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an analysis of the Dutch greenhouse supplying industry

"Private equity is inextricably linked with Dutch greenhouse horticulture"

Only last week it was announced that Dutch turnkey greenhouse builder KUBO group acquired screen installation company Peter Dekker Installations. Last year, KUBO joined forces…

traceNET and the automated high-bay warehouse at Gemüsebau Steiner

"On the one hand we have more storage space, on the other hand everything is automated now"

Since last year, a high-bay warehouse - integrated into the traceNET ERP system - optimizes the processes of the Upper Bavarian vegetable producer Steiner. The project was set…

8 ha project in 4 months time

New world-record for semi-closed greenhouse building?

We know building in China can take place at a rapid pace, but now we have some extraordinary numbers. In just 4 months, the builders of Kingpeng Corporation have realized an…

Video Get ready: another 1000+ Fruit Logistica photos

Last week we shared an extensive read on the global horticultural developments and shared the pictures from horticultural suppliers, today we also have the other photo reports…

Model-based crop planning with the ProJoules platform:

"Optimizing light use with the best plant balance"

What do you do when you're a crop advisor unexpectedly stuck at home for a long period of time? You come up with a way of continuing to advise growers from a distance, of…

Harvest House

Yellow and orange TOVs available again

Dutch grower Kees Stijger has yellow and orange TOVs available again. This Harvest house grower has been cultivating unusually colored tomatoes for almost 30 years. Kees has…

"China's peat development still needs to overcome challenges "

Peat is playing an increasingly important role in modern facility gardening. How is China's peat market developing? Recently, HortidailyChina interviewed Professor Meng…

How are herbs faring on the Dutch market?

In the Dutch retail sector, the same five herbs have been best sellers for years (see table). The global pandemic increased the use of bottled and packaged herbs, and total…

Revolution Farms expands across Midwest

While Michigan is known for its diverse agriculture, growing seasons here are short. But there's a Caledonia farm that solved the problem of weather, bugs, water, land and…

BLE market report week 13/2022:

'Dutch, domestic and Belgian cucumbers shared the market'

Overall, traders were mostly satisfied with the demand for cucumbers. Dutch, domestic and Belgian snake cucumbers the market among themselves. This meant there was more…

new 100% recyclable insulation box

A cool green box for clean crops

Geert Geboers started his job at Biobest as Process Improvement Specialist Packing & Packaging two years ago. At that time, Belgium was in full lockdown and most people were…

Keynote speaker for Organic Produce Summit 2022 announced

As the grocery landscape continues evolving, developing a consistent shopping experience across all customer touch points and creating a seamless brand…

Special Post-Harvest & Packaging

Port of Tianjin exceeds 20 million TEU in 2021

The Chinese port of Tianjin handled a total of 20.20 million TEU in 2021, an increase of 10.1% in container volumes over the previous year. Total cargo…

"Mega leisure park" opened in Berlin

For exactly one year, the Westland greenhouse builder Saarlucon has been building a "mega leisure park" located just north-east of Berlin. The pictures below are from…
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Ireland experiences shortage of glasshouse crops

Tomato, lettuce and pepper supply challenges

Ireland is experiencing a shortage of glasshouse crops such as tomatoes due to what is called ‘a perfect storm’ of issues, including rising fuel costs and…

Chinese market welcomes greenhouse strawberries with open arms

On the morning of the 5th of April, the couple Zhang Yongfeng and Zhang Wei walked through their greenhouse strawberry farm in Hexizhifang Village in Shandong and carefully…

E. CABEZAS

Record-breaking 7.5 kilo courgette grown in Vélez-Málaga

Antonio Ávila, a 61-year-old resident of Vélez-Málaga, has managed to grow a record-breaking courgette in his greenhouse in Vélez-Málaga. In just twenty days from being…

US (KY): High school student grown lettuce headed to school restaurant

Thanks to their high-tech hydroponic growing system in the greenhouse, the Whitley County High School agriculture department has been harvesting 72 plants of lettuce each week…

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Philippines: Hydroponic veggie farming takes off in Basilan

People in Basilan are experimenting with something new to them that they expect to earn the province the tag “hydroponic agriculture capital” of the Bangsamoro region. Many…

US (PA): $30,000 in repairs needed to fix greenhouse in Waterford

As growing season for local produce gets closer, one farm is behind after a winter storm in January damaged its greenhouse. Rick Wybiral, the COO of Legacy Hydroponics said,…

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Mushrooms can talk with each other

Fungi exhibit oscillations of extracellular electrical potential recorded via differential electrodes inserted into a substrate colonized by mycelium or directly into…

NY high schoolers tackle food security issues at Cornell event

Forty-six high school students from 17 high schools across New York state came to the Cornell campus for discussions around innovative solutions to food security and climate…

Border Trade Alliance statement on Texas border truck inspection enforcement action

Border Trade Alliance President Ms. Britton Mullen released the following statement regarding Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s order to conduct “enhanced safety…

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Identification and management of hairy bittercress in greenhouses

Hairy bittercress (Cardamine hirsuta L.) is an important weed species of container nurseries and greenhouse operations. It is an annual or biennial, dicotyledonous plant that…

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Bangladesh resumes vegetable exports to UK after a month of suspension

Bangladesh has resumed exports of vegetables to the UK after scanner trouble halted the shipment of farm products for nearly a month. Some traders, however,…

Ireland

Fruit and vegetable operator in Kerry calls for fixed prices on produce

A Kerry fruit and vegetable operator is calling for a regulator to be appointed to set fixed prices on the cost of such produce. Dan Horan of Horan’s Fruit and…

Van Iperen: high-tech supplier of plant fertilizer

Accurate, scientific, and highly effective fertilizer is the future

The Dutch company Van Iperen was established in 1921. This manufacturer of fertilizer has a company history of more than 100 years. Gary He, the China director of greenhouse…

Tomato leaf miner pest is bashing Zimbabwean farmers

Farmers at Ndibe village in Ward 18 of the Gwanda rural district have lost their entire tomato crop to the pest-commonly known as tomato leaf miner. Loveness…

AWU National secretary Daniel Walton: 'Changes will create safety net for workers'

Australia: Minimum wage for fruit and vegetable pickers to take effect this month

Major changes are made to the way Australia's fruit pickers are paid. From April 28, changes to the Horticulture Award mean that farm workers typically paid…

Floral Exhibition 2022:

France: Rijk Zwaan food truck at the Agrocampus West of Angers

For the second time and after a 2nd edition was canceled due to the pandemic, Rijk Zwaan is now back on the road with its food truck to support the students of the Agrocampus…

Experts warn that 'ecological shame' already affects the purchasing process

Last Tuesday, the Trends and Challenges of International Retail report of the Association of Manufacturers Aecoc was presented at the Salon Alimentaria…

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