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Source: HD.com IUNU expands platform to scale crop intelligence across greenhouses New lineup allows growers to collect plant data manually, semi-autonomously, or with fully autonomous robots Every greenhouse grower knows the challenge. But collecting plant measurements and observations across thousands of plants has always required significant labour and time.
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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
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Source: VFD.com Netvion adds an intelligence layer to the LED drivers already installed in your greenhouse — no new hardware, no rip-and-replace. The grower sees a grey week, adjusts the climate settings, and moves on. This pattern — silent degradation, delayed discovery, invisible loss — is one of the most common problems
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Source: HD.com Dutch grower turns to ChatGPT to explore new crop direction A grower in IJsselmuiden, in the Dutch province of Overijssel, has planted grapevines in a greenhouse as part of a new venture into indoor grape cultivation. Marijn Kalter is launching the enterprise together with his mother, Annet,
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Source: HD.com Nordetect launches analytics platform to turn lab reports into actionable nutrient insights “We’re helping growers optimize every input from fertilizer to fertigation timing” Nordetect has launched the Nordetect Analytics Platform, a standalone cloud-based analytics software for greenhouse and vertical farm operations, built around what its co-founder
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Source: HD.com Mexico's substrate market faces major turbulence over coconut fiber tariff reclassification Mexico's horticultural substrate market, and in particular the coconut fiber sector, is going through serious turbulence. What began as a change to tariff classification criteria has spiraled into a structural problem affecting
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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Source: Instrumentation and Control Engineering Table of Contents Forward Acting Control Valve vs Reverse Acting Control Valve: Selection Guide What is Control Valve Action in Process Control Loop Design Air to Open vs Air to Close Valve Explained for Engineers Process Gain and Control Philosophy in Control Valve Selection When
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A team led by Penn State researchers has built a low-cost sensor system that detects salt stress in plants by measuring volatile organic compounds (VOCs) they emit, achieving up to 99.