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Source: VFD.com Growers and packers are looking at labor requirements, product loss, weighing accuracy and how efficiently the entire line operates. They also want equipment that fits their operation today and allows them to grow in the future." © JASA Packaging Solutions US Automation opportunities extend beyond packaging machine
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Source: VFD.com China: Juncao‑powered mushroom industry thrives in Yunxi Technology has further raised output and stability. Across Yunxi, internet-connected greenhouses monitor temperature, humidity and light, while automated systems adjust growing conditions. Local materials say survival rates for cultivation bags can reach 99.9 percent, while labor costs
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Source: HD.com Sensors, monitoring tools, software, automation, and AI are now more widely available to growers. "The first question should be: What is currently limiting the farm's yield or profitability?" If water availability is the top priority, accurate monitoring of irrigation and drainage can improve
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Source: HD.com HortEx Vietnam 2027 aims to capitalize on horticultural sectors momentum Thanks! Vietnam's fruit and vegetable exports reached a record value of approximately US$8.5 billion in 2025, nearly 18% more than in 2024. This strong momentum continued in 2026: during the first five months
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Source: HD.com From manual control to automation: lessons from Ukrainian greenhouses Thanks! From manual control to automation: lessons from Ukrainian greenhouses For Ukrainian greenhouse operators, the move toward automation is being driven less by the pursuit of new technology than by practical production challenges. According to greenhouse automation specialists,
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Source: HD.com 4XROBOTS already has robots operating in the United States, and another solution is scheduled for installation after GreenTech North America. "North America is a key market for 4XRobots, and we see strong potential for automation across the region. Local partnership turns a concept into a solution
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Source: HD.com "Growers want the freedom to choose the technologies that best fit their operation" Thanks! The integration enables growers to connect Quantified's wireless sensor data with Ridder's process automation solutions, bringing critical data together in one central platform. © Ridder Climate Screens Quantified&
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Source: VFD.com Smartwell's controlled environment agriculture platform is not a simple greenhouse monitoring system, but an intelligent agricultural operating framework built around "sensing, AI models, decision-making, execution, and feedback." The system continuously analyzes crop status inside the greenhouse using sensors, environmental data, crop imagery,
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Source: VFD.com At the same time, the potential for increased automation is significant, particularly through better use of data, sensors, and artificial intelligence. The path forward has two parts: (1) automating the most structured tasks, and (2) developing flexible robotic systems that can handle biological variation. The latter in
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Source: HD.com Internal logistics eye-catcher in propagation greenhouse Dutch vegetable plant propagator Beekenkamp Plants has commissioned a new 4-hectare greenhouse facility in Maasdijk, in the Westland region of the Netherlands. Across all its locations, Beekenkamp Plants operates 35 hectares dedicated to vegetable plant propagation. Looking upward, you
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Source: HD.com It was this need, observed over years of working directly with agricultural structures, that gave rise to Walia® by Mateo e Hijo, a solution developed to automate the opening and closing of plastic covers and nets and to address an increasingly clear demand from growers: "Opening
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Source: VFD.com However, the increase in production area is raising a second issue that is becoming just as important as the installation of the hydroponic system itself, since maintaining stable production parameters 365 days a year requires reducing dependence on manual controls and using tools capable of continuously monitoring