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LED: Europe revokes, North America explodes

After months of uncertainty, Western European growers are finally moving forward with their decision to install LED lighting, according to Koen Vangrop…

Saving labor with a simple adjustment

Several technical adjustments have been made at Young Grow recently. Denny Threels is a grower at Young Grow, currently growing coarse vine tomatoes,…

US Greenhouse investors participates in Dutch fresh produce processing company

Equilibrium Capital (EQ) has joined as a minority shareholder of Hessing with effect from May 25, 2023. Equilibrium Capital is an asset management…

Buyers sought for UK hydroponic salad grower

Steve Baluchi and Philip Armstrong of specialist business advisory firm FRP were appointed as Joint Administrators of Madestein (UK) Ltd and Fresh…

J. Huete visits GreenTech Amsterdam

"It is becoming increasingly important to protect crops from droughts and torrential rains"

"At the moment, agriculture is mainly dependent on weather conditions. While we have experienced months of significant drought in most of the growing…

Chlorine resistant liner developed for water storing

Together with leading raw material producers and processors, NPI has developed a new type of liner material specifically suitable for the storage of…

Tomatoworld engaged in data-driven cultivation

Data-driven cultivation is hot. Since knowledge is power, sensors and cameras play a crucial role in this. At Tomatoworld in the Netherlands, they are…

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AU: New horticulture project proposed near Tongala

A $32 million horticultural glasshouse facility is being proposed for farmland on the Murray Valley Hwy north of Tongala. A Sydney property investment…

Thanks to 40 cm plant:

Automatic tomato growing system now also suitable for high-tech greenhouse

Certhon is introducing Gronos for use in a high-tech greenhouse. The concept has been developed to such an extent that it is now also suitable for…

Israeli hydroponics start-up expands into the US

Israeli AgTech startup Growee has secured an undisclosed funding round led by several renowned impact angel investors, the Israeli Innovation…

Special GreenTech

"New substrate fiber fits into the future of cultivation"

The new Nygaia substrate fiber will be presented at GreenTech Amsterdam at the RAI from June 13 to 15, 2023. "As the Netherlands' leading horticultural…

The birth of a fresh food ecosystem at GreenTech Amsterdam 2023

The theme of GreenTech Amsterdam this year is ‘Your connection to sustainable food- and flower production.’ This theme includes topics such as how to…

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Could Controlled Environment Agriculture be the future of farming and solve food insecurity?

Over the next decade, the market for growing crops indoors or in controlled environments — known as Controlled Environment Agriculture, or CEA — is…

Turkey: Is hybrid farming the new vertical?

“We began to study the vertical farming market and came to the conclusion that for the most part, it is tied to artificial light. Our system was…

Analysis of single plant cells provides insights into natural product biosynthesis

An international team of researchers from the University of Georgia and the Max Planck Institute (MPI) for Chemical Ecology in Germany have discovered…

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Kenya: Tomato growers use traps to tame pests chewing into leafage

Tomato farmers in Subukia have been confronting the menace of a pest that has mostly been chewing into the leafage of the crop. The resultant effect…

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How a mysterious protein plays a crucial role in plant growth

It's springtime on campus, which means that flowers and plants of all kinds are bursting to life, growing and blooming. But why? What's going on inside…

UK: Harper Adams University Experts investigate into fresh produce quality issues

An investigation into fresh produce quality issues has recently been published by researchers from the Harper Adams Centre for Crop and Environment…

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A well-functioning ecosystem for handsfree agrifood

The NXTGEN Hightech program aims to stimulate structural and sustainable economic growth in the Netherlands. Handsfree agrifood is one of the main…

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US: Bipratisan agrivoltaics bill introduced in Senate

On May 31, 2023, Senators Heinrich (D-NM) and Braun (R-IN) introduced the Agrivoltaics Research and Demonstration Act of 2023 (S. 1778). Featuring a…

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US (WI): West Star Organics' greenhouse gets green with solar project

Long before the invention of solar panels, greenhouses have been running on a different sort of solar power, trapping heat from the sun to give plants…

“Khorgos 5G” is China's largest intelligent logistics dry port in the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region

Kazakh representative proposes to build a food warehouse on the border with China

Representatives from Kazakhstan have made a working trip to China to strengthen their trade and economic ties between the regions. Their visit included the…

Dino DiLaudo with Westmoreland Sales - Topline Farms:

"A great opportunity to showcase organic produce"

This is a unique event. At least that's how Westmoreland Sales - Topline Farms feels about the Organic Produce Summit. The Ontario-based grower is…

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Czech architect CHK recreates greenhouse where science of genetics was born

Work has been completed on Mendel’s Greenhouse in Brno, Czechia; the founder of modern genetics conducted his experiments with varieties of pea…

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How science and history created the Oregon strawberry

On a warm June afternoon last year, Oregon State University’s North Willamette Research and Extension Center was bustling. The 160-acre agriculture…

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Bell pepper exports from Morocco to EU and UK rapidly growing

Greenhouse vegetables are an important product of the Moroccan foreign trade, with bell peppers as one of the most exported categories from Morocco and…

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New bankruptcy report Future Crops merely confirms what was already evident

There has been no relaunch for Future Crops. The Poeldijk-based vertical farm went bankrupt in January. After that, things remained quiet, although a…

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"Hydroponic offers potential for coastal region amid rising salinity"

Soilless farming, or hydroponics, has plants grow in nutrient-rich water solutions, which offers immense potential for coastal regions amid a rising…

Growers United celebrates 10th anniversary

On June 17, members and staff of Growers United will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a summer party. Growers United was founded in 2013 by a group…

IFPA members testify at Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on labor

International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) members testified at the May 31 Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing “From farm to table: Immigrant…

Snack tomatoes 'the ideal Brainboosters' during exams

Throughout the month of June, BelOrta is putting its snacking tomato shaker in an Einstein jacket. The company wants to encourage young students to…

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The sustainable food packaging choices that don’t come ready-wrapped

Food and drink producers are facing a sustainability dilemma. The need for eco-friendly packaging is growing, but it costs more and often isn't as…

Produce podcast hits one million downloads

The Produce Industry Podcast, a weekly audio source in the produce industry, has reached a milestone of one million downloads in three years and 300…

Japan: Vertical farm Plantx partners with supermarket chain to supply 200 stores

United Super Markets Holdings Co., Ltd. and Plantex Co., Ltd. launched a new vertical farm 'Terrabase' Tsuchiuri in May 2022 and has been operating for…

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