Blue Radix has won the AgTech Breakthrough award for Nursery Automation Solution of the year 2025. AgTech Breakthrough is a leading market intelligence organization that recognizes top companies, technologies and products in the global agricultural and food technology markets. This week, AgTech Breakthrough announced the winners of its 6th annual awards, celebrating top global innovations in AgTech and FoodTech around the world. Blue Radix’s Crop Controller for Autonomous Climate & Irrigation Control, won the award in the category Indoor Farming | Nursery automation solution of the year.
“We’re very happy and proud to be recognized by the AgTech Breakthrough Awards for our innovative AI-technology that empowers greenhouse growers with smarter, more efficient operations”, said Ronald Hoek, co-founder and CEO of Blue Radix. “The need for smart, efficient systems in greenhouse operations has never been greater. As greenhouse growing becomes increasingly complex, due to reduced crop expertise, climate challenges, sustainability demands, and rising efficiency expectations. Receiving recognition for the positive impact we’re making in the lives of growers worldwide is very meaningful and reinforces our commitment to driving lasting change in the horticulture industry.”
Full decision automation
“With Autonomous Climate and Irrigation Control powered by Crop Controller, we make greenhouse operations more efficient, profitable, and scalable, creating high-performing greenhouses”, Ronald explains. “Crop Controller is a proven and trusted AI solution at more than 100 commercial vegetable production locations worldwide. It operates in every climate zone, saving 80% of manual climate computer work. With reliable 3-day-ahead predictions, growers gain deeper insights, trust and enhanced predictability. This precise way of steering climate & irrigation greenhouse installations via full decision automation helps growers to manage up to 4 times more hectares, reduce energy use by 13–18% and water use by 10%, and improve profitability. The system continuously analyses greenhouse data to optimize operations, increase yields, and takes action by steering the climate computer, following the grower’s strategy. This is freeing up time for strategic decisions, labour and crop management and improves the growers’ work-life balance. AI isn’t replacing growers; it’s helping them 24/7.”
Pushing boundaries together
“Our growing and dedicated team works tirelessly to develop solutions that deliver real value to growers worldwide”, Ronald continues. “This commitment is strengthened by the trust and collaboration of our customers, partners, and supporters, whose ongoing feedback and collaboration has been instrumental to our success. Together, we’re pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in horticulture, and we look forward to continuing this shared mission to drive meaningful innovation across the horticulture industry.”
Looking ahead
“Blue Radix is committed to further advancing horticultural technology. We envision a future where greenhouses are fully autonomous, resource-efficient, and capable of meeting the growing demands for sustainable production. We are excited to lead the industry into a new era of practical AI-applications”, concludes Ronald.
