Double screen plays key role in quest for uniform climate

Double screen plays key role in quest for uniform climate

Don’t throw away your old shoes before you get new ones – that’s an adage the Dutch sweet pepper grower Stephan Persoon firmly believes
Roger Abbenhuijs van Vakblad Onder Glas

Greenhouse growers across the world must focus on water

Water. It’s essential for everything that grows and blooms anywhere in the world. And of course greenhouse horticulture is no exception. But with the
The latest generation of screen filters leaves very little residual drain water.

Good filter technologies greatly reduce volume of residual drain

Wasting water is so yesterday! The water treatment requirement that entered into force in the Netherlands at the beginning of this year is forcing
A group of experts have now compiled all the available knowledge in this area in a book called “Vegetable grafting: principles and recent practices”.

Book about grafting fruiting vegetables

Levels of production of crops such as tomato and aubergine have increased in recent years with the use of rootstocks. In a number of
A farmer works his land

Dutch agricultural industry smallest ecological footprint in the world

Thanks to high production levels, a reduction in the use of crop protection agents, the reuse of waste materials and a low percentage of
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
‘Internationalisation is crucial to us’, explains Meiny Prins, CEO and co-owner of Priva, and Businesswoman of the Year 2009.

‘I’m not such a big fan of spreadsheets.’

‘Internationalisation is crucial to us’, explains Meiny Prins, CEO and co-owner of Priva, and Businesswoman of the Year 2009. ‘Priva is a family-owned and