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

Job Board | Newly added vacancies

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Exploring greenhouse cultivation in Nigeria: insights from Kola Olatunji

Canada: Blue Sky Hydroponics 7 hectares project ready for planting

Sakata America unveils new headquarters: The Sakata Woodland Innovation Center

Edison Jerez, Semidor, on the NUF water filtration system

“The potential of this technology is immense”

Sector | Greenhouse expansion projects

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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
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Australian greenhouse gets grant to expand

Cucumbers in greenhouses of Ukraine to be harvested year-round

What’s the greenhouse industry like in Medicine Hat and Redcliff, Alberta?
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US (MN): $300,000 greenhouse for public schools

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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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

Belgian horticulture center officially opens hybrid farming project

Sector | Climate

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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"

Flooding in south-west Morocco: heavy toll and altered water map
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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

"The impacts of climate change on Egypt’s agriculture are profound, but they are not insurmountable"

Sector | Company News

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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

US: New Mexico State's Chile-Pepper center relocates
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Canada: Greenhouse giant's birthplace sold for $11.5M

100 years of Combilo celebrated in style

Sector | Grower in the Spotlight

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Brunei: Teenager helps farm reach customers directly

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

New products launched in premium tomato category
Ontario farm changes up its strawberry growth methods

"We're finding it is a massive improvement in labour"
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Somalia: Agricultural training helps boost livelihood

Wales: Local farm to supply Ysgol Bro Dinefwr with vegetables in new scheme

University of Johannesburg introduces food system projects

Sector | Crop Protection

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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)

Mating disruption of the tomato leafminer on greenhouse tomatoes
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FMC expanding growth with Brazil deal

Indonesia: Pesticide registration among ASEAN member states discussed

Sector | Market Information

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Farmers face price fluctuations for strawberries in Kyrgyzstan

Chinese agriculture boosted by trechnology

What the East and Gulf Coast ports strike means for growers

Greenhouse cucumbers lead with a 10.6% hike in Bulgaria
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First blueberry shipment from South America arrives in China

Almeria's radish cultivation has tripled since the pandemic
Agreste

"French tomato market recovered during the summer period"

Sector | Energy

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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”
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Ben Ablewhite, Now Then Energy:

Understanding the energy landscape in the UK

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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New regulations on the registration of plant varieties in Türkiye

Euroseeds "welcomes" EFSA findings on Category 1 NGT plants
Field demo

Pop Vriend Seeds/KWS adds tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers to their portfolio
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China: Plant protection ruling by Supreme Court in favor of Deroose Plants

Debate about ownership of gene-editing techniques; WUR researchers suggest solutions

“Eating experience is key to the rise of Teen Leaf lettuce”
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UK: Government introduces legislation to support precision breeding.

Sector | Product Info

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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

Harvista Mix launches in US
"GA-Clean effectively removes all contamination"

NL: Gutters properly cleaned of inorganic salts special focus during crop rotation

First shipment of GreenSwitch Potassium Sulphate departs Sweden for The Netherlands
Clarifruit exclusive Webinar, 16:00 GMT, September 25

Clarifying strawberry quality with AI

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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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"

Ukraine: The largest mushroom farm in the Ternopil region won the "Course for Independence" project

Sector | Today on social media

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Co-CEO at Rising Farms

Mauricio Ricaud
Meteor Systems

Ryan Bento
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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

Sector | Food Safety & Sanitation

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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
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NZ: University of Canterbury researching water purification in hydroponics
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UK: Residents near Lancashire chemical plant told to wash produce

The European Parliament rejects allowing imports with banned pesticide residues into the EU

Sector | Events

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Second EPSO Horticulture working group
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Dutch expertise rise in Egypt: Sahara Expo showcases climate-smart agriculture solutions
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28 Feb, 2025

US (OH): CEA leafy crops event

Canada: UFV Chilliwack to host Agriculture Alumni farmer's market

Singapore: Asia-Pacific Agri-Food Innovation Summit to return in November
8 - 9 October

Ontario Plants Propagation opens new facility

Technology advances for Ethiopian soft fruit production

Sector | Labor and automation

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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
Kris van der Velden offers critical external view on labour, the biggest cost in greenhouse horticulture

"Learn to use labour forecasting in the workplace"

Sector | Retail

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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

Koppert’s cress impresses at London showcase event
Dreamstime
The Commerce Commission has given the proposed Foodstuffs merger a resounding no

Fresh fruits and vegetables platform Pluckk has acquired Upnourish
Dreamstime
Aldi’s Dutch trial will soon come to an end

Acquisition of Cora by Carrefour enters a new phase
Dreamstime
Iceland partners with Deliveroo

Morrisons has updated investors on its Q3 performance

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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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

Installation of a foil basin in Wells Crossing, Australia

Sector | Medicinal production

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"Indoor crops could be key for future food security"

Sector | Post-harvest & Packaging

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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"
Cartomat GmbH
Cartomat presents innovative hemp paper at Fachpack 2024:

"Own hemp material from the surrounding area of 20 km"

"Demand for disposable temperature and humidity loggers picks up as falling sea freight rates fuel international fruit and vegetable trade"

Sector | Education and research

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Yucatecan students research greenhouse habanero chili cultivation
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New method achieves first-ever imaging of pathogens on lettuce leaves in real-time

US (SC): Integrating technology for sustainable farming

Hungry EcoCities announces 2nd call winners
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Internet of Things maximizes saffron production in the greenhouse

US (TX): Research pushing Winter Garden towards sustainability
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US (PA): Hoyt Science Center greenhouse gaining attention

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: 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
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CAN: Big rise in capital for Vision Greens

US (IN): Anu takes home $20,000 in pitch competition
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US: NIFA invests $5.3M in engineering for water and crop management

Switzerland: FiBL announces new board members
Cannabis, vertical farming and lettuce projects

UK: James Hutton Institute secures £2.4m in funding for research projects