Ridder and Aranet enhance data-driven growing with updated integration

Grownetics

10 Jul 2026 — 1 min read

By bringing wireless sensor data from Aranet directly into the Ridder platform, growers now benefit from a single, central environment for monitoring and analyzing key climate and crop parameters. This integration enables growers to collect, visualize, and analyze all important greenhouse and crop data in one central platform, supporting more precise and data-driven cultivation decisions.

Real-time crop and climate insights in one platform Through the integration, real-time measurements from all Aranet sensors can be directly connected to the Ridder environment, including T/RH, CO₂, Light Spectrum, PAR, Plant Temperature, Weighing scales, Wet 150. © Ridder Climate Screens Trend graph showing Aranet sensor measurements, including air temperature (°C, red line), substrate EC (mScm, blue line), and PAR (µmolm²s, yellow line).

From data to action: improving daily growing decisions By combining Aranet's wireless sensor technology with Ridder's climate control platform, © Ridder Climate Screens growers gain a more complete overview of greenhouse conditions and plant performance. Pictured right: Detailed table showing Aranet sensor hourly measurements, including air temperature °C, substrate EC mScm, and PAR µmolm²s.

Why this matters: For operators, this is a water-management story. The useful signal is that direct substrate measurements can help cut drain loss materially without giving up yield or fruit quality, which is exactly the kind of controllable efficiency gain a facility can build on.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Why does substrate sensing matter in free-drain strawberry systems?

Because drain percentage tells a grower what already happened, while substrate moisture and EC data show root-zone conditions directly. That makes it easier to cut water loss without guessing.

What is the operator takeaway from this trial?

If the thresholds are understood well enough, growers can reduce drain water materially while protecting yield and fruit quality, which makes sensing an operational tool instead of a reporting tool.

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