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“Greenhouse lighting can be counter intuitive”

“We’re aiming to gain efficiency of production in the greenhouse, and we’re looking to have better yields and quality of production, all while lowering the consumption of…

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Berry grower introduces hydroponic tabletop strawberry line

"Tabletop growing is going to change things"

Rooting thousands of strawberry plants on elevated tables the first week of October, Oppy, under the Ocean Spray license, will launch its first specialty berry pack in the…

Double Diamond Farms is and remains family-owned

Last week we announced that Double Diamond Farms and Mastronardi Produce new joint venture, a 37.5-acre high-tech strawberry greenhouse which is phase 1 of 3…

Vegetable grower Simon Höfler on the current greenhouse season

"Around Christmas, we were too short of regional lamb's lettuce to meet the demand"

Traditionally, most German greenhouses are empty at this time of year, but not at the Höfler family in Franconian Knoblauchsland. Because despite rising energy costs and CO2…

White paper: Photoreceptors and Red/Far-red impacts

If there's one thing that has become clear in horticulture, it is that there's more to lighting than switching on the most efficient LED lights that you can…

Dutch deep water specialist Dry Hydroponics joins forces with Deayoung GS in South Korea

"It is more challenging to grow in South Korea than in the Netherlands"

At the end of 2021, Dry Hydroponics B.V. and Daeyoung GS Co. Ltd. signed an exclusive cooperation agreement for the South Korean market. What motivates the Dutch deep water…

Ørjan Aukland appointed as new CEO of GreenCap Solutions

GreenCap Solutions AS announces the appointment of Ørjan Aukland as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the company, effective 01 February 2022. Aukland replaces Bjørn Rygg, who…

Plenty raises another $400 million

Plenty Unlimited, an indoor, vertical farming technology company announced it has secured $400 million in a Series E financing round.  The funds will support Plenty’s growth strategy,…

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US growers invited to participate

New survey to quantify catastrophic loss from the ToBRFV

Today, iUNU horticulturalists are launching an industry survey for growers in the North American greenhouse tomato industry to define and quantify catastrophic risk related to…

"Regionally produced products should garner significantly more appreciation"

German greenhouse growers unite in new cooperation

Direct marketing of regional products from the source via a one-stop-shop and offering comprehensive service as storage and fruit logistics. That's the promise of 31 German…

US: Growing apples in a Midwest greenhouse

Organic apples are difficult to grow in the Midwest because spring and summer rains promote diseases that are difficult to control using organic methods. Fungal and bacterial…

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Combating algae growth in basins with copper-based products

It may be winter at the moment, but before growers know it, there could be algae in their basins again. Ocion, introduced in the summer of 2020, helps to combat algae. The…

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US: Lighting partnership to market LED growing lights

In 2015 Hort Americas became the North American master distributor and marketing partner of LED grow lights manufactured by GE Current, a Daintree company. This month Hort…

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The 6th anniversary of the Stefix 135 ground cover floor sweeper

Last week Steenks celebrated the 6th anniversary of the Stefix 135 ground cover floor sweeper at Steenks Service. In 2016, Steenks launched this special floor sweeper at the…

Transforming tomatoes with molecular biotechnology

James Duduit, a Horticultural Science doctoral student, utilizes molecular biotechnology to transform tomatoes and improve the crop’s resistance to bacterial wilt and other…

Switzerland: Vertical farming pilot plant in operation

The vertical farming pilot plant of Swiss companies YASAI and fenaco has started operation. The first products are available from today in around 80 selected Coop stores.…

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Effect of root-zone heating on growth and quality of strawberry in greenhouses

Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) is a major commercial horticultural crop which is commonly cultivated in greenhouses to avoid adverse climatic conditions. This experiment was…

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Frost risking greenhouse products in Albania

The recent frosts that swept across the country are damaging newly planted spring crops in greenhouses. Amid the hardships caused by rising commodity prices, as well as the…

China: The sun is shining on the Dutch-style greenhouse at Fancun Town industrial town

In the No. 3 Dutch-style greenhouse in the Donghui Modern Agricultural Technology Industrial Demonstration Park, Fancun Town, Taigu District, the sun is shining the inside…
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Mellantas cucumber nursery continues under new ownership

At the end of February, cucumber grower Mellantas in Sevenum will be back in production. For growers Carla and Hans Houben this is an even more special moment than usual, as…

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Pandemic workforce modelling tool to help keep produce flowing to retail shelves

Australian and New Zealand fresh produce companies are being encouraged to utilize a new tool that uses mathematical formulas to model and predict the illness and absence of…

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India: Tomato prices crash in Chennai market

Prices of tomatoes in Chennai have crashed to Rs 20 a kg -for some varieties- from Rs 160 a kg two months ago. M. Thyagarajan, president of the Koyambedu…

World cucumber production breaks records in 2020

According to data prepared by Hortoinfo from Faostat, in 2020 the world produced a record 91,258.27 million kilos of cucumber on 2,261,318 hectares, achieving…

China: Haisheng modern agricultural intelligent greenhouse project to speed up construction

In recent years, Minle County has made full use of the advantages of the large area of ​​the Gobi desert and abundant light and heat resources and introduced…

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La Tortue Maraichère: fruits and vegetables grown on the water

In order to respond to environmental issues, François Plassard, a French agricultural engineer and doctor in economics, has created “La Tortue Maraichère”. This ecological…

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