A new diffuse climate screen gives 32% more light to parts of the crop shaded by the greenhouse structure compared with the classic variant.

Lots of benefits for the plant and more pleasant working environment

The new diffuse screen from Svensson provides even better light distribution than the previous version. But growers are also still very keen on the
Golden Fresh Farms, based in Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA, has recently completed phase one of what will become an 32 hectare high-tech greenhouse facility for tomatoes.

Pioneering climate control solution in tomato greenhouse

Golden Fresh Farms, based in Wapakoneta, Ohio, USA, is a high-tech tomato producer selling to leading grocery retailers in North America. In Greenhouses spoke
Following a successful trial with coco substrate the Dutch nursery Zeurniet has switched over to it completely for growing Dendrobium.

‘Our Dendrobium plants are growing much faster and more uniformly’

There’s a lot of experimenting with alternative growing substrates going on among orchid growers. Mixtures without bark – or at least with a much
The robot sets down pots with young orchid plants on mobile benches, where they are grown on until they are ready for sale.

Robot automatically spaces young pot orchids right distance apart

Orchid nursery Hazeu Orchids in Delfgauw in the Netherlands has robotised part of its internal transport system. The robot sets down pots with young
The UK-based Flavourfresh Solfresh group has recently installed a 100% horticultural LED solution to achieve all-year-round production.

‘LED is greatest horticultural innovation since the invention of the tractor’

The Flavourfresh Solfresh group has the unwavering mission to be the most innovative and flavoursome tomato grower in the UK and beyond. The company
Influenced by the high cost of electricity, subsidies and the ageing of their previous systems, two Belgian nurseries installed hybrid top lighting.

Higher light level boosts yields, lost heat easy to make up for

Completely separately from one another, two Belgian rose growers with premises barely ten kilometres apart came to the conclusion that a combination of SON-T
The seaside resort of Chipiona in the south of Spain is a horticultural enclave with most small, extensive and non-mechanised nurseries

The Spanish government’s sustainability ambitions are a challenge for the future

The seaside resort of Chipiona in the south of Spain is a horticultural enclave with a character all of its own: cut flowers are
To meet the ever more stringent regulations and customer demands, it is becoming important for growers and breeders to optimise their use of raw materials.

Propagator makes optimal use of raw materials at new site

With the future regulations and the obligation to treat discharged water, making optimal use of raw materials is becoming an increasingly important issue for
An innovative spray cabin has been developed which produces a fine, electrically charged spray mist. This provides highly homogeneous crop coverage and good pest control results with a very small quantity of spray solution.

New spraying technique improves hygiene and quality at Schreurs

Around two years ago, Dutch rose breeders Schreurs wanted to take their hygiene and quality control to a higher level. After setting up their
Big boost in tomato production with exact substrate measurements

Big boost in tomato production with exact substrate measurements

“Passion for perfection” – that’s Dutch tomato growers Schenkeveld’s slogan, and not without good reason. Production and quality are already at a very high
Marco Zuidgeest from Delfgauw grows the small core cucumber specially for the British food processing company Greencore.

Small core cucumber project calls for intensive collaboration

By the end of June 2016, time was getting tight for cucumber grower Marco Zuidgeest. If he wanted to grow the innovative small core
Paul Jeannet, bedrijfsleider van UrbanFarmers in Den Haag

‘Qlipr is a really interesting system to work with’

Paul Jeannet, farm manager of the UrbanFarmers rooftop greenhouse in The Hague, has used the Qlipr system for three months in four different crops:
Phalaenopsis growers De Molenhoek have been able to increase the amount of water they recirculate by switching to a new compound fertiliser.

Targeted fertilisation enables extra recirculation in pot orchids

Greater re-use of drainage water for pot orchids is one step closer with a new compound fertiliser. Phalaenopsis grower De Molenhoek in Bemmel, the
Rainbow Greenhouses in Canada is a privately owned wholesale grower and distributor of high-quality potted plants.

‘Use of analysis of sales and costing data basis for future decisions’

Stan Vander Waal got his first taste of working in horticulture when he was just 13 years old. His father switched from crop and
tomato growers Verkade in ‘s-Gravenzande gained their first experience with a hybrid system consisting of SON-T HPS lights and LEDs

‘Interlighting boosts truss development and flowering speed’

Interest in artificial lighting with LEDs is on the rise. Recently tomato growers Verkade in ‘s-Gravenzande (Westland, the Netherlands) gained their first experience with
High-wire cucumber grower Hans Houben is heading ever further down the path of Next Generation Growing.

Cucumber grower takes quantum leap with Next Generation Growing

Hans Houben’s initial reason for trying out Next Generation Growing was to save energy. “But that shouldn’t really be your main objective: you need
The company’s location, in the middle of a residential area, makes expansion impossible. Therefore he decided to concentrate on private sales

German rose grower chooses market development over expansion

The German cut rose sector mainly consists of lots of small companies that grow a wide range of cultivars and focus on private sales.
The Belgian tomato nursery Varom uses a combination of a polyphosphate and a biocide to control precipitation and biofilm formation in its water system.

Water system contamination tackled with polyphosphates and biocide

Fertiliser precipitate and biofilm in the water system can create a breeding ground for diseases and clog the system. Tomato nursery Varom is tackling
Ability to differentiate through use of organic substrate

Ability to differentiate through use of organic substrate

Tomato Masters, of Deinze, Belgium, is producing tomatoes on an organic substrate in response to a discussion with its retail client. Now the cluster
Locations in Portugal and Uganda give hydrangea grower desired flexibility

Locations in Portugal and Uganda give hydrangea grower desired flexibility

Sjaak van Schie, of Maasdijk, in the southwest of the Netherlands grows hydrangeas that vary in size from minis to large plants, with a