Maximum Yield USA July 2018 | Page 83

“‘ BE SMART ; BE BETTER ’ IS OUR
DIRECTION AND PATHWAY .”
What makes your employees so awesome ? How does your team bond ?
Our team members are awesome by nature . We have quite a diversified talent pool ! Besides the various skills they bring to the table , the different backgrounds they come from help spark new ideas for solutions . Trust and respect are the foundation and effective communication is the key to working as a team , as Bifarm is a company with multi-locations .
Why do you focus on aeroponics and what challenges have you faced ?
Well , it is a good question and warrants a full series of articles on this topic . Aeroponics is well known for its shorter grow cycle , high-quality harvest , and increased yield . These directly translate to lower energy , labor and rent costs , and bigger revenues , so it is a very promising area worth our focus . The main challenges of growing with aeroponics are mostly around its dependency on precision nutrient delivery , root temperature control , and system reliability , so we spent most of our R & D in these areas . The efforts led to the Bifarm aeroponics line . It features precision control of nutrient delivery intervals and optimal root temperature environment . The grow results from our users are quite amazing . Best of all , the system is pesticide- and fungicide-free , allowing plants to grow organically without contamination . Bifarm Bud enhances reliability with system health monitoring , hot standby backup nutrient systems , and power outage reaction functions . With many additional features like the remote control and camera view via mobile app , the Bifarm aeroponics products are the modern and high-tech growing systems that are going to change the way people grow . We are really proud of what we have accomplished so far and are excited for the future .
What would be the future steps ?
“ Be smart ; be better ” is our direction and pathway . Deeper automation , computer vision , and artificial intelligence are the main areas we are exploring . With these new smart ag-tech systems , we hope Bifarm ’ s efforts benefit growers of specialty herbs and vegetables and promote the modern urban gardening industry .
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