Nutrients & Substrate
Source: HD.com "Because it collected information after the fact, the data was hard to keep accurate, which reduced the team's confidence in the system's fairness." TheGreenhouseApp was designed to capture work information directly on the greenhouse floor. A healthy crop and a happy
Controls & Automation
Source: HD.com Sensors, monitoring systems, software platforms, automation and artificial intelligence are becoming increasingly accessible to growers. "The first question should be: 'What is currently limiting the performance or profitability of the operation?'" If water availability is the priority, accurate irrigation and drainage monitoring may
Energy & Sustainability
Source: HD.com New partnership to provide solar technology to Spanish grower Thanks! New partnership to provide solar technology to Spanish grower Voltiris has announced a new partnership with Novagric, a greenhouse technology company with over 50 years of experience in designing, manufacturing, and installing greenhouse projects, irrigation systems, fertigation,
Nutrients & Substrate
Source: HD.com When grow bags are placed directly on the ground, or in makeshift setups, each irrigation leaves part of the management process uncontrolled: drainage is lost, moisture accumulates, walkways become dirtier, recirculation capacity is reduced, and the system becomes less suited to precise operation. Second, a poorly drained
Nutrients & Substrate
Source: VFD.com "A new alternative for greenhouses and growing tables adapted to Latin America" In Central America, where horticultural production contends with high radiation levels, humidity, heavy rainfall, and increasingly demanding commercial quality standards, protected environment structures are no longer an investment reserved for highly technical operations.
Nutrients & Substrate
Source: VFD.com Many growers see a hydroponic setup online and immediately attempt to replicate it, but what works for one operation may not suit another's space, budget, or production goals. Nutrient Film Technique (NFT) uses a thin, continuous flow of nutrient solution through channels, making it efficient
Nutrients & Substrate
Source: HD.com By combining precision fertigation hardware with advanced environmental and irrigation controls, together, Argus Controls and H.E. Based in Muskogee, Oklahoma, they design and manufacture dosing injectors, sensors, probes, and fertigation equipment used by growers throughout North America and beyond. While the company serves multiple industries, horticulture
Controls & Automation
Source: HD.com Tunnel structures, fully automated greenhouses, net houses, and open-field cultivation in colder regions are also gaining traction." "One interesting trend is that the structures themselves are evolving as growers are paying more attention to greenhouse height, ventilation, irrigation precision, and climate control because blueberries
Nutrients & Substrate
Source: VFD.com Oxygen levels in irrigation water deserve more attention during summer Thanks! "Warm water contains less dissolved oxygen, while summer is precisely the period when root zone pressure increases," says Harm Vogels of Moleaer. © Moleaer Left: Low and decreasing oxygen content as temperature rises, right: increased
Nutrients & Substrate
Source: HD.com In its experience center, a wide range of tomato and cucumber varieties are grown under the same conditions, enabling growers to evaluate differences in growth, yield and plant behavior. To better organize and interpret this data, De Ruiter selected LetsGrow.com as its greenhouse data platform. Because
Energy & Sustainability
Source: HD.com Creating more precise lighting controls for greenhouse growers Thanks! Connext 916 goes a step further and gives you the opportunity to shape the full spectrum, color by color, at the right moment, exactly to the crop needs," said René Hofman, Product Manager Connext. © Priva BV Consistent
Nutrients & Substrate
Source: HD.com "Plants do not respond to isolated values of temperature, light, or humidity, but rather to the balance between the energy they receive and the energy they consume to grow, respire, and produce." © Canna.biz RTR over time The scientific link between radiation and temperature has