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Since 2018, there's been a standard that scientifically measures the light properties of screens—NEN 2675:2018. This standard helps accurately determine and compare the light transmission and Hortiscatter of different climate screens. "When you're buying a new screen cloth, make sure to compare the light transmission and Hortiscatter using this standard," advises Svensson Climate Advisor, Joris Vermonden.

In Tamazula de Gordiano, Jalisco, Agroparque El Taray, a family-owned company with 16 years of experience in greenhouse pepper production, has faced the challenge of controlling the thrips pest, which affects the quality of their crops. Thanks to the implementation of Svensson's Xsect insect control nets, they have been able to optimize production and significantly reduce losses.

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.

Don’t miss Fruit Attraction 2024! Our team of experts will be there to show you how our climate solutions can improve your greenhouse climate and enhance the quality of your crops. We look forward to seeing you at stand 9F28.

In the region of Taguaí, Brazil, where greenhouses play a crucial role in the cultivation of vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants, pepper grower Reynaldo Almeida has successfully implemented Svensson’s solutions to protect his crops from pests and the region’s extreme weather conditions, resulting in improved crop quality.

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With its hydroponic cultivation of pesticide-free red and green lettuces, Armela Farms is on a mission to promote healthy living in the United Arab Emirates by offering consumers fresher, tastier and longer-lasting greens. The high-tech greenhouse, designed and constructed by Van der Hoeven, includes Svensson’s unique PARperfect double-screen solution. Yazan Abu Jaish, COO of Armela Farms, explains how this technology supports the sustainable, year-round production of 4.5 tonnes of premium-quality and uniform lettuces per day.

In a corner of the vast expanse of greenhouses that cover the region of Almería, Spain, one of the most prominent horticultural areas in Europe, we find the greenhouses of the Baños family, who have been an example of how technology and innovation can make a difference in greenhouse crop production.​​

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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.

In Almería, Spain, Enrique Peña, a pepper grower, has optimized his greenhouse with Svensson's Climate Solutions, enhancing the productivity and quality of his crops and demonstrating how innovation and efficient climate control can turn challenges in greenhouse agriculture into opportunities.

Pot plant growers Robert and Walter van den Berg left nothing to chance with the recent construction of a 4.3 hectare greenhouse. Only the best systems were good enough and for that reason, the brothers opted for the PARperfect screen solution from Svensson.

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.

Members of the ACT group—Philips Horticulture LED Solutions, Priva, and Svensson—are delighted to invite Michigan greenhouse growers to an educational event titled "Efficient Harvests: Unlocking Energy Rebate Opportunities for Michigan Growers." This workshop is designed to educate growers on regional rebate and incentive programs that support energy-efficient purchases in their greenhouses.