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Ridder adds robotics to its portfolio with MetoMotion investment

“Our goal is the autonomous greenhouse. Over the last couple of years, we’ve built a portfolio consisting of greenhouse technology products contributing to this goal; robots…

Denis Dullemans and Nico van der Houwen bid farewell to Agrolux

As of 1 October, Agrolux will have a different look. Denis Dullemans and Nico van der Houwen, two well-known faces of the company, are saying goodbye. "We started small and…

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Pati Ecopac Bio film the first biodegradable mulching

Biodegradable mulch films have been available on the market for many years, meeting a high level of acceptance among European farmers. They play an essential role in modern…

Plant growers updated on lighting and ToBRFV

Around one hundred plant growers and related companies from the Netherlands and, at long last, abroad gathered this week during the annual International Propagation Seminar.…

“We developed LED lights with 3% PPFD adjustment precision ”

The booth of Anderson Electronics (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. demonstrating smart LED grow lights with an adjustable spectrum was one of the most frequently visited sites at the…

'Huge additional burden' on UK's tomato, cucumber and pepper growers, says FPC's Nigel Jenney

The cost of growing young British tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers is surging, in the latest example of how the energy crunch is roiling the country's food sector. The…

Resource Innovation Institute seeks advice on USDA funded best practices guidance for CEA producers

Resource Innovation Institute (RII) is currently recruiting for the following Technical Advisory Council working groups to support our USDA project titled…

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Kees Havenaar (Frutas Luna): "Spanish growers benefit from high Dutch gas prices"

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The new Spanish vegetable season is about to get started at Frutas Luna. Yet in his preview, the company's Kees Havenaar's first trip was to La Palma, in the Canary Islands.…

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Dutch companies raided for making their own remedy against ToBRFV

Detectives of the Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority NVWA-IOD searched the premises of 2 companies and a house in South Holland on Tuesday 21 September.…

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Developing a realistic simulation environment for robotics harvesting operations

Vegetable greenhouse operations are labor-intensive. Automating some of these operations can save growers significant costs in an industry with low-profit margins. One of the…
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Improving thermal models for Chinese-style solar greenhouses

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The Russian Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance (Rosselkhoznadzor) claims it has detected the Tobamovirus in tomatoes imported from…

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Nigel Jenney, the chief executive of the UK's Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC), has spoken on BBC's Farming Today about the impact of gas prices on glasshouse growers within the…

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