Key Takeaways
- Hungarian grower Árpád-Agrár completed its first season using Blue Radix’s Crop Controller autonomous system.
- The company reported good yield results, a 16% reduction in heat usage, and improved 24-hour temperature accuracy.
- Electricity and thermal water consumption declined due to colder, optimized climate settings.
- Gremon Systems supported implementation through data analysis and sensor integration.
- Growers expect further optimization in irrigation and crop strategy integration in the coming season.
Árpád-Agrár Adopts Autonomous Growing Across Multiple Greenhouses
Hungarian tomato and pepper producer Árpád-Agrár began working with Crop Controller from Blue Radix one year ago, implementing the autonomous climate control system across several of its high-tech greenhouses.
Árpád-Agrár operates more than 40 hectares of greenhouse production for tomatoes and peppers, along with 7 hectares dedicated to young plants. Grower Ákos Magyar, responsible for a 4-hectare tomato greenhouse, has worked at the company for more than a decade and was closely involved in the rollout.
“I started working with Crop Controller a year ago,” said Magyar. “I was very happy when I first heard that we were going to have an autonomous control system at our company. I did hope that I would have more time for other things within the company.”
