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Tuesday, January 02, 2018


China: PE- and F-clean combination in 3.9 ha project

In the Chinese Anshun region a 3.9 hectare greenhouse project is currently being realised. In four segments: lettuce, strawberries, vegetables and young plants will be grown year round. For optimum climate control and energy use, the project is provided with several new tools as well as a partial coverage.....

Organic vegetables grown in underground carpark in Paris

Théo Champagnat and Jean-Noël Gertz created the start-up Cycloponics, which has opened La Caverne in Paris and the Bunker in Strasbourg in old underground carparks. As stated on the labels, La Caverne is “the only organic farm in Paris” and is found in the 18th arrondissement. There is still a carpark on.....

NL: Second phase of new Beekenkamp propagation facility completed

Three months earlier than planned, Beekenkamp has officially finished the new propagation facilities in ‘s-Gravenzande. The now 90,000 square meters with greenhouses will be filled with young vegetable plants from Beekenkamp.The second phase of the new building has been completed earlier than previously.....

Mexico looks to high-tech 'agroparks' to drive agricultural future

Agropark resembles a small city. Its network of gravel roads weaves among a maze of 140 giant greenhouses (with 180 more yet to be built) bearing flashy logos. Eleven companies — 10 from Mexico and one from Holland — grow tomatoes, bell peppers and cucumbers inside the glass-walled buildings. Ninety-five.....

LumiGrow releases online energy payback calculator

LumiGrow announced the release of their online energy payback calculator. Now growers of all crop-types and sizes can compare energy-usage, heat load, and cost of LumiGrow products quickly and easily from their website.“LumiGrow has become synonymous with the industry’s most knowledgeable horticultural.....

Vietnam: Đồng Nai to export more pepper to Europe in 2018

Lâm San Agriculture Cooperative in Cẩm Mỹ District, Đồng Nai Province, is negotiating with European partners to sign contracts to export some 1,500 tonnes of pepper to Holland and Germany in 2018, according to the cooperative.The cooperative exported 800 tonnes of clean pepper to these.....

US (NV): Marapharm to build third facility in Las Vegas

Marapharm has selected American Builders to manufacture the third building for its cannabis property located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Delivery is expected within 60 days.“American Buildings is located in Carson City Nevada and it’s great that we can support a “local” manufacturer. There is the potential of a.....

US (NE): North Platte NRD plans citrus greenhouse

Harvesting lemons and oranges, maybe even bananas.It’s been done already in Nebraska. The North Platte Natural Resources District is planning to do it in the future.The NRD is raising funds for a solar-powered, geothermal-heated greenhouse, sunk 4 feet into the ground over a network of ducts circulating.....

is fresh-cut the future for the vegetable industry as well?

"People consume about 40% more fruit if it's peeled and sliced"

The market for fresh-cut produce has been growing for decades and fruit suppliers have been leading in this. To inspire you, we bring you the story of the Spanish company Vicente Peris. Although the Peris and Vicentín brands for Piel de Sapo melons and watermelons are already consolidated in the Spanish.....

UK: LettUs grow harvests aeroponic pea in half the time

December has proved the culmination of a great deal of work by Lettus Grow engineers, resulting in the deployment of their aeroponic hardware into local vertical farm, Grow Bristol. This means that the baton has now been passed to the "growing team" of biologists and environmental scientists to demonstrate.....

Lighting in tomato greenhouses with high energy prices?

On Friday December 15 the last 2017 tour of the lighting group of Lycopersicon cvba took place. The companies Sibon bvba, Primato and Van Bulck Tuinbouwbedrijf bvba in Duffel and Putte were visited on this tour. There they saw various varieties of cherry tomatoes through to beef tomatoes.After obtaining the.....


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Special  –  Special Trade Shows 2018more »


Special Trade Shows 2018

The first two months of the new year will again be packed with horticultural exhibitions in Europe. The IPM in Essen and Sival in Angers will be the first ones, then the Fruit Logistica in Berlin will take place, followed by the Dutch HortiContact in Gorinchem, the NetherlandsTherefore, exhibitors,.....



Energymore »


Australia: $30 million for growers to manage energy

The Andrews Labor Government will invest $30 million to help Victoria’s farmers manage energy costs through improved efficiency and new technology.Minister for Agriculture Jaala Pulford visited Boomaroo Nurseries in Lara to launch the new Agriculture Energy Investment Plan.The plan will help local farmers.....


Fertilizersmore »


Levity CropScience appoints American distributor

Lancashire, UK, based Levity CropScience has responded to the increasing demand for its smart fertilisers by appointing its first distributor in the USA - OMEX Agrifluids USA.Levity has an innovative approach to agronomy and their specialist scientists offer tailored advice to growers. This is because their.....


Breedingmore »


NL: Second phase of new Beekenkamp propagation facility completed

Three months earlier than planned, Beekenkamp has officially finished the new propagation facilities in ‘s-Gravenzande. The now 90,000 square meters with greenhouses will be filled with young vegetable plants from Beekenkamp.The second phase of the new building has been completed earlier than previously.....


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Ronald de Vreede, Houweling Horticulture:

"The cleaner the greenhouse, the better"

The cleaner the greenhouse, the better the start of a new cultivation. And that is why you want to use the best cleaning product that is available. We spoke with Ronald de Vreede from Houweling Horticulture B.V., supplier of Flusol Forte, Eco Forte and Topcleaner. Ronald: "Flusol Forte is the best.....


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is fresh-cut the future for the vegetable industry as well?

"People consume about 40% more fruit if it's peeled and sliced"

The market for fresh-cut produce has been growing for decades and fruit suppliers have been leading in this. To inspire you, we bring you the story of the Spanish company Vicente Peris. Although the Peris and Vicentín brands for Piel de Sapo melons and watermelons are already consolidated in the Spanish.....


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Substratesmore »


New flat coir grow bags in four specialty blends

FibreDust announce the release of four new grow bags with coir blend choices designed to satisfy any crop and any growing method. “We listened to growers we have worked with all over the world, growing many different crops with various greenhouse techniques. Their suggestions, have helped us engineer several.....


Organicmore »

Sweden: Organic more of a side-issue, but still important

“Organic products are not a top priority in Sweden. We even considered leaving the brand as is.” This extraordinary statement was made by Anita Falknek, CEO of KRAV, the Swedish organic certification organisation, on 15 November at the Nordic Organic Food Fair in Malmö. The local Från Sverige brand has now.....


Coolingmore »


Fresh investment poised to bring innovative device to exporters worldwide

MOST, the Swedish company behind the real-time data and temperature tracker developed for perishable shipments, looks poised for global expansion over the next 12 months, thanks to the entry of an investor group that includes former South Africa rugby international Bob Skinstad, as well as the participation.....


Food Safetymore »


Do secondary standards make our food safer?

In a panel discussion, five food chain experts tried to answer this question. Food safety, however, is only one aspect of the complexity of private standards.“As consumers, we all expect that the food we pick off the shelf will be safe,” said Stephen Humphreys of Bayer UK, who acted as moderator, at the.....


Healthmore »


Apples and tomatoes may help repair lungs of ex-smokers

A study from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health found the natural decline in lung function over a 10-year period was slower among former smokers with a diet high in tomatoes and fruits, especially apples, suggesting certain components in these foods might help restore lung damage caused by.....


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In 2017 we visited 33 trade shows and shot 5,624 pictures!

PHOTO REPORT Despite the fact that we will not publish any newsletters till January 2, we won't give you an excuse to bore yourself to death. Here is an overview with all of the pictures that we took in 2017; together with our Dutch and international veggie colleagues of Groentennieuws.nl and FloralDaily and our Dutch.....


Retailmore »

"Nothing is perfect"

"Crooked" fruits and vegetables on shelves at the beginning of the year

It all depends on inner value! At Netto Marken-Discount, this principle will once again be echoed on the fruit and vegetable shelves at the beginning of the new year. As part of its "Nothing is perfect" initiative, from 2 to 6 January 2018, the grocer will once again bring local apples and carrots with.....


Vertical farmingmore »


UK: LettUs grow harvests aeroponic pea in half the time

December has proved the culmination of a great deal of work by Lettus Grow engineers, resulting in the deployment of their aeroponic hardware into local vertical farm, Grow Bristol. This means that the baton has now been passed to the "growing team" of biologists and environmental scientists to demonstrate.....


Medicinal productionmore »


US (NV): Marapharm to build third facility in Las Vegas

Marapharm has selected American Builders to manufacture the third building for its cannabis property located in Las Vegas, Nevada. Delivery is expected within 60 days.“American Buildings is located in Carson City Nevada and it’s great that we can support a “local” manufacturer. There is the potential of a.....


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