Crop Science
Source: HD.com As we provide the news for free, we are relying on revenues from our banners. Using water more efficiently to enhance strawberry crops This study aimed to develop an automated irrigation system for substrate-grown strawberry plants and to evaluate whether irrigation and biostimulation levels influence yield and
Crop Science
Source: Instrumentation and Control Engineering Why IS Barrier Earth Fault Current Calculation Is Important How the IS Barrier Calculator Works Technical Explanation of Results Relevant Standards in Practical Use Key Benefits of Using an IS Barrier Earth Fault Current Calculator Who Should Use This Calculator When to Use This Calculator
Crop Science
Source: Instrumentation and Control Engineering Why Differential Pressure Switch Calibration is Required Tools Required for Differential Pressure Switch Calibration Safety Precautions Before DP Switch Calibration Isolation of the Differential Pressure Switch from Process Ensuring Zero Pressure Condition Differential Pressure Switch Calibration Setup Final Pre Calibration Checklist Step by Step Differential
Crop Science
Source: HD.com “The key is not waiting for pressure to spike” Rethinking pest control: A mechanical approach gains ground in greenhouse production Conventional pesticides typically rely on synthetic active ingredients designed to interfere with insect physiology, targeting nervous or endocrine systems to induce mortality. While effective, these approaches inherently
Crop Science
Source: VFD.com Biochar Initiative earlier this month, says its primary value for vertical farm and greenhouse operators is not in the supply chain itself, but in reducing the uncertainty that has slowed adoption. "By positioning as an institution, we emphasize our function as a trusted, independent source of
Controls & Automation
Source: AgFunderNews Were the conflict in the Persian Gulf to end tomorrow, global food prices could rise 12-18% above pre-crisis levels by the end of 2026, says one startup deploying AI to help procurement managers assess risk and plan accordingly. And they will get even higher in the first half
Crop Science
Source: HD.com South Africa: North-West University secures automated greenhouse to advance food research The Food Security and Safety (FSS) research niche area at North-West University (NWU) has secured a new automated greenhouse that will strengthen research capacity, support student training and expand crop production studies under controlled conditions. The
Crop Science
Source: HD.com differentiation on store shelves key for Greenbelt Organic Greens: "So many new local greenhouses that it's hard to stand out" Catching the eye of consumers scanning store shelves can be a challenge in the greenhouse-grown or controlled environment agriculture (CEA) leafy greens category.
Nutrients & Substrate
Source: Vertical Farm Daily Nordetect has launched a cloud analytics platform designed to turn nutrient lab reports into actionable greenhouse and vertical-farm insight. The core problem it targets is familiar: lab data arrives as PDFs, operators move numbers into spreadsheets manually, and trend analysis often happens too late or not
Controls & Automation
Source: HortiDaily Apex Greenhouses is hosting a Priva training event in South Australia as part of a broader Hort Innovation protected-cropping program aimed at improving technical literacy across commercial greenhouse businesses. The one-day event focuses on foundational greenhouse climate control and irrigation control inside Priva environments, including weather stations, sensing
Controls & Automation
Source: HortiDaily Dutch cucumber grower Ties Verbaarschot is expanding an AI-assisted unloading system across newly acquired sites after seeing operational gains at his existing facility in Someren. The original trigger was simple. Aging unloading equipment could no longer keep up with rising crop volume, and recurring failures were causing production
Crop Science
Source: HortiDaily Veganic is positioning a new class of products called Plant Primers as a preventive layer in crop management. Instead of reacting after stress is visible, the company says these products activate biochemical pathways that keep the plant in a state of “balanced alertness,” allowing it to respond faster