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Groundbreaking Step Makes Van Der Hoeven The Largest Turnkey Greenhouse Supplier On The Chinese Market
Joining forces after years of successful collaboration with partner Yonghong. Van der Hoeven Horticultural Projects launches the first joint venture ever set up in China by a company of its kind. Together with its partner Kunshan Yonghong Greenhouse Co., Ltd., Van der Hoeven takes an important step in the chain. This groundbreaking collaboration makes them the largest and most complete turnkey ...
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VB Futureproof at Greentech
In june, VB exhibited at greentech, the innovation fair for horticulture. Customers, relations, partners and interested parties were introduced to vb and its renewed image during greentech. With this renewed image vb will continue to respond to customer needs in the coming years and will continue to meet her future in a progressive and innovative way, together with customers, in a sustainable ...
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VB Group builds Westland Hockey Greenhouse
During the World Champions Cup Hockey 2014 in The Hague the Westland Hockey Greenhouse will draw international attention for more than two weeks. Several activities will be organized inside the greenhouse and the outside appearance will be shared with the rest of the whole world.] 'We like to show the best of Westland!' The Westland Hockey Greenhouse will be the business card of Westland for ...
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KUBO one of the leaders in Dutch Greenhouse Delta
For the past two years, big Dutch horticulture suppliers have been working together to put the sector on the international map. Dutch Greenhouse Delta is the name of the consortium which KUBO helped set up. There are now nineteen member companies. This is a unique initiative, bearing in mind that several of the companies operate in the same markets. But it is also an essential initiative, ...
By Kubo Group
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New Projects in Japan, Mexico and Guatemala
Verbakel-Bomkas is contributing to the international growth of high-tech horticultural greenhouse projects. In the past months several new projects have been designed and engineered for our export markets. In Japan two innovative greenhouse projects have been prepared in collaboration with our local partner Tomita Technologies. One special 1 hectare project for the cultivation of spinach and a ...
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Hygroscopic dehumidification with salt
More closed growing requires a different way of dehumidifying the greenhouse air. Growers in various places throughout the world have gained experience with 'hygroscopic dehumidrfication* in the past few years. Also in the Netherlands, the first greenhouse horticulture companies will be working with this system. A pilot is being performed with a new variation. "If you want to save energy in ...
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10% more light in a new greenhouse concept: the Winterlight Greenhouse
The Winterlight Greenhouse is a new greenhouse concept which gains 10% more light in winter and is currently under construction at Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture in Bleiswijk. The Winterlight Greenhouse has a new type of screen system: Ludvig Svensson high transmittance screen and specially developed diffusing glass. Together with optimization of the construction, more than 10% light gain ...
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Testcenter Blue Lab
Greenhouse constructor KUBO has opened its own test centre in 's-Gravenzande in the Netherlands: Blue Lab. In two Ultra-Clima greenhouses totalling 1,600 square metres in cultivation area, the Monster-based greenhouse constructor will be testing new concepts in practical circumstances, with respect to both technology and software. The first pilot aims to further explore the possibilities of ...
By Kubo Group
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Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture helps to improve greenhouse horticulture in Chile
Chile is a unique country: 4 000 km long, 17.6 million people of which more than five live in the capital Santiago. In the neighbouring province of Valparaiso (33 ° S) is located the main greenhouse horticulture region of Chile. The local government contracted the foundation Wageningen UR Chile to make a plan for an Innovation, Demonstration and Training Center. For this, Wageningen UR ...
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Research and Commercialization Unite at the New Vineland Greenhouse Technology Centre
The new, pre-scale commercial greenhouse facility at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre in Vineland Station, ON, will help accelerate the commercialization of innovative technologies and products coming out of research. Located in Canada’s Niagara region, the Vineland Research and Innovation Centre is dedicated to horticultural science and innovation. The 100-year-old research ...
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An important biological discovery
It was by chance that Taro Saito, a research technician at Vineland Research and Innovation Centre, found the mite that Vineland is currently studying as a potential breakthrough in biological control. Vineland’s research indicates that the mite could be a major asset for greenhouse growers in Canada and the U.S. The mite has a broader prey range than anything else currently in use. While ...
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Reinforced Ultra-Clima greenhouse can cope with snowfall in the north of Russia
Russia aims to have more control of its food supply. This is coming under more and more pressure because of the ongoing boycott of Western vegetables and fruit. KUBO has now realised some 200 hectares of modern greenhouses. The most recent project is in Sosnogorsk, a city in the north of the country. The production greenhouse will be eleven hectares, including a nursery section. The Russian ...
By Kubo Group
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Geo-thermal Heating Projects
Verbakel-Bomkas is aware that the availability of fossile fuels is finite. The use of available natural resources contributes to the development of green businesses. Geo-thermal heat offers many possibilities for horticulture. Geo-thermal heat originates from depths of 500 meter or deeper and comes from earth's core. The heat is useful for heating in both residential as in several industrial ...
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Brite is participating in HortiContact 2020
Gorinchem | The Netherlands 18 – 20 February | Evenementenhal F218 Stand For years, the Netherlands has been recognized as a leader in the international horticulture sector. HortiContact is proud to be considered the largest specialist Dutch horticulture nexus point. The leading Dutch platform for greenhouse tech, ‘Horticulture Business Days Gorinchem’, will now live on under ...
By Brite Solar
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Strategic greenhouse horticulture research has joint benefits
Six months after its launch, the ‘Club of 100’ continues to grow steadily; around 40 supply companies are now more closely involved in strategic research into greenhouse horticulture at Wageningen UR, and jointly carry responsibility for the research. The participating companies are right on top of the latest developments, have a say in the research and develop an interesting network. ...
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Growing cucumber and sweet pepper in water efficient zero emission greenhouse
Regulations to reduce the emission of nutrients and pesticides force the horticultural industry to adopt a new approach to water management. Is a zero-emission greenhouse feasible? Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture is currently testing the zero emission greenhouse. In this zero emission greenhouse all drain water is re-used. In the reference greenhouse occasional discharge takes place in ...
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First Ultra-Clima greenhouse by KUBO in Uzbekistan operational from March 2020
In March, Uzbekistan acquired its own high-tech horticulture. In that month, cultivation started in the 5.5-hectare Ultra-Clima greenhouse delivered by KUBO. The project is in the Khorezm region, an area in the west of the Central Asian country with a population of 32 million people. Interestingly: the government is the driver behind the use of modern horticultural technology. ‘Sowing ...
By Kubo Group
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Netafim, an Orbia Company, Acquires Dutch Greenhouse Company Gakon to Meet Growing Demand for Local All-Climate Food Production
Netafim, the global leader of precision irrigation solutions and agricultural projects and part of the Orbia community of companies, announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Dutch turn-key greenhouse project provider Gakon Horticultural Projects. Netafim has been active for several decades in the greenhouse market and is now expanding its offering in the production and ...
By Orbia
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New Sweet-pepper harvesting robot Sweeper ready for testing in commercial greenhouse
The international project team that works on the development of the sweet pepper harvesting robot Sweeper has entered its second year of research. Recently, the by Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture coordinated team discussed the latest progress: Sweeper is ready for testing in a commercial greenhouse! First model Sweeper in use After testing and selection of individual modules, the first ...
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Tasty strawberries with LEDs
Strawberries taste better when they are illuminated in the autumn. The vitamin C content and the production has increased as well. That is the result of research by Wageningen UR Greenhouse Hortriculture. Strawberries were planted on 20 August in a greenhouse of IDC Flavour at Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture in Bleiswijk. Three lighting systems and five different varieties are being ...
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