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Storm Marta causes severe damage in Andalusia and further reduces berry, vegetable, avocado, and citrus fruit supply

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“We see a rise of ‘farmepreneurs’"

Operational discipline and market maturity shape next phase of protected cultivation in Egypt

Scaling Quebec herb production through advanced greenhouse management

Polybee raises $4.3m to automate yield forecasting and pollination

Participation registration open for HortiFlora Expo 2026

Rwanda launches direct air cargo exports for fresh produce

US (CA): Organic indoor farming company eyes Shore Road site

Sector | Greenhouse expansion projects

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Ghana promotes greenhouse farming to reduce climate risks

Kazakhstan to launch largest industrial greenhouse complex in Turkistan

Belarus expands greenhouse capacity to supply fresh vegetables year-round

Mersin municipality distributed greenhouse materials to 13 950 growers

Adana: Hydroponic strawberries in AI-supported greenhouse exported to 7 countries

North Korea touts Sinuiju mega-greenhouse as showcase ahead of party congress

Chipotle gifts university $500K for greenhouse complex

Sector | Cultivation

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Iraq: Rising salinity and heat push Basra to grow date palms indoors

Buying trends around Canadian hydroponic lettuce
Eeki Foods, India:

Managing genetics, climate, and physiology for high-performance greenhouse vegetable production

Creating a strong root system for greenhouse crops

Brazillian greenhouses using stingless bees to increase strawberry, tomato production
Rwanda special (last part): Evergreen Holding

"With greenhouse conditions, we can produce strawberries all year round, even for export"

Kazakhstan: Saryagash farmer successfully grows bananas and exotic fruits in greenhouse

Sector | Technique

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Greenhouse digitalization moves at different speeds, but with a shared goal

Assisted pollination gains traction as technical support in challenging conditions
Cropshader launches at Fruit Logistica, Berlin

New bio-stimulant shields fruit trees from UV damage
Initiatives like plasma-based natural lighting systems intended to supplement or replace conventional greenhouse lighting

The combination of regenerative food forests and CEA starting in Southern Oregon
Managing pest and disease pressure in Nigeria’s CEA vegetable production:

“Pests become a serious problem only when plants are already compromised”

HortiDaily mobile app launched today!

Argentina develops a compact hydroponic system for domestic food production

Sector | Climate

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Munich Wholesale Market:

Cold weather in Spain affects cucumber supplies and prices

Spain: Andalusia on high alert as flooding risk escalates across agricultural areas

INIA launches biological prospecting effort ahead of Zapallar reservoir flooding in Ñuble

Louisiana strawberry growers manage freeze-affected harvests

COAG Almería warns of critical situation after Storm Leonardo

Spain: Strong winds continue to batter Huelva as storms take toll on berry sector

Moroccan tomatoes in transition to post-drought

Sector | Company News

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New brand identity launched for international agricultural textiles group
How Fischer Farms plans to measure the performance of its New Eden retail brand

“Strong trial and repeat purchase will be critical”
Management buy-out Eosta

Dutch organic fruit company completes management buy-out

Sakata Seed America promotes Justin Davis

New partnership to expand greenhouse drone distribution across Europe

One year of collaboration on moving gutter systems for Northern American market

Italy: Arrigoni Group gets a refresh

Sector | Grower in the Spotlight

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US (IL): Growing year round for Kane County

Indian growers post-covid career change brings growing success

Oman: Creating a strawberry garden that doubles as a leisure space

Vietnam: High-tech agriculture takes center stage at Ton Duc Thang Award
Inside the rooftop model at HandPicked City Farm in Cape Town

"This is a site for learning"
Altamura OP brings Chef Salad Express to Berlin

“An offering developed for today’s market, with a focus on practicality, service, and quality”

South Korea: Goyang City introduces nation’s first vertical smart farm on farmland

Sector | Crop Protection

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Brazilian summer tomato crop under disease pressure

New field-deployable rapid test for dual detection of BPYV and SPaV

Preventing pests with chromatic traps

Tackling the greenhouse white fly in New Zealand

EPPO releases new worldwide pest data
“Preserving photosynthetically active tissue during drought is a key indicator of stress tolerance"

Nanofertilizer strategies to improve drought tolerance in greenhouse tomatoes

New national survey launched to strengthen plant pest and disease detection across UK horticulture

Sector | Market Information

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Spanish fresh fruit and vegetable exports fall in volume but grow in value through November 2025

Produce ads increase 3% ahead of Super Bowl promotions
Growers launch campaign to protect EU tomatoes

“Defending European tomatoes is defending Europe”

India aims to stop importing flowers, fruits and vegetables

EU arable land prices averaged €15,224 per hectare in 2024, with sharp gaps across countries and regions

Maldives invests in international training to boost growing

Moldova remains top buyer of Ukrainian tomatoes in 2025

Sector | Energy

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Iceland: Using geothermal energy to produce cucumbers, tomatoes

Romanian tomato grower to halve costs by installing own cogeneration units

Positive signals following research on spectral filtering solar panels above bell peppers

RVO funding to transform Dutch greenhouses into energy hubs

Japan: Toyota Motor Group Firm to sell clean energy greenhouses for strawberries
Nijssen and Fenagy together at HortiContact

Using CO2 heat pumps for horticulture
South Africa

DUPLICATE//Eskom and the Netherlands officially launch Grootvlei Climate Smart Horticulture Centre

Sector | Fertilizers

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Second generation of macroalgae and micro-organism-based biostimulants

DCM becomes first Belgian producer with European D1 certification for organic fertilisers
Updated reference for fertigation practices: Nutrient Solutions for Greenhouse Crops v5

"Growers work with a single recipe for a season, while the crop's nutritional demand is changing"

"The days of blanket fertilizer applications are long gone"

China overtakes Russia as the largest fertilizer supplier to Brazil

Den Ouden Groep gets new factory in Vietnam

Consultancy helps EU importers do business directly with Caucasian nut, dried fruit and berry suppliers

Sector | Breeding

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LNZ Group produces berry planting material in its own biolaboratory
Mariana Ochoa Cordero, of Berryum:

"Varietal adaptation is essential to remain competitive in international blackberry markets"

Chile moves to formalize regulatory framework for New Breeding Techniques (NBTs)

WorldVeg pepper breeding program marks record year for new varieties

Tropical Blue blueberry shows early performance in southern Spain

UK backs precision breeding for tomatoes with US$1.4 million funding
Andrej Jurković, Bejo

"The development of strong natural resistances is an essential pillar of our strategy"

Sector | Product Info

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Taking in tomato category developments

New high density float for horticulture introduced

Plasticulture shapes modern intensive agriculture as agrotextiles move beyond protection

Innovating to improve the quality of greenhouse gutters and roof systems

Kicking off 2026 with winter round tomatoes

Aria tomatoes hitting store shelves

Rusty gutters undergo renovation with special coating

Sector | Open field vegetables

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Anthony De Ieso - Thorndon Park Produce:

"It takes a lot of work and investment to get a good crop when it is hot"

"Promoting sustainable agriculture is about helping growers build a resilient and profitable system”

“Newer Indian okra varieties target UK and North America”

India: Making the journey from the plastic industry to strawberry growing

Fungus resistant varieties proving popular in celery market

Australian growers study New Zealand vegetable systems

Vegetable transplant technology launches in California

Sector | Substrates and starting materials

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NL: Improving substrate production with a new mixing line

India trade deal benefits US growers

EU seed legislation: Final trilogue begins in Brussels

Nigeria seed firm launches tomato and pepper processing facility
The seed company employs over 250 people in more than 10 countries

Manuel Weisser is the new chief executive officer at Panora
High-speed grafter AC assists grafting above the cotyledons at Vreugdenhil Young Plants

"Every day we gain more confidence in the machine"

Substrate discussed at IPM Essen

Sector | Organic cultivation

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Álvaro Barrera, Ecovalia:

"The organic sector isn't worried about South American products entering Europe"

EU starts discussions on updating organic farming regulations

Indian man teaches himself organic cucumber growing techniques from YouTube videos

India: Jammu and Kashmir Agriculture Department pushes for 100% organic vegetables

US (NY): ‘Galaxy’ of grape tomatoes shines with three new varieties
Switzerland:

Organic cucumbers cheaper than in the previous three years

The Netherlands continues to adhere to 15% agricultural area being organic by 2030

Sector | Today on social media

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Christopher Higgins

Roberto Haveroth

Maria Gravesen

“Many growers were cautious about making the switch”

Sector | Food Safety & Sanitation

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Canadian Food Inspection Agency plans on discontinuing their produce inspection services

U.S. fruits, vegetables declared safe from pesticide residues

"We can guarantee the food safety of the fruit we sell because we have our own quality control laboratory”

Egyptian fresh produce under scrutiny over MRLs

U.S. launches antidumping case on Mexican winter strawberries

Israel and Azerbaijan investigate forged certificates in tomato imports

State of Alaska, University of Alaska combine for free grower safety courses

Sector | Events

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Milan hosts European growers and buyers meeting in March

Hungry EcoCities to host grand gathering on 24 February 2026

Photo Report: Greenhouses and more at Fruit Logistica Berlin

Blueberry productivity and quality: the agenda for the coming season

South Korea: Jinan-gun selected for "Smart Agriculture Promotion District Development Project"
photo report on Monday

Fruit Logistica comes to an end
Berlin Party 2026 photos:

Booths by day, BeachMitte by night

Sector | Labor and automation

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Precision seeding and grafting gain ground as nurseries face higher costs and tighter margins
Why advanced control is becoming central to circular indoor farming

“Once we introduce interconnections, everything changes”

AmericanHort introduces new Workplace Safety in Horticulture webinar series

Spain offers half a million migrants the prospect of legal residence and work permits

UAE: Using AI to cut down on food waste

Australia: Queensland labour hire provider in court

Beyond the dashboard: Chada Farms and the “reasoning” revolution in nutrition

Sector | Retail

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Lidl and Fairtrade Belgium ‘Fairbruary’ challenge: Bananas

Lidl boosts Irish agri-food exports to €404mln
Billa Czech Republic: 15 store openings in 2026

Casino Group: Major development in partnership with SPAR International

Strong growth anticipated in retail greenhouse-grown products
Monday Morning Price Tracker Roamler:

"Significant price range for avocadoes this week; consistency in banana category"
New company Hecker Fresh builds bridges between Spain and Germany:

"Actively supporting the further development of the Spanish fruit and vegetable industry"
HelloFresh Group: More Vegetables

Riverford CEO: “We haven’t seen the market grow as much as this for 20 years”
Research: Britons started 2026 by buying more healthy food such as fruit and yoghurt

Ahold Delhaize: Delhaize Belgium completes its acquisition of Delfood

Sector | Lighting

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improved cultivation strategy using photosynthesis and oxygen sensors

"The sensors helped with the transition to LED lighting"

Achieving better yield and crop quality through the right lighting

Gavita International launches Agrolux Operating System
MechaTronix unveils the CoolStack Ultra Pro

New lighting system with increase in photon output, efficiency, and spectral control

How AI is affecting the future of lighting

Three research insights in preventing tip burn in a hybrid LED tomato crop

"Focus on how LED systems function once installed"

Sector | Irrigation

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Hydrogen-rich irrigation systems shows promise for greenhouse crop performance

Using drip irrigation to change Zambian horticulture

Mexican border water scarcity challenges nearshoring

Tomato cultivation using purified process water from vegetable processing: EC control challenge

New generation ultrafiltration units for sustainable and reliable water treatment

Australia charges filed over unauthorised blueberry water works

Floating covers cut evaporation losses by 80% in agricultural reservoirs

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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Argos Packaging introduces norifresh and new BOPP film

Two innovative films for fresh produce packaging
Bulltec announces collaboration with Sorma and RS Bilance

Recent trends in combined weight processing

Special World Cup packaging for fruit and vegetable products

Canadian produce packaging study raises environmental questions

Ethiopia opens large fruit and vegetable cold storage facility

Vertically farmed salads launch on Ocado

"MAP packaging can reduce weight loss, slow down respiration, and extend shelf life"

Sector | Education and research

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Improving automation when examining the growth of pepper leaves

Creating an automatic seeding performance detector for leafy vegetable seedlings

Indian university to launch awareness drive for vegetable diseases

Philippines: Smart greenhouses open science-driven agriculture pathways for Aurora students

Fully controlled cultivation of tomatoes in vertical farm: from propagation to harvest

Creating climate solutions out of waste

Innovate UK backs grower-led biostimulant trials across UK glasshouses

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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Storm Kristin hits Almeria as weather disrupts harvest and logistics

Japan launches rail-air export service for produce

Rwanda launches fresh produce air cargo exports

Ethiopian Airlines marks groundbreaking of Bishoftu International Airport Construction
Eiffel Tower, Arc de Triomphe, National Assembly... 100 tractors in Paris

France-Spain highway closed: Traffic at a standstill

China: 450-ton freight train brings Gansu seeds to Europe

Freight Line Europe, Van der Haas decide on next steps in partnership

Sector | Management and funding

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Ukraine announces government grant support for greenhouses, horticulture industry

Ireland: Dr Owen Doyle appointed as Chairperson of the Horticulture Education Leadership Group

Romanian growers request aid increase

UK: Dyson Farming Research gets Defra funding

Ukrainian government announces grants for growers, facility construction

US: Support needed to save strawberry research facility

US: Finding the right grant programs for greenhouse growers