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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
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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.
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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
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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
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Source: VFD.com From there you can identify trends, predict future performance and take actions to reach the target." © HortiDaily Lise Maibom (Grodan), Vera Theelen (ISFC, Delphy), Joost Scholten (Delphy) and Tom Stenzel (CEA Alliance) Data-driven irrigation and higher yields Lise Maibom, Business Development Manager at Grodan, presented
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Source: HD.com "That's why the air-to-water balance within the substrate matters so much, especially in wet seasons like this one." © Pelemix When it comes to coir specifically, Javier explains that the physical behavior of the substrate depends largely on the balance between coarse
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Source: HD.com Topline Farms operates several locations in Ontario, Canada, including a 4.9-hectare (12-acre) facility dedicated to beef tomatoes. The site runs 6 climate-controlled compartments and supplies the Canadian retail market. Their grower is responsible for crop strategy, climate setpoints, and the day-to-day
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Source: VFD.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
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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.
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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.