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Netherlands: "All options must be on the table in the current energy crisis"

You don't need to tell Robin Schilder and Frank Meijnders how dire the situation in greenhouse horticulture is. As a Specialist in Business Restructuring, Schilder guides…

Vacancies:

Greenhouse workers live at the farm to supply fresh tomatoes to locked down Shanghai

Shanghai’s current Covid-19 is leaving citizens struggling to access food, basic necessities, medicine and healthcare facilities. The city entered into a strict lockdown on…

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Comparing rural and urban food production

"Production in unheated greenhouses far away is better for the environmental impacts"

In a recently conducted research, eight scenarios of fresh tomato supply to urban citizens were analyzed using a Life Cycle Analysis (LCA) approach. Two of the scenarios…

Innovative solution from Rite-Hite is already being used in greenhouses and warehouses

"HVLS industrial fan proven to help significantly improve indoor environment"

In times of rising energy and production costs, more cost-effective solutions are desperately sought, especially in greenhouse cultivation. Several years ago, the specialized…

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Automated smart system lessens grower workload in the greenhouse

As the labor shortage facing the greenhouse vegetable sector intensifies, growers are increasingly looking for alternatives to help them fill critical positions. That prompted…

Québec grower chooses dynamic LEDs for specialty tomato greenhouse

Prioritizing quality and flavor, Robert Thérien agr. – CEO of Les Serres Point du Jour in L’Assomption, Québec, decided that Sollum Technologies’ dynamic LED grow light…

Pumpkins, melons, tomatoes and birds grow in new Chinese greenhouse park

Located in Shengxin Village, Fengjing Town, Jinshan, Jiufeng Agricultural Expo Park, which opened last month, is a new greenhouse in Asia. The smart agricultural big data…

Michael Bong, GM of Bergerhof/Bong tomatoes, on the strawberry season:

"There could be an oversupply in the coming week"

The farm of Michael Bong from Bergheim-Rheidt-Hüchelhoven started harvesting asparagus in week 14. "The harvest volumes are increasing from week to week," Bong told us. The experienced…

NZ government funds $5 million for eco boiler at capsicum farm

A government fund dedicated to projects that reduce emissions has paid $5 million towards a “biomass boiler” at a massive capsicum farm. The funding for the…

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Jersey: Growers warn of higher prices because of rise in energy costs

The sharp rise in energy and fuel costs could have a damaging knock-on effect for Jersey’s vegetable growers, leading to increased costs for consumers, growers have warned.…

Berry grower celebrates National Strawberry Month

California Giant Berry Farms, which supplies fresh, sustainable berries, shared a strawberry crop update. It forecasts giant volumes of organic and conventionally grown…

Special Post-Harvest & Packaging

Green Agro Control holds mini-symposium about residue analysis

"Entire chain must comply with MRLs"

Every now and then, there is startling news: some fruits and vegetables have a plant protection residue level that is too high. This causes unease among…

Dutch growers association celebrates 25th anniversary

For the Dutch growers association Fossa Eugenia, 2022 is a memorable year. The company is celebrating its 25th anniversary and is saying goodbye to Ton…

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Inuvik Community Greenhouse adds solar power to its hydroponics unit

Inuvik’s greenhouse continues to push the boundaries of what is possible in the Arctic. Now, the society has secured solar panels to power the unit during the brighter parts…
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Growth of rucola on Mars soil simulant under the influence of pig slurry and earthworms

To feed humans on a future Mars settlement, a sustainable closed agricultural ecosystem is a necessity. On Mars, both the feces of astronauts as well as any plant residues or…

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Australia: Newcastle Greens farmers chase survival through GoFundMe campaign

You could call it the effects of long COVID. After battling economic conditions and harsh weather - especially for farmers - the successful small business duo of Elle Brown…

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AU: "Labor’s Ag Visa plan does not go far enough in securing workers"

The Australian Labor Party’s announcement addressing the worker shortage facing Australian growers by reforming the Pacific Australian Labour Mobility Scheme’s Seasonal Worker…

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Turkey: Dikili TDIOSB to drill 7 geothermal wells for greenhouse heating

The application for geothermal resource exploration for the Dikili Agriculture-Based Specialized Greenhouse Organized Industrial Zone (TDIOSB) project, which is expected to be…

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Effects of plant-derived protein hydrolysates on lettuce and tomato

Plant-derived protein hydrolysates (PHs) are gaining global interest for their sustainability and positive effects on crops under abiotic stresses. However, the long-term…

Ireland: Horticultural input price inflation continues to squeeze growers’ margins

Teagasc has revised the figures on input price inflation, first reported in November 2021, to reflect the full extent of inflation in the past twelve months up…

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Little update at Westfolia Greenhouse in BC. We have had and still getting lots of rain. I haven't seen this much rain there in years.Makes it one tuff build and to stay on…

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Malaysia: First agriculture product collection center to open next month

The first agriculture production collection center (APCC), run by the Rural Development Corporation (KPD), will open its doors next month. The collection center can cater for…

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Community greenhouse learning lab opens at Astoria Houses

A group of young residents of the Astoria Houses NYCHA held a ceremonial ribbon-cutting on Monday to celebrate the opening of an indoor greenhouse inside the housing complex’s…

UK: Morrisons apologizes as lettuce shelves were seen empty

Supermarket chain Morrisons has apologized as one of its stores was recently pictured with large empty sections it its meat and poultry aisle as well as in…

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Planting the seeds of the future in Israel’s Arava desert

In the middle of Israel’s barren Arava, more than an hour’s drive from a major city, a diverse group of over 1,200 university students from Africa and Asia have gathered to…

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Mexican asparagus crossings through Calexico, CA, and San Luis, AZ expected to decrease seasonally

A week after it was rescinded, financial losses from Texas Governor Abbott’s 10-day border inspection requirement are being tallied up. Estimates are in the hundreds of…

Dutch company not bankrupt

Contrary to earlier reports, Fortuna Frutos UK is not bankrupt. Marco Slobbe, Fortuna Frutos Continental's director, has confirmed that. It is, however, in suspension of payment, he…

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Grower Swen Rankers about 'La'Bio' potted herbs

"Buying herbs grown sustainably and locally can do good in more ways than one"

In the Rankers family business greenhouse in Straelen, numerous organic potted herbs grow and thrive, which are offered to the German trade under the label 'La'Bio'. "We have…

David Katz from Plastic Bank’s to Keynote OPS 2022

Every year, more than eight million tons of plastic waste escapes into the world’s oceans. What if there was a platform to stop ocean plastic and help alleviate poverty…

The seventh meeting of the Brexit Channel analyzed trade with the UK after its exit from the EU

Spanish exports to the UK have recovered to pre-pandemic and Brexit levels

Yesterday, within the framework of the Brexit Channel meetings, the heads of the Secretariat of State for Trade, the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Trade in…

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