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Horticultural wholesaler celebrates 40 years and looks ahead to the next forty

“In the forty years that A.M.A. Horticulture has been around, we have partnered with a lot of family-owned companies, working with the first, second, and now the third…

Vacancies:

Heiner Rothkopf on this year's marketing of greenhouse strawberries

"Due to the drought, we are facing crop losses of 30% in the fall harvest"

At Heiner Rothkopf's modern greenhouse facility in Euskirchen, regional strawberries grow and thrive from April until November. In this interview, he talks about this year's…

Strawberry cultivation also productive with little gas usage

With a number of adjustments, strawberries can be grown year-round with the lowest possible use of fossil fuels and chemical crop protection products. This is the conclusion…

Vertifarm:

Opportunities and hurdles becoming visible in the market

It's the second day of the Vertifarm exhibition, and colleague Eelkje Pulley has been snapping some pictures of various exhibitors. She mentioned that the atmosphere is very…

Zayndu to discuss how its chemical-free process increases vigor of spinach seedlings at the Brassica and Leafy Salad Conference

"Priming seeds with plasma provides possible defense against damping off"

Vigorous seedling growth may provide an additional defense against ‘damping off,’ a global cause of spinach loss. Trials by Zayndu suggest that priming spinach seed with its…

Pål Johan From, Saga Robotics:

"Robots may be the future, but it'll be a long while before they can pick strawberries"

"Robots will play a vital role in agriculture's future," says Pål Johan From. With the problems the strawberry and virtually all sectors currently face, the focus is…

Agrikol group building phase 2 of the project in Brasil for Fonte Verde

Agrikol, a Serbian greenhouse builder, has recently provided an update on the construction of the new glasshouse expansion in Brasil.  In this phase of the project, Agrikol is working…

Totam Seeds presents new tomato varieties

At Totam Seeds, 2023 is already here. In fact, the Mitsui Group seed company is presenting its new varietal assortment, precisely tailored to the latest market trends. But…

Dutch tomato sales to the EU fell by 24.67% this season while Moroccan and Spanish sales increased by 17.84% and 3.56%

The EU's tomato imports have fallen by 2.55% this year, from 2,670.34 million kilos in the 2020/2021 campaign to 2,602.13 million kilos in 2021/2022, according…

J. Huete International takes its high-tech greenhouse models to Fruit Attraction

The 2022 edition of Fruit Attraction, an event that brings together t companies in the international agricultural sector and which is expected to be attended by between 30%…

Special Starting materials

How lightweight expanded clay comes in beneficial

Leca stands for lightweight expanded clay aggregate. To put it simply, Leca comes in baked clay balls that soak up a little water, after which they expand…

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UK energy support for businesses is welcome, but more details are needed

On Thursday, the 22nd of September, Business Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg told the House of Commons that the government will discount energy for businesses: “The…

Pack TTI:

How to solve efficiency in farm processing

“As harvesting, sorting, and packaging are mostly done manually in vertical farms, it creates a kind of inefficiency due to the fact that it’s time-consuming. Depending on the…

Karin Tifft joins team of expert horticulturists at iUNU

Karin Tifft has joined IUNU as a Horticulture Advisor, focusing on meeting the needs of and driving ROI for growers and launching new products. Tifft has worked in the…

Hort Americas expands to Canada

Commercial horticultural supplier Hort Americas announced a new division within the company to bring quality, technically advanced, and cost-effective products to commercial…

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US (MI): Montcalm High School presented with a $25,000 grant to construct greenhouse

After being presented with a major grant, teachers at Montcalm High School started eyeing the site of a future greenhouse and wondered if putting it near a back door would…

Louis Albright, greenhouse energy systems pioneer, dies at 81

Louis Albright ’63, M.S. ’65, Ph.D. ’72, a world-renowned expert in environmental engineering of agricultural buildings and a pioneer in renewable energy…

From garden to growth: This urban garden cultivates young leaders

Yahir Hernandez thought he was signing up for a routine summer job at the Cadillac Urban Gardens in southwest Detroit when he was 15. Back then, the job appealed because he…

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"Local hothouse tomatoes cooked by Trudeau’s carbon tax" says opposition leader

Mexican tomato growers are eating the lunch of a long-time greenhouse tomato producer in Manotick thanks to Trudeau’s carbon tax, according to Official Opposition leader…

Advanced Agrilytics appoints Jody Longshore as CCO

Advanced Agrilytics, an agronomy services company focused on unlocking the potential of every acre, has announced the appointment of Jody Longshore to the…

Growing the Australian vegetable industry

The Australian vegetable industry has grown significantly by taking advantage of changes in consumer incomes and tastes. ABARES Executive Director Dr. Jared…

North Central Integrated Pest Management Center moves to Iowa State

The North Central Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Center is coming to Iowa State University with renewed funding from the United States Department of Agriculture National…

Video Indoor farm automation: lessons learned from autonomous greenhouse challenges

This presentation, 'Indoor Farm Automation: Lessons learned from the Autonomous Greenhouse Challenges,' was given by Dr. Ken Tran (Koidra Inc.) during our 44th café forum on…

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Pinduoduo shared its experience in promoting digital agriculture and empowering women and youth at a G20 global forum in Bali, Indonesia, pointing out the importance of having…

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Flemish agriculture and horticulture open house during Agriculture Day

The Day of Agriculture was held on the 18th of September in Flanders. Several greenhouse growers also participated in the public event. It was the 40th edition. Fifty-one…

Interfel: “Energy crisis: the fruit and vegetable sector on alert”

Inflation, lower purchasing power, and unprecedented drought. After a particularly complicated summer for the professionals in the sector, Interfel alerted the…

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