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Video Photo report HortiContact

HortiContact 2023 has come to an end last week. On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 14 to 16 February, the trade show took place at the Evenementenhal in Gorinchem. Over the…

Pure Flavor expands greenhouse portfolio through acquisition

Pure Flavor® announces the acquisition of Cervini Farms C5 in Leamington, Ontario, to add to its expanding portfolio of greenhouses and distribution centers. “The addition of…

Bell pepper patent upheld

The European Patent Office (EPO) has decided, nine years after the objection procedure began, to uphold seed and chemical company Syngenta's patent on classically bred bell…

Larssen Greenhouse Consulting and ALPS announce rebranding, name change to CEAd

CEAd (Controlled Environment Agriculture Design by Larssen) has completed an extensive rebranding effort in response to increased company growth, global…

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Spiders can protect tomatoes

Groups of spiders could be used as an environmentally-friendly way to protect crops against agricultural pests. That's according to new research, led by the University of…

Sencrop opens first UK facility at NIAB’s agri-tech incubator Creating collaboration opportunities

The fast-growing European agri-tech company, which specialises in weather monitoring and crop disease forecasting, has been active in the UK for several years. It has worked…

Tas Paprika has 11,880 solar panels installed on water basins

Tas Paprika is going to fill its basins with solar panels. A total of 11,880 floating solar panels will be installed on seven basins, five in Luttelgeest and two in…

Irish Wasabi gets the green light for foodservice industry

McCormack Family Farms will supply Irish wasabi at a commercial scale for the first time in Ireland. The distinctive Japanese plant, which is notoriously difficult to grow,…

Green Science Alliance developed fluorescent fertilizer with quantum dot

Green Science Alliance has developed a fluorescent fertilizer with their quantum dot. They succeeded in growing fluorescent plants (Japanese Mustard Greens) from seeds using…

"We have completed many projects in 2022 and continue to stay bullish on the Chinese market"

“2022 was a challenging year, but we still did a great job completing many projects in China," said Benjamin Devillard, General Manager of Hoogendoorn China, "The Jingdong…

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Photo Report: Fruit Logistica 2023

The largest fair for the global fruit and vegetable trade has come to an end. Fruit Logistica has now also announced the number of visitors to the 30th Fruit Logistica. A…

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US (TX): Longview ISD sees cost, health benefits from greenhouse

Longview ISD Director of Child Nutrition Phyllis Dozier hopes the addition of a new 960-square-foot greenhouse will help the district’s garden bring even more to the table —…
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AeroFarms' Abu Dhabi Agtech Summit

CEA Alliance urges collaboration and government support

Speaking at the AeroFarms Ag Tech Innovation Summit in Abu Dhabi, Controlled Environment Agriculture Alliance Executive Director Tom Stenzel urged global stakeholders to…

US: Virginia family farm Solid Rock Growers adds greenhouse to vertical farm

Chad and Nicole Martin's Solid Rock Growers is a family business that moved to Grand Rapids four years ago. Twenty acres and an enormous pole building out in the country south…

Smart farming advances China's modern agricultural development

Zhou Shijie, a tomato grower in Zhengding County, north China's Hebei Province, is adopting a new approach of utilizing computer data to decide when to water…

Malaysia: Widened fund reach of urban farming

Maybank Islamic Bhd has spread its urban farming funds initiative to help reduce income inequality and poverty by identifying four new sites in Selangor and Kelantan.  The pilot…

Greenhouse growth chambers used to study climate resilient rice

Scientists at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s Rice Research and Extension Center seek to develop rice that is more resilient in the face of climate…

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Heterologous mogrosides biosynthesis in cucumber and tomato by genetic manipulation

Mogrosides are widely used as high-value natural zero-calorie sweeteners that exhibit an array of biological activities and allow for vegetable flavour breeding by modern…

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US (PA): Board approves plan to purchase property to advance agricultural research

To advance Penn State agricultural research, the Penn State Board of Trustees Committee on Finance, Business, and Capital Planning moved forward with a proposal on February 16…

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US (OH): Center for Food Innovation proposes year-round agriculture to bolster local farming

The Center for Food Innovation, a nonprofit organization started at Oberlin College in 2020, wants Northeast Ohioans to eat more locally-grown produce. CFI aims to have 25…

Hans van den Heuvel passed away

On February 16, Hans van den Heuvel passed away, at the age of 59. He had a wonderful attitude to life and enthusiasm. Hans was an inspiration to many. In recent years, he worked…

Corrugated cardboard packaging is already a circular solution and has an average of 89% recycled content

The cardboard industry consolidates itself as an economic pillar in Spain

According to a sectoral report presented by AFCO (Spanish Association of manufacturers of corrugated cardboard packaging), corresponding to 2022, the cardboard industry in…

California strawberry volume coming on stronger

California supplies of strawberries are picking up just in time for Valentine's Day tomorrow, a holiday long associated with the berry. "Demand is good as we get into…

Biden Administration approves use of Medicaid funds to pay for fresh produce

The Biden Administration has approved the use of Medicaid funds to pay for fresh produce and nutrition counseling. The move aims to bolster preventative health…

"The demand far exceeds the supply at the moment"

Shortage of vegetables in Almeria due to the cold

This campaign will not go down in history as a normal one for Almeria's greenhouse producers. First, because of the high temperatures recorded in autumn and the warm start of…

Prices of imported cucumbers continue to rise in Ukraine

As prices rise, the demand for imported cucumbers in Ukrainian markets is gradually weakening, although, importers continue to raise prices in the segment…

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UK: Horticulture, food and drink businesses awarded £154,000 research vouchers

Over £154,000 of funding has been awarded by Growing Kent & Medway to 11 businesses for research projects to improve the sustainability of the horticultural, food, and drink…

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Iran: Greenhouses being established on 700 hectares of South Khorasan lands

As announced by a provincial official, greenhouses are being established on 700 hectares of land in South Khorasan province in the east of Iran. Mohammad Jafari, the head of…

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