Several horticultural suppliers were honored last week when the 2025 AgTech Breakthrough Awards were handed out. The annual awards celebrate the companies and technologies transforming agriculture with smarter, more sustainable solutions.
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It's the 6th time the annual awards have been handed out.
Autonomous Climate & Irrigation Control
Blue Radix's Crop Controller for Autonomous Climate & Irrigation Control, won the award in the category Indoor Farming | Nursery automation solution of the year. "We're very happy and proud to be recognized by the AgTech Breakthrough Awards for our innovative AI-technology that empowers greenhouse growers with smarter, more efficient operations", said Ronald Hoek, co-founder and CEO of Blue Radix. "The need for smart, efficient systems in greenhouse operations has never been greater. As greenhouse growing becomes increasingly complex, due to reduced crop expertise, climate challenges, sustainability demands, and rising efficiency expectations. Receiving recognition for the positive impact we're making in the lives of growers worldwide is very meaningful and reinforces our commitment to driving lasting change in the horticulture industry."
"With Autonomous Climate and Irrigation Control powered by Crop Controller, we make greenhouse operations more efficient, profitable, and scalable, creating high-performing greenhouses", Ronald explains. "Crop Controller is a proven and trusted AI solution at more than 100 commercial vegetable production locations worldwide. It operates in every climate zone, saving 80% of manual climate computer work. With reliable 3-day-ahead predictions, growers gain deeper insights, trust and enhanced predictability. This precise way of steering climate & irrigation greenhouse installations via full decision automation helps growers to manage up to 4 times more hectares, reduce energy use by 13–18% and water use by 10%, and improve profitability. The system continuously analyses greenhouse data to optimize operations, increase yields, and takes action by steering the climate computer, following the grower's strategy. This is freeing up time for strategic decisions, labour and crop management and improves the growers' work-life balance. AI isn't replacing growers; it's helping them 24/7."
IoT and AI
The category IoT and AI honors IUNU, which has been named Agtech IoT Platform of the Year. "This recognition did not happen overnight. It is the result of years spent side by side with growers, listening to challenges in forecasting, crop registration, and labour, and then building technology that could make their day to day easier and their greenhouses more productive", the team shares. "From the first conversations with growers who asked for better visibility into their crops, to the partnerships we built across Europe, North America, and beyond, every step has been about meeting growers where they are and giving them the tools to move forward with confidence. LUNA AI was never about technology for its own sake. It was about creating a system that could turn thousands of data points into clarity, and give growers the control they need to manage more without doing more. This award reflects the community that has made it possible: Growers who trusted us, partners who believed in us, and a team that never stopped pushing to raise the bar for the entire industry. The future of greenhouse growing is being written now, and we are proud to be part of it."
In the category Irrigation, Moleaer can be found. Other award recipients include Fork Farms, Kappa, Inevitable and InvertiGro.
