Controls & Automation
Source: HD.com Day 1 agenda released for the Leafy Hydroponics Summit 2026 Thanks! Hydroponic and controlled environment systems have become key tools in addressing these challenges, offering greater control over crop conditions and enabling year-round production closer to consumers. Success is no longer defined by individual technologies alone, but
Controls & Automation
Source: VFD.com At the facilities of Infinite Acres, a Dutch‑American subsidiary of the vertical farming company 80 Acres Farms, agriculture becomes an engineering project: Biology, climate technology, automation, and data analytics all interlock. This is where SICK's Multi Physics Box MPB10 comes into play. The condition-monitoring
Facility Design
Source: VFD.com WAN Awards 2026 Future Projects for desert growing project Thanks! A network of greenhouses and vertical farm systems, the complex produces 2,500 metric tons of food annually and shows how a building can operate as infrastructure and civic architecture. © Andre Kikoski Architecture "Thank you World
Nutrients & Substrate
Source: HD.com "Monitoring and control can be done from Korea" Korean smart farm technology drives hydroponic strawberry production in Uzbekistan A 1.5-hectare smart greenhouse dedicated to strawberry production has been launched in Uzbekistan's Yukorichirchik district, representing a targeted effort to modernise underutilised greenhouse assets.
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Source: HD.com Berry greenhouse in new Turkish greenhouse zone proposed Berry greenhouse in new Turkish greenhouse zone proposed A Turkish grower, Pure Harvest Tarim plans to expand in Türkiye. The Bafra Sera Organized Agriculture Zone is located in the Bafra Plain, an area nourished by the Kızılırmak River, and
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Source: VFD.com Currently, Firmmit is carrying out a smart farm modernization project covering 720 hectares (approximately 2.17 million pyeong) as part of a national project with the Uzbek government. According to Permit, the event, held from the 25th to the 27th at the AKIS (Agricultural Knowledge Information Service
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Source: HD.com Cucumber sho we d 4.5 times higher CO₂ emissions (2443 kg CO2 eq) and over 8 times more water demand (95.42 m3) than O. For the cucumber, the operational phase was dominated by diesel and electricity consumption, which influenced global warming (90.8%), ozone formation
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Source: HD.com New tomato facility in Al Ain designed to grow 150,000 kg tomatoes annually New tomato facility in Al Ain designed to grow 150,000 kg tomatoes annually A newly commissioned tomato facility in Al Ain shows the UAE's ongoing adoption of controlled-environment agriculture. Developed
Energy & Sustainability
Source: HD.com I think this balance between innovation and continuity is the biggest challenge we face every day." © Marta del Moral Arroyo | HortiDaily.com Samuel Chavez, Victoire Thery, Carmen González, and Nematini Aguirre, Filclair, at Greentech Americas 2026 Growers managing Her appointment comes at a time when
Energy & Sustainability
Source: HD.com Raising greenhouse height: a strategic choice for growers Raising greenhouse height: a strategic choice for growers The greenhouse industry in the Netherlands is in constant development. "Anyone who asks why they would raise a greenhouse quickly discovers that extra height directly contributes to yield, flexibility, and
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Source: HD.com Located at an altitude of 680 metres, the site benefits from climate conditions that support plant development. The plantation covers one hectare and includes around 5,000 plants. Production is currently estimated at around 80% organic, with plans to transition toward full organic production. Yield potential is
Energy & Sustainability
Source: HD.com Japanese grower using thermal energy to grow strawberries A woman who became a farmer in recent years has now taken up the challenge of growing strawberries in a greenhouse using thermal energy from groundwater, in collaboration with a local startup in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. Yasuda Farm owner