‘We aim to grow the best basil in Europe’
Christ en Jacqueline Monden of De Kruidenaer in Etten-Leur had hybrid lighting installed in their new high-tech greenhouse, in which they grow basil, just
Solar energy project at Sundrop Farms among Clean Energy Award finalists
The large solar project that provides Sundrop Farms Australia with energy and fresh water is nominated for the Clean Energy Council’s 2018 Innovation Award.
Caterer builds world’s largest vertical farming facility
Emirates Flight Catering invests 40 million dollar to build the world’s largest vertical farming facility. In this facility, located near Dubai International Airport, the
First demonstration of new sweet pepper harvesting robot in the greenhouse
The Sweeper consortium was invited to hold the first live demonstration of its new sweet pepper harvesting robot at the De Tuindershoek greenhouse horticulture
Direct Current highly promising alternative in horticulture
The use of Direct Current in greenhouse horticulture appears to be a very promising alternative. A pilot in the greenhouse horticulture sector demonstrated a
Presenting the proud winners of the GreenTech Innovation Awards (2)
Four companies were the recipients of a GreenTech Innovation Award, conferred last Tuesday after the opening of the trade fair in the RAI Amsterdam
Presenting the proud winners of the GreenTech Innovation Awards (1)
Four companies were the recipients of a GreenTech Innovation Award, conferred last Tuesday after the opening of the trade fair in the RAI Amsterdam
Vertical farming goes to horticulture without horticulturist via data and AI
The rising popularity of vertical farming was clearly demonstrated at the GreenTech trade fair, held this year from 12 to 14 July in the
HVC energy supplier launches trial for capturing Bio-CO2
HVC is currently installing a capture installation for Bio-CO2 in Alkmaar as a demo trial for the bio-energy power plant. The Bio-CO2 will be
HortiNext and the GDPR
After all the emails you have received about the GDPR in the past few weeks, we would like to share our response to these
Nominees GreenTech Innovation Awards announced
A jury chaired by Jan Willem Breukink, former CEO of the Incotec Group, selected 22 nominees for the GreenTech Innovation Awards from all trade
Glazing on the prototype of the ‘Greenhouse of the Future’ generates electricity...
Maurice Kassenbouw is building a prototype for the ‘Greenhouse of the Future’ at the Brightlands Campus Greenport Venlo. The most remarkable aspect of this
First ‘daylight-less’ crops are being grown at the Certhon Innovation Centre
Certhon, a designer and builder of greenhouses, started growing the first crops in its very own Innovation Centre several weeks ago. The company aims
Flemish scientists produce fertiliser from waste flows
Bio-engineers from the universities of Antwerp and Ghent have developed a new type of fertiliser based on bacteria derived from food industry waste flows.
Dümmen Orange introduces new rooting technology
Breeder Dümmen Orange is presenting Basewell™, a new rooting technology for ornamental plants. This state-of-the-art rooting technology will simplify the process of bringing ornamental
CropObserver offers growers more insight into a plant’s growth process
Growers are, of course, keen to ensure that their crops grow as optimally and quickly as possible. An efficient – or more efficient –
Eparella opens one of world’s biggest algae greenhouses in Austria
Greenhouse builder Debets Schalke has a built one of the largest greenhouse for the cultivation of algae in the world in Austria. The greenhouse
Special packaging material keeps tomatoes fresh for 30 days
Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) in Hyderabad have succeeded in keeping tomatoes fresh for 30 days using special food packaging material.
Horticulture in 2050: lots more technology, but fewer entrepreneurs
If we were to make an analysis of the horticulture industry thirty years from now, we would see that horticulture businesses have morphed into
Great interest in the opening of the World Horti Center
The World Horti Center, the global centre for research and innovation for the greenhouse horticulture industry in Naaldwijk, was officially opened on 7 March
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