The second day of GreenTech is on and today is, as expected, a super busy day. The organisers paid extra attention to inviting the Dutch growers as well, and combined with yesterday's train strikes, quite a lot of them are visiting the event today. Combined with the warmly welcomed international guests, it feels like the whole horticultural world is present.
With AI being a hot topic last year, this year it's robots everywhere. AI seems to have become more of a tool than a unique selling point and advertising solely with the use of it seems to have changed to claiming you are using Excel - it's the results that count now. As mentioned yesterday, we're still making our rounds to spot all robots present at the show and the other companies present.
Do not forget to come by our booth to pick up your free HortiDaily Guide or the newly launched Handboek Kasgroenten, which has all contact details of the Dutch growers and suppliers in it. And to learn more about our new publication, which will be launched after summer.
"The Influence of Coating on Irrigation," created by Plant Empowerment in collaboration with partners Lumiforte and Cultilene. "Light and irrigation are essential for plant growth, as they drive photosynthesis and mineral uptake. While light steers development, water supports cooling, nutrient transport, and energy production", the authors, Paul van Gils (Lumiforte) and Remy Maat (Saint-Gobain Cultilene), explain. They handed it over to Hans van Gellecum from Canada.
Alongside rising pressure from established thrips species, growers have the continuous challenge to deal with new invasive species. Damaging crops by piercing and scraping leaf tissue, they reducephotosynthesis and spread plant viruses – generating a demand for a new level of control. Biobest is showcasing the first comprehensive solution for combatting both established and invasive thrips species. From detection and monitoring tools to the latest biological controls and automated dispersion solutions, Biobest is offering a full range of IPM tools to help growers stay ahead of thrips outbreaks, including the new Crop-Scanner™ and Trap-Scanner™, apps with AI-powered insect ID and cloud data integration, delivering improved scouting accuracy and efficiency, the Vespiformis-System, a new targeted biological solution for leaf-dwelling invasive thrips, and Entomatic™, an automated, accurate, labour-saving dispersion of biological agents, improving overall efficiency.
Green Automation Americas celebrates its 10th anniversary. Read more about it here: https://www.hortidaily.com/article/9737019/from-the-arctic-to-the-americas-how-finnish-lettuce-farming-took-root-abroad/
The Bosman Van Zaal team is ready for day two!