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Propagating 45% of global hops supply demands precision in water quality

high-tech center inaugurated

New French applied research complex meets the needs of Breton growers

GreenV Mexico strengthens local presence with new office in Querétaro

Delivering light uniformity at the top of plants and between the rows

Japan's premium greenhouse melons hits Australian market

Pericoli Asia Pacific launches dedicated Customer Care Centre

Sector | Greenhouse expansion projects

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Kazakhstan's greenhouse tomato production expands with advanced technology

Young growers drive greenhouse expansion in the Netherlands despite energy uncertainty

Uzbekistan to establish greenhouse economic zone in Surkhandarya region

Xinjiang expands greenhouse blueberry production for winter market

South Africa: North-West University secures automated greenhouse to advance food research

Jamaica: New greenhouse established at Jose Marti Technical High

New greenhouse complex for vegetable and berry production in Belarus

Sector | Cultivation

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Nigerian greenhouse farming grows to boost yields and exports
The proposals of the seed company Maraldi Sementi

Summer valerian: how to obtain high quality even in the most critical months
Free samples shipped worldwide to test the difference

“Breathable geotextile felt grow bags boost root health, reduce rot for growers”
Meet Hydroponic Systems at Greentech Americas Stand 726, ground floor

Why root zone management has never mattered more

Hydroponic floating systems: low investment, high yields, and well suited to Central Mexico’s climate

Finland: All-time record harvest for greenhouse cucumber

South Korean greenhouse growers face rising fuel costs and lower returns

Sector | Technique

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IUNU expands platform to scale crop intelligence across greenhouses

New lineup allows growers to collect plant data manually, semi-autonomously, or with fully autonomous robots
Marco de Bruin:

“If you want to make impact in the market, you have to compete with outdoor lettuce”
Source.ag implements next generation AI model

“The most tangible change for growers is how much less the model asks of them"

Restoring soil structure as technology targets root development and resource efficiency

Updated spray robots showcased
cherries in greenhouses

"We do not have time to wait for the result of regulations"

From struggle to success with the help of oxygen nanobubbles

Sector | Climate

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Uzbekistan to restrict new greenhouse construction around Tashkent from October 2026
Trädgårds Expo / Puutarha Expo 2026

Scandinavian growers look to closed greenhouse strategies as energy prices surge

Georgia growers relieved following last week’s cold temperatures
Wim de Weert, Rei de Morangos:

“Storm damage hits Portuguese strawberry crop, but high prices offset losses”

Florida strawberries weathered recent freeze better than blueberries
Hortisecur following Storm Nils

“However, it will still take time before all the damage is repaired and compensation is fully paid.”

Catastrophic losses in greenhouses and crops in Souss-Massa, Morocco, plastic shortage

Sector | Company News

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Biota Nutri joins STORL to support circular agriculture

Syngenta Group looks back on 2025 developments

NL: Cucumber greenhouse gets water upgrade
Jos and René Gipmans step down from the board and daily operations

Gipmans Group continued by Erik Gipmans

Berry group partners with padel player Delfi Brea as 2026 ambassador

Beehive for Koppert Cress after opening new greenhouse
Bom Group and HX Agriculture sign:

Long-term partnership for HX AGF high-tech greenhouse projects across China

Sector | Grower in the Spotlight

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Danwille September – Yukon Pty Ltd:

“We have just the right kind of client for niche fruit crops”

Japanese grower using thermal energy to grow strawberries
"Food production can be seen, understood, and is part of the shopping experience"

French retailer inaugurates its own aquaponics farm

Spain: Looking at a greenhouse cluster that is "visible from space"

Creating success through hydroponics in Somalia

New Zealand: Family roots run deep through Capri Tomatoes

UK teen sells tomatoes to buyers 10,000 miles away

Sector | Crop Protection

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Horticulture New Zealand welcomes lifting of fruit fly movement controls
“The key is not waiting for pressure to spike”

Rethinking pest control: A mechanical approach gains ground in greenhouse production
Plant Primers:

Plant Intelligence redefines how plants prepare before stress occurs

Dutch pilot growers cut chemical crop protection use by 64%

Low-cost sensor system could warn farmers of salt stress in plants
IBMA

Biocontrol and integrated pest management amidst increasing aphid pressure
MO-EL

"Lygus affecting lettuce: damage decreased by up to 52% with our traps"

Sector | Market Information

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Ángel García Izquierdo, Soltir:

"High quality and elevated prices suggest it will be a positive pepper season in Murcia"

Malaysia considers import controls as vegetable prices fall
German strawberry cultivation in a changing landscape:

Cultivated areas have declined by more than a fifth since 2021
Vincent Chaban, Fruits Rouges du Confluent:

"The market is fluid, but we do not want lower prices"

Demand jumps in 2026 for fresh herbs

Mexican vegetable exports face pressure from peso volatility
Exporters hope for a return to pre-war normalcy

"West Asia conflicts disrupted India’s perishable cargo worth up to $1.5 billion”

Sector | Energy

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Spanish researchers demonstrate agrivoltaic systems can cut irrigation water use by 50% in tomato production

With volatile energy prices, screen installations are back in focus
VersPodium explores the future of the greenhouse industry

"The energy transition is no longer a distant prospect, but part of day-to-day operations"

Battery storage reinforces energy hub for greenhouse growers in Gelderland, Netherlands

Exploring agrivoltaics: balancing crop production and solar energy for sustainable agriculture

Greenhouse agrivoltaics trial in Greece reports energy surplus while maintaining crop performance

Google using biochar substratte to remove 200,000 tons of CO₂

Sector | Fertilizers

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Jan Pieter de Jong:

The true effect of the war in Iran on fertilizer prices

Sulfur's key role in plant nutrition

Israeli fertiliser and packaging costs surge due to supply disruptions

UK: Industry pushes for government to back local biofertilizers

Greek fertiliser and vegetable prices increase on higher input costs

Dutch fertilizer sector reports no immediate supply disruptions despite Middle East tensions

From seaweed to circular production

Sector | Breeding

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Belarus introduces chocolate and black cherry tomatoes and presents Spatkanne hybrid

Creating a sweet pepper as healthy as it is delicious

Class 1 strawberry variety to open for UK sales next season
one-bite cucumber designed for modern life

"What happens when a clearly identified behavioural shift drives breeding decisions?"
Mitchel Visser new at BASF | Nunhems

"WinVine sets a new standard in large truss tomatoes"

Anove discusses the future of the EU's varietal protection system

"How we developed 18 ToBRFV HR resistant tomato varieties in 7 years"

Sector | Product Info

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differentiation on store shelves key for Greenbelt Organic Greens:

"So many new local greenhouses that it's hard to stand out"

Permeable ground covers offer weed control and soil benefits beyond the greenhouse

Four new flavors for value-added salad lineup
Patrick Niederer, Lock Drives

"The difference lies in the technology"

New baby romaine hearts product launches

U.S. study links berries, apples and citrus to higher well-being

Mesh specialist has an eye for detail: insect mesh is easier to install and better protected against winter weather

Sector | Open field vegetables

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Butternut squash oversupply pressures pricing

Volatile cucumber pricing expected for near future

Little Gem lettuce growing transitioning to Salinas

US (CA): Valley heat speeds up crop growth, concerns rise for winter vegetables
Joseph Ruffo - Tripod Farmers Group

Consistency pays off for salad grower

Discovery Field Days in Murcia focus on leafy crop resistance

New campaign launched honoring field-proven varieties for growers

Sector | Substrates and starting materials

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Tajikistan greenhouse produces vegetable seedlings for retail and commercial growers
American Biochar Institute outlines how the S668 standard can help growers

"Non-compliant biochar means inconsistent data, and inconsistent data means risk"

Mexico's substrate market faces major turbulence over coconut fiber tariff reclassification

Aranet expands substrate weighing systems for multiple growing methods
DavìPlant uses C-LED technology for its lighting system

"Our nursery has produced more than 250 million seedlings"

Getting the most out of greenhouse seedlings

Investor Wim Beelen outlines ambitious plans for Dutch nursery restart

Sector | Organic cultivation

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Grower upgrades sowing lines as organic production demands tighter process control

USDA proposes allowing CO2 use in organic crop production

US (MN): Featherstone Farm marks 32 years of local, organic vegetable production

Japanese film-based greenhouse technology tested in Ukraine for vegetable production

UK: Organic sector “holding its breath” over government support announcement

India: Turning organic tomatoes into an offseason money maker

Ukraine publishes updated export-oriented catalogue of organic berry and nut producers

Sector | Today on social media

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Martha Springham

Pluck'd

Philips Horticulture

Dan Yordanov

“Many growers were cautious about making the switch”

Sector | Food Safety & Sanitation

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Anti-algae coating proves its worth at Dutch pot plant nursery

Russia detects quarantine pests in imported tomatoes from Turkey and Kazakhstan

Australia: Growing food safety standards for professionals

Tomato virus cases rise as Russia blocks shipments and returns unlabeled produce

Study finds that tomatoes, carrots and lettuce store pharmaceutical byproducts in their leaves

18 tonnes of Turkmen tomatoes blocked in Orenburg region over quarantine pest

New food safety laws for berry, leafy vegetables, and melon growers

Sector | Events

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Photo report: GreenTech Americas

The future of lit cultivation in the Netherlands: opportunities and rising costs
"Building on innovation, working together on the future"

Bom Group marks 60th anniversary and unveils new logo

Mexico: Exhibitors and visitors GreenTech Americas go home satisfied

Hungry EcoCities project brings together horticulture, art, and food system thinking in the Netherlands

Greentech Mexico gets ready for final day
17 April, 2026

Building technical capability in Australia’s protected cropping sector

Sector | Labor and automation

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Mexican grower showcases autonomous climate control for beef and TOV tomatoes

German startup eternal.ag launches fully autonomous harvesting robot
Logiqs celebrates 50 years:

"There will come a moment when things move very fast again"

"A drone that inspects greenhouse plants to detect issues early before they spread"

Morocco: Workers protest over "harsh" conditions

First Belgian grower starts working with snack tomato harvest robot
Labour shortage to weigh on sector

No cheap fruit and vegetables expected in Ukraine in 2026

Sector | Retail

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Morrisons: Price of British farmed veg just 4p ahead of Easter

Free carrots to Asda customers across 581 stores on Good Friday

23,000 Lidl workers in Italy win predictable shifts and guaranteed hours

More greenhouse-grown fruit and vegetables at AH in 2025
Colruyt will donate 11 tonnes of surplus potatoes every week to organisations in Brussels

French organic retail chain La Vie Claire is acquiring six Belgian stores

Demographic tidal wave widens performance gap between fruits and vegetables
Co-op said it planned to cut £200mln of operating costs this year

Auchan Retail’s revenue driven by strong international performance
New generation of Caprabo supermarkets: Fresh produce at the entrance

DIA is boosting its investment in Spanish-grown strawberries this season

Sector | Lighting

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Silent failures, invisible losses — and what some Dutch growers are now doing about it
helioSENSE to launch at GreenTech 2026

Housing the latest technologies for Westland’s greenhouses

Climalux successfully defends invention of vertical ventilation technology

"Thermoplastic lenses can result in discolouring and reduced light output"

Gen V selects dynamic LED to support cucumber, lettuce and propagation production

Repeat LED investment follows reported yield and energy gains at Korean greenhouse
Richland completes

Latvia: LED retrofit at Getliņi EKO, achieving over 97% light uniformity

Sector | Irrigation

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Gutter for pepper cultivation gaining ground in Canada

Taking care of water management with the Kathari System at Van Leeuwen Westland
Ecofarm Storti (Italy)

The role of ozone in horticulture: From disinfection to boosting profitability
Boštjan Veronik, CEO of Waboost:

"Preventing conditions that allow Pythium to thrive"

Alliance for Water Stewardship (AWS) to launch upgraded global water standard
The future of steel roofs on water silos

"A steel roof transforms the silo into a solid building instead of a container with a cover on it"
Schenkeveld works with Ultramins

“Their solution shows that water quality does not have to be an uncertainty”

Sector | Medicinal production

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BotaniX’s Yishai Nissan on how vertical farming unlocks the full potential of medicinal plants

“Growing great plants is only half the battle, keeping their natural power intact is what matters”

Sector | Post-harvest & Packaging

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Dutch Graphic Group ready for new season

"Despite scarcity in the market, we have restored our inventory levels"
Ger Vissers marks 45 years as a commission agent

"Much has changed in our profession, but Mother Nature remains in charge"

Mexico introduces linerless tray packaging for fresh produce

Veganic launches Food Care program to support low residue fruit and vegetable production
Prima Verpackung on the potential applications of corrugated cardboard in the fruit and vegetable industry:

"Rising demand for vegetable trays and bag-in-box solutions"
Adam Chrimes - Natural Branding Australia

Laser spells end for stickers
AVI Global Plast and Smart Packaging Industries collaborate on new packaging design

"Instead of functioning purely as individual packs, the trays form part of a geometric structure"

Sector | Education and research

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University of Bologna trials support food-production case for Brazil’s Kaatop plantable tile

“Production results comparable to those obtained in traditional hydroponic systems”

Using water more efficiently to enhance strawberry crops

One pot process to convert sugarcane waste to jet fuel

US NH): Macfarlane Research Greenhouses Open House to be held April 18
John Innes Centre and Sainsbury Laboratory receive £5m for new glasshouse and research facility

"TP1 will enable us to grow over a million plants each year and test crops under future climate scenarios"

Research shows: movable screens boost potential crop yield by 25%

UADA's Taunya Ernst recognized for contributions to high tunnel production in Arkansas

Sector | Cartoons

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Domino’s seeks Vatican forgiveness for pineapple pizza

UBC unveils world’s first mushroom-powered waterless toilet

Man sets world record by eating 85 ultra-hot 7 Pot Primo peppers

Sector | Logistics

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Italy fresh-cut supplier builds logistics around reusable packaging

Air freight from India to Gulf sustains produce supply during disruptions

Peruvian blueberry sector faces rising logistics costs and route disruptions

Moroccan soft fruit growers complain of slow operations at Tanger Med port

Ethiopian Airlines to resume direct flights to Atlanta beginning May 21 2026

Battery swap in 30 seconds gives electric trucks new impetus

War, rain and flight cancellations disrupt basil supply to Europe

Sector | Management and funding

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Tomatoes New Zealand:

"Refined industry structure will build on existing organisations to represent the vegetable industry better"

Morocco banks on export aid to sell tomatoes outside of Europe

One in five Dutch farmers and growers facing structural financial uncertainty, survey finds

Ausveg congratulates Darren Chester on appointment as Shadow Minister for Agriculture

Government-supported polyhouses transform grower’s livelihood in Jammu & Kashmir

UK: CambridgeHOK secures sales to surpass record turnover just two months into its 70th year

CAN: Fruit and vegetable growers elect new leadership