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Tuesday, December 6, 2022

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UK 'sleepwalking into further food supply crises', experts say

"The fact that you cannot turn on production of food in an instant has come as news to some"

For almost a year now growers in the Lea Valley, UK, had to keep their greenhouses empty because growing vegetables is simply not feasible anymore. Yet up until now, the…

Additional blue light does not affect taste and crop quality when growing basil

Basil has been cultivated for centuries and is one of the most popular culinary herbs in the world. The fresh flavor it offers cannot be matched by any other herb or spice,…

Rijk Zwaan launches ToBRFV-resistant tomato varieties

The Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus or ToBRFV has been causing major economic losses in tomato cultivation worldwide. Rijk Zwaan’s team of researchers found new…

Land-grant universities helping solve needs of specialty crop industries

The Specialty Crop Research Initiative (SCRI) promotes collaboration, open communication, the exchange of information, and the development of resources that accelerate the…

New bankruptcy of greenhouse horticulture company still surrounded by question marks

Last week, Capsicum B.V. was declared bankrupt. In connection with this, four companies were declared bankrupt. The bankruptcy was filed by a party 'from the…

NASA funds scale-up of fluorescent greenhouse roofing technology

UbiQD was recently awarded a new small business contract by NASA, the United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration, for optimization and scale-up of extruded…

Photonics can help horticulture to measure faster and more reliably

Greenhouse horticulture already uses many sensors. But vertical farming, autonomous cultivation, and data-driven cultivation require equipment that is even more sensitive and…

Growing in the classroom all year round

De Lage Kouter grows in the classroom all year round using HortiPower grow lights. Teacher and Training Officer for Basic Landscaping & Decoration Mr. Derycke explains: “Since…


"Increased health, yield, resistance, and secondary metabolite production" What’s the difference between F1 hybrids and the traditional cannabis strains? The vast majority of cannabis seeds available are marketed as hybrids. But not all hybrids are the same. Most of the cannabis seeds available at seed banks and dispensaries are called strains, meaning they are the progeny of two non-fixed parents. "While many of them offer good results, they lack the uniformity and productivity…

Cocogreen appoints Simon Shelbourn as Chief Financial Officer

Cocogreen announces the appointment of Simon Shelbourn as Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Joining the business with immediate effect, the move demonstrates Cocogreen’s…

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High-tech New Zealand strawberries in pipeline

Spray-free strawberries will be enjoyed by New Zealanders, with a high-tech new system aimed to extend the fruit's short season. The spray-free strawberries will be grown…

Special Year Overview

10 times investors found the horticultural industry in 2022

Gotham Greens, Soli Organics, Pure Harvest, and Little Leaf Farms are just some of the greenhouse growers that raised money in 2022 to expand their business. Investors always…

New Zealand Bay of Plenty farmers build housing, increase wages to attract laborers

Producers in New Zealand's Bay of Plenty are building housing and increasing wages to attract backpackers as labourers to help out on farms. This comes as the…

Towards peat-free potting soil and substrate

The use of peat in potting soil and substrate is under pressure. Fourteen organizations, including the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, the Action Group…

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US (CT): Indoor farming helps food banks get fresh produce to those in need

It may look like something out of science fiction, but the brightly-lit units are down to earth. "It's experimental, it's new, it's futuristic," said Rev. Sara Smith,…

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"A bumper year for Australian agriculture despite flooding"

Australian agriculture is still on track for an outstanding 12 months, despite the impact of the devastating floods in the eastern states. Executive Director of ABARES Dr.…

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UAE’s growing focus on localized food production puts spotlight on solutions that convert deserts to arable lands

Dake Rechsand, a Dubai-based company, specializing in sustainability solutions for desert farming and water conservation, lauded the government’s food security vision, which…

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Positive developments in West-African horticulture

Professionalising the horticulture sector in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire to improve the quality and safety of fruits and vegetables. That was the aim of HortiFresh West Africa, a…

"Why don't we hear about this?"

Dutch Horticulture youth looks to connect around the topic of energy

The phenomena of 'horticulture youth' is well known around the Dutch Westland and Oostland regions in which two clubs have even formed around those demographics, Tuinbouw…

Fessler Nursery:

"Our foliage plants grow bigger, faster, and more efficiently"

In a time where inflation, labor shortage, material shortage, carbon emissions laws, electricity cost, cost of goods, etc., are making it tough to be a grower, Green Machine…

Market study presentation: Opportunities for Dutch businesses in the Mexican ornamental sectors

Video Mexico: "A lot of unlocked potential and opportunities to grow"

Over the last ten years, the ornamental industry in Mexico has grown significantly. And there still is a lot of unlocked potential in this sector and opportunities to grow,…

Proexport promotes the opening of the US market for Murcian vegetables

There is no doubt that one of the priorities of the Association of Producers-Exporters of Fruits and Vegetables of the Region of Murcia (PROEXPORT) is to open the US market…

Nuremberg wholesale market photo report

Rising imports, personnel shortages and increased expansion

Annually, 200,000 tons of goods are traded at the wholesale market in Nuremberg, being delivered within a radius of 100 to 200 km, said Dominik Kitschke, market supervision…

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