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CGC Strawberry Session covers diseases, lighting, flower mapping and substrates

During the Canadian greenhouse conference in early October, multiple sessions were organized on both days to discuss various topics in the greenhouse industry. On Thursday…

Stop cultivation altogether, or can it be done differently? Quickly calculating cost price in detail can give new insights

To help a tomato grower who wants to start a nursery in Georgia, Gogi Putkaradze recently posted an appeal on LinkedIn: Who has a second-hand greenhouse available? The idea is…

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UC Davis awarded grant to advance strawberry breeding, genetic tools

The federal government is awarding $6.2 million to the University of California, Davis, to study how to use breeding and genetic information to protect strawberry crops from…

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Keeping it fresh: Ogallala Greens offers veggies from Slaton hydroponics farm

Nestled behind a home in Slaton, the owner of Ogallala Greens checks his variety of vegetables blooming over nutrient-rich water. These produce, which started selling in…

20% of target set in climate agreement

NL: LNV minister provisionally satisfied with 0.4 Mton external CO2 for greenhouse horticulture

Growers are eager to use CO2 from the industry. This has been the case for years, but it is still not self-evident that CO2 actually reaches greenhouses. VVD…

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UK: revised policy to release beneficial insects into protected structures

Revised policy to license the release of augmentative arthropod biological control agents outside of glasshouses and into other protected structures, such as polytunnels, in…

Patrick Clark, Technical Product Development Manager for BioSafe Systems:

"A specialty blend of beneficial microbial organisms formulated specifically to bolster plant health"

TerraGrow Liquid’s versatility allows growers to not only treat tissue to enhance plant vigor and boost stress tolerance when used as a foliar spray, but it also establishes…

Global Green Team turns ten

"Our complete cultivation support and sales package lets us increasingly participate in local cultivation projects"

Last weekend, the Global Green Team celebrated its tenth anniversary. Commercial director Sebastiaan Hogervorst shares the plans for this Dutch company specializing in distant…

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Mexican researchers plan to make a more nutritious chile pepper

It’s no secret that chile is a popular and essential crop in New Mexico. Now researchers at New Mexico State University are working to develop more nutritious and…

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Working together towards a digitally secure greenhouse horticulture cluster

The Cyber Resilience Centre Greenport has been launched. This initiative, made up of ten organizations - including Royal FloraHolland - is committed to a digitally secure…

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Pakistan: free quality seed for farmers to help overcome crop shortage

The recent devastating floods have damaged almost 8 million acres of agricultural land countrywide, causing shortages of fruit and vegetables. To overcome crop shortages, the…

Gov. Kemp talks importance of Georgia’s agriculture industry

The Georgia agriculture industry continues to grow, and Gov. Brian Kemp said it’s his mission to keep it on top. Gov. Kemp spoke about his goals with farmers on Tuesday at the…

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Eritrea: ministry of agriculture promotes hydroponic fodder production

Starting from the second half of this year, the Ministry of Agriculture has been vigorously promoting hydroponic farming to dairy farmers. It is to be noted that the Ministry…

T&A names VP of northern farming operations

Tanimura & Antle announced the promotion of Scott Rossi to vice president of northern farming operations. In this newly developed role, Rossi is overseeing…

Misionero announces new East coast national sales manager

Misionero, a grower of organic and conventional leafy greens, is pleased to announce that Hana Mohsin has been promoted to East coast national sales manager…

Port of Hamburg will not be sold to Cosco

In view of current media reports on the planned cooperation between Hamburger Hafen und Logistik AG and the Chinese company Cosco Shipping Port Limited, an HHLA spokesman…


The first big screen appearance of a vertical farm Fusion Farms in Puerto Rico showcases aquaponics in blockbuster movie For the past year, Kendell Lang and Christopher Buchheit have had to keep the lid on the secret that they worked as "Tilapia Wranglers" on the set of the upcoming blockbuster movie release Black Panther 2 – Wakanda Forever. With milestone after milestone under their belts, Kendell and the team at Fusion Farms are pleased to…

New greenhouse grown Alonna Canary melon launched

After the successful launch of Solara, North America’s first commercial greenhouse-grown melon, Pure Flavor, is set to unveil Alonna Canary Melons at the upcoming IFPA Global…

Biotalys and Novozymes announce successful Evoca feasibility study

Biotalys and Novozymes announced the successful outcome of the feasibility study for Evoca, Biotalys’ first proprietary biocontrol product candidate. Novozymes…

Luminescent quantum dot films improve light use efficiency and crop quality in greenhouse horticulture

The spectral quality of sunlight reaching plants remains a path for optimization in greenhouse cultivation. Quantum dots represent a novel, emission-tunable luminescent…

Video US (SC): Greenhouse takes over tennis court and aims to feed Rock Hill

Victory Gardens International is looking to get the upper hand on food deserts, and thanks to an all-new project, it might not be much of a fight at all. The non-profit is…

New Bloomfield Schools bid for greenhouse still in progress

New Bloomfield School District is still working on bids for a new Greenhouse. The district discussed re-bids to greenhouse companies, Stuppy and Hummert,…

Nigeria: Groups decry failed Taraba greenhouse project

Residents of Taraba State, on Friday, urged Governor Darius Ishaku to explain why the N4bn Greenhouse Project located in Jalingo has failed within the lifespan of his…

AppHarvest appoints CEA industry veteran to board of directors

AppHarvest announced the appointment of seasoned controlled environment agriculture (CEA) executive Tony Martin as an independent director of the company and a…

Fresh start for northeast Nebraska greenhouse

A greenhouse in northeast Nebraska is getting a fresh start after a ribbon-cutting on Friday. The former O’Neill Ventures facility hasn’t had many tomatoes being produced…

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Using discarded tomato peel to develop antimicrobial mixtures

Throwing tomatoes at bacteria

Fruit peel is the armor of fruits, acting as a barrier against outer damage, pathogen invasion, and preventing water loss. The cuticle is the outermost part of the fruit peel…

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Why does condensation happen on your plants?

When moist air meets a surface having a temperature lower than its dewpoint, oversaturated humidity in the thin layer of air touching the surface turns into liquid water (dew…

Britain’s record inflation explained by taking a look at tomato production

It might seem that food is seriously overpriced at the moment, but grocery bills start to make more sense if you look at the array of hidden cost increases…

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West Flanders lettuce grower supplies ginger and turmeric

Last year was the first time Belgian-grown ginger was on shop shelves and in Cru's experiential markets. The Belgian ginger was provided by West Flanders salad grower Bart…

Building a seasonal European work network pilot

Seasonal work, especially for those who work overseas, has its own characteristics and problems. There is much to consider when working temporarily in another…

"Need for deployment of batteries at large solar generators increasingly urgent"

Parties producing large-scale renewable energy could apply for an SDE++ subsidy from 28 June to 6 October from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency. To qualify for subsidies,…

Dutch greenhouse horticulture companies sold for record price in 1st half 2022

In the first half of 2022, 15 greenhouse horticulture companies were sold in the Netherlands. The average selling price of 1.4 million euros was not this high…

By 2025, 30% of crop protection products will be 'green'

Dutch sector organizations Artemis and CropLife NL expect, by 2025, about 30% of the crop protection products used in the country's agriculture and horticulture to be 'green.'…

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Ab van Marrewijk bids farewell as Tomatoworld grower

During a grower event on the energy crisis at Tomatoworld, the grower of Tomatoworld, Ab van Marrewijk, said goodbye. For the past 2.5 years, he was busy growing almost 24/7…

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GUSS Automation takes its vehicle to Southwest Georgia

Driverless orchard sprayer displayed at Sunbelt Ag Expo

At the Sunbelt Ag Expo, a fully automated orchard sprayer was among the high-tech farm equipment on display. The advanced GUSS GPS-guided unit navigates itself with no driver…

Fruit Attraction 2022 saw record attendance

Fruit Attraction 2022 concluded its 14th edition on 6 October and was described by the participants as very positive. Over the three days, a total of 89,535…

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More Zero Residue vegetables available year round

"It is more laborious, and it needs a lot of attention and investment, but we are certain Zero Residue represents a guarantee for the environment and for product quality,"…

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Sweet peppers: Dutch and Spanish offers predominated

In the sweet pepper department, Dutch and Spanish offerings predominated. Overall availability expanded and was sufficient to meet demand. Sales had been limited in some…

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