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Growers jointly develop new watering system with supplier
The ’t Hoog Bos and ’t Nieuw Bos nurseries have jointly developed an innovative watering system together with supplier Van Krimpen: the H2Obloom. This …
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Staay Food Group to grow lettuce for the convenience segment
During the ‘Vertical Farming, in or out?’ meeting on 14 October 2016, Rien Panneman of Staay Food Group announced that the company would be …
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Vertical farming is definitely the future, the only question is where and when
On 14 October 2016, InnovationQuarter organised a meeting at Koppert Biological Systems with the theme ‘Vertical Farming, in or out?’. More than 90 representatives …
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Medicinal cannabis grows well under LED lighting
Medicinal cannabis is excellent for growing in greenhouses with LED lighting. Some varieties of cannabis plants which receive LED light produce substantially more active …
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Ficus grower experiments with sustainable pot made from fungus
In Utrecht, scientists led by Professor Han Wösten are working on a biodegradable alternative to plastic, which requires no fossil fuels. Westland ficus grower …
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New robot for picking strawberries harvests faster than a human
A new robot for picking strawberries from Octinion, an R & D company from Leuven, was recently unveiled in Hoogstraten. After 2 years of …
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Construction of World of Westland begins
On 13 September, construction work on the Greenport Horti Campus in Naaldwijk started. The new name was also unveiled: World of Westland. In a …
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Hoogendoorn and Svensson win GreenTech Community Award
On Thursday 16 June Svensson and Hoogendoorn accepted the GreenTech Community Award 2016 for their mutual innovation ‘Connected Screening’. The software module casted most …
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Deleafing Robot by Priva wins GreenTech Innovation Award 2016
Priva won the GreenTech Innovation Award 2016 yesterday at the international trade show in Amsterdam. The company was the winner in the category Equipment …
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'SERCOM automated Vertical Farming long before the hype'
IT company SERCOM from Lisse automated the first companies using multi-layer cultivation five years ago, well before the term Vertical Farming became a hype. …