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HortiTech Ukraine 2026 highlights modern cultivation, processing, and storage technologies for the horticultural sector
International conference in Ukraine brings together fruit, vegetable and berry producers
Havecon looks back at 2025 projects
"Sector continues to be a key driver in future-proofing food and ornamental crop production"
Growpipes and HSB Living Lab collaborate on hydroponic systems for residential buildings
"Technology succeeds when it fits into people’s lives"
10 greenhouse supplier acquisitions
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"The packaging line is ideal for large scale tomato packaging"
After UNICEF StartUp Lab, Ghana's Verte Tower sharpens its model
“Technology should support farmers, not create barriers to adoption”
New Senior Vice President, North America announced by Netafim
"My approach starts with listening - because that's where real innovation begins"
Japan: Newly constructed greenhouse already fully operational
10 acquisition stories
Growers expand, but not by building greenhouses
El Pinar buys Greece strawberry grower
"Our goal is to build well-organized projects from the origin"
Initial industry reactions to AeroFarms' closure
“We should grieve this loss. We should learn from it. But we should not walk away from the work”
Operations and supply to continue, further details undisclosed
"An existing stakeholder has agreed to provide funding to AeroFarms"
Annet waves goodbye after 20 years at Fresh Publishers
UK: Open letter to government calls for national plan of protected horticulture
UK operator burned through £140m in investment
GrowUp Farms rescued by former CEO in pre-pack administration deal
“Vertical farming is one input in a complete food-sovereignty strategy”
Helping Canada’s First Nations communities build resilient local food systems
"The days of blanket fertilizer applications are long gone"
Church Brothers comments on the completion of Mann Packing acquisition
Family and future
The soul of Southern Europe's solar greenhouses
“There is a visibility and predictability gap in India’s controlled-environment farms”
Prospiant ready for next chapter with new U.S. facility
Indoor Ag-Con & Inside Grower announce finalists for the 2nd Annual CEAs
BASF | Nunhems acquires Noble Seeds
"Together, we will become a market leader in India in the years to come"
Viscon Group, Division Q and Koppert Cress
New partnership for post-harvest automation
MechaTronix prepares for growth with additional production capacity in Europe
US: New ag biologicals plant to be built in St. Louis
New Zealand: EPA appoints new General Manager Hazardous Substances
Growing Japanese strawberries using AI-powered technologies
UK: Bulrush opens new coir plant to strengthen supply
US: EFI celebrates a decade of progress in 2025
Newly elected Board introduced at FPAA annual meeting
AeroFarms to close Virginia facility, terminates all 173 employees, including CEO and CFO
Pepper growers 4evergreen and Kwekerij Helderman merge
US: Oasis Grower Solutions announces new Northeast Territory Sales Manager
Eurofruits Levante joins Anecoop
UK berry grower wins regional accolade
Optimizing greenhouse climate with LUBING GreenTec Fogging- and Pad-Systems:
“These droplets evaporate rapidly, lowering air temperature and raising humidity without wetting the plants”
Vegetables New Zealand pays tribute to stalwart, Stuart Davis
Collaboration aims to cultivate the future of growing at the University of Arizona
"We can offer a more complete solution and stronger support across the entire production process"
The Pony Farm Bus takes hydroponics on the road
"Breaking down barriers around food education means making it feel accessible, not intimidating"
New CEO for San Diego Farms
ToBRFV resistant varieties gaining momentum with growers
Limited trial slots still available for harvest robot for snack tomatoes
Dutch snack tomato grower starts snack tomato harvesting robot field trial
UK: $16B cross-industry net zero program launched to aid climate fight
Two new companies get RHP certification
Seed Processing Holland announces new CEO
Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers appoints sustainable infrastructure development lead
Organic Grower Summit
Duncan Family Farms founder named 2025 Grower of the Year
Father and son continue together with LeMa Tomaten
Daccache Agriculture: Turnkey greenhouse solutions out of Lebanon
Greenhouses built for wind loads of 160km/h: “300 hectares in the past year alone”
“Our patented nano-coating absorbs ultraviolet light and re-emits it as red light, supporting photosynthesis”
LeaderBrand mourns the loss of horticultural pioneer, Dr Stuart Davis
Start of production in 40,000 m² high-tech geothermal glass greenhouse in Turkey
UK Greenhouse specialist appoints new maintenance manager
Korean Agricultural Machinery Industrial Complex inaugurated in the Philippines
Kimbal Musk, Executive Chairman of Square Roots:
"Our partnership reflects a shared commitment to redefining the future of agriculture in arid environments"
lighting partner to enhance data-driven knowledge sharing
Signify joins Plant Empowerment network
Tessier on the increase in protected cropping in Canada:
"Even fig growers are experimenting in greenhouses"
HortNZ celebrates 20 years supporting one of New Zealand’s fastest-growing sectors
UK facility installs new iceberg lettuce processing line
ioCrops announces official entry into the North American greenhouse market
From Seoul, South Korea to Leamington, Ontario Canada
UK: Agrovista announces new head of commercial horticulture
Rijk Zwaan expands breeding and research capacity
Prof. Agnieszka Golicz appointed Chair of Plant Breeding at WUR
New brochure on cyber protection in horticulture released
US: Texas A&M establishes statewide horticultural advisory council
How to have less evaporation and algae growth in a closed basin
Farminova: "The world's first fully controlled seedling factory"
Purple Farms expanding fogponics footprint in India and abroad
"We can grow whatever the customer wants, as long as the economics make sense"
Viscon transfers spacing fork product portfolio to Flier
"By concentrating our portfolio, we create room for innovation and growth"
Indoor Vertical.Farm and Food Security Capital:
“We are hands-on, in the country, training and teaching people how to use our equipment"
Ghana: Partners unite to open Vegetable Centre of Excellence
Founders of Indoor Vertical.Farm soft launch Food Security Capital
“Food security is not a luxury; it's a fundamental right”
Royal Brinkman brings 140 years of history to life with AI
Greenhouse grower receives energy efficiency award
First fully automated greenhouse for leafy greens in North America completed:
"We want to build a more sustainable and efficient food production system"
Walker S will automate seeding, monitoring, harvesting and crop automation
Newly launched humanoid robot to work in Malaysian vertical farm
New addition to Fall Creek Board of Directors announced
Rijk Zwaan among R&D Top 50 ranking
Windset Farms receives FortisBC 2025 Efficiency in Action Award
Poland: Phase 3 at Wochlik tomato greenhouse construction completed
NL: Third trial year starts in energy efficient tomato growing project
Red Sun Farms, Heritable Agriculture, and Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti collaboration
More than 110 strawberry breeding lines in development
Victoria Anderson appointed to lead Australia’s agriculture department
EVOCA gets regulatory approval in the United States
Mexico: Finka makes the leap from intuition to Artificial Intelligence
Dolf and Menno Reijgersberg reflect on 25 years of Europe Retail Packing
Strategic business plan transformed a greenhouse vegetable packer into a full-service provider in the fresh produce chain
Special Year Overview: The most important news of 2025
Vanguard Food appoints Frank Padilla to Board of Managers
New controller adds temperature based dimming safeguards
Termotecnica Pericoli meets the Middle East with Pericoli Connect
CAN: Vineland Research honored with 2025 Excellence in Agriculture Award
NL: New account manager for Axia Vegetable Seeds announced
UK: "We Mean Business" campaign launches to aid growers
New salads and Maryland facility to be highlighted at New York Produce Show
Australia: The reward of helping people with rescued food
Kelpinor's Hakon Hagen:
"Growers have reported improved plant resilience and higher yields within the first week"
Professionalizing the production process for water treatment systems
Benelux expands access to plastic-free fresh produce packaging
RMIT Australia launches $25 million Hub for sustainable food production
US: Chris Reat named Executive Director of the Seed Innovation Protection Alliance
US: New novel plant growth technology driving gains in yield and crop quality released
New North American dealer announced for Gardin
In Memoriam: Arie Luiten
30MHz introduces RTR advice:
Automatic analysis for better climate decisions
Van der Ende Group Belgium launches
Australia’s largest glasshouse, 43ha Perfection Fresh, gets sold to capital group
Vivent Biosignals receives funding:
“Recent advances in AI allow us to interpret plants’ internal signal networks"
Peru: Camposol inaugurates high-tech blueberry biofactory
Vanguard Food appoints Dwight Ferguson to Board of Managers
Stephan van Santen new director of business unit Rooting
Perry van der Knaap steps down
Rebuilding of collapsed Dutch 10-hectare greenhouse started
A natural breakthrough in protecting cereals and field crops
NL: Three new Area Sales Managers announced by Erfgoed
Automated fertigation boosts blueberry performance in Egypt
Ejidomar celebrates 50th anniversary
New lettuce variety with new aphid resistance launched in US
New producer organization "RheinlandGärtner" founded:
"Strong together for horticulture in North Rhine-Westphalia"
Agreement signed to accelerate data-driven smart horticulture
Big agtech scale-up tied to quantum-dot greenhouse films
Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers honored with Ontario’s 2025 Excellence
UK grower announces partnership with investment firm
Enza Zaden to introduce new tomato variety
Central and Western United States
Joey Viegas joins P.L. Light Systems
