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Rob Kwinten from MJ-Tech:

"Combining high-pressure fogging and insect netting provides a more stable greenhouse climate"

"It is important to continue to listen closely to our customers"

“Denouncing massive imports of Moroccan cherry tomatoes during French production”

New operation to label Moroccan tomatoes in supermarkets

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

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Sector study on horticulture in Portugal

CEO of HortNZ resigns

'Morocco’s vegetable and fruit market is plagued by monopolistic practices'

Contraband vegetables from Europa seized at the Russian-Lithuanian border

Sector | Greenhouse expansion projects

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Turkey: First tomato harvest at 5-hectare geothermal greenhouse in Konya

"Consumers in the desert benefit from Dutch greenhouse technology"
"We expect that each year, a few new varieties will emerge from our pipeline."

The speed of F1 Hybrid strawberry varieties 'bears fruit'

How to maintain plant growth chambers
Hermans Energy Solutions

"Increased demand from growers for our semi-transparent solar panels"

Green Power Forward: "Together, we'll fix it!"

"We are on the relevant side of horticultural technology"

Sector | Cultivation

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Smart garden developer scores $194,197 grant
Dreamstime
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

Facing climate change, urban farmers adapt

UK: Strawberry farmers guaranteed crop production after £300k backing by DEFRA

A sneak peek into Maldives' indoor farm

Sector | Technique

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Nasa astronauts to bring small greenhouse to lunar surface
"This will eventually result in genuinely independent cultivation advice"

Digital data analysis makes fragmented data a thing of the past

Construction drawings can now be taken digitally to the construction site
Tray specialist celebrates 40-year anniversary:

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

Industrial compostable biopolymer for greenhouse twines

"A greenhouse does not have to be completely full of sensors to get good data"

Certhon launches lettuce yield forecasting software with 95% accuracy

Sector | Climate

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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%
CENN

CENN promotes the capacity building of local farmers

Sector | Company News

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Jonathan Feaver appointed as general manager of Priva

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

In Astana, nearly 3000 infected tomato seeds from Russia were burned

Decorum celebrates 25th anniversary with grand party
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New Zealand: NZGAP celebrates 25th anniversary

Sector | Grower in the Spotlight

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Kazakhstan: In the Turkestan region, the first banana harvest of the season has ripened
Morris Peters, Witkamp:

"In addition to mini cucumbers, the Jackpot brand now includes long, thin cucumbers, eggplants, and pointed peppers"
CompoPac Growth  / TVU Garnvertrieb GmbH

"Compostability simplifies disposal process for producers"
GBZ Gardener Ralf Albers on the start of the cucumber harvest

"Sometimes, we had too few and at times almost too many mini cucumbers"
Photo Report on the Papenburg Horticultural Center Cooperative

"In terms of greenhouse vegetables, we are now about two to three weeks behind schedule"
Emilio Jesús López, from Caña y Retama S.L.:

"It is not the only pest we are facing, but it's one causing us the most headaches"

"We can harvest this variety for the rest of the year, from April until October"

Sector | Crop Protection

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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

€5M raised to introduce plasma activated water into the market

Sector | Market Information

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USDA
USMCA Seasonal Perishable Products Weekly Update:

Asparagus growers continue their transition from Caborca to the Obregon, Constitution regions
USDA

Bell peppers of all colors, zucchini, tomatoes, and cucumbers chased the winter chill away
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Turkmenistan's takes over Uzbekistan in Tajikistan's greenhouse tomato market

Softer demand slows movement on bell peppers

Egyptian blueberry prices down 50% on last season

European Parliament approves a revision of the EU’s common agricultural policy

Reaction to ruling on tomato imports from Mexico

Sector | Energy

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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"

Ecuador confronts electricity crisis ahead of referendum

IoT sensors improve berry cultivation beneath semi-transparent photovoltaic panels

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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Taiwan Embassy satisfied with workshop promoting breeding new varieties
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Azerbaijan developing new varieties of watermelons and melons

Japan: Strawberry producers eye new varieties
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A mix-up over bioengineered tomato seeds sparked fears about spread of GMO crops

Djibouti: Strengthening skills for producing high quality vegetable seeds
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US (FL): Growers hope machine-harvestable tomato cultivars can help lower labor cost

Exploring exclusive lines adapted to India’s agricultural landscape

Sector | Product Info

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'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
Cristiana Furiani from Geofur: "We will present another product at Macfrut"

Fresh-cut radicchio conquers the foreign market

US: Two new flavors join salad kit line

US: USDA announces intended purchase of fresh tomatoes for food nutrition assistance programs

Sector | Open field vegetables

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

Non-woven fabric resistant to frost

Corenthin (Felix) Chassouant new director of sales and business development at Harnois

Sector | Substrates and starting materials

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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

Scheteling now Jiffy distributor in Finland

Sector | Organic cultivation

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“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
Organic Grower Summit 2023:

“The State of Organic Growing" keynote presentation

Sector | Today on social media

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GROWER, PROPAGATOR, Production manager, Miljøgartneriet AS

Simon Hansen
@UfLettuce

Lettuce Breeding UF
@LittleLeafFarms

Little Leaf Farms

ukagritechcentre

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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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

CPMA 2024 Convention and Trade Show by the numbers
Breda, the Netherlands

Leafy Hydroponics Summit 2024 to kick off on June 17-18

Sector | Labor and automation

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From seed to plate, AI is transforming how and what we eat
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Six-arm robot pollinates greenhouses

From seed to plate, AI is transforming how and what we eat
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European Parliament approves ban on trade in goods resulting from forced labor

"Autonomous Growing: win-win for team and company"
EU Commission first implementation report:

The relevance of combating Unfair Trading Practices and the need for further EU actions

CAN: "Seasonal farmworker program is central to tackle labor shortages"

Sector | Retail

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‘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
Dreamstime
Lidl GB plans to open hundreds of new stores across the country

Jumbo opens “Europe's largest mechanized food distribution center”
Dreamstime
Jerónimo Martins has reported a bigger than expected drop in Q1 net profit

TommyTomato has secured €1.9mln to get 50,000+ children to eat a vegetable lunch this year
Dreamstime
Hungary's government plans to sue Austrian supermarket chain Spar for defamation

Casino said its first-quarter sales remained negative

Sector | Lighting

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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
NLight:

New Dutch lighting company aims to "LED the way"

In-vitro micropropagation lab installs dimmable LEDs

Do microgreens respond to daily light integral and carbon dioxide enrichment?

Dynamic LED system expanded with new features for enhanced grower control

Sector | Irrigation

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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”

Satisfaction in Huelva about the reduction of irrigation water restrictions to 25%

Sector | Medicinal production

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"Indoor crops could be key for future food security"

Sector | Post-harvest & Packaging

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

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

Panama Canal Authority to increase daily transits to 32

Red Sea conflict reroutes more shipping to Malaga, Spain

"Plastic on the shelf irritates consumers"
Ruud Krul, Freshclusive:

"Lower air freight rates boost exports to distant destinations"

Termotécnica introduces packaging solution for premium strawberries

Sector | Education and research

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With a lack of space we grow our vegetables on the street

Australia: Scientist at hydroponics farm wants students join the horti life

Residual waste from mushroom cultivation removes pollutants from water
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Borneo: Sarawak govt to introduce contract farming to boost seed production

US: STEM Garden launched to drive education on indoor farming
Danforth Center

Plant science research paves the way for deeper understanding of how the plant immune system functions

UV light treats beet disease and combats fungicide resistance

Sector | Cartoons

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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

China's trend of dyeing dogs with fruit and vegetable juices

Plant-Based diets linked to lower risk of sleep apnea
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Louvre's triumph: Chardin's strawberries enrich collection