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Making LEDs and lower energy costs accessible to HPS-growers

“If you look at the industry today and at the current energy crisis, there are various assets growers have to manage on a daily basis: electricity, gas, and water, for example…

KUBO Group acquires cultivation systems and software branch of Codema

At the beginning of this year, KUBO announced the takeover of Peter Dekker Installations by the KUBO Group. Less than a few months later, KUBO acquires the Cultivation Systems…

Thailand: Horti Asia answers growing demand for knowledge and technique

This week the Horti Asia takes place in Bangkok. Answering the growing demand for safely produced food, the CEA industry is developing in the Southern Asian region, which is…

"Mexico is a world leader in protected agriculture"

'With an area of over 25.000 HA México should definitely be considered a world leader in protected agriculture. They are steadily found in the top 10 of the world and won’t…

CAN: New collaboration supports agri-tech innovation

Ontario’s life sciences sector and Canada’s Food & Agri-Tech Engine have agreed to collaborate in support of innovation by signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU). Life…

Penn State

Internet-based precision irrigation system shows promise for fresh-market tomato

According to Penn State researchers, an "internet of things" -or IoT- system monitoring real-time data from soil-based sensors to activate an automated precision irrigation…

Bakhtiyor Abduvokhidov shares secrets on how to cool a greenhouse

How to cool a greenhouse in the hot climate of Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and central Asia?

Greenhouses are usually used to grow out-of-season products during the cold season. But in summer, conditions for plants in greenhouses are far from ideal. Is it realistic to…

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DEFRA publishes horticulture Statistics

UK: Value of protected vegetables increased by 6.9% to £374 million

These statistics cover area, production, trade and valuation of horticulture crops in the United Kingdom from 1985 to 2021. The published data is available in the accompanying…

US (OK): Horticulture department changes name to plant science

The Cal Poly College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences (CAFES) Department recently sent an email to faculty, staff, and students to inform them that the…

Oxfordshire farm's new greenhouse set to serve up strawberries fit for Queens

A family-run farm in Oxfordshire has picked its very first fruits. Middle Farm in Mixbury has diversified to launch Featherbed Fruits and has installed a two-acre greenhouse…

AU: ‘Ideal timing’ sparks $13.7M vegetable, onions and melon trade effort'

The nation’s melon, onions and vegetable growers have joined forces to develop a $13.7M export development program through Hort Innovation in a time of rising trade capacity…

Special GreenTech Amsterdam

"Long-term prospects for the field of LED growing lights are bright"

"The energy efficiency of High Pressure Sodium (HPS) and Metal Halide (HM) grow lights is rather low (PPE 1.8-2.2μmol/J), while LED grow lights are much more efficient (PPE of…

Leadership coach set the tone for Women's Fresh Perspectives Conference

Last month, attendees at the Women's Fresh Perspectives Conference (WFPC) offered rave reviews for the opening general session from Wendy McManus, leadership coach of Connect…

FPC launches UK Grower Of The Year Award

About FPC The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) is the UK's fresh produce trade association representing the interests of fresh fruit, vegetable, flowers, and…

Mykola Bondarenko

Immigrant in the northeast of Ukraine offers to build greenhouses using a unique technology

Mykola Bondarenko offers to residents of western Ukraine to build arched greenhouses from bent wood. He invented this unique technology himself and plans to patent it. Mykola Bondarenko…

The new law in France for sustainable packaging

Reducing plastic is a hot topic worldwide. For example, in the EU, various types of disposable plastic are banned. France takes it a step further by adopting the Agec Act,…

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Coupling a brackish water greenhouse desalination system with membrane distillation for Southern Algeria

The aim of this study was to evaluate emerging desalination technologies that can be integrated with renewable energy systems. Emphasis was placed on membrane distillation and…

"It's a good thing this isn't my first fruit and vegetable sector job"

Ruud den Boer landed a dream job in October when he joined Oxin Growers as Greenhouse Vegetables Commercial Manager. Since times are turbulent in the greenhouse vegetable…

Tomatoes now costlier than mangoes in Hyderabad

In Hyderabad, tomatoes are now costlier than mangoes; the price of the vegetable has breached Rs. 100 per kilogram in the retail market. Overall, the cost of…

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Biotalys’ first biocontrol Evoca wins world BioProtection award 2022

Biotalys announced that its biocontrol Evoca won the World BioProtection Award 2022 for Best Biofungicide Product. The award was granted at the World…

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Chicago urban farm sows a new legacy for Englewood residents

Chicago’s West Englewood residents face quite a few challenges. According to the Chicago Data Portal, 34.4% live below poverty, 35.9% over 16 are unemployed, 26% of adults…

An short online aquaponic course by Flourish Farms

Video Microgreens: Seeding, planting, and harvesting

Microgreens can be a great addition to any aquaponic farm - small or large scale. In this clip from Flourish Farm, Tawnya is giving a short online aquaponic class. She will…

Berries are top trending fruit for Memorial Day

Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer, and many Americans gather with family and friends and celebrate with food. A recent social media and web analysis of…

Spanish alliance for new IV and V range products

"Grupo Empresarial La Caña and Primaflor, two leading companies in the production and marketing of fresh and IV range vegetables and subtropical vegetables have sealed an…

Tribune India

India: Hydroponic farming introduced in Himachal

Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University organized a media visit to its hydroponic unit in the research farm of the Department of Vegetable Science & Floriculture today.…


Adam Stettner, Founder and CEO, FundCanna: US: “For now, we should focus on the fact that cannabis banking is already available” “Of course, banking is not as widely available in the industry as we would like it to be, and there are some unique challenges when it comes to cannabis financing. Still, it is important for everyone to be aware that we already have access to capital readily available, and we should be using that access to the full extent,”…

The company starts the construction of an ultra-modern corrugated cardboard packaging plant near Rabat

Smurfit Kappa chooses Morocco to invest 35 million Euro in Africa

Smurfit Kappa has announced the construction of its first plant in Africa. Located in the Rabat region of Morocco, this 25,000 m² corrugated cardboard plant will provide…

Coop Schweiz

Coop Switzerland sets new standards on the Ready Cut shelf

Organic salad bowls now in separable cardboard tray

The three Naturaplan organic salad bowls are now packaged in a cardboard tray. With this change, the Swiss food retail group Coop will save 17 tons of plastic annually. This…

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