansion in Burton Thanks! Geauga County commissioners on Thursday approved an agreement intended to help the company secure financing for the project, which includes construction of a new greenhouse and infrastructure upgrades. The expansion will add a 50,000-square-foot
Nutrients & Substrate
Source: VFD.com Oxygen levels in irrigation water deserve more attention during summer Thanks! "Warm water contains less dissolved oxygen, while summer is precisely the period when root zone pressure increases," says Harm Vogels of Moleaer. © Moleaer Left: Low and decreasing oxygen content as temperature rises, right: increased