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Model-based cultivation: virtual yield can optimise cultivation business

"Every project is only as strong as its weakest link"

"A Chilean grower was recently asked to calculate his potential profit if he were to dose CO2. The costs go up considerably, but the production and potential profit increase…

Heleen Lugt, LetsGrow.com:

“Everbearers profit from data-driven approach”

Understanding to what extent flushes and production waves in strawberry production can be smoothed out with a climate strategy will make crop planning a lot easier, says…

bankruptcy came as a surprise

Restart for bankrupt 30MHZ within Sobolt group

30MHz is making a relaunch within the Sobolt Group. An agreement to this effect was reached on February 1. A month ago, the Amsterdam-based sensor and data…

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US: New England's first CHP greenhouse completes funding milestone

The North Country Growers (NCG) project has achieved its initial funding milestone that will enable NCG to continue its forward momentum. NCG is expected to complete…

Results of retractable cooling roof trials with strawberries in Mexico

The strawberry industry keeps on innovating. In Mexico, growing trials took place last year where the advantages of the natural outdoors were combined with a protected…

Managing the greenhouse from the cloud: opportunities with SaaS

Many new AI technology, software, and hardware solutions are providing a breakthrough in many aspects of the greenhouse sector. But how do you make a wise choice as a…

Priva partners with Integrated Bioengineering

"This partnership will simplify water management for the CEA industry"

Priva has recently entered into a strategic partnership with Integrated Bioengineering to deliver end-to-end water process management solutions for controlled environment…

CAN (QC): Rigaud-based ecological farm adopts dynamic LED solution

Located in Rigaud, Québec, Petit Brûlé aims to limit its impact on the environment by promoting sustainable farming and livestock techniques, as well as food and energy…

"We often hear: 'Your bulbs give more light than you promise'"

Does lighting with LED mean the end of HPS? Manuel Oomen of Agrolux says not: "No, certainly not, at least not in a global context, but for the European Union, Brussels has…

"There’s something special about Sinaloan farms"

As January came to a finish, produce supplies are expected to increase from West Mexico in the first days of February. With warmer weather on the horizon, Nogales-based…

SeedsTec Italia

A cherry tomato that tastes like summer even in winter

SeedsTec Italia organised another open day in 2023, which this time focused on Livanti FT, a cherry tomato. Although it is actually a spring and summer cherry tomato, Seeds…

Foto: Kräutergarten Johannes Adams

Johannes Adams from the herb garden of the same name in Düsseldorf:

Constant level of demand despite price increase of 10 to 20 percent for thyme

The thyme harvest at Kräutergarten Johannes Adams in Düsseldorf is slowly coming to an end. The company was able to offer the popular spice plant for ten months last year,…

Tom van der Meer turned 50

On February 2, Tom van der Meer turned 50 years old. Tom was Artechno's first employee, both at the old and new Artechno. His colleagues put him in the limelight as Tom ''is…

Special Trade Shows

Commercial Horticultural Association looks forward to welcoming visitors

UK exhibitor group ‘largest yet’ at Fruit Logistica 2023

The Commercial Horticultural Association is proud to present the largest UK exhibitor group yet in its new location in Hall 21. Showcasing the best of UK…

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Valent BioSciences acquires FBSciences

Valent BioSciences has acquired FBSciences Holdings. With this acquisition, Valent BioSciences and its parent company, Sumitomo Chemical Co., now offer integrated biorational…

Proseal marks a 25-year milestone

1998: the Google search engine was launched, Cher’s Believe was the UK’s best-selling single of the year, Arsenal won the Premiership title – and tray sealing specialist…

31% higher than last year’s base price of $105

California canning tomato price at record high

The 2023 California canning tomato price is set at $138 per ton for the conventional crop. This is a record price, 31% higher than last year’s base price of…

US (CT): Horticulture representative transplants to Midsouth and new one takes over in California

Max Gilley has been a successful horticulture representative for BioSafe Systems in California for four years and is a valuable member of the team. He recently…

“Trickier than ever to find the right supply/demand balance”

Smaller chicory yield expected in Belgium

This year’s Belgian chicory yield is 20% lower than usual. That could prove beneficial, even though cost prices have risen substantially. “It’s trickier than ever to find a…

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$50,000 grant to expand West Ward community farm

US (PA): ‘A greenhouse is the heartbeat of a garden’

The Easton Area Neighborhood Center hauled in a whopping 11,000 pounds of vegetables and fruits from its tiny 2-acre farm last year. That food went toward feeding Easton’s…


US (VA): "Copy-pasting 150m2-farms domestically as size and crops are profitable" "I'm probably still supplying the most expensive basil in the area, but it's simply the best you can get around here. Though, if operation expenses rise, I might have to increase my prices anyways," says Zack Wilson, Founder of Future Fresh Hydro. The startup is a Sterling, Virginia-based vertical farm with a total cultivation…

Jan Groen, Green Organics:

“We’re reaching a point where conventional costs more than organic”

"Things are ever dynamic and tumultuous, and no different for organic than conventional. The organic sector keeps gradually growing. Sometimes demand's too…

What is the best strategy to prevent outbreaks of bacterial plant diseases?

Bacterial diseases can cause considerable damage and loss of quality in some crops. But there are hardly any plant protection products available to combat the…

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This week I was shown this photo asking if I knew what it was. I really had no idea what I was looking at? Roots growing out of the stam, mealybug, edema? In any case, there…

Esther García, of La Unión:

"At the moment, the supply of vegetables available in Almeria is insufficient to meet the demand"

In the last days of January, the fruit and vegetable products of Almeria have been reaching very good prices at the province's auctions, like La Union's, where most vegetables…

Laredo District in Texas is number 1 for US-Mexico agricultural trade

Fueled by produce shipments traveling via trucks and rail, the Laredo customs district was the top U.S.-Mexico border port of entry (POE) for agricultural…

2023 marks the 110th anniversary of Sakata Seed Corporation

Sakata: 110 years by the side of the whole food chain

The year 2023 marks the 110th anniversary of Sakata Seed Corporation. At Fruit Logistica, hall 8.2 - stand B61, Sakata EMEA will highlight the close ties woven…

Protecting produce from viruses through active packing technologies

In the produce sector, assuring freshness and safety has long been a leading concern of processors, distributors, and brands. Conventional mitigation…

Agri-voltaic systems as a great income opportunity for young producers

Agri-voltaic systems form part of those systems that produce renewable energy and are the most suitable to quickly reach the European objectives of 50% renewable energy and…

The Government of Spain will pay 300 million euro to farmers because of increased fertilizer prices

The Council of Ministers has agreed to authorize the payment of EUR 300 million in aid to holders of agricultural holdings as compensation for the accumulated…

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