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12 hectare strawberry greenhouse opened in the Netherlands

"The greenhouse was glazed with the LEDS already installed"

Royal Berry was lucky on Wednesday afternoon; under a brilliant blue sky, the 12.5-year anniversary of the Dutch strawberry growing company was…

Almaty greenhouse show comes to an end

In Almaty, Kazakhstan, the horticultural trade show has concluded. Among others, show welcomed visitors from Kazachstan, Uzbekistan, and Russia.…

34-acre CEA Facility

AgriFORCE withdraws Coachella Campus and Barbados plans

AgriFORCE today announced that as part of a strategy to focus on projects expected to generate near-term, positive cash flow, as well as reduce operating expenses…

Mucci Farms and Prospiant:

Horticulture featured in US TV documentary on food security

Prospiant, a U.S. provider of controlled-environment agriculture (CEA) greenhouse solutions, is featured in an episode of the award-winning documentary…

Water Soluble Salts

Griffin adds Hortus USA products to US and Canada portfolio

Griffin, one of the largest horticultural distribution and brokerage companies in the United States, announced an exclusive master distributorship…

New whitepaper by Van der Ende

Diving deep into water management

Van der Ende Group has released a whitepaper on water management in horticulture and the challenges that come with it. The whitepaper, entitled "Water…

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No illnesses have been reported to date

US (MI): Revolution Farms voluntarily recalls lettuce because of possible health risk

Revolution Farms of Caledonia, Michigan, is voluntarily recalling some products packed between 3/3/23 and 3/11/23 because they have the potential to be…

Essex-based fruit farm’s new strawberry growing system pays off

An Essex-based fruit farm has defied the odds to grow strawberries in challenging conditions, thanks to innovative farming practices and consistent,…

CAN: Foothill Greenhouses discusses their main cucumber variety

The latest video in Rijk Zwaan’s ‘The future is sky’ series features the Canadian grower, Foothill Greenhouses. In the video, the two companies discuss…

BOAL Systems:

What does solar energy mean for cultivation strategies?

With the signing of the Energy Transition Covenant Greenhouse Horticulture 2022-2030, the greenhouse horticulture sector is showing its ambition to be…

US (VA): CEA Summit East to come back in September 2023

The Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Summit East is returning on September 19-20, 2023, at the Institute for Advanced Learning and Research…

New duct-mounted carbon dioxide transmitter launched

To support the growing demand for building, energy efficiency, and sustainability, Vaisala, active in weather, environmental, and industrial…

AgriBank via vietnamplus.vn

Vietnam: Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development has taken an active role in providing capital to growers

In the hope of making contributions to the growth of a clean and high-value agricultural sector, the Vietnam Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development…

What lies ahead for summer bell peppers?

Industry-wide, a lot remains up in the air as the summer bell pepper season approaches. So says Kevin Batt, category director of greenhouse for Oppy. “Only time…

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US (CA): Pesticide use declines in California, newly released data confirms

The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) released its annual Pesticide Use Report for 2021, which confirmed preliminary data that showed…

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Multi-purpose robot serves large and small farms

At the height of the pandemic, Ethan Rublee left Silicon Valley to transition from robot builder to farmer in Watsonville, Cal. He was quickly…

USDA

National Retail Report - specialty crops

Strawberries, asparagus, raspberries, and mangoes on hand for spring meals

As winter storms continued to blow across the US, Passover favorites like apple and grape juices, honey, dates, and leeks were featured in special…

The importance of a digital campaign notebook

"OP Ioppì's flagship reference, which is known to insiders, is tomatoes. But there is more! We grow the main greenhouse vegetable references, such as…

Early start for Florida dill pickle cucumbers

The dill pickle cucumber crop out of Florida is getting underway early this year. “Normally, we’d be starting April 10 to 15, but the heat’s got…

"Proud of our story"

Harvest House turns 10

Harvest House turns ten this year. Several growers officially established this Dutch cooperative on April 9, 2013. "It had to be a chain organization focused on fruiting…

EastFruit

Countries that kept up the fruit & vegetable trade with Russia in 2022

In March 2022, EastFruit published an article calling on all companies to stop doing business with Russia. Many organizations, experts, and business…

Despite EU sanctions

Poland still imports vegetables from Russia

A report by Berliner Zeitung claims that, despite wide-ranging EU sanctions against Moscow, Poland continues to import Russian vegetables. Dozens of trucks are…

Starting Wednesday, March 29

The second-category long and black aubergines from Andalusia will no longer be on the market

On March 22, the Board of Directors of Hortyfruta, Andalusia's Fruit and Vegetable Inter-branch organization, held a meeting regarding the evolution of the…

L1

35% less sun in March for orange peppers

In the run-up to Kom in de Kas, local broadcaster L1 came to record the weather report inside the greenhouse at Bakker Sweet Peppers. In the weather…

Majitha district subdivision

Blight affects tomato crops on 140 hectares

The early sown tomato crop has been affected due to the blight disease. In the Majitha district subdivision, over 140 hectares of crops have been damaged.…

Spain intent on sealing EU-Mercosur trade deal

Spain is Brazil’s fifth-largest export market. The Iberian nation held a 2.9% share of Brazilian exports in 2022, the highest percentage since the…

Taipei City Department of Health

Taipei retailers remove tainted products listed in report

On March 30, various retail chains said they had removed problematic products from their shelves after Taipei City authorities published a report…

Warmer temperatures and extra acreage leads to a 'glut' of tomatoes

There’s an oversupply of tomatoes right now. “It’s an oversupply that’s almost a glut,” said Bob Spencer of West Coast Tomato, LLC, noting it’s…

II class Andalusian aubergines return to the market

"Last Wednesday, March 29, the market stopped marketing second-category long/black aubergines after the Extension of the Standard for this product was…

Australia: Tomato prices expected to rise after storm damage

This year’s tomato Goulburn Valley crops have been severely affected by last year’s heavy rain and the severe storm that raged last month. Some field tomato…