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Explore our projects that are shaping the future of horticulture. Stay connected and informed on how we’re driving innovation in the sector.

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15 dec. 2021
‘I want to be able to grow the tomatoes of tomorrow while preserving the water resources that nature offers us’

More and more French greenhouse growers are researching new opportunities to decrease the water footprint of their operations. One of them is Michel l...

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3 dec. 2021
Anticipate energy loss with a Pyrgeometer

An important part of saving energy is having the most precisely tuned climate control possible, which provides the perfect balance between greenhouse ...

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8 okt. 2021
Collaboration a key step towards autonomous irrigation

Piet Wijnen is the cultivation manager of various strawberry greenhouse sites of Dutch nursery Thwan of Gennip BV. At two sites, he uses a Ridder (for...

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24 aug. 2021
Ridder and Itolsa help CIMMYT to develop resilient maize and wheat varieties

Controlled Environment Agriculture contributes to global food security in many ways. Besides the sustainable production of locally grown fresh produce...

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6 jul. 2021
“Unique digital feedback enhances screen system accuracy and reliability”

Last year was an important year for the family-owned greenhouse grower Kwekerij Overgaag, located in the Westland region of the Netherlands. This bell...

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20 mei. 2021
The best possible screening plan for Schneider Youngplants

At the end of 2020, Dutch greenhouse company Schneider Youngplants moved its production nursery and head office from Ridderke...

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10 mei. 2021
Greenhouse control with dedicated smartphone-app

At his tree nursery in Zevenaar, The Netherlands, owner Ralph Hoof is the 2nd generation who is engaged daily in the cultivation of Conifers and other...

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5 mei. 2021
Organic cultivation is getting started with Ridder's climate screens

Bio Kwekerij Frank de Koning is a modern biodynamic greenhouse horticulture company based in Voorne-Putten in the Netherlands. Crop manager Wim van Ma...