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GreenTech Amsterdam 2025: Addressing horticultural challenges with technology

AAB: “We want to make the horticultural and energy sector responsibly sustainable”

Jeannette den Boer hands over Plant Empowerment leadership

Planasa presents new raspberry varieties at the Genetics Forum's fourth edition

Fresh India Show discusses India’s fruit market dynamics

US: First lawsuit filed over salmonella outbreak

Sector | Greenhouse expansion projects

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Banana production also expands, aiming to meet domestic demand

Shymkent greenhouses produced 9 tonnes of blueberries using foreign technology

Greenhouse project launched in Burlin district through Batys AgroHub

Year-round greenhouses growing trend in Azerbaijani vegetable farming

India: New greenhouse foundations laid at Khimber

Project Frövi 2: A footprint-certified Ultra-Clima greenhouse announced

India: Jammu and Kashmir launch new poly greenhouse at Horticulture Department headquarters
US (GA):

BrightFarms celebrates opening of new greenhouse in Macon

Sector | Cultivation

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Belgium: Strawberry open-field grower ceases operations

Commission dispels misnomers around Tomato Suspension Agreement claims

Kyrgyzstan trials high-income crops for farmers
Take Root Bio Technologies' Kirk Siderman-Wolter:

“Too many vertical farms have been built on an unsustainable business model”

"Strawberry cultivation will look completely different"

CAN: Risks to using AI in greenhouses, says professor

Dutch visionairs push new narrative about sustainable horticulture at GreenTech

Sector | Technique

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NL: Experts to assess the quality of strawberries from indoor farms
Combimetal Carrera (Italy)

Above-ground strawberry farming systems continue to expand

Shifting focus to custom projects: “Vertical farming should be more than just container cultivation”
Photo report international tomato event TTA-ISO and Artechno

Harvesting, grafting, and propagation: new techniques emerge for tomato cultivation

The role of VPD in plant health

Hippotainer’s breakthrough: Winning the Wageningen Entrepreneurship Grant

Tomato grower continues testing upgrade tomato harvest robot with new variety

Sector | Climate

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US (CT): Extreme weather threatening strawberry season
Gartenbau-Versicherung VVaG:

Severe storms cause massive damage to over 100 businesses in North Rhine-Westphalia

First micro-plastic free shading product launched

UK experiencing bumper strawberry crop thanks to sunny weather
over 100 horticultural businesses affected

Severe storm causes major damage in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Hailstorm hits Shopian orchards hard

Morocco tomato sector hit by drought, labor shift

Sector | Company News

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New Director appointed for HortiScience Innovation Center
Babylon Micro-Farms reports growth across institutional sectors

“This rise is fueled by continued product innovation, a proven business model, and the strength of our partnerships”

CAN: Trio of companies unite to form GGS Greenhouse Structures

Hortipar and Bimco Holland enter exclusive partnership

Australia: Costa Group switches software to power blueberry growth

CAN: Village Farms International regains Nasdaq compliance

Totam Seeds B.V. to be integrated into newly formed integrated entity

Sector | Grower in the Spotlight

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US (NC): Willowdale Farm seeks help after storm damage to greenhouse

India: Growing opportunity with cherry tomatoes
Anu CEO, Scott Massey on sequencing and scalability

“You can’t put the seed pod before the system”

Syngenta group expects minimal impact from US tariffs in 2025, executive says
Open door day at organic horticultural company Vitaetom

"Built a market through boldness and ambition"
From ICU to indoor farming:

“Many of my patients faced chronic conditions that could've been prevented with better nutrition”

Analyzing substrates for growth in the Ukraine

Sector | Crop Protection

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US: Researcher investigates the key to heat and disease resilient crops

NZ tomatoes raise ToBRFV biosecurity concerns

Biotalys provides update on regulatory procedures for EVOCA

UK’s first-ever trial permit for aerial crop protection application by drone

NL: Intra Eco Shield receives CE quality mark as a Biostimulant

UK: House of Lords debates pest control laws in Britain

Duponchelia fovealis in cultivation: damage, detection and monitoring

Sector | Market Information

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Netherlands, Saudi Arabia sign MoU to develop water, agricultural technologies

CAN: Lakeshore to regulate greenhouse expansions more harshly

EU support aiding Albanian growers change their market

UK horticultural industry unites to call for VAT removal on sunscreen for outdoor workers

St. Vincent: Karybal farms, govt sign MOU to operate Montreal greenhouse

US (MA): Growers excited for strawberry season despite rainy weather

Due to drought, several medicinal and aromatic plants are disappearing from the Moroccan market

Sector | Energy

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Aquasol Solar, Dutch specialist in floating solar panels

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

Using 50% less energy for disinfection

The specialists behind the innovative solar panel system for water basins
Meier Gemüse

"Tomato and energy production don’t have to compete"

CAN: Updates made to Expanded Energy Management program

NL: Energy grid strain sees growers turn greenhouses into power plants

Belarusian growers told to use pellets in greenhouse heating

Sector | Fertilizers

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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

Strawberry cultivation can be effectively managed with organic fertilization too

US: Greenhouse trial confirms usefulness of Windfall's fertilizer

Using circular nitrogen as a fertilizer

Sector | Breeding

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Regulators assessing bid to grow and sell genetically modified purple tomato in Australia

Using CRISPR to create a new tomato

KWS Gateway Research Center celebrates 10th anniversary
Alexandre Picault, Kultive

"We need to build a coherent, collective market for French peppers"

“After 35 years, I am still impressed with the products our broccoli breeders create”
Voltz Maraichage launches Tolériantes organic range

"Two new, determined, organic, mildew-tolerant tomatoes"
The comment of the growers:

Excellent yields for a newly introduced strawberry variety

Sector | Product Info

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Bowery Farming’s Bethlehem facility equipment hits the auction block

“Our auctions offer small companies access to state-of-the-art equipment”

Mexico blueberry sector faces tariffs, seeks stability

New pearl-sized organic snacking tomato hits the market

Organic greens blends in the spotlight

Zawadi raspberry plantings expand in Morocco and Spain

Two new Chopped Mini Salad Kits introduced

Canadian greenhouse grower earns awards for flavor

Sector | Open field vegetables

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Clayton Hiskins - BeeHero

"We can also build data to generate a pattern of how often the bees visit certain areas"

Mexican peppers pressure domestic bell pepper pricing

First Bimi Baby Broccoli shipment debuts in the Midwest

Strong market on organic celery

Driscoll’s files appeal in strawberry patent case

Steady is the name of the Salinas broccoli game

Leaf lettuce movement still slow

Sector | Substrates and starting materials

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Botanicoir upgrades drying system, doubles capacity

"More than doubled our drying capacity"

How modern seed planting aids growers

Warwick University deposits seeds into Arctic "Doomsday Vault"

Expanding choices in stone wool substrates with no more dry tops
Klasmann-Deilmann contributing to climate-neutral plant production:

“TerraCoal® locks carbon in a stable form for hundreds to thousands of years”
Varekamp de Zeeuw switches to coco substrate

"Adequate air circulation is crucial for strong root development"
Floragard’s return to the U.S. Market:

A renewed commitment to growers from coast to coast

Sector | Organic cultivation

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Gunther De Vadder (BelOrta):

"In organic growing, it's essential to identify market needs"

Kazakh farmers to gain easier access to EAEU markets for organic products

Sector | Today on social media

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Green Farmer LLC

Nataliia Blashchuk

Rozsadnik

Luciano Mattivi

Center for Horticultural Innovation

Thriving tomato plants

Sector | Food Safety & Sanitation

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US: The shoppers guide to food grown without contaminants

Kazakhstan denies Russian accusations over virus in tomato shipments

US: FDA elevates tomato recall thanks to renewed salmonella risk

Cucumber products recalled over salmonella risk

US: New update issued on open field cucumber salmonella outbreak

Looking into the correlation between microplastics on strawberry surfaces with microplastics in air and pesticides

Pakistan: Crackdown on unsafe foods continues

Sector | Events

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US: Syngenta Vegetables to host Future of Veg Events
take a coffee (or two) and enjoy

Photo Report: GreenTech 2025

Final hours of GreenTech 2025

Covent Garden marks 50 years with The Garden Wall

GreenTech day 2 update

ACT launches webinar series to help US growers modernize greenhouse production
exhibitor list and first novelties here

GreenTech kicks off

Sector | Labor and automation

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UK: Real-time pollination monitoring to drive sustainable fruit innovation
Enhancing consumer transparency and greenhouse efficiency

Water Garden Farms as pilot for new digital farming platform launched by CEAd and Siemens
More opportunities for automation as Australia’s greenhouse sector grows

“We have a lot of artists working for us; magicians with razor blades”

New GroSens API puts root zone data at growers’ fingertips

"The only dynamic (and affordable) spacing system currently available for soilless cultivation"

Agricultural labor shortage in Morocco: Growers sound the alarm

Hoogendoorn presents ‘Grow with Intelligence’ at World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan

Sector | Retail

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Retail chains granted access to preferential loans to prepay suppliers

Belarus mandates offseason supply of fruits and vegetables through new presidential decree
Carrefour is looking for interested parties for its operations in Italy - Sources

Asda cafés: New dishes including smashed avocado on toast
Ocado Group among the top 100 most innovative companies in Europe by Fortune and Statista

Finland: First EUROSPAR supermarket
National Retail Report - Specialty Crops:

Produce ads up 5% as prices fluctuate
Tesco: Increased first quarter sales across Ireland and UK

Co-op is marking the British tomato season with a brand-new produce offer
Cibus: Acquisition of a grocery store in the Netherlands and one in Denmark

Carrefour Spain aims to open at least 100 stores this year
Morrisons has cut emissions by 20% across its UK farming supply chain

Colruyt is in the final stages of selling its 101 French stores

Sector | Lighting and technique

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Crocus Labs' Dr. Prashanth Makaram:

“Our system is designed to integrate with virtually any existing multi-channel lighting setup"

JumpLights wins Maryland Tech Council’s Emerging Technology Company of the Year award

New smart spectrum launched to automatically optimize LED lighting

NL: First plants in strawberry cells Proefcentrum Hoogstraten

NL: WUR, Svensson formalize partnership

New 4-channel light introduced for growers
efficient, uniform plant quality

Dutch propagator implements 45 hectares of intelligent LED lighting

Sector | Irrigation

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New double rail suspended mobile irrigation officially hits the market

New intelligent irrigation solution to be unveiled at GreenTech

Australia: The benefits of capturing and reusing greenhouse drain water
New investment in water quality pays off

Shared water supply to aid growers in dry periods

How closed water cycles boost sustainability and cut costs

"Alternative water sources tested for greenhouse growers"
Thanks to AZUD, Frutas Esther has managed to convert 95% of its acreage to hydroponics

Success story in precision irrigation for hydroponic strawberries

Sector | Post-harvest & Packaging

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Natural solution extends blueberry shelf life and quality

Food technology center launches facility to support freezing, processing, and storage innovations in Tashkent

Post-harvest solutions for CEA leafy greens

Australia: A fresh take on strawberry punnets launched at Hort Connections

New, sustainable shelf-life extension for cucumbers launched

FDA issues Class I tomato recall in the Carolinas and Georgia

Microneedles to extend produce shelf life

Sector | Education and research

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Scientists want to create vegetables that ripen - when you're ready to eat them
From vertical layers to greenhouse rows

Delphy explores efficient cucumber propagation in greenhouse vertical farming trial

China: Optimizing tomato production for vertical farming

Reducing greenhouse planting efforts by more than 60%

Native bacteria from a Mediterranean greenhouse associated to soil health

Looking at the effects of staking techniques on growth and yield of tomato varieties in northwestern Ethiopia

US (FL): UF Digital Twin technology simulates strawberry farm, boosts AI tools and cuts costs

Sector | Logistics

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Another Dutch train strike on Friday

“If you burn out, the whole system collapses”

Why driver safety training for new hires is essential in the horticulture industry
Chris Ortiz from the Bremen-based freight forwarding company CoolerU GmbH:

"We see significant potential for hydrogen compared to electric trucks"
Cold chain sensor to be unveiled at Transport Logistic 2025 in Germany

“We hope to provide safe cold chain logistics for fresh produce”
Hermus International enters peak season

Transport company embraces digital transformation

UK: Easement of the attachment of UK Plant Passports in EU Member States extended for 19 months

Sector | Management and funding

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USDA accepting applications for plant health funding

Farm Credit Canada to invest $2 billion in agri-food innovation

Estonia's vegetable self-sufficiency declines

North Dakota Department of Agriculture provides funding for Farm to Schools program
Funding spotlight:

£100k to trial innovation on your farm

US (OH): Non-profit receives funds to improve greenhouses

Now open: Farming Innovation Investor Partnership competition