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Ferdi van Elswijk, Profile Growing Solutions

“The substrate is more sustainable, and it enables growers to grow in a more resilient way"

List of all exhibitors

Ready for Cultivate 2025?

New broad-spectrum bioinsecticide succesfully enters the market

Dutch radish grower keeps investing in the future

Food security remains top priority for China

Partnership between 4XROBOTS and Hawe

"We're making the transition smoother"

Busy afternoon on expanded OPS trade show floor

José Manuel Jódar, Agroejido:

"IPM total success against pepper thrips in Almería"

Sector | Greenhouse expansion projects

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Russia recognizes bananas as agricultural crop to reduce its reliance on imports
Ronald Thijssen, Ammerlaan Construction

“Building a leafy greens facility starts with production goals and cultivation decisions, not technical specifications”
Update Monday afternoon

The cause of the Agro Care greenhouse collapse
Greenhouse tomatoes 30% more expensive than last year

Tomato and potato prices drop in Ukraine

Netherlands: 9 hectare modern greenhouse collapsed

Mongolia: Smart greenhouse complex to be established in Ulaanbaatar

Philippines: Baguio City stresses importance of smart farming

Sector | Cultivation

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The science behind why cucumbers are getting longer

Russia faces seed shortage due to ban on Dutch imports

Improving target identification to aid in strawberry growth

US (LA): On a mission to protect pollinators
Exceeds 2 hectares for the first time

Tomélon mini watermelon returns to supermarket shelves
Walmart to source only from suppliers that adopt IPM practices

Retailers are increasingly creating pollinator health policies

Looking at greenhouse practices for better stigma yield and corm quality of saffron

Sector | Technique

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Strategic partnership to support mobile gully systems in North America
Greeny PRO launched at Cultivate'25

Cleaning nursery tables using only water and patented brushes

“We managed to reduce water use by 53%”

How to future-proof a greenhouse operation
Green City Farming targets global rollout with turnkey vertical farming system

“We want to enable others to succeed with a ready-to-deploy model”
Sector reflects on safety protocols after greenhouse collapse involving bracing removal

"Collapse could not be attributed to structural design flaws"
bumper year due to 2025’s higher quantities of sunshine and warm weather

Wimbledon strawberry price increased for the first time in 15 years

Sector | Climate

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Vincent Chaban, Fruits Rouges du Confluent

"The hot weather is complicating the strawberry campaign and increasing pressure from buyers"
Chris Rose - Asplins Producer Organisation:

“We have had no heat damage so far, but we are heading into our third heatwave which may cause the plants some stress.”

Rainy weather destroys much of Estonia's strawberry harvest
"plants endure better than people"

Growers deal with extreme weather

US (VT): "Backwards spring" helps state strawberry growers
Navigating horticulture in Mauritius

“We spent nights on Google Earth”

Heat wave and Hurricane Erick tighten tomato supply

Sector | Company News

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NL: Rijk Zwaan wins three awards from International Taste Institute

Jan Volwater 45 years with Zantingh

Growcer acquires Freight Farms’ assets, pledges to support growers worldwide

New management for Rijk Zwaan France

Expanded demand for retractable roof solutions has prompted website re-design

40 years of innovation in Climate Control Systems

Tomato growers' partnership secures supply through winter months

Sector | Grower in the Spotlight

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From freight to fresh: One grower’s journey to sustainable greens
Red-green color palette in Konsman Vegetables’ newest greenhouse

“A resilient crop leads to high yields”
Dario Gallo is from the Campania-based farm of the same name

Producing when others stop: The real strength lies in perfect timing
Germany:

"Higher yield increases for snack and mini cucumbers"

Mucci Farms to feature on Cox Cable’s YurView Channel

Strawberry growers seek successors for promising business
Italy's G-Berries bets on EasyRose and the Gil Programme

"We are looking forward to next season and all the fresh starts it will bring"

Sector | Crop Protection

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Greenhouse IPM strategies applied in open field cultivation

2025 strawberry resistance strategies
Radish grower focuses on cabbage root fly monitoring:

“The fly spreads quickly - you don’t want to be too late”
With the S.I.M.P.L. project.

Sensor technology to support sustainable greenhouse tomato defence and cultivation

Maxing out chemical-free crop protection with dsRNAmax

CAN: Summerside farm closes strawberry U-pick due to new fungal threat

Helping processors protect the quality of leafy greens

Sector | Market Information

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Cucumber prices surge in Belgium

First open-field cucumbers hit Ukrainian market at stable prices

Summer fruit becoming more important at Belgian cooperative

Moldova simplifies quality control procedures for fruit and vegetables
Bruno Vuerinckx, BelOrta:

"Cucumber prices quadruple in one week"

U.S. to impose 20.91% tariff on Mexican tomato imports

Trump delays tariff hikes, shippers await news

Sector | Energy

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Negative power prices set to increase as solar output rises to record high
CO2 to greenhouse horticulture

NL: Queen Máxima opens CO2 capture installation Twence
ZVG criticizes unequal treatment with regard to electricity tax in horticulture

"Differentiation is not only disappointing, but also objectively incomprehensible"

Japan: Year-long tomato cultivation made possible with geothermal heat
Carlos Reuven and Co ten Wolde, Digital Energy

Using heat from AI data centers to warm greenhouses
Geothermal grower Leon Ammerlaan:

"To maintain horticulture and industry in the Netherlands, we need solutions like these"
Aquasol Solar, Dutch specialist in floating solar panels

"There is now a system in place that we are proud of"

Sector | Fertilizers

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Prices of many fertilisers increased

Tensions in Middle East threatening global growers

NL: Cucumbers grown on fertilizers derived from sewage water

University of Florida offering nutrition management course

A fungus to help plants absorb nutrients
how micro organisms help crops grow

"Bacteria are not Pac-Man, they don't just eat things"

Using nutrient support to maximize blueberry yield

Sector | Breeding

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Cucumber season on the coast of Granada and Almeria starts with new varieties
BASF | Nunhems first day of technical exchanges and varietal discoveries around tomatoes

"A great opportunity to exchange ideas and present our new resistant tomato varieties"
CRISPR-Cas pioneer John van der Oost

‘Chance has been a determining factor in my career’
"Founder of East West Seed improved livelihoods of small vegetable farmers in the tropics"

Obituary Simon Nanne Groot (1934 - 2025)
DENSO on the Axia acquisition

"Accelerating the development of innovative cultivation methods"

Small lettuce making a big impression in Northern Europe

Euroseeds calls on Danish presidency to continue to drive NGT discussions towards conclusion

Sector | Product Info

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Other solutions proposed over U.S.- Mexico tomato tariff discussion

Veggies First launches first campaign to boost vegetable consumption

Nogales tomato trade faces tension amid duty threats

Canadian greenhouse grower exhibits for the first time

€20 million blueberry project launched in Cariñena

Premium salad kits make debut

New cherry tomato variety added to organic line

Sector | Open field vegetables

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Growing vegetables and community in rural France
propagator Wim van Marrewijk, Biological Youngplants

"Retail requirements are becoming stricter every year"

Uzbekistan expands exports of tomatoes, cabbage and dried grapes in 2025

Melon season in Moldova starts with lowest prices in three years

How to cultivate the Togo Tomato in India

Azerbaijan’s tomato exports up nearly 15% in 2025

Zimbabwe increasing horticultural exports to UK

Sector | Substrates and starting materials

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Frank Janssen, R&D Manager at Grodan

Research links specific Fusarium isolate to pepper wilting
Jiffy Gel webinar 13 August

Biodegradable gel substrate for enhanced crop performance

From greenhouse kid to grower-in-chief: Jesse Hawkins advances family tradition at Uncle John's

Dual wood fibre machines for sustainable substrate production

“Kronosor can compete with my standard rootstock”
Niagara Propagators: A new chapter for the Schenck legacy in greenhouse horticulture

“We’ve applied five generations of knowledge to build this facility”
Ban tightened:

No more Dutch seed and planting material to Russia

Sector | Organic cultivation

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Tour of vertically integrated organic vegetable farm along California’s Central Coast

Expanded organic offerings in the spotlight

Monterey gets ready for largest OPS event in history

“Becoming Regenerative Organic Certified aligns with our long-term vision for organic farming”

The effects of green synthesized silver nanocomposites on organic tomato plants

"We are one of Florida's pioneers of organic berries"

US (CA): Celebrating National Fruits and Vegetables Month by aiding growers

Sector | Today on social media

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Vineland Research and Innovation Centre
Operational Director at Agricultural Projects Holland B.V.

Egbert B.

Mike Mendez
Global Executive | Commercialization | Product Innovation | Portfolio Management | AgTech | Next-Gen Technology | Food Supply Optimization | Growing Sustainable Organizations

Kris Nightengale

Mountain High Greenhouse Construction LLC

Sector | Food Safety & Sanitation

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Boosting vegetable consumption in Kenya through traceability

US: 12,000 pounds of blueberries recalled owing to health risk

US: Salmonella outbreak declared over by CDC

Fuentes Farms recalls open field cucumbers over Salmonella risk

US: The shoppers guide to food grown without contaminants

US: First lawsuit filed over salmonella outbreak

Kazakhstan denies Russian accusations over virus in tomato shipments

Sector | Events

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Industry invited to priority setting kick-off event in Niagara Falls this fall

Ontario’s agri-food sector sets sights on future with Agri-Food 2050 initiative

The story behind IIVO shoes
AVF Summit 2025 will address scale and sustainability in global food systems

“A pineapple grown in Brazil, packed in Indonesia, and shipped to Europe or the U.S. can travel over 10,000 km”
TSW 2026 in Kielce, Poland on January 23–24

Orcharding and vegetable trade fair returns to Kielce in 2026

Speakers announced for Seed meets Technology

Melon & Watermelon House Fair 2025 explored the latest breeding innovations
AVF Summit returns to Munich in September

"Vertical farming as a catalyst for climate action and food security"

Sector | Labor and automation

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German association on the minimum wage increase:

"Of course, further price increases are an imposition in these times"

China: Predicting humidity in greenhouses based on machine learning

Empowering female growers through horticulture training in Pargwal

Concerns mount over Employer Pays Principle in UK Horticulture

How machine-learning models can help predict evapotranspiration in greenhouses

Actively seeking pilot partners to co-develop software features

Tackling the challenges of modern greenhouse production

Sector | Retail

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Seven & i reports sales decline at 7-Eleven stores in Japan

Ahold Delhaize appoints new CTO

Lidl is latest supermarket to trial AI cameras, nicknamed 'VAR' by public

Sainsbury’s innovation chief exits amid leadership reshuffle
Tesco unveils plan to create 400 jobs and open ten new stores

Spar wins the fight for tourists in southern Gran Canaria

Lidl shifts supply chain to Vietnam
M&S Food latest advert spotlighting King Cherries

Jumbo has reported an increase in turnover and market share in H1
Kantar: E.Leclerc has once again emerged as France's top retailer

Lidl tapping into Vietnam and Malaysia markets

Sector | Lighting and technique

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New horticultural grow light launched

Intelligent LED solution helps foliage plant grower achieve precise growing from start to finish

NLight doubles European presence to accelerate growth
38 years in the industry

"We let our customers focus on their end products without the IP concerns"

Precision light and climate monitoring with a four-year warranty

Using a dynamic spectrum to light tomatoes like never before
from cowboys to standard: 15 years of LED lighting

“Intensities and DLIs to rise, dimmability will be standard, tunable will become more economically viable”

Sector | Irrigation

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Netafim marks 60 years in irrigation

"It doesn't stop at warnings"

Precise tracing of pollution in surface water discussed at Water Day
Canadian pepper growers trusts on ultrafiltration

"Lake Erie's water is tough to treat, and people were surprised we took on this project"
4evergreen begins work on new water reservoir

"We are reducing our reliance on rainwater"

New food safety requirements for irrigation water
Grupo La Caña completes its participation in the iGUESSmed project

Reducing water use without with climate and soil sensors

Sector | Post-harvest & Packaging

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Ultrapak supplies trays for Dutch vegetable processor's new factory
Yasar Türkoglu from Bio4Pack GmbH:

"Our Paddy Straw trays are enjoying steady growth"
Innovative packaging technology by Siropack (Italy):

The 'Respect' technology patent extends across the Americas

Scientists find a way to extend shelf life through melatonin injections
Packaging as part of the production chain

“It doesn’t end at the gutter”

Belgian packaging supplier celebrates new premises and 25th anniversary of Sint-Truiden branch

“Dynamic weighing line leads to a noticeable productivity boost, by 30%”

Sector | Education and research

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Organic fertilizer triggers tomato root microRNAs to fight disease
Inside the new Luke mobile phenotyping platform

First mobile plant phenotyping system with flash-induced chlorophyll fluorescence

Battling chili plant diseases: NMSU expert helps growers fight back
UK: Students get taste of agri-tech careers at STEM food workshops

"I think many of them associate growing tomatoes with their granddad’s shed"

Using agroinfiltration to understand the functions of strawberry genes in Fragaria vesca

US (NY): Results of research into tunnel growth announced

“We’re exposing students to the entire system that supports food production”

Sector | Management and funding

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Standard Bank backs blueberry farming with N$40 million investment

Niagara College earns third Technology Access Centre with federal funding investment

US (IA): $10,000 awarded to high school greenhouse project

Wales gets Agri-tech & Food-tech boost through funding

New financing opportunities available in the Romanian vegetable sector

NL: Scope Biosciences announces follow-on investment round

USDA accepting applications for plant health funding

Sector | Logistics

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Comparison made between greenhouse vegetables and open field tomatoes
Uwe Koch from Smox – Smart Logistics:

"Our system can save significant costs for storage and transport"

Israel: Inspectors foil attempted vegetable smuggling

Mega ships gradually return to Suez Canal

Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan explore direct fresh produce trade and joint logistics hubs
Tzone launches TT19 4G real-time temperature and humidity GPS sensor at Transport Logistic 2025 in Germany

"With rising shipping costs, real-time temperature and humidity data loggers help reduce losses in fresh produce logistics"
Mercedes Pérez, manager of Miratrans:

"With Covid, costs increased by 30%, and they have not been regulated again"