New Zealand’s largest greenhouse, Southern Paprika shares their story

Achieving operational efficiency with a precise match of technology to business processes

Southern Paprika specializes in capsicums and has become the largest single-site greenhouse operation in New Zealand, with over 27ha (67 acres) of…

Rona Orlicky, Founder and CEO of DryGair

"Today, I see the fact that I’m a woman as an advantage"

In a traditionally male-led industry, it's not a common sight to see a major company founded and led by a woman. Rona Orlicky, formerly a successful…

Model calculates temperature down to the square centimeter

Sensors measure the temperature in a greenhouse and send it on to the climate computer. But the value of a sensor only applies to the immediate…

Harvesting sunlight to power LEDs

In this highly competitive market with skyrocketing energy prices, a grower’s margins can be razor thin. The next logical step for said grower would be…

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Export ban on tomatoes has been lifted in Türkiye

The Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry announced that the export restriction on tomatoes, which was previously announced to last until April…

Dutch company demonstrates hydroponics

Growing a mix of lettuce, lettuce leaves, and young leafy greens

Lettuce heads are losing popularity and are being ousted by green and colorful, loose-leaf mixes. Add to that open-field lettuce and leafy crops being…

Carlos Masiá, Director of Purchasing and Marketing at Masiá Ciscar:

“We don't expect the strawberry supply to fully recover for the next 3 to 4 weeks”

Huelva's berry campaign is advancing with much lower volumes than usual due to the delay of the harvests caused by the different consecutive cold…

Rijk Zwaan partners up with Greenhouse Sisters for Carapaz RZ

In the latest video in ‘The future is sky’ series, Rijk Zwaan highlights its partnership with Greenhouse Sisters for Carapaz RZ, Rijk Zwaan’s…

How Ukrainian greenhouses grow vegetables during the war

For greenhouse farms in Ukraine, the costs of logistics, fuel, packaging, labels, and containers have increased. The cost of electricity has also increased by…

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Optimize strawberry fertility with plant tissue testing

In order to optimize growth, fruit quality, and economic return, commercial strawberry production requires intensive and precise fertilization…

Pipp Horticulture acquires Grow Glide assets

This acquisition solidifies Pipp’s position as a leading provider of Indoor Commercial Mobile Vertical Grow Racks, Greenhouse Structures, and Air…

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How the greenhouse complex “Maysky” in the Republic of Tatarstan achieved its goals

All year round, the population of the Republic of Tatarstan can receive fresh vegetables thanks to the greenhouse complex “Maysky.” And today, even in…

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Moldova: Greenhouse tomato production may sharply decrease

According to the operators of the Moldovan market of resources for agriculture, tomatoes in Moldova will be grown in greenhouses of all types on a…

NFU unveils strategy to boost UK horticulture amid empty shelves

The NFU has unveiled its strategy to boost UK horticulture amid ongoing supply chain disruption and empty supermarket shelves. The strategy, launched on…

Moldova sharply increased exports of vegetables in 2022. Is there a chance of a new increase in 2023?

According to the customs service of Moldova, about 11 000 tonnes of vegetables worth almost $4 million were exported from the country last year. The volume of…

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US (PA): New greenhouse at Harrisburg High School to prepare students for future careers

Simplified: Harrisburg High School will add a greenhouse, hydroponics, and other farming and agriculture technology thanks to a federal grant. Here's a…

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Irish growers warn 'use us or lose us' as shortages sweep shelves

Irish growers have warned the public to “use us or lose us” — as veg aisles empty across Ireland as growing issues in Spain and Northern Africa cause…

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Strawberries flavor up Beijing town

The "No. 1 central document" for 2023, the first policy statement released by the central authorities each year, has outlined the roadmap for further…

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Mutant seeds off to a space race

Hurtling around the Earth at more than 20 times the speed of sound, some of the tiniest life forms aboard the International Space Station are on a mission to feed people on a…

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Chetan Jauramajra:

"Farmer's income can increase manyfold by adopting crop diversification with new techniques"

In order to fulfill Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann's dream of increasing the income of Punjab farmers, Food Processing and Horticulture Minister Chetan…

Automated visual identification of foliage chlorosis in lettuce grown in aquaponic systems

Chlorosis, or leaf yellowing, in crops, is one of the quality issues that primarily occurs due to interference in the production of chlorophyll…

Marcel van Verk appointed VP Crop Data Science at KeyGene

KeyGene has appointed Marcel van Verk as Vice President of Crop Data Science. Marcel will lead KeyGene’s Crop Data Science department from April 1,…

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Stress memory in plants could hold key to growing disease resistant crops

A mechanism behind how plants can develop long-term immunity to stress has been discovered by scientists at the University of Sheffield. Biotic stress…

Marta Paprocka, Silbo Packaging:

Is moving away from plastic in food packaging a colossal mistake?

Where is the food packaging market headed? Is getting rid of all plastic packaging really the way to go? Is paper the right remedy? According to Marta…

The Government of Murcia develops a project to improve the quality of Murcia's lettuce through the IMIDA

"The biggest milestone has been obtaining a new lettuce variety called Caribú"

The regional government of Murcia, through the Murcian Institute of Agricultural and Environmental Research and Development (IMIDA), is developing a project to…

UK prisons defy national salad shortage with inmates growing their own vegetables

As salad becomes increasingly hard to find in supermarkets, green-fingered inmates at The Verne, a men's prison on Dorset's Isle of Portland, have harvested…

VBT figures week 9

Scarcity not over yet, greenhouse vegetable prices up again

More and more cucumber growers are coming into production. Still, they bring their green fruits to a market with high prices. Cucumber prices were also twice…

Norbert Walter & Josef Moosbrugger visit traditional Viennese Kasehs farm:

"It's our job to show what's really going on at our farms"

"It is our task to show what is really going on on our farms without sugarcoating anything," Vienna Farmers' Union Chairman and LK Vienna Vice President…