The biggest greenhouse built in Spain in one unit

10% increase of tomato production in the new Looije greenhouses

While a team meeting to coordinate the day's work is ending, we get ready to go into the new greenhouse with our disinfected clothes. At the greenhouse…

Horticultural experts discuss future of Chinese industry

Last week, the 11th meeting of the Beijing Factory Engineering Technology Research Center took place. “Research and suggestions from experts and…

Downward tomato trend in Spain reversed since energy crisis

The market for tomatoes produced in Spain has been on the decline for the past 5-10 years, while peppers and cucumbers have been growing. Since the…

AU: Provenance Propagation construction close to completion

With the glasshouse construction on track to finish in April 2023, Provenance Propagation is poised to become a leader in the Australian horticulture…

Busy days at GreenTech Americas 2023 in Mexico

GreenTech Americas has come to an end, and this Monday, March 27, we'll present you with a full photo report. For today, we have some snapshots of the…

Marco van der Velden, CEO of Artechno

"If you don’t focus on the plant, you cannot develop the tech to be successful”

Although the high-tech pieces of equipment in greenhouses and vertical farms are oddly charming to watch, they tend to stray the attention away from…

"Galvanized steel roofs of vital importance for clean water"

"For many applications, a reliable supply of clean water is indispensable. The water needs to meet drinking water standards and/or needs to be free of…

Spain: "Competition from Central European greenhouse vegetable products will gain force in March"

In week 9, corresponding to the period between February 27 and March 3, 2023, the price of the main greenhouse products continued to be high for this time of…

The Nido One V2 version will be launched soon

An Italian innovative system for managing hydroponic crops

"Our automated management system can be installed in only a few minutes by simply drilling two holes in the nutrient solution tank to upgrade the…

Year-round eggplants from Sicilian specialists

The Melanzì brand was launched in 2016, originally for a line of products that included jams, competes, and other canned fruit and vegetable products.…

Excellent sales campaign for Sicilian cherry tomatoes

"This year, we can say we are pleased with the tomato campaign despite the difficulties that the production sector has had to face because of the…

Indoor growers fight pests and diseases with LED lighting

Horticultural lighting in indoor growing facilities and nighttime treatment with specific wavelengths on outdoor crops are under review for…

GROOF: Greenhouses to Reduce CO2 on Roofs

Project researching rooftop greenhouses awarded

On Monday, March 20, 2023, the European project GROOF of Interreg NWE, supported by the CDEC, received the prestigious "Energy Globe Award." The CDEC -…

La Unión achieves a turnover of 307 million euro that allows it to double its EBITDA

A few months before its 30th anniversary, La Unión, a leading company in the marketing of fruits and vegetables, published its annual balance for the…

Study shows

Mass media campaigns can be effective in promoting safer crop pest and disease control

A new CABI-led study has found that mass media campaigns aimed at changing pesticide use to fight crop pests and diseases are more effective when…

US (VA): Virginia Tech researchers receive National Science Foundation award to secure vegetable production in a changing environment

Virginia Tech researchers in the Center for Advanced Innovation in Agriculture (CAIA) and the Virginia Tech Applied Research Corporation (VT-ARC) were…

Amelie Aust promoted to Executive Chair of Fall Creek Board of Directors

Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc., has announced the promotion of Amelie Aust to the executive chair of the family-owned blueberry breeding and nursery company’s…

CEA Online webinar, April 12

Energy price crisis on vertical farming: where do we stand?

On Wednesday, April 12, Global Engage will hold a Virtual Meeting on Controlled Environment Agriculture. The meeting is free to attend and will take up…

Many uses: from consumption to packaging innovations

Seaweed production has grown by nearly 75% globally in the past decade

In London, a startup is making a plastic substitute out of seaweed. In Australia and Hawaii, others are racing to grow seaweed that, when fed to livestock, can…

High vegetable prices drives Sweden’s highest food prices increases in 72 years

Very high vegetable prices in Sweden are driving the highest level of food price increases in the country in 72 years, while they also contributed to…

Monetary value of fresh produce imports from Mexico to US to exceed $53 billion by 2030

According to a recent report from the Center for North American Studies, CNAS, at Texas A&M University, fresh produce imports from Mexico are expected to grow…

VBT figures week 11

Tomato price back to 2022 levels, strawberry price drops below five-year average

The tomato price fell a little further last week, bringing the week 11 median prices at VBT to 2022 levels. The average prices for cucumber and sweet pepper…

CPMA announces 2023 Passion for Produce participants

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) is proud to announce 18 rising stars who will participate in the 2023 Passion for Produce (PFP) program in…

Marcel van der Pluijm, Feeling Fresh:

"Niche products like Radicchio Rosso lift nicely on the shipment"

Recently, Feeling Fresh sent the first pallets of red peppers to North American customers. Still, according to Marcel van der Pluijm, it will take some…