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26 Sep 2024 | Industry voices

In conversation with… Ronald Hoek

Blue Radix recently won the prestigious GreenTech Innovation Award 2024 with their advanced AI system: integrated autonomous climate and irrigation control. This system, an improvement of the already successful Crop Controller, enables growers to manage their greenhouses more efficiently and sustainably. In this interview, we speak with Ronald Hoek, CEO of Blue Radix , about the developments, challenges and future vision of autonomous growing.

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08 Aug 2024 | Industry voices

In conversation with… Anja Dieleman

Anja is a senior researcher in plant physiology at the Greenhouse Horticulture unit of Wageningen University & Research, with many years of experience in the field. She grew up on a farm in Groningen and initially studied agricultural plant cultivation at Wageningen, but switched to horticulture after discovering her passion for controlled plant growth. Since 2000, Anja has been with the Greenhouse Horticulture unit at Wageningen University & Research.

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10 Jul 2024 | Industry voices

In conversation with… Gretchen Schimelpfenig

Gretchen Schimelpfenig is one of those people who seem to fit more into their working week than many of us find time for in a month. She works with greenhouse owners on energy projects and accessing rebates and grants, and runs Cornell University’s GLASE Consortium on greenhouse lighting and control, speaks at green industry conferences, and plays first fiddle in the Hildegard String Quartet. From a Vermont forest home, she manages to combine an engineer’s optimism, with a deep-felt mission to reduce the climate impact of horticulture and the built world.

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11 Jun 2024 | Industry voices

In Conversation with… Peet van Adrichem

He is still actively involved in HortiTech, but now that he is approaching retirement age, he mainly focuses on preparing 'his boys'. In our conversation with Peet van Adrichem we discuss how the company uses Dutch expertise worldwide to stimulate the agricultural sector.

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06 Jun 2024 | Market insights

More Ontario light abatement projects to qualify for funding as Enbridge Gas broadens incentive program, boosts potential savings

Growers in Leamington and other regions of Ontario can now benefit from incentives for light abatement screens that previously didn’t qualify under the Enbridge Gas Agriculture Custom Incentive Program.

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04 Jun 2024 | Company updates

Dian Smith Joins Ludvig Svensson North America as General Manager

Ludvig Svensson North America is excited to announce the appointment of Dian Smith as the new General Manager, effective June 3rd. Based in Charlotte, NC, Dian brings a wealth of experience and a proven track record in the building products and home goods industry.

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15 May 2024 | Industry voices

In conversation with… Ad van Kester

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14 May 2024 | Project

In Almería, traditional greenhouses are adding high quality insect nets and shade cloth automation, and producers are noticing the changes

Greenhouse production represents an important economic pillar for Almeria. Experts like Nelson Pérez bring valuable knowledge to the agricultural industry. The interview given by Nelson to Antonio del Rosal, editor of AgroDifusión, during his participation in AgroRadio, provides a unique opportunity to share with growers all about Svensson's Climate Solutions.

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18 Apr 2024 | Company updates

A new blog for growers in the world's warm climates from Svenssons consultants

Warmzone growers have special challenges and doing an amazing job, often with a more traditional set of tools. For some time we’ve wanted to share some of our experiences with these extraordinary growers: site visits, some of the data from growing trials, some of their best tips – even just the friendships and banter with customers and partners from Culiacán on the Mexican Pacific coast, to Qingdao on the Chinese Yellow Sea coast.

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05 Apr 2024 | Industry voices

In conversation with… Sjaak Bakker

Sjaak Bakker was manager of the Greenhouse Horticulture and Flower Bulbs business unit at Wageningen University & Research (WUR) until the end of 2022. Although he recently retired, he is still actively involved in the work. WUR is currently renovating the greenhouses where research and tests are carried out. Due to his extensive experience and expertise, WUR has asked Sjaak to help coordinate these innovations, at least until the end of 2024. He is therefore still using his knowledge and skills to successfully lead this process.

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20 Mar 2024 | Industry voices

The NEN Test: A vital sign for growers with an ancient echo from 3000BC

Today’s NEN direct and diffuse light transmittance test helps growers get the best harvest, like a surprising echo of ancient wisdom from 5000 years ago. Then, stone age farmers in Ireland went to great lengths, and moved a lot of soil and stone, to devise a test that would reveal the precise timing of the Spring and Autumn equinox.

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19 Mar 2024 | Industry voices

In conversation with… Philippe-Antoine Taillon

For this edition of our “In Conversation with…” series, we interviewed Philippe-Antoine Taillon, Expert Advisor in Greenhouse Vegetable and Fruit Crops with the Quebec Ministry of Agricultural Fisheries and Food of Quebec (MAPAQ). A Quebecois who travels the state advising growers on the support they can receive as part of Quebec’s Feed our World policy, Philippe-Antoine Taillon has a key role in implementing three rebate policies for regional horticulture. When we sat down with him, he began by answering the question our previous interviewees asked most often.

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