Thursday, November 30, 2023

From eggplants to bullseyes: Dirk is the 'Aubergenius'

The front of his match shirt is adorned with his sponsors' logos, but his collar sports an eggplant. That is because when Dirk van Duijvenbode is not competing, he is an administrative assistant at the Van Onselen eggplant farm in the Netherlands. This is also why, in the world of darts, he is known as…

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Daan Wilms van Kersbergen, Investment Director at Yield Lab Europe:

"CE-Line makes the autonomous measuring of water quality in closed systems possible"

Horticoop and Yield Lab Europe are investing in CE-Line, a scale-up that makes it possible to carry out real-time laboratory analyses to establish the amounts of nutrients in irrigation and drainage water. This will give growers complete control of the nutrient composition of their greenhouse water…

Multi-parameter soil sensor selected for integration into Aranet

The WET150 multi-parameter soil sensor has been selected for integration into SAF Tehnika’s wireless network solution – Aranet. Aranet is a fully integrated sensor-to-cloud wireless solution for commercial horticulture. The Aranet system allows growers to remotely monitor growing conditions in real-time…

New water treatment system launched for CEA

Clear Comfort launched the CCW2000 Series. Powered by patented Hydroxyl-Based Advanced Oxidation Process (AOP) and Dissolved Oxygen (DO) technology, the CCW2000 Series aims to deliver the highest standards of water efficiency, quality, and plant nutrient delivery. Formerly known as Silver Bullet Water…

Sara Wexler new CEO of Fresh Leaf

Sara Wexler is stepping into the role of CEO at Fresh Leaf, an Australian herb company, succeeding Jan Vydra. Renowned as one of the primary suppliers of fresh herbs in Central and Eastern Australia, Fresh Leaf delivers nearly 200,000 fresh herb bunches weekly. Catering to a diverse clientele, including…

Earl Reinink retires from Westbrook Systems

Westbrook Greenhouse Systems is pleased to announce that after 45 years of dedicated service, Earl Reinink has retired as Ontario Sales Representative this month. "Throughout his career, Earl worked passionately towards ensuring Westbrook Systems' success and made many valuable contributions to growing…

Ahmed Laasri, Handelfresh:

"Moroccan tomatoes sell well in Spain and the UK, but Dutch clients must get used to the prices"

This spring, Ahmed Laasri started Handelfresh in the Netherlands. The trader wants to further boost fruit and vegetable exports from his family's business in Morocco. "Our Moroccan tomatoes sell well in Spain and the United Kingdom, but Dutch customers still have to get used to the prices," he says. "Morocco…

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Survey: Prioritizing the challenges that accompany CEA spinach production

Demand for spinach (Spinacia oleracea L.) has increased over the past few decades and has long been a staple of CSAs (community-supported agriculture), farmers' markets, and direct-to-consumer markets. Currently, China produces upwards of 90% of the global market share. The United States follows in a…

Andrew McIlwan elected Deputy Chair of Protected Cropping Australia

Andrew McIlwain has been elected as the new Deputy Chair of the PCA. Andrew came on board in July of 2023 as a casual Director and was re-elected into the role at the 2023 AGM in October. He has now been elected as Deputy Chair by the board. "I am grateful to my fellow directors and broader industry members…

5G testing facility kicks off

Working with WIFI and Bluetooth inside the greenhouse is not that easy. Wireless connections are often affected by the greenhouse construction made of glass and steel. In addition, the density of the crop interrupts the signal. A challenge for a sector that increasingly wants to digitize and work data-driven. The introduction…

Dutch strawberry growers open new location

Van Oers Fruit has a new location in the Netherlands. The strawberry growers have various locations in three Dutch regions, and now they have a new greenhouse. The site was transformed in two months, the growers shared in a post about the festive opening on Facebook. "On October 1, we began an exciting new chapter by opening our lovely new location on Mastlanddreef in Prins…

Carbon capture process proven with an energy demand below 2,500 kWh/ton

Dutch Direct Air Capture (DAC) company Carbyon has successfully proven that their unique fast-swing process is able to capture CO2 using less than 2,500 kWh/ton. Carbyon was the world’s first to drastically reduce the CAPEX costs of DAC equipment using their fast-swing process. The company has now found…

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Sergeant major is pelted with barrage of vegetables

During the Royal Tank Regiment's celebration of the Battle of Cambrai's anniversary, a sergeant major faced a humorous onslaught of food and dishes. Over 100 soldiers participated in the spontaneous food fight, targeting the Non-Commissioned Officer (NCO) with various items, causing him to seek cover. This…

The CAP 2023-2027 and innovations, in the spotlight during the second day of ICOP 2023 in Almeria:

“The world needs 100% sustainable agriculture”

The strategic plans of the CAP 2023-2027, which are very much focused on the environment and agricultural policies in the EU, were the main topic of conversation during the second day of the International Congress of Producers' Organizations ICOP 2023, held in Almeria. Kristine Bori, from DG Agri; Adrián…

"Seed sector sees progress on the road to enhancing the multilateral system in 2025"

ISF welcomes the decision of the Governing Body setting out the next steps of the process concerning the enhancement of the Treaty’s Multilateral System and believes that at a time when the Treaty faces many challenges, this decision gives a chance to all stakeholders involved to succeed in the…

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India: Protected cropping conference kicks off at SHUATS campus

On Wednesday, a two-day international conference on protected cropping, post-harvest handling, and digital agriculture started at the Sam Higginbottom University of Agriculture, Technology And Sciences (SHUATS). It is being organized by the Department of Horticulture, Naini Agricultural Institute,…

Enhancing availability of improved vegetable varieties in Tanzania

The One CGIAR Fruit and Vegetables for Sustainable Healthy Diets (FRESH) Initiative aims to use an end-to-end approach to increase fruit and vegetable intake and, in turn, improve diet quality, nutrition, and health outcomes while also improving livelihoods, empowering women and youth and mitigating…


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