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Juan Pablo Saucedo Romero of AgroSense México

“We found an effective means to minimize labor in Mexican greenhouses”

ABZ Seeds director Gé Bentvelsen retires

Italy: Greenhouse-grown, zero-residue eggplants to hit the shelves

Root knot nematodes can reach plants via water on ebb and flow floors

New micropropagation lab to produce up to 24 million plants a year

Sector | Greenhouse expansion projects

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Us (PA): Greenhouse in community garden helps to feed community

Philippines: Smart greenhouse project for cooperatives launched in Batangas

Early spring has impacted Crimea's strawberry harvest

CAN (QC): New ECP3 greenhouse unveiled at McGill university

Turkey: Entrepreneur in Sanliurfa grows mushrooms in 3 tents

Centuria acquires 21ha glasshouse in Katunga

Kazakhstan: Warehouse complex and greenhouse to open in Shymkent

Sector | Cultivation

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More than half of the Philippines’ provinces are in drought

Vietnam: Agri businesses emphasize improving product quality to maintain competitive edge

Smart garden developer scores $194,197 grant
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Early start to the strawberry season at Landgard and Pfalzmarkt

"The weather in spring was optimal for the strawberry cultivation"

New trial looks into ToBRFV-resistant tomato varieties
Collaborative efforts by Gardin and Bayer Crop Science

Improving water use efficiency in pepper cultivation

A sneak peek into Maldives' indoor farm

Sector | Technique

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Towards a more sustainable cultivation of plants and berries with nano-oxygen water
Israeli agtech company pioneering water lentil production

Add fresh greens to any meal with water lentils. Vertical farming’s new superfood?

Growing fruit and vegetables for composting

Australia: 'Refuge chambers lead the way to pushing portable crop production above-ground'
Rob Kwinten from MJ-Tech:

"Combining high-pressure fogging and insect netting provides a more stable greenhouse climate"
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Nasa astronauts to bring small greenhouse to lunar surface
Tray specialist celebrates 40-year anniversary:

Denmark: “As production capacity doubled, we’re now able to take on the global market”

Sector | Climate

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Sweltering heat is impacting Thailand's agriculture

PBL: There is a future for climate-neutral greenhouse horticulture in the Netherlands

Local cucumbers will arrive later than usual in Moldovan markets this year
How fixing a customer's problem turned these guys into night-time heat loss science nerds:

Blazing hot by day but freezing at night
Air & Energy climate control system researched at Botany Group:

Growing tomatoes and cucumbers with closed vents and screens

How do you catch the red cloud?

Water reserves in Spain stand at 57.8%

Sector | Company News

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NL: SchermNed acquires Alsemgeest Scherminstallaties

CEO of HortNZ resigns

Premier of Alberta joins official opening of Calgary facility

Jonathan Feaver appointed as general manager of Priva Building Automation

Pompentechniek West joins forces with Johnson Pump for swift repair solutions
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US (MO): Greenhouse opens at Urban League of St. Louis
Payday: €500k in cash and €40,3M in credit bid

Infarm bankruptcy update

Sector | Grower in the Spotlight

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Clarence Mwale – KUMINDA

Introducing Fruit Vision blueberries to Zimbabwe
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India: Teacher gave up govt job to become a grower
287 hecares

German importer adds Moroccan vegetable grower to partner network
Horti Demo Centre – Dr Estelle Kempen, Adaduma Msana, Kholosa Nakani

"All South African greenhouses should collect and recycle rainwater"
Pleun van Malkenhorst, Thanet Earth Peppers Ltd / Thanet Growers:

"Growing demand from British retailers for lit cultivation"

CAN (AB): Montana First Nation grows lettuce in soilless greenhouse
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CAN (AB): Greenhouse hands out free plants to support local food banks

Sector | Crop Protection

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Smart greenhouse cleaning

CHV partners with Green Search to enter the Canadian market with Croptimum
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How to check the quality of predatory biocontrols
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Collaboration to provide plant protection across broad range of crops
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First report of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus in Ireland
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Nigeria: Tomato scarcity as tuta absoluta hits growers
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US (NC): Fighting banana blight in a greenhouse

Sector | Market Information

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Harm Aben, Frankort & Koning:

"A strong stable start to the bell pepper season"

Israel responds to Turkish economic boycott with search for alternatives
VBT figures week 18

Belgium: Cucumber prices recover around first crop rotations

US: Nominations invited for Federal Advisory Committee for urban agriculture and innovative production
Minister highlights forthcoming challenges

Food sufficiency and climate crisis in Greece

Spain: Status of Andalusia's greenhouse crops at the end of April

Central Asian states easing trade barriers

Sector | Energy

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Launch of RE-Greenhouse, an Interreg North-West Europe-project

Speeding up the uptake of renewable energy sources in greenhouses
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How greenhouse horticulture can benefit from carbon capture

Effect of different photovoltaic modules on cucumber crops in a greenhouse agrivoltaic system

Wind energy v. solar energy: Which is a better renewable for your production?
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Trinidad and Tobago: Girls College gets solar-powered greenhouse

"Agricultural wastes can be reused for greenhouse production and help reduce carbon emissions"
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Ransomware attacks on Ag companies:

"Attacks on the sector made up 5.5% of all ransomware operations globally"

Sector | Fertilizers

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Ostara gets organic registration of recovered nutrients

Ginkgo Bioworks acquires AgBiome
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Certis Belchim partners up with Landlab
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HotiNigeria empowers 23 agro-input dealers to boost horticulture
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Organic farms can have mixed effects on pesticide use depending on their neighbors

New Iron Powder launched as a sustainable organic solution for plant health

"We help plants to cope with drought and salt stress"

Sector | Breeding

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The genomic route to tomato breeding: Past, present, and future

Oppy and G&M Farms unveil proprietary jumbo and pink blueberry varieties
Arkansas Fruit Breeding Program

Research brings new blackberry variety to Arkansas

Spring plans in the world of vegetable seed breeding

US (IN): Brenton Leach is the new genetics lab director at ICIA
Improving genetic diversity and survival rates under adverse conditions

Europeans are working on berry cultivation advancements

China: HZAU-grown tomato variety makes its debut

Sector | Product Info

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Ben Goodchild - Nationwide produce

"We are now seeing very good volumes arriving but quality is also very mixed"

Increasing fruit and vegetable intake among adults

40th year celebration brings new product offerings

'UK should introduce a Horticulture Strategy to boost fruit and vegetable consumption and production'

New greenhouse vegetable products introduced
Sophie Thill, Les Paysans de Rougeline:

“Red Label tomatoes with great taste!”
Freshfel Europe’s Consumption Monitor -

Europeans still not consuming minimum recommendation of 400 g/day of fresh produce

Sector | Open field vegetables

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Bonduelle Group:

Business activity slightly down on Quarter 3 in a climate of constrained consumption

India: AI-based device to aid in cultivation of horti crops
A product by Soft NW:

Non-woven fabric resistant to frost

Sector | Substrates and starting materials

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Cocogreen receives King's Award

UK award for coco producer

What's a good substrate without rock wool?

Soil-less substrates for greenhouse strawberry production

New algorithms for sensors in 'green' substrates

"The certified organic growing media performs like a conventional growing media"
"When buying in bulk, growers can make the investment back in 1-2 years"

Moving away from substrates comes with its benefits...

Plastic-free substrate trials ongoing

Sector | Organic cultivation

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Ukrainian farmers are offering organic produce amidst the war
“a breakthrough for organic growers in North America"

On-farm bioreactor enables conversion of residual proteins into liquid organic solution
Jordi Querol, CEO and founder of Dreiskel Biodinámica, a pioneering company in biodynamic agriculture:

"Finding an aisle with only biodynamic foods in Germany is as common as finding one with organic products here"

Ukraine: The largest mushroom farm in the Ternopil region won the "Course for Independence" project
Transcarpathian farm on track to double blueberry plantations with new technology:

Ukrainian grower upscales hydroponic blueberry production
Efficient use of space, reduced land costs, environmental sustainability, and crop diversity

The advantages of vertical farming in Ukraine
Within a year, the "MicroGreen Prykarpattia" relocated to a significantly larger space:

Ukraine: Business cultivates and sells microgreens and edible flowers

Sector | Today on social media

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@regaceproject

REGACE Project
General Manager at EZ Grow Farms

Dusty Zamecnik

Van der Waay BV
Project Coordinator | Communications Practitioner | Entrepreneurship & Leadership Development Enthusiast

Tanya Ninganga-Kaponda

A visit to Sustenir Group

India and Japan horticulture

Berries on the way

Sector | Food Safety & Sanitation

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Vegetables and pulses outlook: April 2024

U.S. vegetable sales soar by 82 percent amid declines in harvest area and farms

Philippines: Dept of Ag bolsters health and nutrition, urban agri, food security initiatives
UV-C air disinfection in pepper packing hall:

“I have never had issues with mold again”
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UK: Farming Unions urge major retailers to back British farming
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Turkmenistan introduces new sanitary standards for greenhouses

New study highlights sustainability of Ontario fruits and vegetables

US: Basil sold across 29 states linked to salmonella infection

Sector | Events

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US (ID): Governor declares May as horticulture month
Melbourne Convention Centre, 3-5 June, 2024

Tickets selling fast for Hort Connections 2024

CPMA Convention and Trade Show event summary

Opening ceremony at 2024 International Horticulture Goyang Korea
Day 1 of CPMA Vancouver:

Trade show floor saw busy first day
María José Sánchez, Director of Fruit Attraction:

"This year, Fruit Attraction will surpass all previous figures"

Photo Report: SIAM 2024

Sector | Labor and automation

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CAN (AB): Drought and Flood Protection Program now open

Farmworker Awareness Week continues to gain awareness

Improving protections for H-2A workers in the United States
'potentially balance labor cost advantages of other countries'

Florida shifts towards mechanized tomato harvesting

Greenhouse cucumbers are taken to a landfill in Russia due to labor deficit
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New publication shares insights into AI for crop improvement from Iowa State researchers

Autonomous mobile robots to make greenhouse farming more accessible

Sector | Retail

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Asda has refinanced over 3.2bln pounds of debt

Asda has announced new price cuts on strawberries and raspberries
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Coles has launched a range of mandarins in a 100% recyclable paper bag

‘Giga Guru’ status recognizes sustainability efforts

China: It's easier to find snack tomatoes at supermarkets now

Labour pledges to give supermarket salad growers in Harlow their future back

Ukraine: Tomato prices drop amid increased local supply and decreased demand
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Lidl GB plans to open hundreds of new stores across the country

Jumbo opens “Europe's largest mechanized food distribution center”

Sector | Lighting

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Evaluation of compact pepper cultivars using LED lights and sunlight
A webinar:

Illuminating a path toward season extension

MechaTronix expands its presence to Canada with two new companies

What is light spectrum vs intensity and why are they important?

Mastering the move from HPS to LED lighting
Gardin:

Tackling the challenge of LED optimization

UK: Light Science Technologies win grant to develop sensors to improve greenhouse growing capabilities

Sector | Irrigation

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Protecting blueberry bloom from extreme heat using overhead irrigation

Can waste water help fuel an aquaponics surge in Europe?
Robert de Hoo, Ultramins

"Less dirty water systems facilitate crop rotation"
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Malta: Clay-based irrigation technology being tested in Gozo could slash water use

CAN: Cleantech projects selected as “Innovations for the Future” by Axelys

The added value of steel roofs on water silos
TPS launches multiple-environment water quality measurement device:

“Easily testing input water or wastewater”

Sector | Medicinal production

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"Indoor crops could be key for future food security"

Sector | Post-harvest & Packaging

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Continuation of the downward trend in container freight rates from India

New UK trade checks will escalate import costs
Michael Panuccio, Freshxpress:

"This isn’t just another cooling machine, it’s a game-changer"

US (IL): McNamara named director of postharvest loss institute at Illinois
“Denouncing massive imports of Moroccan cherry tomatoes during French production”

New operation to label Moroccan tomatoes in supermarkets

Looking at vegetable supply chain issues in Bangladesh
SanLucar and Galbani:

Spanish and Italian companies brings mozzarella cheese and tomatoes to German plates

Sector | Education and research

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South Africa: Veggie garden at primary school flexes bright greens

Bahamas: Minister of Ag hails gift of two container farms

Zambian youth receive free training in smart, sustainable agriculture

Genetic gains underpinning a little-known strawberry
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Seeds from China's space station tested

CAN (ON): Researchers take agri-food challenge to the next level

Wageningen Plant Research visits Taiwan to explore cooperation in horticulture

Sector | Cartoons

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Diet rich in fruits and vegetables linked to enhanced relationship satisfaction

Carrot harvest uncovers ancient coin treasure

Broccoli haircut is a hot trend

Pilot tattoos favorite crop: courgette

Man made a flute out of a carrot and it works perfectly

Why are vegetarian meals on planes so bad?

Students innovate with eco-friendly inks from fruit and vegetable leftovers