The greenhouse lettuce grower is partnering with autonomous growing specialist Blue Radix to optimize energy and climate control throughout the company’s expanding network of facilities.
The potential for automation technology in the greenhouse may be endless, but two leading growers say it’s still important to do your homework.
These apps are currently being tested by WUR researchers, and one is expected to be publicly available in 2023.
Ecoation, Bogaerts, and Biobest have unveiled the world’s first IPM scouting and yield forecasting robot for greenhouses.
A lighting change is a process change, and LED lights need to be reviewed to ensure they are appropriate for the right facilities. Learn how one organization is doing so with your needs in mind.
Any degree of automation, from the addition of simple sensors up to image processing artificial intelligences, brings real value through labor savings to growers of all types.
SHYFT, an electronic light scheduling device, automates Fluence’s entire LED product suite to help cannabis and greenhouse vegetable growers optimize environments wherever they are.
Developments in technology and process automation can improve energy efficiency, and make sure that power and resources are targeted in their use for maximum return on investment.
AdeptAg, which was formed in 2022 and already included AgriNomix and Zwart Systems under its umbrella, has acquired Bellpark, which offers a range of automation solutions that include Visser AutoStix technology.
Learn more about long-day lighting practices that optimize the photoperiodic flowering response in your crops.
Over the past few years, Microsoft and Blue Radix developed a commercial version of an artificial intelligence-driven solution for autonomous growing.
Growers so often focus on the equipment that goes inside their structure that they may overlook the building materials used to actually construct the greenhouse.
A recent review of current information on water and energy use in controlled-environment horticulture shows there is still much to learn, but also much to gain.