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Hortibiz Daily interview | Manage more hectares with autonomous growing
Hortibiz Daily News Editor Ece Polat talked with Blue Radix CEO and Co-Founder, Ronald Hoek, about the growth of the company and his vision on the use of AI in greenhouses. [MvR1] Ronald also explains why growers choose for autonomous growing and what the main differences are between data-driven and autonomous growing.
Blue Radix and Microsoft collaborate to solve scarcity of crop expertise
Microsoft wrote an article and made a video together with Blue Radix, about solving the increasing scarcity of skilled and experienced growers. Microsoft reached out 3 years ago to Blue Radix to develop a commercial version of an AI-driven solution for autonomous growing. This solidified the partnership and helped develop what would become the commercially available Crop Controller service. Read more on how Microsoft helps Blue Radix in enabling growers and greenhouse entrepreneurs to produce healthy and safe food for the growing world population.
Full autonomous greenhouse production | article Commercial Greenhouse Grower UK
The Commercial Greenhouse Grower magazine from the United Kingdom published an 2,5 page article about Autonomous Growing in their August issue. The article highlights the capabilities of modern algorithms and computer systems to manage and control greenhouse environments. Rudolf de Vetten, Chief Product Officer at Blue Radix, Silke Hemming, Head scientific researchteam Greenhouse Technology of WUR and David Wallerstein Chief Exploration officer of Tencent, among others, talk about the developments of autonomous greenhouses. From execution of Autonomous Growing in commercial greenhouses to the Autonomous Greenhouse Challenges and new projects and research.
Free personal consulting report on autonomous growing in your greenhouse
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming increasingly important in greenhouses. Smart algorithms, robotics and autonomous growing are therefore rightly getting a lot of attention in the media. But how do you determine what solution fits the challenges of your greenhouse(s) best? How do you make the right choices in the wide range of data solutions in these challenging times? You can now fill in the Quick Scan Autonomous Growing and you’ll receive a free personal consulting report about the applicability and added value in your greenhouse(s).
Stolze & Blue Radix bring Autonomous Growing to Mexican Growers
In July, Stolze Mexico and Blue Radix signed a distribution agreement for a long-term cooperation to bring Autonomous Growing to Mexican horticulture. From 10-14 October a joint team of the companies will visit multiple growers in the regions Queretaro, Guanajuato and Bajio together.
Video | Microsoft promotes collaboration with Blue Radix in international video
In April, an American film crew of 8 flew to the Netherlands to record a video on behalf of Microsoft about Blue Radix. Microsoft is partner of Blue Radix and helps us to ensure a robust, secure and scalable IT-landscape for our worldwide customers. The video was launched on July 19th during the worldwide Microsoft Inspire event for their global partner network. Watch the video here.
Blog | Energy crisis: anticipating with algorithms
Many companies have been hit hard by the soaring energy prices caused by the war in Ukraine and the energy transition. This requires continuous consideration of crop data, weather data and costs. Rudolf de Vetten describes in his blog how algorithms are able to make these trade-offs continuously and perform the right actions 24/7. This way growers can achieve optimal control of the climate much more precisely per department, resulting in significantly less energy waste.
“Autonomous growing enables growth of Mexican Greenhouse industry”
Bresca, a tomato producing greenhouse company in Puebla, Mexico, uses Crop Controller to realize autonomous growing. The company that produces tomatoes for Mastronardi Sunset wants to achieve better control over daily operations and improve predictability. Manuel Valdes Lara, partner at the greenhouse company, talks about his experiences and how the AI system adapts to the specific weather conditions in Mexico.
Computable Awards 2022 | Vote for Crop Controller: best digital innovation
Computable, the platform for ICT professionals, will be presenting the Computable Awards for the seventeenth time in a row on 5 October 2022. We are proud to announce that Crop Controller has been nominated in the category best digital innovation – the only company with a nomination focused on innovation in greenhouse horticulture! Do you also want more recognition for the innovative power of greenhouse horticulture? Then vote for Crop Controller. How? Read on.
“Autonomous Growing is helping us to achieve more”
How do you react when new technology is introduced in your field of work? Autonomous Growing is about applying AI to control climate, irrigation, and energy management in greenhouses. How do Crop Consultants see these developments, and new data era? And how does it effect their work?
GreenTech: insights in approach & value of Autonomous Growing
From 14-16 June visitors of GreenTech Amsterdam can discover the latest innovations in worldwide horticulture technology. AI (Artificial Intelligence) and algorithms are becoming increasingly important in greenhouses. Smart AI solutions, robotics and autonomous greenhouses are therefore rightly receiving a great deal of attention. Blue Radix is one of the innovative exhibitors at GreenTech. You can meet us in Hall 5, booth 05.212. Do we see you there?
Autonomous growing explained in 1,5 minute
AI and algorithms are becoming increasingly important in greenhouse horticulture. The value is becoming clearer and growers are embracing the technology, step-by-step.
This short animation explains how autonomous growing and autonomous energy management works in greenhouses worldwide. It’s more than data driven growing. The grower’s unique crop strategy is realized autonomously with AI.