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Big guns brought out to install roof cleaners on US greenhouse with 'obstacles'

Last week, Van der Waay's team installed two Top Cleaner roof cleaners. That was at Bayer in Marana, Arizona, in the US. The greenhouse is used for corn seed production. The…

Vacancies:

US pizza chain switches to greenhouse grown lettuce

"We’ve experienced inconsistent product quality primarily from California growers"

The ongoing boom for the North-American CEA industry is boosted by more and more food service suppliers opting for indoor-grown food. Today Midwest hydroponic grower Pure…

$783,205 project

Alberta greenhouse and college invest in strawberry and tomato research

Buying “local” has become increasingly important to Canadians. However, in a country where temperatures can stay well below zero for half of the year, and amidst increasing…

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New step taken in US debate over hydroponics "organic" labeling

Today, the Center for Food Safety (CFS), representing a broad coalition of organic farmers, certifiers, and organic nonprofits, filed their opening brief with the Ninth…

Indoor Agcon kicks off in Orlando

It's show-time! Yesterday the Indoor Ag-Con kicked off in Orlando. The show was opened by David Rosenberg, CEO of Aerofarms. In his keynote he addressed the developments in…

Dutch Berries expands to 10 hectares of LED-lit strawberries

"Retailers would love to offer Dutch strawberries year-round"

The greenhouse strawberry season is in full swing at Dutch Berries in the Netherlands. "We're well into it; all our greenhouses are in production," says Boudewijn van der Wal.…

Community News

New hydroponic farm Geo Greens set to open in Hamilton

Late on a Friday afternoon in September, Desmond Hayes was putting the finishing touches on a paint job of the interior walls of his new hydroponic vertical farm facility…

Canadian grower gets Dutch cultivation factory

From sowing to germination, propagation, cropping, and harvesting, all automated in several vertical farms in succession. It sounds like a factory, and to some extent, that is…

EHR hires new staff members

Eason Horticultural Resources welcomes Keith Canniff as IT Director & Project Manager. Keith brings 40+ years of diverse IT experience to EHR, where he has managed small to…

New Midwest/Southeast technical sales representative for Oasis Grower Solutions

Oasis announces the newest member of its technical sales team. Brenton Williams of Mahomet, Illinois has stepped into the role of Midwest/Southeast territory technical sales…

Nature Fresh Farms' new branding touts benefits of greenhouse-grown produce

Nature Fresh Farms, an independent greenhouse produce grower in North America, is sharing its new brand identity that embraces the recent growth and innovation…

Special Lighting and Technique

"Lighting is one of the most important factors for optimizing plant growth in controlled environment agriculture"

A panel of experts busted a pantheon of myths surrounding LED lighting in a recent webinar that stressed how “lighting is one of the most important factors for optimizing…

General Confederation of Moroccan Enterprises

CGEM makes statement on judgement by General Court of European Union

"We have taken note of the judgments handed down today by the General Court of the European Union concerning the decisions of the Council of the European Union…

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US grant supports university research on mushroom industry automation

A nearly $4 million grant awarded to Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences will support an interdisciplinary, multi-university team of researchers as they investigate…

Ontario investing in indigenous agri-food economic development

The Ontario government is investing up to $550,335 to help the Anishinabek Nation establish an Agricultural Economic Blueprint to increase agri-food sector…

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Localizing the food systems in Brunei

Unpredictable weather can greatly affect conventional farmers in Brunei, but not at IAM Food farm as they grow their crops in greenhouses. “Technology is constantly changing…
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Labor troubles lead to price rises and waste in the UK

UK tomatoes usually arrive on the nation’s supermarket shelves in 24 hours. However, this year there are neither enough seasonal workers to staff the…

November 24 -27

"Agricultural industry keen to visit Growtech in Antalya"

The agricultural industry is looking forward to rejoining Growtech 20th International Greenhouse, Agricultural Technology, and Livestock Equipment Fair between November 24 and…

Seed meets Technology looks back at a successful edition

Participants, many of whom had not physically attended a trade fair since the COVID breakout in March 2020, were delighted to hear that the event would not be canceled this…

October 13

Georgian horticulture business opportunities

Georgia is located between Europe, Asia, Russia, and the Near East, and has the potential for more international cooperation in horticulture. Although still in a transition…

Luffa: a niche vegetable for food and eco-sponges

Luffa is a vegetable of the pumpkin family which resembles a large cucumber or zucchini. It is grown mainly for the production of natural dishcloths and sponges, and it is not…

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NL: Opening of Delphy and WUR vertical farm in Bleiswijk

The Delphy Improvement Centre and the horticulture- and flower bulb unit with Wageningen University & Research had a vertical farm built. On Friday 1 October the farm was…

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Biosphere 2: the once infamous live-in terrarium promising for climate research

Opening the door to a glass pyramid, a visitor steps from the arid heat of Arizona into a coastal fog desert that stretches toward a savanna. A Lilliputian ocean laps against…

Podcasts: women in space gardening

This week (Oct 4-10) is World Space Week, a global event celebrating science and technology, and their contribution to improving the human condition. This year the theme is…

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The story of Trevor Kenkel, an aquaponic farmer and business man

Growing up in Montana, Trevor Kenkel liked fishing at a creek near his house, but eventually, the wildlife disappeared due to chemical effluent from a nearby farm. In…

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Northeast Greenhouse Conference and Expo coming soon

Northeast Greenhouse Conference and Expo will feature educational sessions on the production of hydroponic leafy greens on November 4, 2021. These sessions…

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New study capture sugar transport fundamental to plants

Researchers at Aarhus University have just elucidated structures of a sugar transport protein that drives the transport of sugar in plants. The study provides a comprehensive…

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Seeds of change: a systems-based approach to plant breeding

Under the Farm to Fork strategy, the European Commission has set a target for at least 25 % of agricultural land in the EU to be under organic farming by 2030. This is an…

"Capturing and repurposing transpiration is a key breaktrough in our CEA desgin"

For the first time, the federal government has declared a water shortage on the Colorado River that will severely curtail farmers’ ability to water their crops…

iGUESS-MED project

Four Mediterranean countries support the transition towards innovative, sustainable and competitive greenhouses

iGUESS-MED (Innovative Greenhouse Support System in the Mediterranean Region: efficient fertigation and pest management through IoT based climate control) is a project…

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UK government will not issue additional visas for agri sector

The UK government will not introduce any new visa schemes for agriculture and food businesses that are facing acute staff shortages, nor will it take…

Air Canada begins work to enhance cold chain handling capabilities at its Toronto Pearson Cargo Facility

Air Canada today announced the start of a $16-million project to expand and enhance Air Canada Cargo's cold chain handling capabilities for shipments such as…

First workers under new scheme arrive from Vanuatu in New Zealand

The first flight bringing in 154 fruit pickers and other agricultural workers from Vanuatu has arrived at Christchurch Airport today. They are part of a new…

Applications open for Class Three of Produce Safety Immersion Program

United Fresh Produce Association is now accepting applications for Class Three of the Produce Safety Immersion Program, sponsored by Calavo/Renaissance Food…

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Performance of tomatoes irrigated automatically with soil moisture sensor readings

Precision irrigation is essential to improve Water Use Efficiency (WUE), defined as the amount of biomass produced per unit of water used by plants. The objective of this…

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