Second geothermal drilling project in Californië a success
Drilling commenced at the end of 2015 for a second geothermal well in the Californië horticultural area located just to the northwest of Venlo
Thermoflor builds sustainable production hall for Kébol
On Saturday 19 March, Amaryllis specialist and flower bulb exporter Kébol in Rijsenhout will be opening the doors of its new building to interested
Farmer stores solar energy in a giant battery
Generating energy from more than a thousand solar panels, temporarily storing the electricity in a giant battery and selling it when prices are most
New technology purifies residual water from greenhouse horticulture
A technology never applied before is being tested in Friesland to purify residual water derived from crop protection agents. The technology is based on
UF De Schilde urban farm approaches completion
A lot of hard work is currently being done in The Hague on the topmost storey of a former Philips factory building, where a
Kubo to build 190 hectares of solar greenhouses in Oman
Greenhouse builder KUBO is building a 190-hectare solar greenhouse complex for PDO, Oman’s largest oil producer. Instead of crops, the greenhouses will be containing
Svensson launches new climate screen
With the introduction of the new Harmony climate screens, Svensson proclaims to have taken diffused light to the next level. Recently conducted field tests
Priva introduces Alarms app
Priva introduced Priva Alarms, an app with an alarm function, at the Gorinchem Horticulture Business Days. The app displays an overview of any alarm
Holland America Line to grow ‘live’ cresses on its new cruise ship
Holland America Line is entering into collaboration with the acclaimed Dutch grower Koppert Cress. The horticulture specialist aims to start growing micro-vegetables aboard HAL’s
Sundrop Farms most inspirational tomato grower of 2016
Sundrop Farms from Australia was elected most inspirational tomato grower of 2016 during the Tomato Inspiration Event held in Berlin on 4 February. The
Vierpolders geothermal well taken into operation
The Collectief Aardwarmte Vierpolders geothermal heat well has been taken into operation. Although this is a few months later than planned, Paul Grootscholten has
Biobest develops new weapon in the war against aphids
Combating aphids with biological crop protection agents is everything but easy. This is why Biobest is involved in relentless research into new ways to
Priva introduces affordable UV disinfectant
The introduction of Priva’s Vialux M-Line has put water disinfection using UV light within the affordable reach of every horticulturist. UV disinfection will enable
Adaptive greenhouses can achieve energy savings of up to 60%
Adaptive greenhouses, fitted with a cover that can be adapted to the outside climate on a monthly or even hourly basis for example, could
Integrated pest control goes mobile
Koppert Biological Systems successfully completed the test phase of a mobile app plus online dashboard that identifies and analyses problems in the field. This
‘Energy will be available practically for free in 20 or 30 years’
The bi-annual AgroEnergy symposium was held at the Rotterdam STC Building’s Lloyd Hall on 21 January 2016. The key topic of the symposium was:
Room for 324 MW geothermal heat in the Westland and Oostland regions
On 21 January 2016 a seminar was held at Priva in De Lier with the title ‘Geothermal energy, how difficult can this be?!’ Geology
Taking natural crop protection against aphids to a higher level
Aphiscout, Koppert Biological Systems’ new parasitic wasp mix, is taking natural crop protection against aphids to a higher level. Koppert Biological Systems introduced Aphiscout at
Wageningen University tests water conservation technology in the Middle East
The greenhouse horticulture division of Wageningen University Research Centre is involved in setting up research centres in the field of water conservation in the
Hydroponically grown chrysanthemum trial successful for fourth time in a row
This is the fourth time in a row that trial station Proeftuin Zwaagdijk successfully concluded a trial investigating the hydroponic culture of chrysanthemums. No
