From data to practice

Thursday good afternoon , Grower Nico Ammerlaan of Tomatoworld solved a job with some faltering engineering with a crack . The swoop on the screen expire quicker than he wanted . Automatically . Nico instantly linked the mechanization of cultivation to data - driven cultivation . He does think in that . " Growers like me , with 40 years of experience , they are becoming rare . "

Nico Ammerlaan , Tomatoworld

On Thursday good afternoon , many growers filled the hall with over a hundred seats . It was a raiser ' event , the second after thefirst successful variant on Department of Energy in 2022 . This time , the theme of the agriculturist merging was chosen : From Data to Practice : Making Plant Health and Energy Measurable in Daily Practice .

Hoogendoorn Growth Management , Kas als Energiebron , LetsGrow.com , Plant Empowerment , and Tomatoworld organized the agriculturist meeting .

Grower Nico and the task partners behind the data - driven glasshouse at Zwethlaan in Honselersdijk solve extensively with data and figurer , although he likes to consider himself " the take the air sensor of Tomatoworld " . The experienced grower still opt to palpate the climate himself in the greenhouse . Since 9 October , a new light - polish start up , part made potential after instal dimmable LED lighting .

Nico solved the technical problems with a falter screen door with a wisecrack

Further there were presentation by lobbyist Jesse Schevel of Glastuinbouw Nederland , Jan Opschoor on behalf of Van Iperen on CSRD , and Robert Bergenhenegouwen of Rosopro but also Greenport West - Holland on energy issues with a focus on grid congestion .

Robert Bergenhenegouwen discussed the importance of the proper vim datum to clear grid congestion , among other things . The sphere need to move from yearly datum to hourly or quarterly data to optimize . With the right data , there sometimes turns out to be more elbow room on the grid than control grid operator seem to realize , Robert Solleveld of Glastuinbouw Nederland tote up .

Baking breadRené Beerkens of Hoogendoorn lift whether the works is the main divisor in agriculturist circumstance ’s . He was referring to fluctuating energy Price , which sometimes tempt growers to act primarily on them . Quickly pumping some heat into the nursery too soon in the day , or switch on some light when prices are downhearted , it occur . But what does it mean for the plant ?

That is far from clear . Data is lacking , despite the accessibility of sensors that can measure sealed aspects , a consultant from the audience remarked . René made the compare with bread bake . With different inputs and different ingredients , different bread comes out of the oven .

It is the same for growers , who grow vegetable , yield , peak , and plants . " We have to help the plant to broil the most delicious bread possible , " he says . Or more concretely , it deal data to cultivate in a balanced way . For some crops , craw registration is already advanced , but others utterly are n’t , says René . . finally , golem will be able to collect that data , but for now , it is a project for humans .

René Beerkens , Hoogendoorn Growth Management

" Do n’t report too much"In any case , Thursday good afternoon shew once again that humans , cultivator , and certainly suppliers in the room , have some workplace to do when it comes to datum . Lobbyist Jesse hash out European political relation . " 90 - 95 % of insurance policy is European , " he said .

Jesse explicate why data is a complex yield in Europe . By no means all penis states are equally advance . In the Rumanian or Spanish countryside , farmers do not always have cyberspace . And does everyone want to furnish data on everything ? On behalf of Glastuinbouw , the lobbyist visit on the hearing to set a good example , to beef up the Netherlands ' private-enterprise position . But it is also important that grower do n’t report too much so that they can keep growing , he says .

Jesse Schevel

A positively charged spin on data obligationAfter Jan Opschoor ’s talk of the town on CSRD ( the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ) , some people were alarmed about ' reporting each other to death ' . Mandatory reporting on sustainability and CO2 emissions , from yourself but also further down your chain , will have a major impact . catch up is necessary , and Jan recommends bringing in experts to do so . Jan Opschoor spoke on behalf of Van Iperen

Like Jesse , Jan also gave it a convinced spin . Use CSRD to professionalise yourself as a party . And , he monish , try not to do too much at once . Behind the 90 ESG ( Environmental , Social & Governance ) criteria , there are potentially 1100 data points . Van Iperen , for instance , has represent the footmark of all its fertilizers .

Sooner or later , it will be everyone ’s turn . Indeed , Scope 3 of the CSRD setting added an obligation to look at the total mountain range , from customer to supplier . In that respect , it is good that greenhouse horticulture has already proactively started working with various step tools , Jan compliment the sector . He advert the Horti Footprint Calculator and FloriPEFCR . Those tools are sound to help growers be able to reckon , and benchmark , their footprint .

Merijn ZeemanA analog between cycling and horticultureRobert Solleveld finally declare guest speaker Merijn Zeeman on behalf of Glastuinbouw Nederland watch over all the sphere presentations . Until 1 October , he was romp director of cycling squad Visma Lease a wheel , and its predecessors . Since 1 December , he has been general manager at football social club AZ . Merijn talked about how the cycling squad climbed from the bottom to the top .

The audience interacted well with Merijn ’s presentation . There were plenty of inquiry , including trying to disembowel a parallel with horticulture . On the topic of data , there was a parallel with the Jumbo Foodcoach app , which the cycling team started working with . " That has really caused a huge acceleration in our public presentation , " he says .

This summertime , the team made headlines with the Control Room , a traveling data center that went with the squad during races . " ' . There is a lot of data , but it proved hard to get it to the coach and the passenger in the midriff of the race , in the mountain . With the Control Room , the squad has taken a step in this direction .

The glasshouse manufacture is also look at steps , although they may not make the news program as easy . Yet there is a realization that with the help of datum , stride must continue to be taken . Or as one cultivator said prior to the introduction : " If they start telling me afterwards : ' We have to pull together data point ' , I ’ll be gone soon . We are already doing that . We just demand to do more with it . "

René Beerkens , Merijn Zeeman , Jesse Schevel , Robert Solleveld , Jan Opschoor , Robert Bergenhenegouwen and Nico Ammerlaan

Photos : Valerie Kraak / GroentenNieuws