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UAE: ‘How these vertical farms kept afloat during heavy floods’
Joss Bravo joins Meteor Systems Mexico as sales manager
The company SP "PAEK" in Ukraine launches early watermelon planting
"Companies in search of new markets and technologies for the supply chain"
"Business growth with Bulgaria is possible"
The company hired a new Head of Business Development:
Técnicas Sanjorge strengthens its expansion in Morocco
Nature's Miracle to acquire Agrify
Benoit Demedts, Demedts - De Mey:
"Starting next week, we expect to be able to supply the first volumes"
New COO at NatureSweet
Nijs and Teun van Zuilen, BerryBrothers:
"We're increasingly being seen as a year-round soft fruit supplier"
Royal Brinkman's strategy:
Global volume and market knowledge for specialization and innovation
Tokyo fruit shop showcases its fruit behind glass, like museum artefacts
UK agri-tech center launches in April
Celebrating mothers with new strawberry campaign
OP Zuccarella (Italy):
"We have been securing strawberries in supermarkets since early November"
"Over 100 pipe rail trolleys delivered to Mexico"
Buonanno:
“Our volumes of Spanish eggplants are increasing”
Revol Greens Expands to Family Dollar
Lineage expands integrated solutions services with new Canada cross-border program
Viva Fresh puts social responsibility initiatives on display
Shipping begins from new Salinas facility
Lucas Wennekers, Bessies:
"Ethiopian strawberries are my unique selling point"
Beekenkamp Group and Leo de Jong Transport celebrate 50 years of cooperation
Philip Van Overbeke's daughter joins the Van Overbeke partnership:
"Now we can look at future decisions together"
BrightFarms getting ready to showcase Texas greenhouse
A new variety from Seeds Technologies Italia
The reason to involve producers in the development of a plum tomato variety
Climate First’s second delegation embarks on UK Roadshow:
“Uniting Israeli innovation with British climate-tech ecosystem”
Conviron celebrates 60th anniversary
Tom Stenzel, CEA Alliance, on the next farm bill:
Opinion: The winter and summer promise of indoor farming
Germany: Balancing farm expansion with brand identity
Nigel Jenney, Chief Executive of the Fresh Produce Consortium:
"UK government's new import charges set to cripple fresh produce & flower industry"
Barron Lighting Group appoints Paul Gray as Director of Growlite
Lineage expands in U.S. market with new facility near Phoenix
Evja is a partner in the iGUESS-MED project for the production of tomatoes in greenhouses using brackish water:
A Decision Support System to improve irrigation and quality
NL: Vertify's demo greenhouse got a makeover
Robovision raises $42 million
Rose essential oil: A safe pesticide for organic agriculture
New warehouse in Lille for downgraded fruit and vegetables, Atypique:
“We are excited to build a more sustainable food future for everyone”
Colored vine tomatoes for the Tour de France Femmes
Dole plc announces mutual termination of agreement with Fresh Express for the sale of its Fresh Vegetables Division
Feedback from Dari Ecomeccanica clients
Harvesters made to meet the needs of agricultural entrepreneurs
AZUD:
"Reusing up to 40% of the irrigation water in blueberry growing'
BayWa AG expects earnings to improve in the financial year 2024
CAN (SK): Horti company fined after worker seriously injured in horticulture work
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Wouter Kolk, CEO Ahold Delhaize Europe & Indonesia, to leave Ahold Delhaize by the end of 2024
Changing habits: unlocking new value
Josey Heston joins the BioSafe Systems Horticulture team
Greenhouse grower gets on deck to support Little League baseball
Growers United opens new pepper packing station in Zwaagdijk
Gentile Group: "We ship 1500 packages of raspberries a day"
Lack of Italian raspberries but not everyone was caught unprepared
high-GABA tomatoes
South Korean farm grows tomatoes that improve your brain
ZA: Aquaponics training center to be opened in Johannesburg
"Curator continues cultivation operations after eviction"
CASI reports historic results at its assembly for the second consecutive year
Perry Dekkers resigns as Commercial Director at Growers United
Ukrainian exporter expands 'Smakota' brand by exporting fruit & veg to Europe
Canadian greenhouse grower celebrates National Farmworkers Awareness Week
Edamah and Badia Farms:
New partnership for multi-million dollar greenhouse venture in Bahrain
Located in Prisma XII, Pacifico Industrial Park:
Maersk opens new warehouse facility in Tijuana for cross-border capabilities
Jan Willem Tolhoek, FreshRecruitment:
"We see ourselves as our clients' temp worker"
Polina Valkanova, Special Fruit:
"Very good Spanish strawberry season expected to continue"
Horticulture Wales participtes to Wrexham University's Go Green Week
Barry Michiels, Gebroeders Michiels:
"Now that more greenhouse vegetables are coming in, our drivers can finally get back to work"
Ray Rotar - Intralox:
Conveyor solutions supporting fruit and vegetable handling and processing applications
10–12 September in Warsaw, Poland:
FoodPLUS launches Changemaker Awards at GlobalG.A.P. Summit 2024
Eight hectares dedicated to Sabrosa-Candonga:
"I used to be a supplier, now my own strawberries are in markets and supermarkets"
Driscoll's named to list of the world's most innovative companies of 2024
Martin Noordam, Noordam Plants:
“Within two years, all our sodium lamps will be replaced”
Agricultural social responsibility symposium begins work in Guadalajara
Costa product innovation drives new premium offerings
KWS inaugurates new R&D facility in Navolato, Mexico
Hawthorne and BFG Supply forge strategic distribution partnership
US: Nature's Miracle CEO rings closing bell at Nasdaq Stock Market
US: Mechanical pollination technology shipped for strawberry tests
New Costa Innovation Centre launched:
“We are excited to be able to diversify and extend our product offering”
Nature's Miracle signs MoU to explore acquisition of Future Tech
The team of Semillas Fitó:
"We don't want to be just another seed house, but an 'expert partner' for every link in the chain"
Resulting in €35,064 worth of damage, according to the press service of the Prosecutor's Office Department:
In Uzbekistan, an illegal connection to the gas supply was discovered in a greenhouse
AgCulture awarded HortiQ certification
Irénke Meekma named new CEO of RedStar
Riccardo Vanelli appointed as Regional Head of EMEA at Rovensa Next
CAN: Lufa Farms opens its fifth rooftop greenhouse
Christian Bünnemeyer, Rubetrans Logistics & Co.:
"In addition to using LNG, we are now also deploying our first electric trucks"
US (WY): Vertical Harvest serves its community in more ways than one
GrowGeneration expands in Washington with new buyout
The Environment, Conservation, and Cover Crop Seed Resource Guide is updated
"Our added value also lies in our commitment to innovation"
From diffuse to AR to low-E glass?
China: aquaponic factory aims to contribute to rural revitalization
The Netherlands: Four bell pepper nurseries merge into one company, Rainbow Growers Group
Nearly EUR 600,000 have been disbursed to 5 farms for orchards and greenhouses in Ukraine
Initial investment of 5 million euros
An Israeli company will grow dwarf melons with edible rind in Spain
Three new members join Mycorrhizal Applications team
Dutch Minister of Foreign Trade and Governor of Querétaro visit Koppert Mexico
‘It is important to be prepared and understand the virus infection so as to effectively mitigate it’s spread or prevent potential outbreak’
Early ToBRFV detection and tracing virus point of entry
Canadian greenhouse grower expands tomato line
Felix Schmidling from Franken-Gemüse Bio:
"Since 2019, our organic production volume has more than doubled"
Syngenta to sell direct to active greenhouse growers in USA and Canada
Federico Stanzani, commercial director of CIV:
Shayda: the new strawberry conquering export and Northern European markets
Mondi to acquire DS Smith
Elevated Signals to digitize vertical hydroponic greenhouse
Limiting the spread of ToBRFV in tomato cultivation
"First two projects with Automated Guided Vehicles from Berkvens"
Kelly Devaere, Crop Protection Manager, Plant Products:
"With improved CGMMV management, growers can consider reducing the number of cropping cycles in a year"
10 years of Excalibur Plastics Mex:
"You can’t operate a Mexican company in the Canadian way”
Sustainable strawberry packaging initiative agreement signed
Nature's Miracle and Lakeshore completes business combination
Ton Verheijke, Janyra Organics:
"With our first full-scale herb harvest, we should gain a foothold in the Netherlands"
Green pepper harvest in Murcia starting over 15 days early due to high demand and prices
Tabb Buel appointed as Vice President of Operations of Stuppy Greenhouse
AgEye announces acquisition of HYVE
Magrabi to tech up through new partnership with iyris
Staff promotion at American Seed Trade Association
Profile Products promotes one, adds three to horticulture business
Ontario Plants announces succession of a founder and appointment of new Director of Sales
South America: Construction completed of two seed research greenhouses
Mark Rowland appointed as UK/Ireand account manager at CMW Horticulture
Partnership leads to iceless broccoli innovation
Willem-Jan Boelema appoitned as CCO at The Greenery
Gilfresh Produce chosen to supply ALDI Ireland with prepared vegetables
Pennsylvania chip maker celebrates 25 million pounds of ‘rescued’ potatoes
Food Freshly:
‘In Field’ solution for extending fresh salad shelf-life straight after harvesting introduced
North America: Financing program to reduce investment barriers for farmers
The Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada unveils new theme:
"Our theme,'A Fresh Approach,' is a testament to our evolving organization"
New JS Ewers biomass energy centre at Nelson growing operation
Volker Klassen from the Port of Trier on new plans for a multi-user hall:
"I see the potential to become a hub in fruit logistics in the future"
Biogrow Substrates adds Andréa Gayet to its commercial team
