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Christian Gimperlein, Bio-Maintalkresse, on the current season

"With outside temperatures rising, the restaurant business is noticeably picking up"

Cress traditionally enjoys a rapid increase in demand around the Easter holidays. But this year, Easter business was a little bit below average, reported Christian Gimperlein,…

HortiContact brings industry together

Difficult times bring new challenges to Dutch growers

It's been more than two years since the Dutch horticultural industry got to meet up at their annual national event, the HortiContact show. This year though, the show has…

RAYN Growing Systems introduces a new horticultural bar lighting solution

RAYN Growing Systems, a lighting and control equipment manufacturer for horticultural environments, introduces new Lyda luminaires. This cost-effective bar lighting solution…

Smartkas signs MOU to build greenhouses in Brazil

Smartkas, a Dutch agtech that designs, builds, owns, and operates smart farms, has announced it will develop and operate smart greenhouses on approximately 77-hectares of land…

Dutch pepper grower invests in own accommodation for employees

There is a significant shortage of quality housing for international employees in the horticultural sector. 4Evergreen, a specialist in sustainably grown peppers, is working…

Green Life Farms set to construct fourth farm in Florida

Green Life Farms has completed the purchase of a 67-acre property in Wildwood, Florida. Here it will construct its 4th of 13 planned farms in the Southeast U.S., Located in…

Aquaponic Farm Management Plan for leafy greens & herbs

From the aquaponic consulting and design company Regen Aquaculture comes the first edition of The Aquaponic Farm Management Plan: Leafy Greens & Herbs Module. Aquaponic…

Autonomous robots can pick up to 25,000 raspberries per day

University of Plymouth spinoff Fieldwork Robotics has commercially deployed its raspberry picking robots in two locations in Portugal. The autonomous robots feature four arms…

Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre 6-8 June 2022

Hort Connections 2022: Growing Together

The biggest event in Australian and New Zealand horticulture is almost here! AUSVEG and the International Fresh Produce Association A-NZ are looking forward to welcoming…

NL: 100 years of Hordijk awarded with Royal predicate

Since Wednesday morning, 11 May, Hordijk has been known as Royal Hordijk. A great honor and culmination of their centenary. The King's Commissioner in South Holland, Mr. Smit,…

Iran: New greenhouse estates to be set up in Gilan province

Mokhtar Mehdizadeh, the director of the province’s Greenhouse Estates, said that the new greenhouse estates will be set up in Siahkal, Masal, Shaft, Rezvanshahr, and Anzali…

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Fluence illuminates Wageningen University & Research's autonomous greenhouse

"Greenhouse horticulture can be further optimized as AI increases in the industry"

Fluence, a global leader in energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and food production, announced its sponsorship of Wageningen…

Special GreenTech Amsterdam

A smart greenhouse to promote R&D&I

Huete International continues to develop different projects. One of them consists of a semi-enclosed greenhouse located in the experimental farm of CEBAS-CSIC, an estate-owned…

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National University HCMC promotes research, technology transfer in agriculture

Assoc. Prof. - Dr. Le Thi Kim Phung, Sustainable Process Engineering Group of the HCMC University of Technology under the VNUHCMC, said that the agricultural sector had…

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Sodium valproate is effective against Botrytis cinerea infection of tomato

Botrytis cinerea causes gray mold resulting in enormous financial loss. Fungicide resistance of B. cinerea has become a serious issue in food safety and agricultural and…

New Genetic Technology Bill will support more sustainable agriculture

Crop science organization NIAB has welcomed the announcement in the Queen’s Speech that the UK Government will bring forward new primary legislation, The Genetic Technology…

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Chinese scientists report new progress in carotenoid biofortification in tomato products

Tomatoes are one of the most important vegetables, and China is the largest tomato producer in the world. In recent years, climate change and resource shortages have…

Cuyahoga Falls urban agriculture class sparks Spring Sustainability Expo

The idea for a Spring Sustainability Expo was sparked by a new course that's growing in popularity at Cuyahoga Falls High School. The inaugural expo is set for Saturday, May…

Video Optimizing space in aquaponic greenhouse

Maximizing the square footage of your growing area is key to getting the most out of your greenhouse. In this video, Sam discusses growing with a vertical hydroponic system…

Veg Power joins forces with Edinburgh Community Food to get kids growing

Veg Power, the not-for-profit to increase the UK’s vegetable consumption, has joined forces with Edinburgh Community Food, a social enterprise and charity that tackles health…

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Strawberry growers globally could benefit from UF/IFAS research into dangerous disease

Strawberry farmers worldwide may get help from new University of Florida research that shows a way to battle one of the fruit’s fiercest foes. The key: combine genomic data…

7 July 2022

Hort Science Live to return in July

ICL announces its popular annual Hort Science Live (HSL) event is returning to a live format - to be held on 7 July 2022, at The Bransford Webbs Plants Company, in Worcester. “Now…

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UK: North East seed business hoping for growth after supermarket deal

A North East family business has landed a contract with a supermarket chain that will see its product sold in almost 150 stores throughout the UK. Grow Sow Simple, based in…

Video Ausveg: Horticulture Supply Chain and Traceability Solutions

This webinar talks about horticulture export and supply challenges. It was organized by the Export Council of Australia and by Ausveg.

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VBT figures week 18

Free fall of greenhouse vegetable prices stopped, pepper prices still low

After two weeks of steeply declining greenhouse vegetable prices, the fall stopped last week, and the prices at the auctions of the Verbond van Belgische Tuinbouwcoöperaties…

AFPA Board appoints new CEO to lead industry growth

Today the Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA) Board has appointed Claire McClelland as CEO of the AFPA to deliver improvements in export market access,…

"We have no successor, so it has to happen one day"

Grape garden for sale, but growers aren't stopping (yet)

Hilde and Arnold Jansen of Druivenkwekerij Tuinzight in Midden-Delfland are going to say goodbye to their beloved garden. They are doing so with conviction and nostalgia. We…

Global fresh produce coalition calls for change in supply chain and cost crisis

The global fresh produce industries unite in a call to national and regional public authorities and multilateral bodies, such as WTO, FAO, UNCTAD, OECD, and others, to respond…

Price of imported peppers from India rose significantly

Affected by the sluggish demand, pepper trading in China is not active. At the same time, the price of Indian peppers did not fall but increased significantly.…

EFSA postpones its glyphosate assessment after receiving an avalanche of comments

The European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) received so many comments in its public consultation on the evaluation of glyphosate, in parallel with the European…

Successful start for the e-commerce site of the Rungis market for professionals

More than three months after its launch, rungismarket.com is experiencing a successful start and is already seeing promising results. Designed in partnership…

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