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New Zealand grower starts tomato production to secure supplies

videocam Dutch greenhouses in US 8 to 15 percent more expensive after tariffs

CAN: Foundation work starts for 30-acre greenhouse project in Staples, Ontario

NLight opens new Dutch headquarters

Next G3n bolsters Engineering capability with hire of industry veteran engineer

Saga Robotics raises £8,4M to scale Thorvald AgRobots in UK & US

Sector | Greenhouse expansion projects

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ACOM Lab’s role in advancing controlled-environment research

“What unites these projects is the engineering challenge behind them”

Australia: Apex Greenhouses opens new research and training facility

Ukrainian grower combines heated greenhouses and open-field production

Kazakhstan to build new greenhouse complex in East
NeoFarm opens a 25-hectare automated farm in Essonne

"Locally producing vegetables that are tasty, organic, accessible to all, and profitable"

Asturias launches Spain's first underground greenhouse

Ukrainian farm in the North adapts to southern crops

Sector | Cultivation

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Setting the agenda: sector consultation opens on the future of UK protected edibles

Fruit vegetables in summer: balance between sunlight and quality

Berge Bulk harvests 1.2 tons produce via shipboard hydroponics

Russia launches first breeding center for subtropical crops in Sochi

Sea urchin biostimulant as a highly effective growth enhancer
From 38 to 32.5 degrees:

NL: Cooling the greenhouse with high-pressure misting

The science behind why cucumbers are getting longer

Sector | Technique

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Micro Grow Control Systems announces the passing of founder and president Tom Piini, 71

A guide to growing hydroponically in the greenhouse

Ozone as an all-round plant protection product

Automated greenhouse roof cleaning regardless of gutter size

Strategic partnership to support mobile gully systems in North America
Greeny PRO launched at Cultivate'25

Cleaning nursery tables using only water and patented brushes

How to future-proof a greenhouse operation

Sector | Climate

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US (MI): Blueberry grower uses irrigation system to protect crop amid drought

Albanian farmers adapt to climate with exotic fruit exports

UK fresh produce supply faces climate threat by 2050

South Korea: Battling through climate challenges to ensure a fresh supply of vegetables

First 2-hectare hydroponic strawberry greenhouse launched in Greece

A hot summer ahead in Souss Massa

India: Lack of rain sees vegetable prices soar

Sector | Company News

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DKG Group cofounder appointed ESG Ambassador

Vegetables New Zealand announces Board composition for 2025/26
HortiDaily.ES

HortiDaily launches Spanish edition
back on August 11th

Holi-daily!
Markus Schneider from Frutania GmbH on this year's berry and stone fruit harvest:

"Close support for producers is and will remain the basis of our work"

Registration opens for reimagined Organic Grower Summit

New partnership announced to integrate rootzone data into IIVO climate computer

Sector | Grower in the Spotlight

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US (MN): Getting resiliency from the greenhouse, no matter the weather

Coming next is climate-resilient, high-yield hybrids made for India’s conditions”
Planted Detroit’s COO on urban farming with purpose

“You can build a successful business that’s also a steward for the greater good”
Green City Farming CEO Robert Carlsson's lean operational philosophy

“Start simple, prove the economics, and scale only what works”
Producer Dominik Janssen on this year's strawberry harvest in greenhouses

"Receptive market and good prices characterized the start of the season"

New Zealand: Growing passion - and fruit - indoors

Nepal: Brothers embracing commercial cucumber growing

Sector | Crop Protection

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Egypt: Fighting back against crop diseases - sustainably

Using technology to detect tomato leaf diseases

NL: New semiochemical supplier for Koppert
Hort Americas Introduces

Liquid organic provides 100% plant‑available source of nitrogen
Koppert Canada

Local bumblebee production facility opened in Leamington, Ontario

First reports of tomato yellow leaf curl virus in Brazil
ZVG calls for approval of plant protection products

"The situation is already dramatic for many specialty crops"

Sector | Market Information

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Alexandre Picault, Kultive

"Cucumber volumes should pick up in mid-August"

India: Moves made to reduce vegetable prices

Peruvian president praises Indonesian blueberry export plan

UK: Fruit and Vegetable Aid Scheme closes to English producer organizations on 31 December 2025.

Nigeria: Ogun-Osun River Basin commits to food security projects

Nigerian University moves tot tackle tomato, pepper shortage

Mexico sets minimum tomato export prices after U.S. deal ends

Sector | Energy

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Grower Piet Albers

"Solar panels above raspberries ideal against heat and rain damage"
Proactive energy strategy a necessity:

Grid congestion results in 'Use it or lose it'

South Korea: Using renewable energy to power sustainable agriculture

NL: Dehumidification, heat harvesting and storage promising for 100% fossil-free cultivation

Dutch horticulture industry as a player in the hydrogen transition
Tomato grower seeks alternatives for boiler

"From 0 to 9,500 solar panels in one year"

Negative power prices set to increase as solar output rises to record high

Sector | Fertilizers

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SQM Nutrición Vegetal: "Our plant nutrition approach goes far beyond conventional fertilization".

The legacy of the "Nitrate of Chile" continues in protected cropping too
"statistically significant yield increases in lettuce"

Turning blue into green: A potential role for sea urchins in greenhouse cultivation
New fertigation system announced

"We've worked with growers long enough to know what slows them down"

Prices of many fertilisers increased

Tensions in Middle East threatening global growers

NL: Cucumbers grown on fertilizers derived from sewage water

University of Florida offering nutrition management course

Sector | Breeding

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South Africa: Examining the attitudes of customers to plant breeding innovation

New Zealand reviews approval for GM purple tomatoes

Study reveals why tomatoes and peppers can't graft together

First blueberries bred in the UK introduced to public

Introducing a promising new crop: the Jack Bean
Denso on the Axia acquisition:

"Combining the technologies and expertise of Axia, Certhon, and Delphy"
James Hutton Institute

Photo report - Fruit for the Future

Sector | Product Info

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Optimizing greenhouse production with heated and cooled benches

Developing new bulk trolleys for custom harvest processing

Calls for immediate negotiation of new tomato trade agreement
José Antonio Gutiérrez, Agroair:

"Prediberry is an AI device capable of forecasting berry harvests every week"

Packaging redesign highlights benefits of greenhouse-grown greens

Other solutions proposed over U.S.- Mexico tomato tariff discussion

Veggies First launches first campaign to boost vegetable consumption

Sector | Open field vegetables

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Extension to be requested to continue negotiating Tomato Suspension Agreement
Excellent start to the harvesting campaign on the farm of young Filippo Carrara from Parma

The "king" of basil increases cultivated areas to 60 hectares

Artichokes in the spotlight at IFPA Foodservice Conference

What the TSA cancellation means for U.S. tomato growers

Stronger markets on corn and asparagus

Australia: "Partnerships like this help to strengthen our relationships"

NL: New open-field demo site under construction

Sector | Substrates and starting materials

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Fighting back against pepper wilting

A guide to managing coco coir nutrient and pH levels

Gel plugs provide stonger early-stage development and improved final weights

"The era of single-use substrate is over"
Launched at Cultivate

Gray Air Trays recyclable using standard near-infrared (NIR) sorting
Ferdi van Elswijk, Profile Growing Solutions

“The substrate is more sustainable, and it enables growers to grow in a more resilient way"

Bacillus in the root zone: how microbial collaboration leads to stronger plants

Sector | Organic cultivation

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openfarm.org

Free, open-source software to reduce the mental workload of organic producers

Europe: Findings on unauthorized substances in food and feed released

US: Advancing organics through tomato research

Tour of vertically integrated organic vegetable farm along California’s Central Coast

Expanded organic offerings in the spotlight

Monterey gets ready for largest OPS event in history

“Becoming Regenerative Organic Certified aligns with our long-term vision for organic farming”

Sector | Today on social media

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Badatala Jahnavi

Sector | Food Safety & Sanitation

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New Zealand updates hygiene rules to prevent tomato virus
Ecofarm Storti

Over 150 hectares of above-ground crops in Europe use ozone to sanitise

Boosting vegetable consumption in Kenya through traceability

US: 12,000 pounds of blueberries recalled owing to health risk

US: Salmonella outbreak declared over by CDC

Fuentes Farms recalls open field cucumbers over Salmonella risk

US: The shoppers guide to food grown without contaminants

Sector | Events

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Poland: Pre-registration now open for the Warsaw 2025 Plants & Flowers B2B meetings
U.S. (CA):

New romaine campaign to be launched at 2025 Future of Veg Field Day

Program announced for 2025 British Tomato Conference

Year-round berry solutions on display at IFPA Foodservice Show

Italy: Cora Seeds announces annual Open Days
Technology Vision 2030 and HortiConnect India 2025

“The Indian industry can grow, so we want to help it do so”
Consistency and consumption in blueberries, with a striking example from greenhouse vegetables

Photo Report: Sekoya Field & Forum in The Netherlands

Sector | Labor and automation

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SAIA project:

"Thanks to advanced robotics and AI-controlled cameras, half of the work is taken over"

Latvian growers hire foreign workers to pick berries due to labor shortage

Robotic dog steps into the field of agriculture

Arkansas engineer develops soft robot for blackberry picking

China: AI-powered robot brings impressive harvesting results

Ausveg backs farm safety week
Biobest acquires Ecoation

"Automation will ensure uninterrupted access for our customers"

Sector | Retail

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Caprabo has opened ten new supermarkets in the first six months of the year

Supermarket chain Esselunga reported robust profit growth in H1 2025
Tesco re-launches ‘Free Fruit for Kids’ initiative in store

Ahold Delhaize: Solid Q2 performance
Delhaize now sells Belgian strawberries in a new cardboard container

Carrefour has agreed to sell its loss-making business in Italy
SPAR Hungary's franchise network reached 313 locations nationwide at the end of June

Tesco: "Free fruit available for kids in Tesco stores from 4th-17th August"
Comeos: More than 58% of all vegetables sold in supermarkets are grown in Belgium

Lidl GB: Later this year, we’ll be opening our 1,000th store in Great Britain
Wimbledon did help get strawberries back on shoppers' minds - Kantar

M&S: First ever airside food store in partnership with Heathrow
Emart 24 will introduce the unmanned fruit refrigerator ‘Pinkkio’

Tesco Fruit & Veg for Schools aims to provide around 16mln pieces of fruit and vegetables

Sector | Lighting and technique

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"We wanted flexibility in our lighting"

"Growing lights will continue to operate reliably after summer vacation in 100% degrees"
Insights from Philips Horticulture ahead of OHCEAC 2025

“The conversation isn’t about whether LEDs work, it’s about how”

Examining the growth of cowpea microgreens under various intensities of LED lighting

New system centralises drivers for LED lamps

New horticultural grow light launched

Intelligent LED solution helps foliage plant grower achieve precise growing from start to finish

Sector | Irrigation

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Jay Colasanti:

"We have to manage risk through water and climate"
Data-driven irrigation now also possible for bell pepper growers

Issue with weighing peppers solved with new system

Dutch agriculture mission to Spain seeks to bridge water scarcity for growers

US (KS): Reinke acquisition deepens roots in rural farming communities

Irritec Group makes acquisition of Colombian company
WaterMed CEO, Gilbert Bell:

“We’re putting medical-grade water tech into the hands of growers”

NL: Using surface water as irrigation

Sector | Post-harvest & Packaging

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Tri-Pack supplies packaging and advice to fresh produce packers

"Tube net packaging for onions, fine-mesh solution for peppers, and paper bags for grapes and tomatoes"

European project to make food bio-packaging from strawberry waste

New lettuce packaging format launches
TopControl presents MHP1200

"Our goal is to pack peppers, courgettes, and other vegetables as efficiently as possible"
"Both systems have their own advantages”

Manual and dynamic weighing lines for soft fruit packing

Carrefour defends its compliance with tomato labelling after COAG complaint

Spain: Complaints drawn over "mislabeled" tomatoes

Sector | Education and research

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Saudi Arabia: Second greenhouse training management program launched

Warmer, drier soil encourages root growth

Researchers examine the mutation that turns red tomatoes yellow

Effects of silver nanoparticles in greenhouse grown bananas

Examining the effects of different fertilizers on the nutrient efficiency of strawberries

Study shows that insects can listen to plants as they "talk"

Optimizing a multi-environmental detection model for tomato growth

Sector | Logistics

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Morocco to build rival port to southern Spain
Digital freight forwarder Shypple expands to Germany:

"Digitalization, automation, and reliable data are essential nowadays"

US (FL): Miami Airport expands cargo capacity by 50%

"We're a one-stop shop for fresh produce clients exporting to the UK"

Ethiopian Airlines announces passenger service to Vietnam

Comparison made between greenhouse vegetables and open field tomatoes
Uwe Koch from Smox – Smart Logistics:

"Our system can save significant costs for storage and transport"

Sector | Management and funding

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Tomtech backs UK’s agri-tech push as government investment fuels farming innovation

UK: New Board Member announced by Niab

Koppert announces €800,000 investment into Amoéba

CE-Line files for bankruptcy, restart under investigation

Flemish horticulture sector investing heavily in screens and films to promote sustainability

Standard Bank backs blueberry farming with N$40 million investment

Niagara College earns third Technology Access Centre with federal funding investment