Wim Roosen with Dutch Plantin:

"Semi-substrate growing ensures rapid and uniform establishment immediately after planting"

"Semi-substrate growing offers producers working in the soil the opportunity to improve their yield without the need to invest in techniques or…

Tomato grower invests in nanobubbles: "Nothing was allowed to go wrong anymore"

Stoffels Tomaten has experienced some difficult years in recent years with root problems and virus issues, among others. In search of improvements, the…

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Updated light control software allows for data-driven decisions

Heliospectra introduces helioCORE 2.0. New features include the implementation of weather forecasting in the DLI controller, a new graphical interface…

Signify turns to in-house Piña coladas?

Just kidding, but Jarno Mooren, the Plant Specialist, and the research team at Signify have been busy experimenting, and it shows. "When I brought a…

Vaporizont by Ingauna:

The efficiency of steam for greenhouse disinfection

The disinfection of soil increasingly needs effective technology that is easy to use. That is why Ingauna developed Vaporizont, a machine designed for…

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Russia: ToBRFV detected in a batch of imported tomatoes and peppers

The Primorsky interregional department of Rosselkhoznadzor prevented the import of tomatoes and peppers from China due to the identification of an…

Dutch economist sees horticulture disappearing from Westland, denounces 'boxes'

According to Dutch economist Jaap van Duijn, it seems horticulture is slowly but surely disappearing from the Westland region. That is what he said in…

Noah Dramm Becker joins Dramm as marketing and sales associate

Noah Dramm Becker is joining the Dramm Corporation as a Marketing & Sales Associate. In this role, Noah will work primarily with the Commercial…

"The TomSystem can help prevent virus transmission in the greenhouse"

Hort Americas and Agrifast see the Tomsystem as a simple but elegant piece of agtech that addresses two major issues vine crop greenhouse growers are…

The opinion of Loris Gentile, president of Fruplant Lab Italia:

There will be smaller quantities of Italian strawberries this Christmas

There are a number of farms in southern Italy that have made the drastic decision to eliminate early September potted strawberry transplants from their…

Millions invested in solar foil company

Invest-NL has invested €14.5 million in venture debt in HyET Solar BV as part of a total investment round of €29 million. The Arnhem-based company…

Safeguarding crop storage research in the UK

The recent contraction of the Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB), coupled with the closure of Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research,…

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Philippines: Korean funded greenhouses set for turnover by November

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said that it is set to turn over its smart greenhouse projects in Western Visayas and Northern Mindanao by November.…

Wieger Wamelink on toxins in Martian soils and growing space bamboo

The Wageningen Experience Day is themed ‘105 years into the future'. One researcher whose undivided attention is on the future is Wieger Wamelink. His…

Horti Nigeria and EnGRAIS project focus on development of vegetable crops Agricultural Input Packages

In order to facilitate the growth of a sustainable and inclusive vegetable sector, Horti Nigeria and EnGRAIS project want to develop vegetable crops…

New celery bites introduced

Taylor Farms announced the launch of their new Celery Bites. Following the examples in other categories across the store – including beverages, salty snacks, and cereal –…

US (NY): Taking on the Eastcoast in phased expansion, raising another $10 million

"Baking profitability into our model from the start, we minimized our external inputs and designed our systems to work with and enhance agricultural…

Organic Grower Summit 2023 features AI-themed session

The explosive interest in artificial intelligence (AI) in agriculture continues to impact all facets of the growing process—from crop-yield predictions…

US (CA): Grant expands the SCOPE of organic ag education

UC Davis' student-led program in organic farming will expand to include new crops and new partners, with the aim of exporting its educational model to…

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Corteva launches nematicide that protects soil health

Plant-parasitic nematodes are microscopic organisms found in soil that feed on the roots of plants. Because they are notoriously difficult for farmers…

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China: "This method saves 92 percent on water"

Walking into Yangling Smart Agricultural Demonstration Park in China's agri-science-city Yangling of Shaanxi Province is like walking into a scene from…

US (NE): Greenhouse in the snow continues to flourish, adding international markets and commercial kits

An innovative idea from an Alliance man some 35 years ago has since blossomed into a company with sales across the United States and is now expanding…

Positive outlook for California lettuce supply

Lettuce supplies look to be steady right now out of California. “As far as romaine is concerned, it’s pretty readily available right now,” says Wayde…

VFWC2022

Vertical Farming World Congress is nearing

Industry players in the vertical farming industry will be descending on London from October 9 to 11 for the 4th Vertical Farming World Congress.…

Calling on Bayer to stop exporting EU-banned pesticides to South Africa

South African farm workers march against pesticides

Some 200 women working in agriculture held a protest march in Paarl, calling on European company Bayer to stop producing and exporting pesticides to South…

VBT figures week 36:

Strawberry and tomato prices rise

Tomato prices struggled in July, but the trend that started in August is continuing in September for now. Even the average price for loose tomatoes, which…

Pepper grower takes over artwork

Pepper grower Oostland Company has acquired a new pepper. Not a green, yellow, or red pepper, but a metal pepper. It is a work of art that was previously located in Delfgauw,…

Growing Change project helps growers navigate governmental Resource Management Regulations 2023

The Growing Change project helps growers navigate the government's Resource Management (Freshwater Farm Plans) Regulations 2023, which aim to address…

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One of the island's largest supermarkets reopened by Spar Gran Canaria

Amazon: New partnership with Iceland and new Amazon Fresh store in London

SPAR Gran Canaria's Anfi store triples its sales areaSPAR Gran Canaria reopened its SPAR Supermarket in the Anfi del Mar Shopping Centre, making it one…