Customer speaks: Smart reuse of substrate and water starts with proper analyses

27 May 2025 - Horticulture

“If you want to move towards circular horticulture, you must analyse,” says Inge Bergsma - de Vries of Drenthe Growers. “You need to know exactly what’s in your substrate and water if you want to reuse it."

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Differences in microbiome may be the cause of pepper plant wilting

26 May 2025 - Articles

Pepper growers are struggling with wilting plants. Research by Eurofins Agro Testing Wageningen suggests that differences in the microbiome in the substrate may play a role.

Circular fertilizers for greenhouse horticulture

26 May 2025 - Articles

Reusing waste streams offers new opportunities to achieve a sustainable and circular approach to fertilization in horticulture.

Developing a shared logic to reduce residues in ornamentals

20 May 2025 - Horticulture

The focus on residues in ornamental plants and potting soil is increasing. Systematic measurement can provide valuable insights and control over what’s happening. Eurofins Agro Testing in Wageningen, in collaboration with Eurofins Food & Feed Testing in Graauw, supports growers.

New DNA Multiscan protocol for water samples

15 May 2025 - Horticulture

Eurofins Agro Testing Wageningen has introduced a significant innovation in the procedure for DNA Multiscan of water samples.

Top tips for nutrient management planning

25 March 2025

International tariffs and import costs are likely to push fertilizer prices up, following a period where prices had been reducing from the 2022 peak.

Maintenance planning for your soil

28 February 2025

Everything about crop growing starts with the soil, and with more extreme weather events hampering yields, regular checkups with soil testing could help growers.

Gaining more insight by linking analysis data

25 February 2025 - Horticulture

Eurofins Agro Testing Wageningen is working with partners in the greenhouse horticulture sector to develop systems that connect data on nutrient solutions and substrates with other types of data, such as climate information and crop yields.

Structural impact of NL-VN Fruit Project: Introducing soil testing to farmers in Vietnam

6 February 2025

Vietnam is highly vulnerable to climate change. Drought and salinization affect soil and agriculture. Controlling groundwater levels helps improve soil health.

Meet Ernesto Bastidas and Pauline Bugter

15 January 2025 - News

Pauline Bugter and Ernesto Bastidas Obando have joined the Business Unit Horticulture of Eurofins Agro Testing in 2024 to support growers worldwide in testing nutrient solutions, substrates, and soils in greenhouse systems.