Controls & Automation
Source: HD.com Today, the industry is increasingly focused on precision, automation and crop-specific optimization as growers look for new ways to improve yield, quality and operational efficiency. "Key trends shaping the industry include dynamic spectrum control, higher efficacy LEDs, AI-driven environmental integration and advanced light recipes tailored to
Business & Operations
Source: VFD.com At a greenhouse near Iceland's famous Blue Lagoon geothermal spa, Ichigo Strawberries is using geothermal power, pure Icelandic water and controlled indoor growing systems to produce premium Japanese strawberries — a crop rarely associated with northern climates. "Here, it is not so much the sun,
Energy & Sustainability
Source: VFD.com Speaking at CEAIF 2026, Nicolas Dietrich, Chief of Staff at Voltiris, argued that the greenhouse roof itself is part of the answer. By converting near-infrared light into electricity before it reaches the canopy, the modules reduce average leaf temperature by 3°C on sunny days with no
Controls & Automation
Source: HD.com James Fleet, Bloemteknik, on the new Grüne Fee Eesti project “Light-use efficiency essential in regions with limited and variable natural light” Designed specifically for challenging Northern European conditions, the new Grüne Fee Eesti greenhouse integrates multiple climate, energy, and automation subsystems into a single, coordinated control loop.
Energy & Sustainability
Source: VFD.com How Growy uses light intensity and spectrum to reduce energy use “We don’t need to blast these poor plants with hundreds of micromoles on the very first day” Growy has been, as Laura van de Kreeke put it at CEA and Indoor Farming 2026, "quite
Energy & Sustainability
Source: HD.com Reassessing greenhouse glazing through a 30-year lens Miriam shares that this longer-term perspective was central to a recent 30-year greenhouse glazing analysis conducted in Guatemala. "Polyfilm's replacement schedule transforms a 2026 glazing decision into a commitment to purchase labor at 2040 and 2050 prices,
Crop Science
Source: HD.com Stellenbosch university: Trials advance residue management and biological IPM for protected horticulture Research presented by Stellenbosch University at the recent Woolworths Vision Zero Grower Day demonstrated how residue analytics, protected cultivation, light-trap monitoring, and biological control technologies are increasingly converging into integrated pest management (IPM) systems designed
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 cold plasma
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 technologies across
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 gardens in