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GreenTech Award winners announced

Today the winners are announced at the virtual opening of GreenTech Live & Online. The winners in 3 categories – out of a total of 26 entries – of the GreenTech Innovation…

Ebtech

Ebtech Glasshouse Systems realizes 7,964.8m² project in three weeks

'Dog legs' couldn't stop this greenhouse project

Ebtech Glasshouse Systems' latest glasshouse project has been completed at the site of W S Bentley Growers Ltd in Yorkshire. The 7,964.8m² completely used glasshouse…

Key points of choosing grow lights for greenhouses

As the number of horticulture light brands on the market increases, the difficulty for growers in choosing the right product also increases. As lighting represents an…

Revolutionary infrared root zone heating system

The increasing pressure to reduce gas consumption, the urge for circular energy efficient solutions and the improving/accelerating production processes in our sector are a few…

Corona gives boost to Dutch greenhouse builder in China

The construction of a 17.5 hectare greenhouse near the Chinese city of Shanghai is in full swing. The delivery of the first phase is expected in spring. The greenhouse is a…

optimise your energy use

Energy student looking for internship in hydro- or aeroponic farm

"I think that hydroponics and aeroponics are fields with a large potential for development. How to maximize the yield without being energy-dependent? And how…

Three Star Superior Taste Award

Belgium chefs fond of purlpe tomato YOOM

It's not just the colour that makes YOOM a remarkable tomato. Following a score of a 91.3% in a rigorous blind tasting evaluation that was carried out by prestigious chefs and…

Senmatic

New OEM-agreement for shelf-and-lighting panels for vertical farming

Senmatic and LED iBond International have entered a strategic partnership for OEM delivery of shelves with built-in grow light to be included in Senmatic’s offering of…

Roland Bötz on organic cress marketing

"Due to Corona, 2020 has been a sluggish marketing year so far"

The marketing of cresses traditionally takes place in autumn in a rather quiet way. This gives us the opportunity to look back on the past, eventful months. "Due to Corona,…

Lipman Family Farms

US (VA): Migrant workers restricted to farms under one grower’s virus lockdown

Each spring, a thousand or more Mexican tomato pickers descend on Virginia’s Eastern Shore to toil in the fields of Lipman Family Farms, enduring long hours stooped over to…

New solution for weighing and packaging TOVs

Packaging tomatoes on the vine has always been an expensive and slow process in fact, in most cases, operators work in front of scales and weigh each punnet singularly until…

Stephan van Marrewijk (Vicasol): "New Flou RAF tomato combines flavor and shelf life"

"Demand for Spanish courgette, aubergine, and cucumbers skyrockets within a few days"

The Spanish greenhouse vegetable season wasn't yet in full production recently. However, there was unrest in the retail segment. Within three days, that ensured an enormous…

GrowSpan

How to optimize a greenhouse for social distancing

It is an indisputable fact that the world as we know it has changed. Working from home is the new normal; social gatherings and activities are drastically limited, and social…

SunTracker Technologies

Improved Daily Light Integrals with satellite data

From its introduction forty years ago, the Daily Light Integral (DLI) metric has become an important tool for determining monthly daylight availability for crops and…

Special Management

Video Five tips on monitoring hydroponic systems

Dr. Paul Fisher from the University of Florida IFAS Extension hosts Jon Greene of Bluelab Corporation in a new YouTube video. They discuss technical tips for pH and electrical…

Illuminum Greenhouses

"The Smart Farming Solution for farmers"

Have you been wondering on when to irrigate, evacuate humidity and ventilate your greenhouse for that successful harvest? Worry no more, with Farmshield-A.I powered sensors…

US: McCoy joins BioTherm sales team

BioTherm has expanded its sales team with the addition of Ryan McCoy as its regional sales representative for the Central Region. “As BioTherm scales up to…
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Biosphere 2

Scientists work in Arizona to reshape desert food production

In the cool shade of solar panels, a lush plot of herbs and vegetables hints at one possible future for farming in the desert. At the moment, that future includes more basil…

North Carolina growers learning about specialty vegetable opportunity

North Carolina A&T professor Chyi Lyi (Kathleen) Liang is heading a project that’s introducing specialty vegetables to North Carolina Growers, reports the…

Lethbridge College

CAN (AB): Brooks Greenhouse gives scientists space to test crops and new tech

An agreement with the Government of Alberta’s Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry will help Lethbridge College build upon its strengths as an applied research institution.…

Hearts of Glass

US (GA): Award-winning documentary guides conversation about growing plants, community and inclusion

The University of Georgia Department of Horticulture, together with UGA's Institute on Human Development and Disability, Master Gardener Extension Volunteer Program, Office of…

Grower2Grower

New Zealand: Light fluctuates like a yoyo

Last week, light levels were erratic with some fantastic days proceeded by very dull, wet and windy days. Some crop reports showed 25% less light compared to the previous…

Prairie Culture Farms

US (LA): Community helps rebuild greenhouse after damage from storms

An Evangeline Parish greenhouse is getting rebuilt from the ground up with help from the community. The owner of that greenhouse is Turkey Creek's mayor. He's now getting help…

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Netafim 7 Al Dahra Holding

UAE and Israel cooperate in horticulture

An Emirati delegation, led by Khadim Abdulla Aldarei, Co-Founder and the Vice Chairman of Al Dahra Holding, has visited Israel upon an invitation from Netafim, under the…

Vertical Future

Can vertical farming grow beyond herbs and leaves?

In the early 20th century German-Jewish scientist Fritz Haber and his colleague Carl Bosch worked out a way to synthesise ammonia, making it possible to create industrial…

Rovensa to acquire Oro Agri

Rovensa has agreed to acquire Oro Agri, a provider of environmentally friendly biocontrol solutions with international reach, from the Omnia Group. The acquisition of Oro Agri…

Syngenta

UK: Matt Kettlewell joins Syngenta

Syngenta has appointed experienced agronomist Matt Kettlewell as Area Manager to support growers in Norfolk and the eastern counties. Matt will cover all crops, including a…

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Freight Farms

Including citrus, flowers, peas, chillies and berries

Great export window for Zimbabwe's organic fresh produce

Zimbabwe is exporting between US$120 and 122 million worth of horticulture products annually, a figure below the country’s peak of about US$143 million between…

Samuel Acheampong - University of Cape Coast, Ghana

CRISPR used to make sweet potatoes larger and more nutritious

Samuel Acheampong hails from a farmer family from the Ashanti Region of southern Ghana. His family cultivated cassava, yams, plantains, tomatoes, peppers and…

Almeria, Spain

Project to analyze the use of Turbofog fogging system in intensive greenhouse crops

On October 15, the University of Almería has presented its new R + D + i project, carried out in partnership with the company NaanDanJain Ibérica. The…

Award for wrapping solution with compostable film

Fabbri Group’s strategy, based on offering complete and effective packaging systems thanks to the most complete synergy of machines and films specific for different…

Cool Logistics Conference

Remote monitoring and control for the data driven cold container chain

Data is becoming increasingly important in our industry and no more so than now, but how can we collect that data and what do we do with it when we have it? Hanane Becha,…

Ridder speaks during multiple webinars at GreenTech Live & Online

Running a horticulture company nowadays is a dynamic challenge often accompanied by high complexity. Every company strategy, cultivation, project or location is unique, just…

Vellsam Materias Bioactivas will offer a training talk at Fruit Attraction LIVEConnect

Fruit Attraction will have a webinar on research in the plant's defense system and their rhizosphere

Vellsam Materias Bioactivas will participate in Fruit Attraction's first online edition with a webinar on research in the plant's defense system and their…

Almeria agriculture sees the opportunity to stand up to ultra-processed products

"Now is the time for the sector to come together to create collaborative marketing"

In the three months in which the population remained confined during the COVID-19 pandemic, people became more aware of the importance of diet and the…

Richard Neuhoff (EcoMark) on optimized natural branding processes

"Maximum productivity through machine adaptations"

This summer, the third generation of Natural Branding machines from EcoMark was launched on the market. The existing process has been significantly optimized, Managing…

Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention postponed until 2022

The Ontario Fruit and Vegetable Convention (OFVC), held annually in Niagara Falls, has announced the cancellation of next year’s event. The convention will be…

Leafy Greens Party Election with philanthropic twist: Voting open today

WP Rawl, grower, processor and shipper of leafy greens, will host an online “election” for The Leafy Greens Party today Tuesday, October 20th. Maintaining…

New branding and website

Generation Farms prepares for future growth

Generation Farms, grower-shipper of conventional as well as organic fruits and vegetables, launched a new logo over the summer and is now ready to share their…

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