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Using every bit of waste in the greenhouse

The composting revolution at Greenswell Growers

Job Board | Newly added vacancies

more job offers
and back

“Irrigation and gutters from here to the CGC”

US: RED Horticulture expands into America, announces new Business Developer

“There is a lot of potential in the Middle East, yet, there are a lot of dreamers"

AgraME comes to an end

Enzo Lapietra: "We've matured enough to realise that we still have a lot to learn"

High production standards protects tomatoes from market downturns

Sector | Greenhouse expansion projects

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Rijk Zwaan opens new trial facility in Vietnamn
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Philippines aims to boost production with budwood nursery and greenhouse
Glencoe:

Ontario Plants new facility opening this week

Canada: Blue Sky Hydroponics 7 hectares project ready for planting
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US (WY): School district hopes to start greenhouse construction on October 4

US (PA): Zionsville greenhouse up for auction
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US (OK): Peoria Tribe breaks ground on 35000 foot greenhouse project

Sector | Cultivation

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New plan launched with G7 to enhance Africa’s participation in the OECD seed certification scheme
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Israel: 1000 year old plant seed revived

Solution for gutter hygiene introduced at CGC 2024
Agroenergie Srl

The benefits of crop diversification

Murcia continues to be Spain's second-largest pepper-producing area
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Using vegetables in architecture

How mycorrhizae help plants absorb more nutrients and water

Sector | Technique

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Seven factors that help plant resistance
GyroPlant collaborates with Dole plc

Partnership to advance substrate-free berry and leafy greens cultivation
photo report

Gain insight into climate control with new mobile app

Organic ginger from Dutch soil

“More and more farmers are turning to indoor farming and hydroponics, not necessarily out of choice, but out of necessity”

Speed breeding and climate chambers

A new visual tool for integrated crop physiology in greenhouse fruit-bearing crops

Sector | Climate

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USDA launches comprehensive support for Hurricane Helene-affected growers and communities

US (FL): USDA offices in Florida to close ahead of Hurricane Milton
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The impact of hurricane Helene in the horticulture sector
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Japanese growers struggle to rebuild after brutal rainfall
MJ-Tech and LetsGrow.com:

"With a lower plant temperature, you can screen less"
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Jamaican government says assistance on the way for growers following Hurricane Beryl
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Philippines farmers face fresh challenges because of El Niño

Sector | Company News

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Israel: Orbia Netafim and Phytech partner

Profile Products announces Global Head of Hydroponics

Rovensa Next announces new CCO
Royal Peterson and Control Union

Majority stake Delphy acquired

US (PA): Dan Schantz Greenhouse to stay open under Herr family ownership

UK: OMEX announces new District Sales Manager for Scotland

Yuck of a cucumber is not yet a record cucumber

Sector | Grower in the Spotlight

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growing on 25m height inside the ALTMARKTgarten rooftop greenhouse

"Pigeons love the warm, protected space as much as the plants do"

Brunei: Teenager helps farm reach customers directly

US (CA): Grower connects with Asian roots through growing vegetables

Belgian company expands with own farm in Morocco to guarantee quality year-round

New products launched in premium tomato category
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Australian grower demands evidence of ToBRFV virus after farm shut down
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Somalia: Agricultural training helps boost livelihood

Sector | Crop Protection

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ToBRFV suspect plant quickly tested with one-plant rapid test
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US (FL): UF/IFAS believes that AI may help to kill weeds, preserve plants

US: Tips to increase strawberry plant production
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Geospatial data shows damage to cropland in Gaza Strip
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US (CA): Flames at California greenhouse quickly contained
outdoor pesticide application equipment

US: EPA reinstates and expands pesticide Application Exclusion Zone protections

AUSVEG strongly emphasises the need for timely communication of testing and tracing results (ToBRFV)

Sector | Market Information

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EU and Morocco commit to deepening strategic partnership amid legal judgments
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US (NJ): Backlog from dockworker strike could take 3 weeks to process

Higher sales of Dutch greenhouse vegetables in Q2 2024
Paul van Groningen, Hudepa:

"After the fair, I expect more customers to switch to Spanish greenhouse vegetables"

COAG demands the immediate suspension of the EU-Morocco trade agreement

A buoyant summer market for cucumbers, according to Agreste

Farmers face price fluctuations for strawberries in Kyrgyzstan

Sector | Energy

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EU: Hungary makes geothermal energy priority

Greenhouses to be pre-notified of power and gas outages in Uzbekistan
Exploring biosphere farming

Swiss: "Our core system is CO2-negative"

Uzbekistan to ban fuel oil for heating and electricity production by 2030

Discuss energey-efficient dehumidification at the Canadian Greenhouse Conference

Increasing energy taxes affect payback period of sustainable energy innovations
what’s behind incentives and rebates, and how to make use of them

“LED lights are cheaper than upgrading the grid”

Sector | Fertilizers

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"Our new Biota Phos shows the true value of circular fertilizers"
Abelardo Hernández, technical director of Proexport and coordinator of the Nitrosfera project:

"We plan to implement nitrogen fertilization strategies that complement the restrictions in place"

US (IA): $35M for domestic fertilizer production
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NL: Acquisition by parent company Van Iperen

Use of fertilisers in EU agriculture down 10% in 2022

Do microgreens respond to fertilizer concentration and substrate depth?

Wouter van Vliet named new commercial director at Van Iperen

Sector | Breeding

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Two new red raspberries hit the market
Enza Discovery Field Days in Twisk, Enkhuizen and Voorst

Future-proof methods for lettuce cultivation
Oregon State University:

Mild habanero pepper varieties; flavorful without the fire being released

ASTA encourages EU to adopt genomic techniques to boost farmers
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New regulations on the registration of plant varieties in Türkiye

Sakata America unveils new headquarters: The Sakata Woodland Innovation Center

Euroseeds "welcomes" EFSA findings on Category 1 NGT plants

Sector | Product Info

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Alternative binding materials explored

NL: Meteor Systems introduces new MS-150
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UK: Using commercial greenhouse systems during the cold months

US (GA): Mastronardi Produce set to showcase SUNSET BOMBS extension at Global Produce Show
Eurofins strengthens international services

Analytical data of added value for any horticultural company, globally
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US: Could a compound in chilis lower blood sugar levels?

WayBeyond updates FarmRoad with Irrigation Forecast Dashboard

Sector | Open field vegetables

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Bonduelle Group:

Business activity slightly down on Quarter 3 in a climate of constrained consumption

Sector | Substrates and starting materials

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Oasis Grower Solutions appoints Erin Yafuso as Plant Scientist
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Study: Effects of different straw breeding substrates on tomato growth

NL: Opening new production site Klasmann-Deilmann
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Colombia: Seeking superior varieties

Stimulating soil life ensures increased resistance in sweet pepper plants
A sunny affair for MirMar Seeds and Van der Knaap group

"Need in South Africa for trialed and tested solutions"
Arjan van Leest and Kyle Freedman, Jiffy:

“Peat-free growbags help growers reach higher yields sustainably”

Sector | Organic cultivation

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Ontario's 2024 Organic Market Report released

"Ontario's organic market continues to see robust growth"

On-the-vine snacking tomatoes now offered as organic
Studio Sarah Vlekke

NL: Global teams tackle autonomous dwarf tomato cultivation in Bleiswijk

"True authentic Japanese wasabi history and culture from local producers could be just around the corner"

Ukrainian farmers are offering organic produce amidst the war
“a breakthrough for organic growers in North America"

On-farm bioreactor enables conversion of residual proteins into liquid organic solution
Jordi Querol, CEO and founder of Dreiskel Biodinámica, a pioneering company in biodynamic agriculture:

"Finding an aisle with only biodynamic foods in Germany is as common as finding one with organic products here"

Sector | Today on social media

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O.P. Looije
Glasshouse Manager at Dyson Farming

Angel Angelov
Co-CEO at Rising Farms

Mauricio Ricaud
Entomology🐛 Plant pathology 🌿 Biological control 🐞 Hydropony 🍅 Fruit gorwing 🍏 Professional in plant protection. Speicalization on free from pesticide residue growing and biological pest control.

Václav Psota

WA3RM AB
Chief Growing and R&D Officer at Little Leaf Farms LLC

Pieter Slaman

A visit to Sustenir Group

Sector | Food Safety & Sanitation

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Outbreak of Salmonella umbilo linked to Italian rocket affects multiple countries
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New Zealander growers warned amidst Legionnaires' disease outbreak
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US (WI): Over 40% of public wells contain pesticides, Wisconsin officials find

Virus-hit tomatoes are safe to eat according to food authority

US: SaniDate 12.0 receives EPA approval

Banned pesticide detected in Turkish tomatoes in Croatia

Filipino researches investigating E. Coli levels in urban farms

Sector | Events

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NL: HortiScience Innovation Centre registration open

US (VA): Third Annual CEA Summit East is in the books
review of open days De Bolster

"Lots of enthusiasm for tomato varieties with resistance to phytophthora"
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US (CA): Schedule released for FIRA USA 2024
Growing opportunities in low-tech for Middle Eastern market

UAE: AgraME kicks off in Dubai
'Also drink champagne from your shoe'

Growers deliver top performance
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28 Feb, 2025

US (OH): CEA leafy crops event

Sector | Labor and automation

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Ferhat Akgündüz and Guyon Gelaudeman of customs broker Declarants:

"We combine the efficiency of automation with personal contact"

US (IL): Source.ag unveils new Chicago office

Germany: New chair for Mayer Group

Automating stem width checks to help greenhouses
Italy

Leafy vegetables production lines from Cultiva offered at online auction

Labor in Canadian greenhouses: "growing people alongside plants"
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CAN (ON): Hydroponic growing makes life easier for strawberry pickers

Sector | Retail

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Dreamstime
Lidl Europe's leading exporter of Italian fruits and vegetables

OCU: Fruits and vegetables saw the most significant price increase in Spain

US (IL): Oishii introducing Koyo Berry to Chicago
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US: BrightFresh Microgreens is expanding with Walmart
Dreamstime
More than 70 retailers, including Tesco, Marks & Spencer and Ikea, are lobbying the chancellor

Merqato has secured fresh funding to empower fruit and vegetable companies with its AI platform
Dreamstime
Groupe Casino will now focus on its convenience brands and also closed the sale of Codim 2

2GO partners with Bankerohan to deliver fresh Davao fruits to any part of the Philippines
Dreamstime
M&S: Festive recruitment drive to fill over 11,000 Christmas roles

Tesco: Sales growth after rise in premium shoppers
Dreamstime
Salling Fondene has acquired 100% ownership of Salling Group

Solucious to acquire 100% of the shares of Délidis

Sector | Lighting and technique

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Will rising energy costs be the Dutch horticulture industry’s achilles heel?

Research into photovoltaic panels over crops
CAN: Sollum Technologies

New dynamic LED lighting management products launched

New full-LED grow light system CLX-2 introduced

Geneva Biggo appointed as manager of customer engagement at Scynce LED

Video: Vermont greenhouse sees record harvests with Libra

Light pollution in the Netherlands mapped with new 3D tool

Sector | Irrigation

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Edison Jerez, Semidor, on the NUF water filtration system

“The potential of this technology is immense”

First pilot locations to recycling drain water established in Vietnam

TIC4BIO presents in Seville: a tool that could save up to 20% of irrigation water

Measuring moisture content in circular substrates

AI or human, who waters better?
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Water storage for lettuce, South Korea
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US: MSU scientists study water efficiency in greenhouses

Sector | Medicinal production

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"Indoor crops could be key for future food security"

Sector | Post-harvest & Packaging

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Ivo Koopmans, DHL Global Forwarding:

"Air freight seasons for perishables are changing"

SPI and NNZ announce a "global" collaboration for Q-Bic tray
Uwe Groll from GROW Germany on the benefits of wooden packaging:

"PPWR prescribes closed loops and wood as a unique answer"

Croatia doubles open field tomato production with Podravka's new processing factory
Cimcorp Group -

New brand for warehouse and distribution industry

Sormac to showcase precision vegetable processing technology at a double round of shows
Cualin Quality redesigns its Divino Imperial, Divino Supreme and Divino brands

"Cherry tomatoes on the vine have great potential to continue gaining market share"

Sector | Education and research

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US: NC State researchers look to advance sensor technology to help growers
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Study: Cytokinin-related genes regulate cucumber fruit pedicel length

Plant Futures Facility at University of Queensland helps in precision plant research
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Study: Strategic adoption of genetically modified crops in Lebanon

ZA: University of Johannesburg addressing UN sustainabilty goals

Wageningen announces FOSTER 1 Project in collaboration with South Korea

Yucatecan students research greenhouse habanero chili cultivation

Sector | Cartoons

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Frustrated resident throws rotten produce at noisy cars

Chinese university’s admission letter can cut fruit

Most Aussies struggle to define a vegetable

Couple surprises wedding guests with fresh produce souvenirs
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Building structures inspired by fruits
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Pepper bouquet well-received

That's hot!

Viral photo: "Angry Woman" at Bengaluru vegetable market

Sector | Management and funding

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US: Fischer Farms announce new CEO
Ireland

IFA criticizes Budget 2025
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US: Rutgers awarded hydroponics grant from USDA

Blue Radix secures €5M
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Canada: Government to invest in welcoming international agri-food workers
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US: Despite vast amounts of Kansas farms there isn't enough food for school lunches
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Biden-Harris administration:

Up to $7.7 billion available for climate-smart practices