John McMahon, Better Future Farms:

"Our goal is to grow a high-quality product at an affordable cost”

As open field growers look to diversify their supply chain, greenhouses seem like a great solution and the newly announced Better Future Farms could be…

Far more eggplants

Energy crisis results: Fewer Dutch greenhouse tomatoes and cucumbers in 2022

At 1.8 million tons, the gross greenhouse vegetable yields in the Netherlands were 7.9% lower in 2022 than a year before. The gross yield of greenhouse…

IPM Shanghai photo report postponed to tomorrow

Our photo report of the 25th IPM Shaghain is postponed by a day. Due to some technical difficulties, we have to keep you waiting for some more hours -…

AVS gives Romanian herb grower higher yields and better quality

“Humidity is no longer a big issue, so we can move on to the next step”

In 2020, Romanian herb grower Radu Nitulescu put his first greenhouse, built by Certhon, into operation. Additional investment in AVS air handling…

Combimetal Carrera

New cart to harvest soilless strawberries and berries

Combimetal Carrera, a company from southern Italy specializing in the production and setting up of steel structures and manufacturer of innovative…

Raymond Scheepens and Winny van Heijningen on the HortiFootprint Calculator

"Calculating CO2 footprint comes from growing awareness"

You could say there are three main reasons why modern growers want to make their 'footprint' transparent. Firstly, somewhat unlike the older…

The pepper and ketchup season is back

Buy that ketchup. That's what Dutch Kwekerij De Westerschelde says. It's not just any ketchup, but Polder ketchup made by De Ketchupfabriek. Now that…

Boost energy savings with low-emission glass

Glass that combines an AR coating with a low-e coating can save about 22% additional energy, research by Wageningen UR Greenhouse Horticulture has…

Floating rafts and nethouses provide perfect growing circumstances for Italian lettuce

The harvest and sale of Ninfa brand lettuce, grown on 10 hectares of floating rafts in the Italian province of Ravenna, started last week. Gianluca…

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China: President calls for improved food security

President Xi Jinping underscored the need to diversify China's food production and build up the seed industry during his first domestic fact-finding…

Will younger generations catch on to health benefits of cacti?

“Cacti family of products is what we specialize in,” says Mayra Vazquez with Latin Specialties in Houston, Texas. Due to favorable weather, the cactus…

Vilmorin-Mikado Atlas launches ToBRFV-resistant tomato varieties in Morocco

The tomato industry in Morocco is currently enduring one of its worst seasons, suffering the full brunt of commercial challenges and natural hazards.…

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Fungal biofertilizer can boost cucumber crop health

A UCO study verifies that the FO12 strain of the  Fusarium oxysporum fungus improves responses to iron deficiency in cucumber plants, promoting their growth…

Swiss' underground mission: Soilless crop cultivation

Thanks to Innosuisse, the Swiss agency for innovation boost, Scaut got the Innocheque funding to scale up an ingenious concept of underground green…

Taiwan makes tough decisions as it faces its worst drought in nearly a century

Taiwan is facing a serious drought, maybe its worst in almost a century. This drought has depleted reservoirs, cut off farmers from water sources, and…

What unique benefits do plants get from biofungicide and mycorrhizae?

PRO-MIX Biofungicide + Mycorrhizae is a line of growing media enhanced with: Biofungicide, which is a natural, non-GMO bacterium called Bacillus pumilus…

Crop seeds return from space in Iaea

Seeds sent into space last year returned to Earth today in a new milestone for joint efforts by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the…

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Iran: Annual horticulture export increases

One of the sectors that experienced export growth in the past Iranian calendar year 1401 (which ended on March 20) was the country's horticulture…

USDA restricts PACA violators in California, Minnesota, and Texas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of…

Israeli startup Sufresca presents spray that adds weeks to life of fresh fruit and veg

Israeli startup Sufresca has developed a natural alternative to both preserving wax and plastic wraps, intended to keep fruit and vegetables fresh longer. It’s…

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The average cost of greenhouse pepper production increased by 26% in the last two campaigns

"Agricultural and livestock production costs have continuously increased because of the inflationary crisis there's been this campaign. This situation…

Thomas Le Bot, EARL Le Bot

“The Plougastel strawberry is working on its PGI”

The strawberry, an emblematic product of Plougastel, started its campaign last week at EARL Le Bot. The season kicked off with a bang and the arrival of the Gariguette variety. “Seasonal…

"Everything by hand" in the greenhouse at Gardener's Pride and in Albania

Omrop Fryslân came to film in the greenhouses of Gardener's Pride. They did so to draw comparisons between greenhouses in Albania and here. One…

Easy Harvest iceberg lettuce conducive to both mechanical and hand harvest

About five years ago, Davie Brooks and Jon Nickerson with Greengo Seed started working on the development of iceberg lettuce that could be harvested…

Strawberry plantings on the rise to keep up with increased US demand

Strawberries enjoy one of the highest household penetration levels in the US among fresh fruits. They also have the highest per capita consumption in the berry…

Nezapar: preventive use is the best approach

Koppert's new product Nezapar can control the southern green stink bug Nezara viridula. The season is upon us.  Nezara viridula originates from Ethiopia…

Santa Eduvina, Santa Guillermina, Santa Rosa, and Santa Isabel

Four new 100% Chilean raspberry varieties

The Fruit Technological Consortium has once again surprised the sector with the launch of 4 new raspberry varieties: Santa Eduvina, Santa Guillermina,…

Cheap becomes even cheaper:

Aldi Nord invests to lower fruit and vegetable prices

Aldi Nord is voluntarily foregoing margin and massively reducing the prices of fruit and vegetables. After the drastic price cuts for coffee, butter,…