HortiFootprint Calculator fully FloriPEFCR-compliant summer 2024

Interest in the HortiFootprint Calculator continues to grow. We are therefore pleased to announce that by the third quarter of 2024, the HortiFootprint Calculator will be fully FloriPEFCR-compliant. The FloriPEFCR model is now ready and will start making accurate calculations using customer data. In the coming weeks, the model will be implemented in xhe own MPS environment. The HortiFootprint Calculator is an innovative software tool that measures the carbon footprint of horticultural production and helps growers make more sustainable choices.

ENVIRONMENT TAKES THE LEAD IN DEVELOPMENTS IN NURSERY STOCK TECHNOLOGY

Technology is rapidly advancing in the nursery stock industry, with the environment playing a crucial role. This includes aspects like energy generation, specialised machinery, and research into spraying techniques with a strong emphasis on reducing emissions. For this article we checked out several new innovations and asked participants of trade fair GrootGroenPlus about their vision and commitment to the development of new nursery technologies. Innovation in wind energy.

Wet winters and dry summers

2023 was undoubtedly a year of weather extremes. Until September we had a precipitation deficit of 120 millimetres, and then we ended the year with a precipitation record of more than 1,100 millimetres. It was the year of a super El Niño, and the fall of 2023 was extremely wet.

Protect your fruit trees from crawling insects

Fruit and ornamental trees can be threatened by small critters, which crawl up along the trunk. If the small winter moth, horse chestnut moth, caterpillars, aphids, ants and other crawling insects reach the crown, they can do a lot of damage there. So block their way up, with a tree glue band.

Jiffy's biodegradable plant pots 70 Years

Jiffy is celebrating 70 years of Jiffy Pots this year. The biodegradable plant pots have been produced since 1953, long before sustainability became a hot topic.

The most effective irrigation system for container crops

An ebb and flow system is the most optimal irrigation system for container crops. That is the final conclusion of a study on the effectiveness and pros and cons of irrigation systems, which HAS student Rick Pijnenburg conducted this spring. Whether it is actually interesting for a grower to invest in an ebb and flow system depends mainly on whether the payback period fits within his business and future strategy.

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