Land

The greenhouses allow cultivation in soil and soilless systems of most agricultural crops. These are cold greenhouses, with the possibility of occasional heating if necessary. There is also a possibility to use recycled CO2 for CO2 fertilisation.

This is a 45ha irrigated field suitable for growing any field crop of the Mediterranean environment. It also has a weather station.

Three greenhouses of steel and glass - 27m x 10m. The greenhouses are equipped with cultivation benches for hydroponic growth systems, fertigation units and sensors for monitoring environmental parameters. 

The experimental farm also has a weather station. Crops routinely cultivated for research purposes are wheat, forage crops, corn, tomato and vegetable crops in general. The main focus of the farm is on the assessment of crop water requirements through the integration of remote sensing and in-situ sensors for data collection and the development of smart irrigation systems. Advanced weed management through robotic systems is also a developing area of research.

Main equipment includes a multiparameter metre station that monitors different water quality parameters including pH, ORP, conductivity, dissolved oxygen, and temperature; an IRGA system for measuring leaf gas exchanges; a psychrometer and a pressure chamber for measuring the water potential on leaves; a leaf area metre and fluorometre that enables quick and precise measurement of chlorophyll fluorescence parameters; probes for ion detection in leaf sap.

The main office is located in Lelystad, a region of predominantly arable farming on clay soil. The Lelystad office has a farm with more than 800 hectares of farmland. Besides the location in Lelystad, we also have farms in Randwijk (fruit orchard), Valthermond, Vredepeel and Westmaas, covering all arable farming regions and soil types in the Netherlands. 

The Danish Test Fields are located close to DTIs headquarter for the Center for Agriculture and Digitalisation. Additional test fields can be made available upon request and DTI can provide both homogeneous and heterogeneous fields of varying soil types, topography and other relevant conditions. DTI has a lot of experience selecting and acquiring the right fields for specific trials.