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Technological innovations for growers put in the spotlight

5 days ago | hortidaily.com | Thijmen Tiersma

To bring the goals of The First Sustainable Generation's manifesto to life, new innovations are essential. Annie van de Riet, Chair of AVAG, emphasized this connection at the Dutch Summit during the Day of the Dutch Grower at GreenTech Amsterdam 2025. During the summit, a manifesto presenting a fresh perspective on sustainability was unveiled. Following this, winners of various innovation awards took the stage to introduce themselves and their companies.
“Intensities and DLIs to rise, dimmability will be standard, tunable will become more economically viable”

5 days ago | hortidaily.com | Arlette Sijmonsma

In the early days of LED lighting in leafy greens, it wasn't uncommon to be labeled a cowboy. That's how Arnold de Kievit, International Sales Manager at Oreon, described the first phase of the technology's implementation. Speaking at the Leafy Hydroponics Event, Arnold traced the past 15 years of development in LED horticultural lighting for leafy greens, dividing the period into four distinct phases.
Harvest forecast adjusted daily with new software

5 days ago | hortidaily.com | Thijmen Tiersma

The horticulture industry is undergoing significant transformation, increasingly integrating AI software into its operations. According to Rien Kamman, CEO of Source.ag, this shift does not mean moving towards fully autonomous cultivation, which he insists is not feasible. "Cultivation is a skilled profession requiring a grower to manage many tasks," Kamman explains. Source.ag, a rapidly growing AI company, aims to support growers by automating certain tasks and providing assistance.
“We are coming from a labor-intensive industry and are going to a capital-intensive industry”

1 week ago | hortidaily.com | Arlette Sijmonsma

With labor prices increasing and the availability of labor decreasing rapidly, a company like Hessing Supervers operates in a challenging market. It's one of the reasons the fresh produce processor decided to centralize its six processing facilities and highly automate its processes. This €200 million investment reflects a development that CEO Frank Hessing also observes within the broader fresh produce industry.
Final hours of GreenTech 2025

2 weeks ago | hortidaily.com | Arlette Sijmonsma

Writing this with a morning coffee, preparing for the last day of the trade show. But if the newsletter is being sent, it's almost a wrap for the 2025 edition of GreenTech. Shifting from no trains and rain to a smooth and sunny day in Amsterdam, the event united the global horticultural industry once again.
"Strawberry cultivation will look completely different"

2 weeks ago | hortidaily.com | Annet Breure

The International Soft Fruit Conference was held at Delphy in Horst for the fourth time, spanning three days. Visitors from various places attend to learn about the latest developments and research in the field. While the event covers all soft fruits, strawberries are particularly highlighted. Joost Scholten, Delphy. QMS Strawberry (Quality Management System Strawberry) is a data-driven software system that supports strawberry growers and entrepreneurs in planning and optimizing cultivation.
Harvesting, grafting, and propagation: new techniques emerge for tomato cultivation

2 weeks ago | hortidaily.com | Thijmen Tiersma

What could be better for technology and tomato professionals than an event about tomatoes and technology, right in the middle of the Westland greenhouses in a hall full of machines, which are also personally demonstrated to you live? TTA-ISO and Artechno offered such a unique event on Friday, June 6. It attracted a large (inter)national audience. Click here for the photo report. The unveiling of the harvest robot HarvAI was extensively filmed.
Former dairy farmers fully enjoy strawberry cultivation: "We're having even more fun with it than last year"

2 weeks ago | hortidaily.com | Thijmen Tiersma

Leonie, a new professional strawberry grower, came remarkably close when she predicted the first harvest of 2025. On May 1st, Kwekerij Bosch harvested the first ripe Favori strawberries. Whether this was luck remains to be seen, but Leonie's quick grasp of calculating with growing degree days is no coincidence. This year marks only the second year that Kwekerij Bosch is growing strawberries on a hectare scale. Until last year, Leonie and her husband, Andre Bosch, operated a dairy farm in Luttenberg.
Shared water supply to aid growers in dry periods

3 weeks ago | hortidaily.com | Thijmen Tiersma

Anyone who climbed the communal water basin in Berlikum, Friesland, in mid-May after several months without rain will see calmly rippling water. This year, there is still plenty of water available in the 45,000 m2 basin, which is a reassurance for the Dutch growers who see their individual rainwater basins visibly becoming emptier in mid-May. Those who make the climb will also see some orange 'balls' floating in the basin.
Practical tools for converting data into cultivation strategy

1 month ago | hortidaily.com | Annet Breure

"If you don't have it, get it," say Ton Habraken from Svensson and René Beerkens from Hoogendoorn Growth Management. They're talking about net radiation meters for greenhouse growers as they kick off the afternoon program of the Masterclass Smart Growing with Data. And place the sensor directly above the crop." That's where measurements should be taken, not above the concrete path or the heating pipe, which would distort the readings.