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Dear readers, the whole FreshPublishers team would like to thank you for your support throughout 2022. Many things have happened, and next week we will all be discussing that…

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Photovoltaic energy screen converts sunlight into electricity

It's the never-ending balance act: when can you use the sun's energy, and when do you protect your crops from excess sunlight? Growers in Saudi Arabia are currently doing…

Spain: New factory for IDM

IDM, one of the leading companies in the manufacture of machinery for greenhouse work, opened a new infrastructure. The new structure was built in the most modern industrial…

improved yield and better ROI with Food Autonomy Fixtures

Largest Finnish tomato grower Sven Sigg reflects on 12 months of growing under LED

The largest Finnish tomato grower, Sven Sigg, is improving yield and ROI (Return on Investment) with the LED fixtures that were installed in December 2021. “I am satisfied…

The Dramm Corporation’s ribbon cutting ceremony

On Friday, December 16, The Dramm Corporation held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the new Corporate Headquarters and Production Facility. Many…

SIA Group, Italy's patented tutoring system

How to speed up greenhouse plant tutoring operations, saving time and money

Energy crisis, rising production material prices, chronic labor shortages-these are the increasingly heavy burdens weighing on the shoulders of fruit and vegetable companies.…

Bas Brinkman becomes new Royal Brinkman Group board member

From January 1, 2023, Bas Brinkman will join the board of directors of the Royal Brinkman Group as director of the technical organization. This anticipates the growth…

Good yield after switch to coco substrate and Growficient sensors

For tomato grower Van den Berg, an honest and fresh product for the consumer is key. Owner Marcel is fully committed to that. Two years ago, he switched from stone wool to…

Video UAE: Pilot farms supply over 500kg of berries to local retailers for the same price as open fields each week

“We’re importing the strawberry seedlings, transplanting them into our system, whereas after two months, they’re fruiting. At this point, we’re supplying over 450-500kg of…

Robert Vollebregt starts at Delphy as tomato and sweet pepper consultant

Robert Vollebregt, a native son of Bleiswijk horticulturists, will start at Delphy in 2023 as a tomato and pepper consultant. Robert: "Together with my father…

Jos Lemmens, Lankhorst Yarns:

"In today's inflationary environment, choice of horticultural twine is an investment decision"

Inflation persists at historically elevated levels. Prices for almost everything remain high, thanks to supply chain bottlenecks, increased raw material costs, labor…

Pinduoduo wins FAO 2022 Innovation Award for championing tech for agri

Pinduoduo, a social commerce platform serving close to 900 million users, was the recipient of the UN Food and Agriculture Organization’s 2022 Innovation Award for its use of…

Special Year Overview

Video 10 photo reports from 2022

And thus, we got to the end of our special, and with that, we close the book on 2022. This is the perfect occasion to look back at all the smiling faces that crossed trade…


Susanne Mosmans leaves Future Crops Susanne Mosmans, formerly the Business Unit Director at Future Crops, will take on a new role at The Line. Future Crops is a vertical farm positioned in Poeldijk, the Netherlands which delivers various products to customers such as Dutch retailer, Albert Heijn. Susanne Mosmans The Line is a project that aims to build future cities which…

Arjen van Dijk of NPI on their participation at HortEx Vietnam

“Rainwater harvesting is gaining popularity worldwide, also in Vietnam”

Over the years, the Vietnamese horticultural industry has been developing and growing, creating an interesting market for many suppliers. One of the suppliers who has been…

Pepper growers should remain vigilant for new thrips threat

Pepper growers in Northern Europe need to remain vigilant for a potentially damaging new thrips pest species, Thrips parvispinus – warns Koen Merkus, IPM and Pollination…

An update on greenhouse expansion in the US

In 2017, Mucci Farms started constructing a 24-acre greenhouse block in Huron, Ohio. This was the company's first expansion outside Canada, and in the spring of 2018, the…

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Video From Lion’s Mane to Shiitake: meet Whole Foods’ fastest growing fresh mushroom supplier

“We are currently the fastest-growing fresh mushroom brand across Whole Foods, and we plan to continue on that trajectory,” says Andrew Carter, CEO & Co-founder of Smallhold.…

Cross-kingdom synthetic microbiota supports tomato suppression of Fusarium wilt disease

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) is one of the most widely grown vegetables worldwide, and the increasing market demand is met by large-scale greenhouse cultivation. Owning to…

Visionary agreement established between ANASAC and AgBiome

ANASAC, a Chilean company, has reached a Development and Registration Agreement with AgBiome, a U.S.-based agricultural biotechnology innovator. AgBiome…

FAO and EU are launching an investment grant program for western Ukrainian farmers

With the support of the European Union, the Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is launching an investment grant program, which has started with an…

Malaysia: Greenhouse serves as agrotherapy retreat

Malaysia Bhd has built a greenhouse in the vicinity of Cerebral Palsy Johor (CPJ) to aid the association’s various activities. This includes providing agrotherapy for children…

Philippines/Japan collaboration for market driven vegetable sector

Department of Agriculture (DA) Senior Undersecretary Domingo F. Panganiban and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) Chief Representative to the Philippines Sakamoto…

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US (AR): Grants back UA prof studying crop growth on solar farms

University of Arizona scientists are proving that electricity isn’t the only thing you can harvest down on the solar farm. That’s the idea behind agrivoltaics, the science of…

Stimulating CO2 recordings by bamboo cultivation in The Netherlands

NLgroen enters into a collaboration with BambooLogic

NLgroen has entered into a collaboration with BambooLogic. This collaboration marks the next step in trading credentials in The Netherlands that arise from bamboo cultivation.…

Could Iranian Rial's devaluation increase export volumes?

Iran's currency hit an all-time low in the foreign exchange market this week, with 1 USD for over 41,000 IRR. This devaluation could, in theory, be an opportunity for Iranian…

Germany imports more than 10% fewer fresh fruits and vegetables in 2022

In October, German fresh fruit and vegetable imports declined significantly again. Those were 18% lower than in October 2021, and in the first ten months of 2022, 11% lower.…

Luigi D'Aniello of Ludan Fresh Supplies draws up end-of-year summaries

Italian fresh herbs did well in 2022

"2022 was a good year in terms of sales. We ended the year with about 30% more sales than last year, and our quantity on the market increased by 40%, strengthening our…

Video Video from the cauliflower greenhouse

One of Arcadia Chrysanten's greenhouses is home to cauliflowers this winter. The growers showed creativity in times of energy crisis and decided not to leave the greenhouse…

Kees Havenaar, Frutas Luna:

"Panic in trade because of scarcity? Nada!"

The last time Kees Havenaar spoke about the Spanish greenhouse vegetable season on this site was before the Fruit Attraction. "According to many people, there would be panic…

Auction sales at ZON grew by 35% this year

ZON's move to boost auction sales can certainly be called successful. "Thanks to the cooperation with Kompany in clock sales of cucumbers and the expansion of the Spanish…

Paul van Groningen, Greenfood Iberica:

"This strange Spanish greenhouse vegetable season makes it hard to be profitable"

In Almeria, the Spanish greenhouse season is in full swing. "We're loading hefty volumes of bell peppers, cucumbers, zucchini, and eggplants every week," says Dutchman Paul…

European tomato market's severe November dip continues in December

It is common for European tomato prices to fall in November. There are usually overlaps during the switch from local crops to imports, which depresses prices.…

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