Yigit expands to 90 hectares

"The horticultural industry in Turkmenistan has witnessed significant changes"

"Over the past five years, the horticultural industry in Turkmenistan has witnessed significant changes. The government's promotion of agriculture and…

AdeptAg expands the Plantech Controls business into the United State

AdeptAg, the leading provider of integrated solutions for controlled-environment growers, today announced the expansion of its Plantech Controls…

New Dutch internal transport company well-established after only a year

It took only a year for Rick van Roij and Jeffrey de Wit to launch their company. And launch is definitely the right word because things went quickly…

US: Operational costs 40-60% reduced by using chillers

"Customers like Hardee Fresh find a 40-60% operational cost reduction utilizing Tecochill Chillers. Powered by natural gas instead of electricity, our…

Jiffy at Cultivate 2023:

“Helping growers overcome growing media challenges”

Jiffy is a global supplier of growing media using renewable resources and bio-based materials whose product range covers a broad spectrum of growing…

Cleaning trial at virus-filled greenhouses shows strength of new cleaning agent

Anyone who knows Ron Peters knows that he has been campaigning for hygiene in horticulture for years. The owner of the trial greenhouse in…

Developer bubble greenhouse bankrupt: "We were very close to completion"

BBBLS B.V., known for its innovative soap bubble greenhouse insulation, has been declared bankrupt. The Dutch-Norwegian start-up was close to…

15 ha expansion announced:

Merged growers market themselves as employer brand

Greenway, Greenvalley, Van der Voort, and Kwekerij Van den Berg joined forces in early 2023 to continue as The Valley. After six months of internal…

Hybrid lighting for WPK growing location in Made

After a successful implementation of hybrid lighting, a combination of LED and HPS, at the joint cultivation location of Westlandse Plantkwekerij (WPK)…

Improving production by supporting plants with optimal tying

It is a well-known fact that tutoring helps plants grow vertically properly, especially during the first post-transplant days. Alessandro Avarino The…

Russian ecologists have created a nutrient composition for growing vegetables and fruits in the Arctic

Scientists at the Mendeleev Russian University of Chemical Technology have developed a nutrient solution for soilless agriculture that provides plants with…

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Iron in Hydroponic systems

Have you ever noticed the different presentations of iron when selecting ingredients to make nutrient recipes? Iron can be presented in different ways. This element can easily…

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Pepino Mosaic Virus found in Russia

Since the beginning of 2023, in the Kaliningrad region, more than 64,718 hectares have been examined, 375 samples have been selected for laboratory…

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Iran: 23,000 hectares are now under greenhouse cultivation

The director of the Agriculture Ministry's Greenhouse Development Program announced that 23,000 hectares of land are under greenhouse cultivation…

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How a unique tomato mutation could transform sustainable agriculture

Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) fruit store carbon as starch during early development and mobilize it at the onset of ripening. Starch accumulation has…

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Controlling Botrytis in greenhouse tomato production

Botrytis, or gray mold, caused by the fungus, Botrytis cinerea, can cause significant losses in high tunnel and greenhouse tomato production if not…

Compatible and complementary hoverflies: Eupeodes-System and Sphaerophoria-System

While remaining the backbone of aphid control programs, parasitic wasps such as Aphidius-System tend to be highly specific – unable to parasitize all…

Tom Antens is the new head of commercial at Hazera

Tom Antens returned to Hazera on July 1, 2023, as Head of the Commercial Department. “Even though Hazera is a strong brand in many markets, there’s…

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US: New salary data showcases the promise of horticulture careers

Seed Your Future (SYF), in collaboration with the American Floral Endowment (AFE) and North Carolina State University, is excited to announce the…

More plans for mobile vegetable outlets

Tamil Nadu government expands tomato sales to 300 fair price shops

On Monday, the government of Tamil Nadu on Monday announced that the sale of tomatoes would be expanded to 300 fair-price shops, and it has also planned to…

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Russia: Phytosanitary controls carried out on 77 tomato greenhouses

The Primorsky Interregional Department of Rosselkhoznadzor, as part of monitoring the quarantine phytosanitary state of the territory of the Russian…

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Roots are capable of measuring heat on their own, new study shows

Plant roots have their own thermometer to measure the temperature of the soil around them, and they adjust their growth accordingly. Through extensive…

Rijk Zwaan expands cucumber portfolio

Rijk Zwaan is expanding its cucumber portfolio with Blueleaf™ varieties that are resistant to diseases such as cucumber green mottle mosaic virus…

“All eyes are now on the European Commission”

New French decree on plastic packaging

The new decree framing the ban on the sale of fruit and vegetables packaged in plastic was published on June 20, 2023. As of July 1, this ban will be…

Fred Douven, abbGrowers:

"Dutch retailers betting heavily on locally-grown blueberries"

"This year, Dutch supermarkets are honestly doing their best to sell local blueberries. That used to be different, and growers complained, but now…

VBT figures week 27:

Cucumber price shoots up after all

It took a long time, but last week the cucumber price really did improve in earnest. Not cucumber, but pepper is now the problem child in greenhouse vegetable…