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Listen closely, and you'll catch the sound of our colleague Andrea dipping his toes into a refreshing foot bath all the way in the warm city of Rome. While Arlette is embarking on a…

Photo report: Cultivate in 200+ photos

It's summertime at HortiDaily, but before we take our annual break, we want to share the Cultivate photo report with you. The event and trade show took…

Photo report: Protected Cropping Australia 2023 Conference wraps up a successful event

The biggest-ever Protected Cropping Australia (PCA) conference has wrapped up in Brisbane after presentations from around 80 speakers throughout the…

297 Farm:

Showing what can be done on a small island like Aruba

In 2021, an article was published on Groentennieuws about Aruban vertical farmer 297 Farm taking their first steps toward food self-sufficiency. Back…

Hydroponics project kicks off Ays Proje’s Mexico venture

Ays Proje, a subsidiary of Aytekin Group with a focus on greenhouse projects, has started out on a new venture, entering the Mexican market under the…

Complete and modular internal transport system launched:

"We relieve the employees of the greenhouse by eliminating all tasks related to manual handling of loads"

"Cargo handling covers a significant percentage of intralogistics costs. The way of managing the flow of goods has undergone huge transformations in…

New production tools to promptly respond to growers’ demands

Richel Group is laser-focused on developing those innovations that help growers address the ever-pressing challenges of climate change and…

Takii rootstocks discovered in high-tech cultivation

Besides a range of vegetable varieties, breeding company Takii also has rootstocks in its range. These are already well known among growers in Japan…

Growing in the Chihuahuan Desert:

"There is always more we can do to improve”

Village Farms has been farming in the Chihuahuan Desert, also known as the “Big Bend Region,” just north of the USA and Mexico border, for almost three…

Flexibell Greenhouse Systems goes back to its roots

Flexibell Greenhouse Systems, a greenhouse construction company from 'the Westland,' is going back to its roots with the departure of co-owners Joost…

Drainage collection system saves one and a half tons of disposable plastic per hectare in strawberry crops

Hydroponic Systems has recently launched its new strawberry crop drainage collection system called HS Evolution Pot. It is a metal gutter unit that…

Dutch company starts construction of organic vegetable seed production facility

Vegetable breeding company Enza Zaden officially gave the go-ahead today for the construction of their own sustainable, eight-hectare production…

A closer look at the Mexican side of the Tomato Suspension Agreement

The 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement (TSA) continues to be under great debate amongst tomato growers and shippers on both sides of the issue. In this…

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AU: New Albany glasshouse to advance WA agricultural research

Agriculture and Food Minister Jackie Jarvis has opened a new $1.3 million high-tech glasshouse in Albany for critical research to protect and grow…

Dutch logistics company's new building fits like a glove

H.Z. Logistics moved into its new building in the Netherlands two months ago. "That and construction went smoothly. Most importantly, our customers…

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US (PA): Greenhouse coming to Lewisburg Area

The Lewisburg Area School District is getting a new playground at Kelly Elementary School and a greenhouse at the Lewisburg Area High School at a…

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US: Future-proofing vertical farms’ electricity access through microgrids

"We're making sure that growers are not exposed to spikes in energy costs by monitoring utility supply rates and determining times when it is cheaper…

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India: Engineer uses aquaponics on terrace to harvest 500 kg of veggies per month

Shashank Dubey was comfortable in his corporate job in Delhi. One day, he read an article about vegetables grown on the floodplain of the Yamuna river…

US (NY): Cubic Acres secures $3.7 million to build new farm on Long Island

Long Island-based vertical farming company, CubicAcres completed a $3.7 million funding round in partnership with Intelligent Growth Solutions. The…

Zucchini prices at origin decreased by 11.7% this season

According to data prepared by Hortoinfo based on information from the Observatory of Prices and Markets of the Junta de Andalucía, in the 2022/2023 campaign,…

Tomato producers expect a positive season in Catalonia

Caprabo, in collaboration with Espai Agrari de la Baixa Tordera, has celebrated the II Caprabo Gastronomic Conference of Tomato Proximity Products. The event…

Maarten Verhaegen, BelOrta:

"Unexpectedly high tomato volumes cause market prices to plummet"

Belgian greenhouse vegetables are having quite a hard time at the moment. "Productions are all on par, but vacation time has started in many European…

July 22, 2023:

Short course on vertical farming systems

Learn all the important aspects of growing plants in vertical farming systems. From hydroponic growing system selection, use of artificial lighting, and…

Organic greenhouse grown strawberry launched

Greenhouse producer Nature Fresh Farms introduces its Nature Fresh Farms Organic Greenhouse Berries™. The company says it has become the only…

Plantonic wants to go back to nature:

"Simplify your operation by growing stronger plants"

"We want to help growers harness the power of nature as we believe this enables growers to increase their yield and simplify their cultivation. How…

Bluelab partners with Micro Grow

Following the joint announcement made in June, Bluelab announced the commercial partnership with Micro Grow Control Systems at Cultivate 2023. The partnership enables both…

"ToBRFV-resistant baby plums show promising trial results"

“The rugose virus is impacting all tomatoes—but especially the cluster markets such as snacking tomatoes,” said Stéphane Le Caro, Syngenta Vegetable…

First pile driven for Waterbank Agriport

Last Tuesday, Jos Beemsterboer, member of the executive committee and portfolio holder for integral water management in the rural area of…

UV stability insect mesh further increased due to global demand

Insect mesh specialist SchermNed has increased the UV stability of its insect mesh. This is a further development of the special insect mesh filter…

Tomato grower considers to combine cultivation with watermelons

At tomato grower De Bakker Westland in Kwintsheul, they are getting serious about the watermelons the growers have been growing for several years. At…

Bringing geothermal knowledge from horticulture to other industries

Heat company Ennatuurlijk took over all geothermal activities from ECW Energy early this year. Six months later, Ernst Japikse, CEO, and Alexander van…

Jan Engelen on Coöperatie Hoogstraten's 90-year existence:

"If cooperatives move with the times they can still offer considerable added value"

Coöperatie Hoogstraten turns 90 this year. A year in which, due to the energy crisis, this Belgian cooperative experienced one of its most challenging…

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Coop Alleanza 3.0 has sold a portfolio to Real Estate Spv Project 2203

Louis Delhaize is now also selling its Luxembourg stores

UK: CMA publishes updates on its work into competition in the groceries sectorThe Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published an initial…

Filter between growers and supermarkets

Fresh Retail Packing's new packaging site a hub for European exporters on Polish market

Fresh Retail Packing has taken over a packaging site in use in Jawczyce, Poland. The 3,100 m2 building has eight docks and six cold stores. "This move is…