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Netafim opens new recycling plant in Mexico

Addressing the plastic waste issue in the horti industry

Growers are not the only ones tasked with being as environmentally conscious as possible. Suppliers too have been joining forces to make cultivation greener. Netafim has…

Little Leaf Farms continues to expand greenhouses with VB

In the United States of America, more than 90% of lettuce is produced in California and Arizona and then transported across the country. This does not benefit the quality and…

Pik'n'Pak group joins Big Marble Farms' network of growers

Big Marble Farms adds 50+ acres of production

Big Marble Farms Inc., located in Medicine Hat, Alberta, has added Pik'n'Pak group from Lacombe, Alberta, to their network of growers. Big Marble Farms recently signed a…

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Saga Robotics raises £8.5M to fund UK growth for strawberries

Norwegian agri-technology company Saga Robotics has raised £8.5 million to accelerate their growth within the strawberry sector in the UK and accelerate further growth…

Januari 24-27

British horticulture will be the focus of IPM Essen

The official partner country of the coming IPM ESSEN is Great Britain. From 24 to 27 January 2023, the Kingdom will be the focus of the trade fair for horticulture. Companies…

RAIF has issued a warning due to the high presence of red spider mites in Almeria's pepper under-cover crops

The Phytosanitary Alert and Information Network (RAIF) has reported that the presence of red spider mites is being detected in a high percentage of autumn…

Blue Radix and Microsoft collaborate to solve scarcity of crop expertise

Greenhouses around the world are facing many challenges, like labor shortages, rising costs, and high energy prices. But there’s a unique other crisis. The rapid growth of…

Plan to eliminate ToBRFV published

The Nederlandse Voedsel- en Warenautoriteit (Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority) has published a plan of action to eliminate the persistent…

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Ireland: Public consultation on the development of a National Horticulture Strategy is open

Food Vision 2030 recognized the value of the Irish Horticulture Sector as the 4th largest agriculture sector in Ireland and called for a strategy to set out a road map for the…

Gilad Produce introduces new greenhouse vegetable brand: House of Greens

"Our Dutch growers will add 9 hectares this coming season"

Despite the tough Dutch horticulture situation, Gilad Produce plans to expand its acreage anew in the upcoming greenhouse vegetable season. "Our growers are expanding their…

Special Lighting and Greenhouse Technology

Texas A&M AgriLife debuts automated precision phenotyping greenhouse

Featuring remote sensing and data-capturing capabilities, Texas A&M AgriLife Research has launched “the future of agricultural research” with its multi-million dollar…

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Rabobank Ocean Reefer Container Rate Outlook 2023

'Reefer container rates expected to decrease at a significantly slower pace through 2023'

Although refrigerated (reefer) containers and their dry counterparts share the same ocean freight networks, their rates often do not show the same trends due to differences in…

An immersion in the agricultural sector

Agricultural production is an ancient industry that, in order to respond to an increasing demand for food, has been depleting natural resources. This forces today's society to…

Pronemite wins Bernard Blum Award for simultaneously controlling pest & pathogen

Biobest had received the Bernard Blum Award, for the most innovative biocontrol product, in recognition of Pronemite (Pronematus ubiquitus) – a new category of commercial…

Highlighting growing greenhouse presence at IFPA's Global Show

Returning to Oppy last summer after nearly 12 years, category director of greenhouse Kevin Batt came aboard to further enhance the company's greenhouse category through his…

Website for grower's brand gets a fresh new look

The website for Mastronardi Produce’s Backyard Farms brand got a fresh look this week, putting the Maine-based greenhouse tomato brand on a colorful and immersive new…
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MADMEC winner identifies sustainable greenhouse-cooling materials

The winners of this year’s MADMEC competition identified a class of materials that could offer a more efficient way to keep greenhouses cool. After Covid-19 put the materials…

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Cool tomatoes? Agrivoltaics could help California crop, if the economics pan out

Drought and extreme heat in California’s Central Valley in recent years have meant shortages of tomatoes, particularly “processing tomatoes” used for sauce and ketchup. And…

Danville hosts first ever CEA summit on the East Coast

On Tuesday, October 25, in Danville, companies met for the first-ever Controlled Environment Agriculture Summit East. The CEA Summits have historically only happened in Las…

US: Midwest spinach production explained in detail

 A recent publication from Iowa State University Extension and Outreach highlights the ease of growing spinach in Iowa. In “Spinach Production Under Midwest Growing Conditions,”…

How are Hort Americas and Current committed to building a stronger controlled environment industry?

When Hort Americas, a horticultural distributor in Bedford, Texas, was contacted about supplying controlled environment grower AppHarvest with LED grow lights for a new…

AHDB agrees to transfer surplus levy funds to new horticultural body

AHDB has agreed to transfer surplus levy funds to Horticulture Crop Protection Ltd (HCP), which was established after a majority of growers voted to end the statutory levy.…

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Influence of the application of glycine betaine on growth and ion accumulation in strawberry plants

Glycine betaine (GB) plays a crucial role in plants and in their response to abiotic stress. This experiment was conducted to evaluate the application of glycine betaine (GB)…

Result Group makes its mark on fresh produce

Result Group has brought 'natural branding' to the Australian market with the introduction of the new EcoMark Natural Branding machine, a non-contact and safe laser marking…

Van der Ende Groep achieves international ambition, part II

Van der Ende Groep is establishing a branch in Ontario, Canada

Van der Ende Groep will be adding a Canadian branch from Q1 2023. This expansion represents an important second step for Van der Ende Groep – following the recent acquisition…

Conference draws 200+ from 28 states

Debut of CEA Summit East has kicked off

Yesterday, the debut edition of the CEA Summit East kicked off. The Controlled Environment Agriculture Innovation Center and Indoor Ag-Con are co-hosting the event at IALR for…

NZ tomato prices have finally dropped below $10 a kilogram

After months of extremely high prices, the price of a kilogram of tomatoes is finally starting to drop in New Zealand. Stuff’s monthly grocery price database…

Harmonised EU legislation key to fresh produce packaging sustainability success

Amid mounting operational complexity and costs, leading fresh produce sustainability experts gathered online on Friday 21 October for Freshfel Europe’s Webinar…

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WPK - Westlandse Plantenkwekerij

The scheduling of customer orders, the utilization of the cultivation space, the movement of products within the company, the deployment of the permanent and flexible staff…

Werner Schörkhuber, PCS IT-Trading, on the 'TradeControl' ERP system

"Unfortunately, the potential of a well-functioning software system is still underestimated too often"

In these times of advancing digitalization, a modern, well-functioning, and ideally industry-specific ERP system is virtually indispensable. To meet the increasing demands of…

2021 vs. 2022

Gone again: 60 hectares of Dutch organic greenhouse cultivation

In 2022, the number of Dutch organic greenhouse growers fell by ten to 114. They grow on more than 165 hectares. At 95, there are 13 fewer greenhouse vegetable…

Innovation Quarter

Ten Dutch growers can get PAR+-coating in 2023

The Dutch company, PHYSEE, has received financial backing from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency. So, it plans to apply its special coating on 15 hectares of greenhouses at,…

PlantwisePlus training helps Kenyan growers meet KS1758 food safety standard

Through the PlantwisePlus program and in partnership with the Fresh Produce Consortium of Kenya (FPC Kenya), ABI has delivered training to help Kenya meet the…

The Sicilian Consortium is implementing a dedicated project

The Pachino Tomato PGI is ready for international markets

The Consortium for the Protection of the Pachino Tomato PGI continues its path of opening up to major foreign markets and, in the run-up to Macfrut 2023, on 10 November, it is…

Finnish greenhouses will turn off their lights this winter

The producer organization ÖSP has estimated that half of the greenhouses in Finland will be dark this winter and is already talking about the biggest crisis in…

Greenhouse grower moves beyond tomatoes

NatureSweet is doubling down on the company’s commitment to transforming the agricultural industry by partnering with more retailers and selling high-quality…

Future of Flemish agricultural research mapped out on visit to Agrotopia

Last week, on 11 October, members of the Agrolink Flanders partnership met at Agrotopia in Roeselare to further map out the future. Agrolink was established in 2014 to ensure…

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