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Challenges of climate change in horticulture
It’s important to reflect on the successes within innovative and sustainable initiatives, but the horticulture sector still faces significant challenges. Sustainable development is particularly crucial in addressing climate change. This raises the question: How can we leverage technology and innovation to tackle these environmental changes? In 2024, growers were already contending with shifting weather patterns, ...Read more
More yield & faster growing cycles with optimal irrigation management
“The ability to reprogram our irrigation and nutrient dosing is priceless. If we get the substrate wrong for even one day then we stand to lose 20-30% of our yield. The 30MHz solution provides us with accurate EC and water content information from which we can take immediate action.” – Lee Peterson, technical manager Pinata ...Read more
What’s next? Upcoming events
What’s next?! As a project partner of NXTGEN Hightech, we collaborate with other key players in the horticulture industry so that we can co-create more sustainable, efficient, and innovative solutions. During our last joint event, we discussed the relevant topic of Digital Twins and how these add value to the horticulture industry. Want to join ...Read more
Digital Twins: step-by-step
Digital Twins are a hot topic, increasingly making their mark in the horticultural sector. Curious about the current trends? We present a general step-by-step view of Digital Twins. To start: what are Digital Twins? We define these as digital representations of reality, which can be used to monitor, experiment, and make predictions about several crucial ...Read more
Help us test the alerts upgrade
Be the first to receive notifications about time-based trends. To respond quickly and effectively to changing conditions in your greenhouse, notifications are essential. Receive an email or SMS as soon as a measurement point falls outside the acceptable range. But what if you want to track whether you’re meeting your daily, weekly, or monthly PAR ...Read more
New feature: day/night filtering
Environmental conditions can vary significantly between day and night, and relying solely on daily averages can sometimes lead to problems. For example, if you’re aiming to maintain an average humidity of 80% in your greenhouse, a daily average of 78.9% might seem acceptable. However, looking at day and night averages separately could help explain specific ...Read more
Compare years
As a grower you want to optimize your cultivation strategy, but what is your foundation? Often, the cultivation from a previous successful year is used as a reference. Recently, we launched the new data import feature. Did you know that you can use it to easily compare your data from last year with this year? ...Read more
Digital twin innovation
Digital Twins will going to play an important role for future innovation in horticulture. A Digital Twin is a digital representation of real-world systems, incorporating data from various sources to enable real-time monitoring and feedback. Sounds impressive, but what does this look like in practice? At NXTGEN Hightech, of which 30MHz is a project partner, ...Read more
Summer ready?
The summer season has arrived, which means a busy time for many horticulture companies. Experienced growers rely on their instincts, but the climate challenges of the summer particularly call for good monitoring. High temperatures, plenty of light, and higher humidity are common challenges. 3 Tips for a stress-free summer: 1. Know the plant temperature throughout ...Read more
Sensor placement for effective monitoring
Wireless sensors offer the advantage of measuring at the plant level, allowing you to understand precisely what your plants need. This means that sensors should be placed among the plants. Recently, our colleague Myrthe installed 15 moisture sensors at a new location. Here are three insights for optimal sensor placement: Optimal placement for accurate metrics ...Read more
