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Sunterra Greenhouse bringing strawberries and tomatoes to Albertans in early 2022

Sunterra Greenhouse is wrapping up construction of its 20-acre greenhouse in Acme, Alberta, roughly one hour northeast of Calgary. This build is the first phase of four, with…

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Edible flowers under LED lighting at Piet van Vugt:

"The customer asks for the same product all year round, so that is what we started to grow"

With the holidays approaching, it is also party time in the greenhouse at Van Vugt Kruiden. Yellow, purple and white pansies look as if spring has already sprung. And that is…

Samsung contributes to Planasa's digitization process

Planasa, a multinational company in the agri-food sector specialized in plant research, nurseries, and fresh products, has acquired different models of Samsung Galaxy Tab…

“I don’t know if my crop will be profitable in 2022”

Fertilizers, packaging, energy, and input costs keep increasing. In just a few months, the bill has tripled. Producers are increasingly worried about the rise of raw materials…

Video "Staying ahead of the game: this is what we know about LED and cucumbers"

Ideally, we would be able to grow high-quality cucumbers all year round, and with current energy prices, energy efficiency is also very important. How do you ensure efficient…

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European Patent Office ruling on indoor farming patent published

The European Patent Office this week published its decision revoking a previously granted patent on indoor farming. PlantLab, which owned patent EP2348841, and Certhon…

"The future of horticulture offers plenty of sustainable energy opportunities"

The horticultural sector has been known for years as a leader in innovation. Initially, innovation was done to strengthen the competitiveness, but the…

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All the answers on how Controlled environment agriculture (CEA), can help the horticulture industry HR challenges. Various speakers discuss HR struggles in horticulture at…

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BrightFarms CEO Steve Platt and Cox Enterprises VP Steven Bradley will kick off the February 28 – March 1, 2022 edition of Indoor Ag-Con with the opening morning keynote…

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Dutch Horticultural Days celebrate horticulture at World Expo 2022

The Dutch horticultural sector binds forces and organizes a full two-day lasting Horticultural program at the Netherlands Pavilion, during the theme-week ‘Food, Agriculture &…

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A few days after the end of the world event dedicated to theagricultural robotics industry, it's time to take stock: more than1,500 participants from over 50 countries…
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40th Horticulture Industries Show brings sessions for all growers to Fayetteville

The annual Horticulture Industries Show will mark its 40th anniversary Jan. 13-14 at the Graduate Hotel in Fayetteville, with sessions appealing not only to growers of all…

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Advancing vegetable research in Taiwan

National Chung Hsing University (NCHU) and the World Vegetable Center (WorldVeg) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) today to conduct joint vegetable research and…

Produce shelf-life extension provider expands into Mexico

Verdant Technologies announced the establishment of its Mexican entity and plans to serve produce and floral customers in Mexico with its shelf-life extension solution,…

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China: Strawberries grown soilless cultivation are on the market at a high price

It's another year for the early-ripening strawberries in greenhouses. In the Strawberry Planting Agricultural Characteristic Industrial Park in Weijia Village, north-east…

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Designers of robotic hands and clamps all have a common foe: the heirloom tomato. Robotic grippers have been presented that can pluck an egg or pick up a basketball, but one…

Multinational electronics chain store CFO joins Dutch tomato specialist

On December 15, Peter Kalden was appointed as CFO of the Dutch tomato specialist RedStar. Kalden used to be CFO at MediaMarkt, a multinational electronics…

Produce associations to distribute fresh produce to Ontario families

The Ontario Produce Marketing Association (OPMA) in partnership with the Toronto Wholesale Produce Association (TWPA) will distribute more than 1,200 boxes of 18kg of fresh…

€185.9M budget by European Commission for the promotion of agri-food products in 2022

The European Commission will have 185.9 million euro for the promotion of agri-food products both within and outside the EU in 2022. This is slightly higher…

ES: Carriers call off the strike after reaching an "in extremis" agreement with the Ministry

The National Road Transport Committee (CNTC) has called off the transport strike scheduled for December 20, 21, and 22 after reaching an agreement with the…

Loli García, commercial director of Grufesa:

"It's been a long time since we last saw such a good quality start to the strawberry season"

The development of the current Spanish strawberry campaign, which started in Huelva with the earliest varieties in November, is progressing better than at the same time last…

Ahmed Bouklata, Kräuter Express, on the current market situation:

"Nice demand for cut herbs, pot herb market in winter slump"

At Christmas, people generally go for more exclusive goods: The herb market normally also benefits from this. We spoke with Ahmed Bouklata, the specialized herbalist of the…

"Sampling schedules are increasingly in place before the greenhouse is full of plants"

Last month, Eurofins announced the launch of its independent greenhouse horticulture division: Eurofins Horti. It is much more than just a new name, explains director Theo…

Staay Food Group Venlo's branch manager steps down; successor announced

In March 2022, Ron de Greeff will step down as the Staay Food Group's Venlo branch manager. This Dutch branch was formerly known as Staay-Van Rijn. The Food Group's management…

Dutch greenhouse vegetable growers still big earners; cut flower growers catching up

In 2021, Dutch greenhouse vegetable growers earned, on average, €315,000. That is about the same as in 2020. That means they are still the "big earners" among greenhouse…

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Increasing productivity with the help of a decision-supporting system

A crop like industrial tomatoes can gain a great advantage from OPI by Evja, a state-of-the-art decision-supporting system that combines modern Internet of Things (IoT), Big…

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