Jeremy Clarkson, a tornado, and a strawberry lifting system

What do Jeremy Clarkson, Willem Jonkman, a double spray boom, and AppHarvest have in common? This might sound like the start of a weird joke, but it is not - they do share that they all made it into our top 10 best-read articles. Before we dive completely into the new year, here's our final recap of the last one.

These are the 10 best-read articles from 2023:

UK: Top Gear presenter Jeremy Clarkson struggling with his farm

US (OH): Tornado lays waste to Ohio tomato greenhouse

Japanese grower achieves 12.5kg strawberry per m2 with a lifting system

"Twice as many tomatoes than a greenhouse at 40% less cost"

Italy: Grower illegally produces 5,000 tomato cuttings, authorities destroy the plants

India: "We're setting up farms globally for a fraction of the costs"

"We harvest 40,000 heads of lettuce per day"

US (WV): 92-year-old tomato grower has been growing the same seed lineage for 58 years

Bosch Growers starts US expansion with AppHarvest Somerset acquisition

South Korea inspects greenhouse project in Iloilo City, Philippines

Top of mind for many growers remained energy. Saving energy, optimizing the use of energy, adjusting the energy strategy... a lot of knowledge to be gained, shared, and applied. These are the ten best-read articles on energy:

Photovoltaic energy screen converts sunlight into electricity

"We remove the thermal radiation by turning it into green energy"

Curbing geothermal heating to grow strawberries

Voshol joins GreenV group to serve consolidating market

Dutch renewable energy share rises 20% in 2022

"Year-round strawberry cultivation: challenging, but not impossible"

Why to avoid white light in basil cultivation?

"Our objective is to eventually build greenhouses that are energy neutral"

Efficient dehumidification answers rising energy costs in Japan

What does solar energy mean for cultivation strategies?

Of course, you read our publication to remain informed on what's happening in the industry, and a lot is happening! The ten best-read stories on acquisitions and greenhouse expansion:

Bosch Growers starts US expansion with AppHarvest Somerset acquisition

Mexico: Rising Farms boosts capacity fivefold

US (ME): Aquaponics greenhouse raises $22M for Northeast greenhouse expansion

Canadian greenhouse grower expands production to California

Mastronardi Produce forms joint venture with Intergrow

Canadian greenhouse grower expands in Delta, British Columbia

CEA grower continues on 100-acre expansion plan

Pure Flavor acquires MightyVine

UK grower APS eyes expansion following P3P acquisition

"People tend to choose their coir pith based on EC, sand content and expansion volume"

And one of the other big challenges in operating a farm is keeping your labor under control. Please find the ten best-read stories on labour here:

AI-powered greenhouse outperforms Dutch growers