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Converting a cannabis greenhouse to a strawberry facility

As quick as cannabis was being catapulted in the last years ago, just as fast it got back to more normal growth in the horticulture world. Big cannabis players didn’t want to…

Dutch greenhouse builder celebrates 15 years of building greenhouses around the world

On November 9th 2006, Havecon Kassenbouw was founded by Aad Voorwinden and Henk Verbakel. 15 years later, Havecon has grown into an international top player in the realization…

Three years of research lead to full LED in cucumber greenhouse

Ad Verhoeven was the first grower to cultivate snack cucumbers years ago and was the first cucumber grower in the world to install a full LED light installation in part of his…

Collaboration to deliver sorting robot to greenhouses and fresh produce markets

Crux Agribotics reinforces its partnership with ABB, a robotics company, in order to expand its SortiPack product family. SortiPack is a robot for automated grading, sorting,…

Fruit-picking robot maker Dogtooth gets backing from prominent investors

A fruit-picking robotics business which has seen growing demand as a result of labor shortages in the agricultural sector will unveil a multimillion-pound fundraising…

Dutch King and Queen visit UAE expo

On the 4th of November 2021, Certhon participated in the trade mission to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and the visit to the SuprimAir greenhouse they have built for Pure…

Jordi started at Bever Innovations

"We have a fantastic product on our hands"

Jordi Mol started work last month as Business Development Manager Horticulture at Bever Innovations. His job is to continuously increase the brand awareness and market share…

How do I use less energy to heat my greenhouse?

As greenhouse businesses prepare for the busy late winter and spring season, November is the time for greenhouse operations to finalize any facility improvements and the…

Design and build of £7m strawberry growing glasshouse

The CambridgeHOK team was approached by Berry Farming in Arundel, West Sussex as they had developed a new growing system for strawberries and were in need of a bespoke…

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Texas Tech hortspecialist explains purple lights on tiktok

If you have ever walked past the biology building on the Texas Tech campus at night, then you have probably seen the greenhouse that glows a bright purple color. But why?…

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"Learn from experts at seminar on growing plants in artificial media"

Producing crops in artificial media brings many benefits, one of them being a lower occurrence of soil-borne disease. However, it also sets certain demands.…

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Cucumber grower's irrigation system adjusted for really clean water

German snack cucumber grower Friedhelm Kartzinski has had many problems with his irrigation water over the past year. Pythium, in particular, was a recurring problem. Together…

Fresh Del Monte commits to reducing Scope 1, 2, and 3 Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2030 ahead of COP26

Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc's emissions reduction targets were approved by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) as consistent with the levels required…

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Common diseases that undermine the cultivation of tomato crop in the Mediterranean basin

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), family Solanaceae, has become one of the most important and extensively grown horticultural crops in the Mediterranean region and throughout…

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Different mineral levels in organic produced lettuce and onions

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of production systems-(organic-ORG or conventional-CON) and growing cycle (fall-winter or spring-summer) of cos lettuce…

Researchers develop tools to listen and talk to plants

In the race to develop new technologies and methods to support sustainable agriculture and imperiled ecosystems, scientists hope to bring an important voice to the…

UK vegetables are rotting in fields due to picker and driver shortages

In parts of the UK, vegetables are being left to rot in fields due to a chronic crop picker and driver shortage. Guy Moreton, CEO of MorePeople, which…

Sequence change in a protein gave rise to ToBRFV

Tomato brown rugose fruit virus is a new virus species in the Tobamovirus genus, causing substantial damage to tomato crops. Reports of recent tomato brown rugose fruit virus…

Automatic recognition of tomato leaf disease using fast enhanced learning with image processing

The article’s primary goal is to bring together farmers and cutting-edge technologies to minimize diseases in plant leaves. To enforce the idea, ‘Tomato’ is selected in which…
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Citadel Biocat:

On-site production of biostimulant

“Using Biocat OSAA ‘H’ (Horticulture) and ‘MORE’ (Cannabis), we’ve seen growers take plants heavily infected with fungal disease, re-energize them, and then put them back with…

"Aerodynamics is often undervalued"

After studying for 5 years, Robin wanted nothing more than to put his knowledge into practice. An open application in 2013 turned out to be the golden ticket to Vosterman…

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‘Slice of heaven’: Students learn aquaponics at special education school’s farm

A local school for special education, complete with an on-campus farm, is helping kids grow with opportunities they would not get anywhere else. The North Florida School of…

Does the Plantalyzer beat human intelligence?

The Plantalyzer is a system with a fully automated process, consisting of intelligent logistics, data acquisition, image analysis and assessment, data transfer, modeling, and…

TSRgrow

Grow Sessions - a fun and in-depth look into the cannabis industry from an insider's perspective

TSRgrow, a horticulture solutions company, has launched Grow Sessions, a podcast dedicated solely to cannabis cultivators, and was recently named one of the…

Bushel Boy Farms

Owatonna grower known for tomatoes adds indoor strawberries

With more space to test new crops, Bushel Boy Farms is now growing and selling strawberries — its first attempt to market anything other than tomatoes in its 30-year history.…

Producing tomato ketchup under Martian conditions

The global pursuit to grow fresh, tasty food has reached dizzying new heights. Heinz’s Tomato Masters and a team from Florida Tech’s AldrinSpace Institute have successfully…

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Russia continues to increase exports of greenhouse cucumbers to Poland

According to EastFruit analysts, after the considerable first large exports of Russian greenhouse cucumbers to Poland at the end of 2020, the volume of cucumber exports from…

Bayer hires new president of crop science division

The Supervisory Board of Bayer AG has appointed Rodrigo Santos (48) to the company’s Board of Management and the position of President of the Crop Science division, effective…

Biobest

Autumn is key for preventative Andersoni-System introductions

Autumn is the time to introduce Andersoni-System (Amblyseius andersoni) to prevent an early outbreak of pest mites in overwintered crops next season, says Paul Koole, Biobest…

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The RAIF warns of an increase in the presence of 'Tuta absoluta' in Almeria

The Alert and Phytosanitary Information Network (RAIF) of Andalusia warned about a rebound of Tuta absoluta in the province in its weekly report (about week 42…

Video Tomato breeders put new greenhouse into operation

This autumn, phase 1B of the GreenEx breeding site of BASF Vegetable Seeds in Nunhem went into operation. This is one hectare for tomato breeding. A video on LinkedIn shows…

Juani Navarro de Haro from Agrícola Navarro de Haro:

"The first volumes of round zucchini will be available by the end of November"

The Spanish tomato is facing one of its worst periods as the crop's profitability plummets and the competition from imports affects activity: many producers have quit their…

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Increased Dutch fruit and vegetables imports in first half of 2021

Dutch imports of fresh fruit and vegetables continued to grow in the first half of this year. In the first six months of 2021, the €5 billion import value level was surpassed,…

Anne de Rouw - Ranpak:

Paper is an effective and cost-effective cold chain packing solution

During the pandemic, use of ecommerce spiked, including online purchasing of food products that require thermal protection during the shipping process. In most cases, products…

Bipartisan Infrastructure Bill delivers major water improvements for the West

In response to passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by the U.S. House of Representatives, Western Growers President & CEO Dave Puglia issued…

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Effective supply chain risk management strategies are key to preventing food poisoning outbreaks in fresh produce industry

A leading Australian professor of food microbiology believes the final product testing of fruit and vegetables is not solely an effective control strategy in controlling…

USDA restricts PACA violators in California and Texas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of…

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