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Codema bankrupt: "It seems that Codema has been hit harder than similar companies"

In the market, it was known that the situation at Codema Systems Group wasn't stable over the last couple of years. With the bankruptcy declared yesterday, more than sixty…

András Szabo, Zeiler’s, receives alerts when plants are stressed

"Automated real-time stress alerts from your plants increase yields"

Vivent’s innovative biosensors detect stress signals in the plant’s internal network long before visible symptoms appear. Monitoring crop health in real-time shows when plants…

Improving growers' understanding of their irrigation water

Water certainly is one of the most precious resources, not only because it’s crucially important but also because it can be rather scarce. That’s why it’s essential for…

Glenwood Valley Farms upgrades lighting

Signify provides Philips GreenPower LED toplighting linear to Glenwood Valley Farms for their lighting expansion. Glenwood Valley Farms is an established vegetable grower…

Building Ultra-Clima greenhouses in China

Joe You is the manager of the Chinese branch of the greenhouse company KUBO. "I have been working at KUBO since 2018, and I returned to China in 2020 to continue to be in…

Taking a look inside a Dutch thermal berry greenhouse

Berry propagation company Van der Avoird in Molenschot, the Netherlands, has recently opened a new facility. They are showcasing some new techniques in their facility, such as…

Italy's Ecofarm will be exhibiting at Macfrut at stand B5 151

Sanitizing greenhouses with ozone

The precautionary environmental disinfection of greenhouses, water and irrigation systems for plant nurseries and conventional horticultural cultivations are carried out by…

Young entrepreneurs successfully start growing loquats in greenhouses

Carmen and Juan Diego are two young entrepreneurs used to working with open field cultivation who have decided to grow 17,000 loquat plants under a technological greenhouse…

New greenhouse screens with an 8-year warranty

For more than 30 years, Phormium has been providing the horticulture sector with greenhouse screens. Unlike other traditional knitted screens, most Phormium screens are woven,…

Improving the efficiency of farming operations through smart data

“CEA growers have access to more information than ever. They can poll environmental data every minute, get notifications about the slightest drift in nutrient levels, and…

Delphy gets research facility in North America after takeover:

"We want to replicate how we do it in the Netherlands"

Earlier this year, Delphy was taken over by the Canadian AgriForce. Now that the first of the 'takeover dust' has settled, we take stock of the situation with Jacco van der…

Ira Gonen, Bless S.R. Ltd:

“Freight costs change weekly, so fresh herb prices from Israel to customers have to change”

The weekly changes in airfreight costs make it challenging for Israel-based exporter Bless S.R. Ltd to offer stable prices of fresh herbs to clients in Eastern Europe and…

Special Post-Harvest & Packaging

High tomato costs impede set-up of processing units in Solan

The unavailability of low-cost tomatoes has become a hurdle in the setting up of processing units in Solan, in the state of Himachal Pradesh. Baldev Bhandari,…


Bringing “big-picture thinking” to vertical farming through supply chain modeling and simulation “People in vertical farming tend to be very smart and educated but can sometimes miss the bigger picture. The supply chain is the overall framework that makes everything work or not, and we model the whole thing so that people can see how all the parts fit together,” says Michael Hugos, co-founder, and chief executive officer…

Fulco Wijdooge, general manager Ridder China

"Invest time in training and chances of success increase exponentially.”

More and more Dutch companies are getting into the Chinese market. Ridder is definitely one of the pioneers, as the company has been active in Asia for years. Fulco Wijdooge,…

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UK: Update on plant health import controls of EU goods

The UK Government has announced that the remaining import controls on EU goods, including plants and plant products, will no longer be introduced this year. Instead, traders…

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“Cities should embrace vertical farming”

As global food insecurity worsens, the cost of living skyrockets, and urban areas continue to be overpopulated, city policymakers need to urgently find ways to make supplies…

A Longhorn farm aims to reinvent farming - with robots

Brandon Alexander had been trying to make burritos fly—and he was getting tired. The year was 2015, and the 30-year-old roboticist was embedded with a drone team at Google…

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Chicago’s Tomato Man on mission to help others rethink tomatoes

To Bob Zeni, a perfectly round and perfectly red store-bought tomato is something to look at but not to touch. In fact, Zeni hasn’t purchased a tomato since 1990. He grows his…

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High produce costs in grocery stores leading some to start home-gardening

According to the Consumer Price Index, the price for two heads of lettuce has gone up nearly 8% in a year, causing some in Siouxland to look into starting their own…

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Pakistan: Price of tomatoes increases in twin cities

As the festival of Eidul Fitr neared, traders continued enjoying the benefits of a free-market economy in their favor, with prices of tomatoes increasing by…

NatureSweet Tomatoes announces new chief scientific officer

NatureSweet® Tomatoes appointed seasoned consumer R&D and product strategy executive Martin C. Ruebelt, Ph.D., to its newly created position of chief…

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Havecon Horticultural Projects

** HAVECON UPDATE | FRAGARIA ** Last week at #Fragaria in Oostkamp, Belgium the #greenhouse roof was fully glazed. This week, work was in full progress regarding the sandwich…

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Human urine could be an effective and less polluting crop fertiliser

French researchers think they may have found a unique natural alternative to chemical fertilizers. Their discovery reduces environmental pollution and helps to feed a growing…

Gideon launches Trey, the autonomous forklift for trailer loading and unloading

Today, Gideon, the robotics and AI solutions company, announced a pioneering new solution – Trey, an autonomous forklift for truck trailer loading and unloading operations.…

FtsSort launches sweet potato washing and sorting machine on South American market

FstSort provides a wide array of automated selection equipment and other solutions for the selection and processing of fresh fruit and vegetables. Their washing equipment can…

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U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement seasonal perishable products - weekly update

Asparagus, tomatoes and bell peppers of both domestic and imported origins remain widely available

Seasonal changes have led to a shift in the commodities of interest. Asparagus, tomatoes, and bell peppers of both domestic and imported origins remain widely available and…

Frutura thermal vegetables again available at Spar Austria

"Climate-friendly and economically viable production of fruit & veg in Austria is possible"

Dispensing with fossil fuels and using geothermal heat: Styrian family business Frutura is a pioneer in climate-friendly agriculture and supplies regional fruit and vegetables…

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Cucumber producer Martin Flicker on Austrian greenhouse production

"Mini cucumber replaces imports from southern European countries with long transport routes"

One of the dedicated and innovative farmers of Stadternte Wien is Martin Flicker (r) in Vienna-Donaustadt, where the Vienna vegetable season kick-off took place a few days…

Sole Source Capital portfolio company Worldwide Produce acquires Chef’s Choice Produce

Sole Source Capital LLC, an industrial-focused private equity firm, today announced that its portfolio company, Worldwide Produce, one of the largest fresh…

Fruit retailer Shenzhen Pagoda files for IPO in Hong Kong

China's largest fruit retailer Shenzhen Pagoda Industrial has filed for an initial public offering in Hong Kong yesterday. Founded in 2001, the Shenzhen-based firm mainly…

Vince Wheller - New Forest Fruit

"Volumes are building up nicely, we harvested 165 tonnes this week"

Situated between the Solent and the New Forest National Park, New Forest Fruit enjoys one of the earliest growing seasons in the UK. Glass house picking started 25th March, French…

Robot spins 16 arms to pick the ripest strawberries

Developed by Florida-based company Harvest CROO Robotics, this fully autonomous harvesting machine can pick an entire strawberry plant in just eight seconds. The harvester is…

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