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Photo report: Europe's largest rooftop greenhouse opened in Belgium

The plans for a research center for horticulture in Roeselare were as impressive as it gets when located on top of the REO Veiling crate shed. And the rooftop greenhouse that…

GreenTech kicks off with innovation awards and Kompano reveal

This morning in Amsterdam, GreenTech Live & Online kicked off. The show is much more compact than usual, yet it resulted in a vibrant and lively morning with visitors and…

Fluence shows new inter-canopy lighting at Greentech 2021

Fluence by Osram is showing their new VYNE inter-canopy lighting (ICL) at Greentech 2021. The VYNE modules will be available in 2,5m and 2m versions and feature not only the…

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UK Tomato sales boomed during COVID

The effect of the pandemic has been felt in the UK tomato market, as it has in many others, but in a positive rather than a negative way. Over the last year, the tomato market…

Green Life Farms completes acquisition of Finn Farms

"Now we’ll be able to reach even more customers while expanding our lineup of clean greens”

Green Life Farms has completed its purchase of Finn Farms, a hydroponic grower located on Florida’s West Coast. Green Life Farms now owns 100% of the shares of Finn Farms,…

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NZ: Mega-greenhouse arrives for year-round salad growing

Gisborne vegetable grower Leaderbrand is building a giant greenhouse to grow year-round salad leaves in what is thought to be the first greenhouse of its kind in the country.…

Finnish LED company hires sales director for North American market

For over a decade now, Valoya’s LEDs, manufactured in Finland, have been available in North America. The high-end horticultural LED technology by Valoya illuminates countless…

iUNU acquires Artemis

"By combining plants, people, and operations, we can scale CEA technologies"

iUNU today announced its acquisition of Artemis, an enterprise Cultivation Management Platform. Together, the two companies offer technologies in the indoor agriculture…

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Top 7 indoor farming startups by latest deal size

How much has been invested into these companies yet?

As of late August 2021, $5.6 billion of venture capital had been invested into startups in agtech, a sweeping industry vertical that consists of more than 6,000 companies.…

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Qatar pursuing ambitious policy to promote local agricultural products

The Ministry of Municipality and Environment (MME) has affirmed that Qatar is pursuing an ambitious policy to promote local agricultural products, adding that the structural…

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Getting ready for GreenTech

No, they are not fields of flowers emerging from the RAI in Amsterdam, although the colors are surprisingly reminiscent of that. It is GreenTech that is currently being built…

Havecon shares their new greenhouse building projects

‘Focus to finish and new opportunities’

In this article, Dutch greenhouse builder Havecon gives updates on their new international projects. Bart van Isacker - Staden, Belgium Another completed project, this time in Belgium at…

Win a free Plant Empowerment book at GreenTech Live & Online

The Plant Empowerment Implementation Partners will be present at this year’s GreenTech Live & Online, which is taking place from 28 to 30 September. This key exhibition for…

“Best Agri Implement Award”

Retractable roof company receives award for progress made in India

Cravo Equipment Ltd has received "The Best Agri Implement Award 2021" from Agribusiness Summit and Agri Awards (ABSA 2021). ABSA is an annual feature organized by Ray…

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A visit to Rijk Zwaan breeding Japan

In July 2018, family-owned company Rijk Zwaan, based in De Lier (NL) with more than 30 subsidiaries worldwide, established a wholly-owned subsidiary in Shibayama Town in…

Horticultural lighting design and Déjà Vu

Before the 1980s, architectural lighting design was more art than science. Electrical engineers needed nothing more than pencil and paper to perform lighting calculations by…

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Ida damage to growers estimated at $584 million

Hurricane Ida did at least $584 million in damage to the Louisiana agriculture industry, according to a new report from the LSU AgCenter. Timber damage makes up about half…

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Robots powered by artificial intelligence could farm more sustainably than traditional agriculture, claims one Silicon Valley company. Agricultural technology start-up Iron Ox…
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"Did you know pre-harvest light treatments improve the shelf life and quality of lettuce?"

Leafy vegetables generally have a short post-harvest life due to physical damage and lack of light during storage and transportation. How long a leafy vegetable or any other…

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Muzarabani tomato project prospers

Small-scale farmers in Muzarabani are using portions of land to maximize horticultural production. They mainly focus on tomatoes to earn extra income. Tomatoes…

New product for detection of fusarium wilt pathogen launched

Agdia announces the commercialization of a rapid, user-friendly, DNA-based assay on their AmplifyRP® XRT platform to detect Fusarium oxysporum. The Fusarium oxysporum species…

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NZ: Seasonal worker movement from the Pacific confirmed

The Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern, has confirmed that quarantine free travel for Recognised Seasonal Employer (RSE) scheme workers from some Pacific countries will start on 4…

Feedback request on EU policy roadmap:

"Legislation for plants produced by certain new genomic techniques"

The European Commission is currently consulting stakeholders on its inception impact assessment and policy roadmap for future legislation for plants produced by certain new…

"Flexi tanks have so many benefits"

The risk of contamination of irrigation water is an important factor when deciding on your initial storage decision. Collecting rainwater, for irrigation purposes, is a major…

Deane Falcone of Crop One discusses how indoor farming reduces food waste

In 2018, Crop One had just announced that they were building the largest indoor hydroponic farm in the world. The farm, based in Dubai, is set to be 300,000 square feet, three…

New accreditation scheme being developed for S'pore farms

A new accreditation program is being developed to certify farms in Singapore that meet the national guidelines of producing pesticide-free and sustainably-grown vegetables,…

Flex Singapore launches rooftop farming initiative at Kallang

In keeping with the Singapore Government's goal of producing nearly 30% of the country's nutritional needs by 2030, Flex Singapore's site in Kallang has converted its rooftop…

Afghan saffron boss says war will not silence her

An Afghan business leader who employs hundreds of women on her saffron fields has vowed to speak up for the rights of her workers and “not remain silent” under Taliban rule.…

‘Scottish soft fruit sector should be compensated by UK government’

According to claims by the Scottish government, the UK government should compensate soft fruit farmers facing financial problems as a result of labor…

Pedro Paniagua, of Cobella: "In a matter of half an hour, everything was flooded".

Storm in Spanish province of Huelva hits Campo de Lepe, Cartaya, and La Redondela

The storm that hit Lepe, Cartaya, La Redondela, and Ayamonte last Thursday has caused considerable damages to the residents of these municipalities of the Spanish province of…

36,000 hectares of greenhouse acreage generate 110,000 jobs

Solar greenhouses in southern Europe are major generators of stable employment

Spain's solar greenhouse sector, based mainly in the provinces of Almería and Granada, generates a total of 110,000 jobs; that is, 24.8% of Andalusia's agricultural…

Salinity-tolerant plant grown for the first time in aquaponics

Recently, at IRTA Sant Carles de la Ràpita, a salinity-tolerant plant, Salicornia or sea asparagus, has been grown for the first time in aquaponics 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.…

Turkish researcher claims spinach can accelerate wound healing

Dr. Lecturer Serkan Dikici from the İzmir Institute of Technology (İYTE) Department of Bioengineering has performed a study that seems to indicate that…

UK probes visa change to ease trucker shortages

The British government is expected to ease visa rules for truck drivers. It is an attempt to fix supply-chain problems that have triggered long lines at gas…

A new innovative start-up that produces microgreens in Sicily

Somewhere between sprouts and traditional vegetables, microgreens are gaining more and more interest among consumers and are therefore a big hit with retailers across Europe…

Everything ready for the 2021 Tomato Symposium

The first Tomato Village in Italy will be inaugurated on October 29th, 2021. The IV International Tomato Symposium immediately received the support of sponsors and…

Spanish tomato exports continue to fall

In the last ten campaigns, shipments fell by 304.77 million kilosSpanish tomato exports have fallen by 304.77 million kilos in the last ten campaigns, and have…

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