With a brief squeeze, you know whether an avocado, peach, or tomato is ripe. This is what a soft robot hand also does, for example, during automated harvesting. However, up until now, such a gripper needed sensors in its ‘fingers’ to determine whether the fruit was ripe enough. Shibo Zou and Bas Overvelde from the … ادامه
Floriday looks for opportunities to simplify processes within the floriculture industry and make them more efficient. The supply chain sticker is a solution for more control and efficiency in the logistics process, for both growers and buyers. This is further explained below and in the video. The supply chain sticker with unique lot reference is … ادامه
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), which represents the entire environmental horticulture and gardening industry across the UK, has given a stark warning to the government that their border import policy, which is about to come into effect, risks the future of plant trade in the UK. There are just nine weeks until the 30 April … ادامه
Controlling lights in large greenhouses is traditionally a costly affair, demanding custom equipment and collaboration between engineers and lighting manufacturers. While modern LED lights offer flexible dimming control, control suppliers and growers remain challenged with getting this dimming signal to all of the lights reliably and cost-effectively. In response to these challenges, GrowFlux has introduced … ادامه
By using a liquid spraying 50kg-drone, the team with Drohnen Agrar Service (DAS) aims to reduce work and costs for its consumers. The company only started in June 2023 and always envisioned its drone being used for greenhouse shading. Thanks to the efforts of managing director Sebastian Hylewicz, only two weeks after DAS received its … ادامه
Logistics company Kuehne+Nagel has expanded its John F. Kennedy International airport (JFK) facility with a 4,500 sq. ft. stand-alone, GxP-compliant, temperature-controlled area, as well as an additional 10,000 sq. ft. warehouse space. The expansion of their 78,763 sq. ft. warehouse also includes modernized office space and enhanced capabilities. The temperature-controlled space features two separate areas … ادامه
A Tunisian entrepreneur growing edible flowers says she is surprised by the appetite for her homegrown product in the North African country and hopes to see a “new culinary culture” bloom. Sonia Ibidhi, a 42-year-old journalist, turned to organic farming of the niche but in-demand product “out of love” for working on the land. Among … ادامه
Plants for Perennial are back blooming in homes and gardens across the UK in aid of all those who work with plants, trees, flowers, or grass. The showy plant collection from four major wholesale nurseries in Hereford and Worcester raised £16,000 for Perennial, the charity helping people in horticulture. Every plant adds a seed of … ادامه
According to the State ACReSAL Project coordinator, the plants were grown inside a controlled environment “Green House” structure designed specifically to optimize growth conditions like temperature, humidity, and light exposure. Garba Gowon Gonkol, Project Coordinator Plateau State ACReSAL, explains that utilizing a combination of advanced breeding techniques and Drip technology is a cheaper and smarter … ادامه
The USDA is expanding its Nursery Value Select (NVS) crop insurance to all counties in all states. This pilot program aims to enable nursery producers to select the dollar amount of coverage that best fits their risk management needs. NVS intends to provide similar but improved coverage to the longstanding Nursery Field Grown and Container … ادامه