Key Takeaways:
- Healthy Hydroponics and SGS Crop Science form a partnership to provide innovative crop protection services for greenhouse growers.
- The collaboration will offer advanced pathogen detection, testing solutions, and sustainability insights for growers, agrochemical companies, and propagators.
- SGS will offer Healthy Hydroponics’ Fungal Complete Scan, Pathogen+ and Pathogen Mini services to its clients.
- Both companies aim to combine advanced agronomic and microbiological testing to promote sustainable farming practices.
Healthy Hydroponics and SGS Crop Science Partner to Bring Advanced Testing to Greenhouse Growers
Healthy Hydroponics and SGS Crop Science have announced a new partnership to provide innovative crop protection solutions tailored for greenhouse growers and other key stakeholders in the agricultural industry. The collaboration brings together the expertise of both companies, offering comprehensive testing and pathogen detection services that aim to support sustainability and crop health management.
Healthy Hydroponics InnoTech specializes in advanced pathogen tracking services, using an online portal to help growers detect and monitor a wide range of pathogens before symptoms appear. This early detection system allows growers to take preventative actions and manage disease risk effectively. SGS, a global leader in inspection, verification, testing, and certification, brings its extensive experience in delivering agricultural testing solutions through its Crop Science division.
Expanding Services for Greenhouse Growers
Through this partnership, SGS will now offer Healthy Hydroponics’ innovative services, including the Fungal Complete Scan, which detects and measures up to 400 different fungal pathogens, providing growers with detailed insights into their crop health. SGS will also provide Healthy Hydroponics’ Pathogen+ and Pathogen Mini services, further expanding the testing options available to growers in the controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) sector.
Healthy Hydroponics will, in turn, offer SGS’s advanced testing solutions to its clients. This will help provide a broader understanding of the various factors that impact crop yield, disease risk, and greenhouse operations.
Focus on Sustainable Agricultural Practices
The partnership between Healthy Hydroponics and SGS is driven by the goal of providing reliable, science-based solutions to improve sustainability in farming. By combining SGS’s agricultural testing expertise with Healthy Hydroponics’ pathogen detection technology, the collaboration aims to help growers refine their agricultural inputs and adopt more sustainable practices.
Tanya Irani, CEO of Healthy Hydroponics InnoTech, commented, “We are tremendously excited to join forces with the excellent team at SGS Crop Science so that together we can deliver a wide range of solutions across the agriculture sector.”
Jason Carrier, Business Development Manager at SGS Crop Science, added, “The collaboration between SGS Crop Science and Healthy Hydroponics holds significant promise. Establishing a unique, integrated offering for the growing hydroponics industry, combining cutting-edge microbiological insights with advanced agronomic services. Together, we will be able to address the growing need for sustainable and precise farming methods.”
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