Strategic screen use in autumn: how Crop Controller helps you get it right
As the greenhouse season shifts from summer into autumn, growers face a familiar but complex challenge: when to start closing energy screens. It’s not just a technical decision, it’s a strategic one that affects energy use, crop health, and climate stability. And it’s exactly the kind of decision that Crop Controller is designed to support.
“Every irrigation shot counts: Crop Controller tunes into your crop’s natural rhythm”
Growers face daily decisions under pressure. Light intensity, outside temperature, humidity, drain levels—everything is constantly changing. And every irrigation decision has consequences. A single mistake can affect the root zone, nutrient uptake, and overall plant balance. This is exactly the complexity Crop Controller is designed to manage.
Five years of Blue Radix: from pioneer to global player in Autonomous Growing
What started as an idea after the Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge in 2018 has grown into the independent market leader in autonomous growing for greenhouse horticulture. CEO Ronald Hoek, CPO Rudolf de Vetten and COO Laurens van der Spek look back, share their lessons and look ahead. “Autonomous growing is not a distant dream. It is happening now, worldwide.”
Blue Radix strengthens position in French greenhouse horticulture
Blue Radix is further expanding its activities in France. With significant growth in French customers and increasing demand for automation, labor efficiency and energy conservation, the company is focusing more explicitly on the French market. The French-speaking Sales Manager Europe, Daria Noda, plays a central role in this.
4 Things You Might Not Know About Autonomous Control
Autonomous control isn’t a distant promise. It’s a proven, data-driven approach that’s helping growers save time, reduce variability, and focus on what matters most: crop quality and strategic growth. Here are four things you might not know about how it works — and why it’s already making a difference.
Blue Radix wins AgTech Breakthrough award for Automation Solution of the year
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.
Autonomous Control: The power of not doing it all yourself
Greenhouse growing is evolving fast—driven by climate change, tech integration, and rising yield demands. Blue Radix’s award-winning Autonomous Climate and Irrigation Control tackles these challenges head-on, simplifying operations and enabling high-performing greenhouses worldwide.
The Knowledge Hub. Now available in Crop Controller
Blue Radix has launched the Knowledge Hub, a new in-product learning environment within its AI-driven solution, Crop Controller. This powerful resource is designed to help growers get even more out of autonomous climate and irrigation control — by deepening their understanding and sharpening their strategies.
Coming soon: an Integrated Knowledge Hub built into Crop Controller
Whether you want to train new staff, explore specific Crop Controller actions, or simply refresh your own understanding, the Knowledge Hub is there to help — right when and where you need it.
Meet Daria Noda — Sales Manager Europe at Blue Radix
Daria Noda brings years of international experience and a deep-rooted passion for horticulture to her role as Sales Manager Europe at Blue Radix. Since joining the team in January 2025, she’s been dedicated to helping growers across Europe embrace autonomous greenhouse operations.