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Rooftop greenhouse meets production goals thanks to broad white spectrum LEDs

A little over one year has passed since REWE retail chain launched ‘the supermarket of the future’: that is, a retail store with a greenhouse on the rooftop. While the rooftop…

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Azienda agricola Ortodì dei F.lli Lisi

Tomatoes and turnip tips from Apulia available all over Italy

For over 40 years, Azienda agricola Ortodì dei F.lli Lisi has been producing open-field and protected-crop vegetables, which are then sold loose and in trays to various…

Winged cotton aphid does transmit CABYV in cucumber, peach aphid and whitefly do not

A new virus was found in Dutch cucumber crops in 2021: the Cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus (CABYV). The virus also turned up in Belgium. Much is still unclear about the…

Danitsja Mulder and Ruud Zwinkels, EFP International: "French inspection site means extra sales day"

"High hopes for Moroccan tomato season"

The Moroccan season has cautiously begun at EFP International in the Netherlands. "The prospects look promising. The Dutch lit crop is considerably lower; everywhere that…

Record-breaking domestic expansion for Mastronardi Produce

Mastronardi Produce has added more domestic acreage in one year than ever before in the company’s 70-year history. In 2022 alone, Mastronardi has grown its…

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Ireland: Shiploads of peat being imported for growers

The Oireachtas Committee on Agriculture, Food, and the Marine has heard that shiploads of peat are still being imported into the country to supply growers of mushrooms,…

AgriFORCE gets patent for its automated growing facility

AgriFORCE Growing Systems announced it will be granted a patent, titled “Automated Growing Systems,” by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) related to…

The Spanish government approves a legislative package for the implementation of the CAP in the fruit and vegetable sector

On Tuesday, the 11th of October, the Council of Ministers approved a legislative package consisting of three royal decrees designed to support the activities…

US (MA): Firefighters battle large blaze at Sudbury greenhouse

Firefighters battled a large fire at a Sudbury, Massachusetts, greenhouse on Wednesday, the 12th of October. Sudbury police said the structure fire was at Cavicchio…

Dutch plant propagator Plantise winds down production

Irish tomato businesses might face delayed start to 2023 growing season

Grantstown Nurseries out of Ballygunner grows around 250 tons annually of eight different tomato varieties in one hectare of modern glasshouses. All the…
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JS Ewers celebrates 50 years of growing in New Zealand

This year marks 50 years since one of New Zealand’s leading market gardeners, JS Ewers Ltd, started growing fresh produce on the fertile Waimea plains near Nelson. “This…

Special Lighting and Greenhouse Technology

Food Autonomy co-developed a toplight to reduce lighting and heating costs

Food Autonomy and Lans co-developed the LEDFan Greenhouse Toplight that utilizes (almost) all the electrical energy. Not only does it profit from the high efficiency of the…

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UK: Ministers hope to ban solar projects from most English farms

Ministers are planning to ban solar farms from most of England’s farmland, the Guardian can reveal. The new environment secretary, Ranil Jayawardena, is understood to oppose…

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CAN: Lakeshore council approves motion opposing greenhouse developments

Residents in Lakeshore, as well as the town's councilors, continue to push back against the possibility of greenhouse developments in the area. During a meeting, Ward 6…

Small but mighty vegetable growers – the backbone of Waikato’s vegetable supply

Growers of novel vegetables and humble family-run businesses hold a certain prominence in Waikato's supply of local, fresh vegetables. Only a few kilometers away from…

Fresh Market Award 2022 for pink tomato Baby Munda in Poland

After a three-year gap, Hazera was again able to participate in the Fresh Market trade fair in Poland. And with success. Pink tomato Baby Munda won the Fresh Market Award ’22.…

Connect with your local food system this World Food Day

World Food Day is celebrated around the world each year on October 16. Those in Central Florida can celebrate with local UF/IFAS Extension events throughout October. In 2021,…

Save time and energy with water-based pipepaint

The paint on heating pipes in greenhouses is constantly exposed to humidity,  residues, and mechanical loads. As a result of this wear and tear, the pipes become less reflective,…

Growspan's financing offer aims to help growers get their 'dream structure' sooner

GrowSpan Greenhouse Structures is introducing a new financing offer that will give growers more financial flexibility and help them speed up project timelines.…

Lavie Bio applies to the U.S. EPA for regulatory approval for their bio-fungicide

Lavie Bio, a subsidiary of Evogene, and an ag-biological company focusing on improving food quality, sustainability, and agriculture productivity through the…

Bee Vectoring Technologies plans to enter the vertical farming market

Bee Vectoring Technologies International announces its first sales commitment in the Controlled Environment Agriculture market. This key customer is a company…

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Soli Organic raises $125M to further expansion plans

Organic produce company Soli Organic raised nearly $125 million to build additional large soil-based indoor farms. It’s working toward having 15 farms nationwide but also has…

Dutch horticultural mission to the Kingdom of Saudi-Arabia

"The Dutch answer to Saudi-Arabia's demand for self-sufficiency in food security"

From October 17 to 20, a Dutch horticultural trade mission to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia takes place. The aim of the mission is to show that the Dutch horticulture sector…

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National Retail Report - Specialty Crops

Significant increases in price for fruit included raspberries and organic seedless grapes

Last week, retailers had the opportunity to promote a bounty of locally-grown produce. Pumpkins hailed from Illinois, Ohio, Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Carolina, Connecticut,…

BE: Flemish glasshouse growers pessimistic: Vegetable growers feel mostly constrained by government

It should come as no surprise that when you ask growers about their confidence in the near future, they are not terribly positive at the moment. The results in…

Price of vine tomato holds firm, other fruiting vegetables cave in VBT figures week 40

Since the end of September, the average price for vine tomatoes has been higher than that for loose tomatoes. Last week, the price started to diverge further…

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