Growing on the cutting edge with renewable growing media

10 December 2024

Professional growing media are increasingly including renewable raw materials. Analyses by Eurofins show that the new mixtures have very different characteristics from the traditional growing media.

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Eurofins expands physical testing facilities

4 June 2024

With recent developments in substrates and potting soils, the need to understand the physical properties of peat-reduced mixtures is increasing. Eurofins therefore expands the capacity of the physical laboratory.

Get more out of your data

4 June 2024

Data from analyses by Eurofins provide essential insight into nutrition, water and substrate. By combining this data with climate data, cultivation can be further optimized. Via various protocols, Eurofins can deliver data so that growers can access it in their dashboard.

Keep an eye on residue

3 June 2024

Consumers want a healthy and clean product, and wholesalers are becoming more demanding. Eurofins offers reliable residue analysis for vegetables, fruit, ornamentals and other plant material, as well as for soil and water.

Prevent clogged drippers during cultivation

3 June 2024

For accurate water supply and sufficient oxygen in the water, drippers and drip lines must be kept clean. If you have any doubts about the quality of the water in the watering system, get a sample analysed. Prevention is better than cure!

Upgrades to Soil Life Monitor

11 January 2024

Eurofins has reduced the analysis time of the Soil Life Monitor and added two new parameters: the Shannon Diversity Index and clay content.

Presence of carbon in Dutch agriculture

27 October 2023 - Soil Carbon Check

Soil Carbon Check is designed to measure the carbon present in soil. In this case study we researched the current status of soil organic carbon of agricultural land in the Netherlands.

Beware bale contamination

1 August 2023 - Livestock

Baled silage can be prone to soil contamination due to dust and slurry being incorporated into bales.

Carbon storage: One measurement is as good as no measurement

1 February 2023 - Soil Carbon Check

Making your own compost from organic residues seems like a promising way to increase the organic matter content and sequestered carbon (CO2) in the soil.

Fertilization recommendations optimized

21 November 2022 - Fertilization Manager

More accurate fertilization with separate soil and crop recommendations