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Are you ready for a Nothum Progress update? Because we are excited to share this one! Here is a brief explanation of The Nothum Progress Volume #5: BatterPro 👇 ◼️ Page 1: The need for a machine to apply breading and liquids simultaneously, thus the Tempura Coater was created. Based on the illustrations, this early machine featured a predust, then a liquid batter submerge, and finally breading. It was compatible with poultry, seafood, vegetable, and other meat products. ◼️ Page 2: An early newspaper clipping revealed the tempura coater with other early Nothum machines. Did you know we also had machines to form products and freeze them? 😲 ◼️ Page 4: Year over year, and modification after modification; Nothum produced the 1999 BatterPro. Combining four essential functions in one machine! Creating waves of innovation in the food processing industry! 💡 ◼️ Page 5: Eventually, to have a cohesive look on the BatterPro, an entire uniframe body and hood were added. Now an all-stainless steel BatterPro HDX exists. This updated machine eliminated all blue plastics in the machine with several upgraded features. For more information about multifunctional tempura and batter machine, please contact us at: (US) +1-417-831-2816 (US) nothum@nothum.com (Netherlands) Ph:+31850136861 (Netherlands) nothumbv@nothum.com Fortifi Food Processing Solutions #history #foodmanufacturing #manufacturing

How does a ground-breaking product evolve? In the newest edition of the Nothum Progress, follow the evolution of the BatterPro from tempura batter to multi-function powerhouse.

Imagine a fruit that tastes like a tomato-pineapple mix, wrapped in a paper lantern. 😮🍅🍍🎐 That’s the #groundcherry! 🌱 Thanks to Dr. Joyce Van Eck's team at #BTInstitute using #CRISPR, this humble fruit is getting a major upgrade, making it easier to grow and harvest! ℹ️ https://lnkd.in/ejArbr5N #GrowingTheFuture

I did something for first time!!! I recorded a YouTube video!!! 📹 What happened with the UK strawberry vertical farm SMARTKAS? Financial & technical issues? I have quite sharp point of view about the TCEA strawberry🍓 industry, and I would like to start talking about it. But I did not want to be seen as I attack #SMARTKAS as this is not my aim. In private people know what I believe. What I want to achieve is to try to share the lessons learned and try to move forward, from the secrecy, NDA and numerous times reinvention of the wheel, towards more open conversations which include technicalities of how to grow strawberries in #TCEA or #verticalfarming, financial modeling, troubleshooting and much more. I hope you enjoy, it is not perfect, it has not been intended to be perfect (Someone says: "Start now, get perfect later"). A big thank you for those who help me to make this video!! You know who you are (❤️) SMARTKAS images are used with their permission.

When I was at #cultivate2024 I saw something that I instantly knew my coco/soil growers would appreciate. Its a split #Preforma plug from Jiffy Group. The idea is to make it easier and less invasive to up-pot really small starts like we see from Tissue Culture breeders. Problem 1: Chiem-Plugs from Grodan101 are too small to effectively transplant into a prefilled coco bag or gallon+ pot. When the ratio of plant material to new media is too vast, it will take longer for the media to dry out causing root growth to slow. Problem 2: When material arrives from Tissue Culture labs, it is extremely delicate. We want to avoid any sort of disturbence and pushing a Chiem-Plug into a small hole can damage root systems. With these split-plugs we can now up-pot into a standard 1020 tray before transplanting into the next format. By clasping around the T.C. we avoid tearing secondary/tertiary #roots while also preventing air gaps at the #rootzone. #agtech #plugs #bfgsupply #nickthegrowguy

🌿🔥 Turn Your BBQ into an Eco-Friendly Experiment! 🔥🌿 As the weather warms up, it's the perfect time for a BBQ and a little bit of science! 🍖🔬 Last Monday, we dove into some fascinating biochar experiments at Franck Castel's place, using something as simple as walnut shells. We explored two methods: gasification and pyrolysis. Today, I want to share the easiest method with you – pyrolysis. It’s so simple, you can try it at your next BBQ ! Here's how: 1) Grab a small metal can and fill it with dry, brown waste (like walnut shells). 2) Place it on the grill while you BBQ. 3) Voila ! You've created biochar ! Check out the pictures below to see our process in action. But what do you do with #biochar ? After inoculating it with some organic matter, you can use it in your plant pots to boost soil health and improve the environment. Give it a try and let us know how it goes ! Share your results and pictures in the comments – we’d love to see them ! Also, don’t miss Franck’s insightful article on biochar : https://lnkd.in/epjKWX3f Happy BBQing and experimenting! 🌱🍔 #fun #experiment #DIY #BBQ #soilimprovement #carbonsequestration

You will find in the post below all the necessary steps to turn your BBQ or Mexican chimenea into a biochar-producing device. Thanks, Duc Pham, for sharing this useful post!

Strawberries, an easy crop? If you ever had strawberries at home, you know that they don't need much care to survive, but they can use some to thrive 🌱🪴🍓 That is why at Vertiberry we continuously gather data on their activity, growth, flowering and health 📊. Based on it, optimise their conditions to reach the best yield and fruit quality! Since we grow in a totally controlled environment, one of the challenges is to obtain a continuous flower development for a higher and more stable harvest scheme.📈 💡We test different lights, climates, fertigation and plant-management schemes to analyse and optimise it. ➡️How do you test and optimise flower initiation in your systems? #Agtech #strawberries #ResearchAndDevelopment

Some pleasing results in NQ coming from a foundation of measurement and data. After soil testing was conducted the biggest change we made to this farm was not introducing biology. It was simplifying their nutrition strategy to keep it simple. The grower now applies nutrients and biologicals on time and the results show. If its not simple and repeatable, then it's not a solution. #simplesolutions #measuremeasuremeasure #dataisking #takingthebsoutofbiology

We wanted to share a couple of resources to help you stay up-to-date on the latest industry news and trends. If you are not already following and subscribed to WATTPoultry or MEAT+POULTRY, we highly recommend them. They are great for being in the know about what latest events or trends could impact your plant so that you can be proactive and shift to maintain high yield. Here are the links to both resources to learn more. WATTPoultry: https://bit.ly/3PDLMV3 MEAT+POULTRY: https://bit.ly/3TSM8JZ #resources