Cross-disciplinary technology partnerships provide universities with funding for research, suppliers with a track record of success, and growers with reliable data.
Research from Wageningen University shows that with the same light and heat, crops such as potted plants achieve approximately 30% more dry weight than with a traditional treatment.
Kopf’s expertise in tech startups and her vision for the agriculture sector will give TRACT a competitive edge as it moves towards its customer launch in early 2024 and beyond.
The agreements include acquiring horticulture lighting products from Current to be exclusively distributed by Hort Americas, a leading supplier to the controlled environment agriculture market.
With Autonomous Growing, processes like climate, irrigation, and energy management are executed by smart algorithms that continuously process all available data.
Learn how this operation that grows in 2 million square feet of production space turned to its long-time partner when it came time to upgrade the facility.
Artificial intelligence offers potential solutions to long-standing productivity and sustainability issues and can generate new and innovative solutions.
The facility featured glass roof coverings with polycarbonate and insulated metal walls, gutter heights of 10 feet to 16 feet, and 42-feet standard widths.
Through the partnership, both companies are aiming to provide growers with cutting-edge solutions that optimize crop management, increase productivity, and enhance sustainability.
