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What all grid regulators and policy makers should know about greenhouses and combined heat power

Having worked almost 30 years in the greenhouse industry, I am still impressed with the innovation of the industry and the positivity greenhouses bring to people and the…

Vacancies:

"Accepting the community as a designer key to success with urban farming"

"Washington is really a tale of two cities, as there are some really well-to-do neighborhoods with high-income households, whilst other parts of the city are struggling with…

Bioline Agroscience is launching the first rhizobacterial-based biostimulant

The beneficial bacteria contained in Zeamax create optimal conditions for plant growth in the growing media and can be applied to multiple different crops: berries,…

Finnish propagator Sigg-Plant expands capacity with 40%

Finnish propagator Oy Sigg-Plant Ab was established back in 1955. During the last 15 years they have grown rapidly and are now active on a total of eight different markets in…

Trial with anti-reflective glass is well under way

The ideal greenhouse roof combines high light transmission with a very high insulation value so that energy losses are minimized, and a path is paved to fossil-free profitable…

ZipGrow and Growfoam partner up to improve distribution of carbon-neutral substrates

ZipGrow and Growfoam announce a new distribution partnership to provide carbon-neutral substrates to a broader audience of hydroponic growers. ZipGrow designs and builds…

Pure Harvest

UAE agritech startup raises $180 million for Asia expansion

United Arab Emirates-based Pure Harvest Smart Farms raised $180.5 million in its biggest ever fundraising from backers, including the billionaire Olayan family, which runs one…

Ewout Valstar uses growing experience in new job: "Looking for opportunities to save energy"

At the HortiContact horticultural fair last month, we came across Ewout Valstar in a different role. Ewout is no longer a pepper grower; he is now a planner. He has fulfilled…

AppHarvest starts construction on fourth and fifth indoor farms

AppHarvest announced the start of construction for two new high-tech indoor farms in Central Appalachia. The company’s new farms, located in Somerset and Morehead, Ky., will…

50% more plants thanks to new strawberry cultivation system

Beekenkamp Verpakkingen further expands its range with strawberry trays that fit the system used by Kraege Beerenpflanzen in Germany. An important advantage of this strawberry…

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Ecobloom's technology aims to make indoor farming smarter

Ecobloom's technology will collect data and help maximize cultivation in the greenhouse project. Now their CEO tells us why their AI system means better sustainability and…

Lauded for his merits to the horticulture sector

NL: Jan Willem de Vries appointed as Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau

Jan Willem de Vries was appointed Officer in the Order of Orange-Nassau last Thursday, 23 June, for his great merit to the Greenhouse Horticulture sector. The distinction was…

Redi-Farms:

US (NJ): Historic facility turned into vertical farm, farm store, restaurant, teaching kitchen, and more

Not too far from the skyscrapers, yellow cabs, and coffee shops of NYC, a 30-minute drive out of the city brings us to Westfield, NJ. A classic turn of the century Victorian…

Shelf life, eating qualities, and more factor into new vegetable varieties

Vegetable breeding company Tozer is concentrated on developing new and improved vegetable varieties aligned with the market. Its dedicated team identifies future trends which…

Building a resilient agriculture industry after the Ukraine invasion

The Uman National University of Horticulture is one of our key collaborators in Ukraine. We have collaborated with them since 2016, and they use our mobile application Petiole…

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UK: Infarm starts operating vertical farming facility in Bedford

Infarm officially opened its Bedford farm on Monday in the UK. This will be their first high-capacity Growing Centre in the country. The facility is 10,000m2 and has up to 40…
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CAN: Abegweit First Nation invests in food security with new greenhouse

Officials with Abegweit First Nation in P.E.I. say a greenhouse in the community will increase food security, promote nutrition and help members learn more about living off…

Instar investors partner with indoor mushroom grower

Instar Asset Management announced it has partnered with management to invest in Greenwood Mushrooms Development, a controlled environment agricultural producer of mushrooms,…

US (TX): Gunni Gal’s Van Zandt brings aquaponic farming to valley

Alex Van Zandt's dream to bring aquaponic farming to the valley has become a reality. Aquaponics is a farming technology that uses fish waste to grow beneficial bacteria and…

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US decided to impose a tax on nitrogen fertilizers from Russia

"Nitrogen fertilizers that are supplied from Russia will be sold in the US with discounted export prices," the US Department of Commerce announced. The agency will ask the…

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India: researchers develop method to detect defects in vegetable seeds using x-ray imaging

A pressing problem of vegetable production is the quality of sown seeds. In this regard, assessment of seed quality before sowing and storage is of great practical interest.…

Over 1000 km of irrigation canals are being reconstructed in Kazakhstan

Over a thousand kilometers of irrigation canals are being reconstructed in the Aksu district of the Zhetysu region, a Khabar 24 correspondent reports. This reconstruction will…

Tanzania: Tomato farmers combat fertilizer shortage

Fertilizer is in short supply across the world, and global prices have skyrocketed, in part because of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. "I used to buy fertilizer…

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More and more UK citizens are growing their own fruit and veg

In the UK, some companies have seen their seed sales increase four-fold compared to last year. B&Q reports surges in blackberries, fennel, and asparagus being…

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New cucumbers taking UK market by storm

Workers at the Dutch vegetable farm, Wijnen Square Crops, are currently hard at work packaging a new cucumber variety: the Midi. This 'half' cucumber weighs about 180 grams…

"Morocco is no longer competitive solely on price"

When the days grow shorter here again, the focus will shift to Morocco. Tomatoes can be found there to fill the shelves in winter. Even though it has only just…

Watchdogs raise concern about lack of post-Brexit import controls

Concerns have been raised about a “lack of post-Brexit import controls” on food safety. Watchdogs at the Food Standards Agency (FSA) and Food Standards…

Western Kenya

Kisumu horticulture exports to UK resume after three-month break

Exports of horticulture produce from Kisumu in Kenya to the UK have resumed after a three-month break caused by a decline in production. The resumption will…

TomaTech

These are hard times for any player in the fresh chain

Since 2019, due to Covid-19, a lot has changed in agriculture. But it is only since 2021, with the crisis of raw materials and marine logistics, that the dynamics that…

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Tomato cultivation increased by 29.5% in the Argentine province of Mendoza

According to a report recently prepared by the Ministry of Economy and Energy, through the Rural Development Institute (IDR), within the framework of Mendoza's…

Video Coöperatie Hoogstraten receives traders on its Taste Days Soft Fruit

"I'm a man of simple tastes. I'm always satisfied with the best." With this Oscar Wilde quote, Jan Engelen opened the Taste Days Soft Fruit of Coöperatie Hoogstraten on…

Rob van der Weele: "Customers like it and its different colors"

New cardboard packaging for The Greenery's soft fruit and fruit-vegetables

Red, yellow, green, pink, and purple. The Greenery's new, colorful cardboard packaging is here. This new house-style packaging line, developed in consultation with The…

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Agro Care celebrates with grand anniversary party

For tomato grower Agro Care, 2022 is all about the 25th anniversary. At the very beginning of the year, this was reason enough for the large cultivation company to express a…

On the first day: Agricultural Science Open Day of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences

The Horticultural Innovation Center of the National Agricultural Science and Technology Park is open

On June 26, the launching ceremony of the 4th Agricultural Science Open Day was held by the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and the "Online Agricultural Science Open…

Freshuelva:

"Many berry producers from Huelva are considering abandoning their crops"

Freshuelva warned that "many berry producers in the province of Huelva are considering abandoning their crops and not planting the next campaign in the face of the refusal of…

Marc-André Goulet, producer from Nantes

From Master to Prestige: a more responsive approach

After many years of experience with Grodan Master, Marc-André Goulet, a tomato producer from the Nantes region, discovered the advantages of the Grodan Prestige slab. A more…

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US (ME): ‘Crew of octogenarians’ builds greenhouse in Lewiston yard

Schools are out for the summer, and Rachel Rodrigue Nadeau knows where she will be until classes return in the fall: in the greenhouse she helped build. “We wanted to build…

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National Retail Report - specialty crops

Peaches, nectarines and cherries were among the sweetest deals this week

Peaches, nectarines, and cherries were some of the sweetest deals this week, as fruit ads increased in preparation for Independence Day celebrations. Berries got in on the…

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