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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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Van Der Hoeven Horticultural Projects Realises Doubling For Costa
Costa is located in New South Wales in Australia, near the village of Guyra. This client grows tomatoes for the Australian market. The construction of the current project started in 2019. However, work temporarily halted, caused by the bushfires that raged in Australia at the end of 2019, but the project eventually resumed in September 2020. Daan Kristel (Project Coordinator) explains the details ...
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Van Der Hoeven Brings New Dimension To Controlled Environment Agriculture By Opening Office In The United States
The world is increasingly realizing that we need to preserve our planet and that it requires a more sustainable approach on agriculture. Additionally, people across the globe deserve access to healthy food. The demand for locally grown and healthy food continues to grow in the U.S. as well. Moreover, the U.S. continues to be a strategic hub for global decision-making in Controlled Environment ...
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Celebrating Research Centre’s Third Anniversary with Notable Accomplishments & Milestones
Urban Crop Solutions (UCS) launched its research centre in 2020. The fully equipped state-of-the-art research centre, housed at its HQ in Belgium, boasts multiple controlled environment growth chambers for crop cultivar screening, nutrient formulations, plant cultivation techniques, LED light spectrum research, hydroponic irrigation, and cultivation development. The research centre is operated by ...
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AlfaTech (SG) Becomes Integration and Service Partner of Urban Crop Solutions for South East Asia
AlfaTech will become the integration and service partner for the products of Urban Crop Solutions (UCS) in the South East Asian region. After an already first successful joint project for the National University of Singapore, both technology companies will now work together for indoor vertical farming projects. Urban Crop Solutions has since 2014, been active in the engineering, procurement, ...
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Urban Crop Solutions Ranked #4 in Fact Company’s List of Most Innovative Companies
Urban Crop Solutions has been named the fourth Most Innovative company in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa by Fast Company. The only indoor farming company to be named in this category, it stood out for the launch of PharmSpeeTM – a platform enabling the use of plants, instead of animal cells or synthetic materials, for the production of ingredients for the biopharmaceutical, life ...
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Urban Crop Solutions Launches E-Shop for Spare Parts and Consumables
In a further extension of their service offering, Urban Crop Solutions has launched an e-shop to better support their existing, and new customers in the day-to-day as well as long-term operation of their indoor farming businesses. Everything that an operator needs – from seeds and substrates to sensors and container parts – can be ordered via the e-shop. The e-shop is a separate and ...
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Carbon Robotics Unveils New Laserweeder with 30 Lasers to Autonomously Eradicate Weeds
Carbon Robotics, an agricultural robotics company, today unveiled its 2022 LaserWeeder implement, an autonomous, laserweeding pull-behind robot that seamlessly attaches to the back of tractors. The new LaserWeeder is a precise, organic, and cost-effective weed control solution for large-scale specialty row crops. In addition to an updated build, the 2022 LaserWeeder features 30 industrial CO2 ...
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Carbon Robotics Disrupts Farming Industry with Autonomous Weeders
Carbon Robotics, an autonomous robotics company, today unveiled its third-generation autonomous weed elimination robots. The Autonomous Weeder leverages robotics, artificial intelligence (AI), and laser technology to safely and effectively drive through crop fields to identify, target and eliminate weeds. Unlike other weeding technologies, the robots utilize high-power lasers to eradicate weeds ...
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Terra Drone Fully Expands into Agriculture Sector; Business Transfer from Avirtech
Terra Drone Corporation, a leading drone and Urban Air Mobility (UAM) technology provider, is expanding into the precision agriculture sector by acquiring the business of Avirtech, a leading startup providing agricultural drone spraying and mapping service in Southeast Asia. Terra Drone establishes a new company Terra Drone Agri in Malaysia. Terra Drone expands its business under the new business ...
By Avirtech
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Agricultural Waste Recycling Solution: Biochar Production Equipment
Agricultural waste management is a critical challenge in modern farming. Addressing this issue requires innovative approaches that not only reduce waste but also provide valuable resources for sustainable agriculture. Biochar production equipment stands as a solution that converts agricultural waste into a resource-rich material. This article delves into the technology, benefits, types, and ...
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Exceptionally long lifespan of elmor Seed Counters
The first counting machines manufactured by elmor were produced in 1972 and sold to breeders, seed traders, quality control agencies, and research institutions worldwide. Recently, one of our earliest customers acquired new devices, providing us with the opportunity to retrieve a device delivered in 1976. It has been in operation for nearly 50 years. The device was put into operation and tested ...
By Elmor Ltd.
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The Role of Charcoal Making Machines in Agricultural Development
Charcoal has long been a valuable resource in agriculture, contributing to soil enrichment and energy generation. However, recent advancements in charcoal making machine has revolutionized its role in agricultural development. This article explores the significance of charcoal in agriculture, the evolving technology behind charcoal making machines, and the multifaceted impact on modern farming ...
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Alfa Chemistry Launches a New Blog Section: Sharing Chemical Uses, Chemistry Information and News
Serving as a reliable provider of research chemicals and materials, Alfa Chemistry has recently taken a step forward towards fostering chemical knowledge and information sharing by launching a new blog section. This platform is not only focused on unveiling chemical uses and applications, but also diving deep into the intricate properties and composition of certain popular chemicals. "We are ...
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Enhancing Crop Yield and Quality through Soil Sensor Technology
Achieving high crop yield and quality is a fundamental goal in agriculture. To accomplish this, farmers need to optimize their farming practices based on accurate information about soil conditions. Soil sensor technology has emerged as a powerful tool that enables farmers to monitor and manage essential soil parameters in real-time. By leveraging soil sensors, farmers can enhance crop yield and ...
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Finapp at service of apple orchards
In the 2022 season, two Finapp sensors were installed in Val di Non (Trentino, North Est of Italy), at two apple orchards of the Consorzio Miglioramento Fondiario di Tres, in agreement with the Fondazione Edmund Mach, to collect large-scale, deep, and real-time soil water content data. ?? Objectives: ?? To provide relevant information to define the irrigation strategy, aimed at optimizing the ...
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Rijk Zwaan And Van Der Hoeven: A Successful Collaboration for Many Decades
For many decades, Van der Hoeven Horticultural Projects has a successful collaboration with Rijk Zwaan. Rijk Zwaan is an international vegetable breeding company with over 3500 employees in 30 different countries. All international construction activities are managed from the Netherlands. We have already realised many projects for this client and this year, as always, we are again working on ...
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CNH Industrial brand launches the world`s first accessible agricultural tractor
New Holland Agriculture, a brand of CNH Industrial, has commercially launched the world's first accessible farm tractor. The TL5 vAcessivel' (Accessible in Brazilian Portuguese), produced at the Brand's plant in Curitiba (PR), has been designed for people with lower limb disabilities, enabling them to work in fields independently. According to the 2019 National Health Survey, published by the ...
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Second quarter impacted by declines in glyphosate business
Group sales fall by 8.2 percent (Fx & portfolio adj.) to 11.044 billion euros / EBITDA before special items: 2.527 billion euros (minus 24.5 percent) / Crop Science business down significantly, mainly due to sharp decline in glyphosate volumes and prices / Stable sales at Pharmaceuticals (Fx & portfolio adj.), earnings below prior year / Consumer Health records higher sales (Fx & ...
By Bayer AG
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The Terror is Hatching: Bayer Unveils Upcoming “Rootworm Week”
Following sharks’ time in the spotlight, new Bayer campaign will shine a spotlight on the devastating impact corn rootworm has the potential to levy on farmers’ harvests. From August 7 - 11, Bayer will drive awareness and discuss solutions designed to help farmers limit the damage caused by corn rootworm through a series of educational videos and stories. While America has ...
By Bayer AG
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