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Lukas Razl with AGRO Kadaň:

"The availability of affordable heat is of vital importance"

"The most difficult thing to find was a good location, one which had good energy costs. We have heat for low prices, so we are in an extraordinarily good position on the…

Svensson & Agculture enter global partnership

To support the horticulture sector in solving climate, light, and energy control challenges, Svensson and Agculture have formed a global partnership. With this collaboration,…

Berkvens Greenhouse Mobility and Buitendijk Slaman are joining forces

Berkvens Greenhouse Mobility and Buitendijk Slaman will be merging to form one leading brand in the market. The merger will bring together the strengths of both companies to…

Dutch bell pepper grower installs 20MW electrode boiler

Rainbow Growers, a Dutch greenhouse company, has ordered a PARAT Power to Heat system to reduce emissions and bring flexibility to their boiler house. The IEH High Voltage Electrode…

Birchmeier’s AS 1200 spray blower now also features the CAS battery pack

Air-assisted spraying technology for improved horticultural pest control

The AS 1200 battery-powered spray blower has proven extremely popular on the market and earned Birchmeier Sprühtechnik AG several awards for its innovative design. Thanks to a…

Bruno Vuerinckx, BelOrta:

"Cucumbers had a good season, so more tomato growers have switched to them"

In Belgium, cucumbers seem to be escaping the downward trend many fruit vegetables are experiencing. "We started selling the standard crop last week, and…

Signify shines new light on growth with data-driven lighting

Data-driven lighting for autonomous growing

Better quality products. A larger harvest. Improved planning to predict crop yields. Better control of costs, including energy and labor. Today, a new age is dawning to help…

Trays for 14 cm pots added to circular returns system

TrayC now available in Italy

Modiform and Landgard are taking action to encourage the recycling of transport trays. TrayC enables growers to supply their products in trays made of uniform polystyrene (PS)…

Boal group earns ESG global top-50 2023 badge

BOAL Group has earned a Top 50 ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) rating among all companies worldwide. This achievement is a testament to BOAL Group's commitment to…

Philippine: KOICA grants P100M for greenhouse project in Antique

The Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) has provided a PHP100-million grant to finance the establishment of greenhouses for a farmers' group in the municipality of…

Special Trade Shows

Introducing beneficial nematodes for Agriculture and Horticulture at Fruit Logistica

Koppert will be present at Fruit Logistica in Berlin from February 8 to 10, where it will share its latest innovations, products, and services. Beneficial nematodes for…

Baby vs. teen leaf : what’s the best approach for loose leaf lettuce?

There's a growing interest worldwide to move the production of loose leaf lettuce and other greens (spinach, arugula, kale, etc.) from open fields into greenhouses. There is a…

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US (NC): Bringing people and plants together: A tour of the Duke Greenhouse

Built in 2004, the Duke Greenhouse spans over 15,000 square feet of indoor space, divided into live plant collection and research rooms.  Live plant collection started at the greenhouse…

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Philippines: High-tech greenhouse becomes tourist attraction

In one of his field visits, former Agriculture secretary William Dar was attracted to an unlikely destination in Tagaytay City. Not quite on the radar, the Turbulent Drip…
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Johnny's Selected Seeds celebrates 50th anniversary

For 50 years, Johnny's Selected Seeds has been dedicated to helping families, friends, and communities to feed one another by providing quality seeds, tools,…

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National pesticide safety education month focuses on resources and education to support safe pesticide handling and use

February is National Pesticide Safety Education Month, and a time to review pesticide safety practices at your home or place of business, the Weed Science Society of America…

Rovensa completes the acquisition of MIP Agro

Rovensa has completed the acquisition of MIP Agro, a leading player in biocontrol and biostimulants in Chile. Based in Requínoa, MIP Agro has been Rovensa’s commercial partner…

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US renewable energy farms outstrip 99% of coal plants economically – study

Coal in the US is now being economically outmatched by renewables to such an extent that it’s more expensive for 99% of the country’s coal-fired power plants to keep running…

CAN (ON): Student team aims to advance to next phase of Deep Space Food Challenge

Students from the University of Guelph’s Ontario Agricultural College are feeling optimistic their entry in the Canadian Space Agency’s (CSA) Deep Space Food Challenge will…

Denkers Air B.V. takes to the sky

Denkers B.V. specializes in all forms of transport. Although the company initially focused on overseas shipping, demand for air freight from its current customer base has…

NZ government and horti industry launch new strategy

Government and horticulture sector target $12b in exports by 2035

A new Government and industry strategy launched today has its sights on growing the value of New Zealand’s horticultural production to $12 billion by 2035,…

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Fine Americas adds Northeast sales manager

Fine Americas is pleased to announced Nathaniel Morse as sales manager serving customers across the northeastern United States and Canada. “With his extensive crop and agronomic…

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Fruit scanner set to reduce waste

Scanner uses algorithms and NIR sensor to identify freshness of avocados and strawberries

According to tech company OneThird, up to 40% of perishable foods end up being discarded before they are consumed. The company has created a scanner that…

California rains highlight inability to capture enough rainwater

It’s been said that California doesn’t have a water issue but rather a water storage issue. Following recent record rains and even flooding in the state, where does that leave…

Long-term impact of California rains on strawberries unknown

The excessive rainfall and atmospheric rivers seem to have stopped in California, at least for the moment. They started in early December 2022 and continued until January 27,…

Spanish and Dutch pepper sales in the EU decrease while Moroccan pepper sales grow

According to a study by Hortoinfo, Spanish pepper sales in the EU between January and October 2022 decreased by 8.53% (i.e., -42.69 million kilos) over the…

Andres Gongora, Secretary General of Coag-Almería:

"In February, there will be a production gap in cucumbers, zucchinis, and eggplants"

"We are in the middle of the campaign. It's the end of the autumn-winter cycle, in which the cucumber and zucchini cycle ends. The cycle, however, is ending a…

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Switzerland: Gebr. Meier AG greenhouses recently equipped with innovative heat pump

"We are now heating our greenhouses fossil fuel free"

Gebr. Meier AG is one of the largest vegetable producers in the canton of Zurich, with approximately 10ha of greenhouse space. The new heat pump has been in operation since…

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Swiss greenhouses to operate without fossil fuels by 2040

By 2040, Swiss greenhouses are to be heated without fossil fuels. At an event of the Swiss Agricultural Journalists Association (SAJ) in Buchs, VSGP director Matija Nuic…

VBT figures

Sharp rise in vine tomatoes in week 4

Tomato volumes from local greenhouses are lower than normal. The autumn crop is over, and many new crops have yet to really come into production. For the…

Jose Antonio Marquez, CEO of Pickpick:

“Harvesting gloves represent an evolution in the collection of berries and other small fruits”

The lack of skilled workers is one of the most strategic challenges facing agriculture, especially in those products for which there is no automated harvesting and that are…

Crisis update: TTF gas price reached low point again

On Wednesday, the short-term TTF gas price again dropped to a, by crisis standards, low. 56.66 euros per megawatt-hour was the lowest price since December 2021. The…

Research greenhouses of the University of Life Sciences in Lublin equipped with LEDs

In December 2022, the Research, Implementation, and Teaching Center for Innovative Technologies in Horticulture of the University of Life Sciences in Lublin was put into…

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