greenhouse climate News
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Agam's dehumidifier saves money and improves the quality for K.G. & Sons Nursery in Billeberga K. G. & Sons Nursery Ltd bought Agam's dehumidifiers for greenhouses and won a battle by reducing energy consumption by over 60 percent. The enhanced greenhouse climate reduces waste by several percents and the tulips are feeling much better. Here, the owner Lars Arvidsson on investment that ...
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Come and see us at Hortifair 2012!
The VB Group companies will present themselves again during the 2012 Hortifair. Visit our new booth 11.0506 in Amsterdam RAI between October 30 and November 2. VB Greenhouses and VB Climate associates and foreign representatives will host our international contacts and provide additional information on our new developments and recent projects. Village Farms representatives will also be ...
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Architecture of Eolian Successions under Icehouse and Greenhouse Conditions
USA: Anthropogenic climate change is one of the foremost scientific and societal challenges. In part, our response to this global challenge requires an enhanced understanding of how the Earth’s surface responds to episodes of climatic heating and cooling. As historical records extend back only a few hundred years, we must look back into the ancient rock record to see how the surface of the ...
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Symposium `MODEL-IT 2015 on development and application of models in the horticultural supply chain
11-14 October the chair of Horticulture and Product Physiology organises the international symposium MODEL-IT 2015 at Wageningen Campus. During this symposium the latest insights will be presented in development, calibration and application of models in the entire field of the horticultural supply chain, from production over harvest to storage, retail and even consumption. The symposium is ...
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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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Turn-key Project for Garden & Koala, Adana, Turkey
Dutch turn-key greenhouse specialist Verbakel-Bomkas is building a state of the art turn-key greenhouse for Garden & Koala in Adana, Turkey. The project is designed to produce Orchids and Saint-Paulia. With it's broad expertise in complete greenhouse projects Vebakel-Bomkas is the general contractor for this project. Our office in Antalya managed by Burak Ergin is coordinating the project ...
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Ventilated Latent Heat Converter can reduce disease pressure
Isreai firm Agam is cornering the high-tech greenhouse market in colder climates w ith its energy-saving VLHC machine, says the company's Marketing Manager. Chaim Edelman Agarrfs Ventilated Latent Heat Converter w orks by extracting hunx) air from inside the greenhouse, and then converting w ater vapour into v/ ater and heat by blov/ ing the air through a matrix of desiccant-filied elements in a ...
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Hoogendoorn: A Worldwide Innovator In Horticultural Automation
This week we welcome our newest member, Hoogendoorn Growth Management! Hoogendoorn is an innovative Dutch company with over fifty years of experience in horticultural automation. The company delivers sustainable automation solutions which coordinate all the various processes and systems governing horticultural organisations. Hoogendoorn began as a small technical installation company but has ...
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Edinburgh Sensors’ CO2 Monitors Used In Leading Greenhouse Climate Control System
With accurate and reliable carbon dioxide monitoring being such an important part of horticultural climate control, Edinburgh Sensors is delighted to announce that its Guardian Plus range of carbon dioxide monitors has been integrated into Priva’s greenhouse climate management system. Priva is a world leader in the development and supply of sustainable technologies for the control of indoor ...
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Combatting diseases in the greenhouse before they become visible
A camera that maps photosynthesis, a DNA test that can measure the slightest traces of pathogens, or a precision spray system that only affects the plant and not the surrounding air… The Gezonde Kas (‘healthy greenhouse’) project has, over the last four years, allowed for the development of a sophisticated system of monitoring and disease control. It is now ready for practical ...
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Showcase
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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Simulating Agricultural Climate Change Scenarios using Controlled Growth Chambers
Extreme weather, believed to result from climate change and increased atmospheric CO2 levels, is a concern for many. And beyond extreme events, global warming is also expected to impact agriculture.1,2 Although it is expected that climate change will significantly affect agriculture and cause decreases in crop yields, the full effects of climate change on agriculture and human food supplies ...
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High-tech greenhouse research facility for Australian horticulture
Supported by Wageningen UR Greenhouse horticulture, a new high-tech greenhouse research facility will be built on the campus of University of Western Sydney, 50 km West of Sydney, Australia. Greenhouse horticultural industry is fast developing in Australia. Several new large vegetable production sites have started their operation during the last years, some of them with Dutch technology. ...
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Simulating the effect of climate change on agriculture
Increased atmospheric CO2 levels and climate change are believed to contribute to extreme weather conditions, which is a major concern for many. And beyond extreme events, global warming is also predicted to affect agriculture.1,2 While climate change is expected to affect agriculture and reduce crop yields, the complete effects of climate change on agriculture and the resultant human food ...
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Horticoop Technical Services becomes exclusive dealer for AGAM Energy Systems
As of June 1,2015, Horticoop Technical Services is the exclusive dealer for AGAM Energy Systems' products in the Netherlands and neighboring German state Lander (Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia). AGAM Energy Systems, headquartered in Hod-HaSharon. Israel, develops and manufactures energy-saving, environmentally-friendly dehumidification systems for the horticulture industry. Like ...
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European Commissioner Connie Hedegaard welcomes major step forward to reduce some of the most dangerous greenhouse gases
Today, the Council's Committee of Permanent Representatives has endorsed an agreement reached between the institutions on the Commission's proposal to significantly reduce emissions of fluorinated gases (F-gases). In welcoming the agreement, Climate Action Commissioner Connie Hedegaard said: "I am very happy to see that our proposal to limit fluorinated gases was unanimously supported by the ...
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Two ‘new’ greenhouse gases growing, say international research team
Nitrogen trifluoride (NF3) and sulfuryl fluoride (SO2F2) are powerful greenhouse gases that have recently been discovered to be growing quickly in the global background atmosphere. These gases are used in industrial processes, partly as alternatives to other harmful greenhouse and ozone depleting gases. NF3 is used in the electronics industry – often as a replacement for perfluorocarbons (PFCs) – ...
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A new climate for the forest products industry
The forest products sector holds an enormous stake in the coming economy defined by resource constraints, climate change policies, and shifting consumer values. What was once a simple business of turning trees into lumber and paper is now uniquely positioned—or exposed to—political and economic forces that are reshaping regulatory and market landscapes. Less than five percent of the world’s ...
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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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Advancing agricultural adaptation and mitigation
This policy brief, published by Science, examines how agricultural science can help improve policies for climate change adaptation and mitigation. Global food production must rise to meet global food needs, but predicted increases in extreme weather events — combined with stresses such as poverty, conflict and weak governance — threaten food security. At the same time, agricultural ...
By SciDev.Net
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