Celebrating a century with royal honor

Rijk Zwaan is marking its 100th anniversary with a special royal honor, robotic harvesting at Hugh Lowe Farms in the UK, and the development of hybrid vegetable seeds in Azerbaijan.

Other highlights include mergers like Agro Care and CombiVliet's, creating a major greenhouse project in Slovenia, and integrating sustainable energy solutions, such as Fri-El Green House's floating photovoltaic system in Italy.

"100 years of people, pioneering and 'moving forward'"

Rijk Zwaan receives honorary royal title

Rijk Zwaan, an international fruit and vegetable breeding company, is celebrating its first centenary. Since its foundation in 1924, Rijk Zwaan has…

Breeding and producing hybrid vegetable seeds in Azerbaijan

Bringing an innovative breath to Azerbaijan's agricultural sector, Azərbaijan Toxumçuluq Təsərrüfatı-Gözel Seeds has been taking a main role in the…

Marion Regan from Hugh Lowe Farms on commercial robotic harvesting

"This kind of technology has been a long time coming"

Hugh Lowe Farms grows around 5,000 tonnes of strawberries, and 1,000 tonnes of raspberries and blackberries in Kent, England. As well as being one of…

Jacques Mollentze – Up To Date

Tuta absoluta changed everything since entering South Africa in 2016

The tomatoes grown around Lutzville on South Africa's Atlantic coast has traditionally been for processing, but over the past three years many growers…

Dutch growers Agro Care and CombiVliet continue together

Merger creates 500 hectare greenhouse tomato giant

Agro Care and CombiVliet have announced plans to merge. The merger is currently subject to approval by the Consumer & Market Authority. It will be the…

consolidation in Dutch pepper market:

"We want to be one of the survivors"

As competition is fierce, consolidation became a key word in the Dutch horticultural industry. Last Friday, a major tomato merger was announced. They…

New Slovenian facility will double countries greenhouse acreage

Prekmurje, a region in the north-east of Slovenia, will become the location of the country's largest greenhouse vegetable production complex, thanks to an estimated €80 million invest…

Fri-El Green House in Ostellato (Ferrara)

A floating photovoltaic plant to power greenhouses

Fri-El Green House, a company boasting 30 hectares of tomatoes and other vegetables grown using the hydroponic system, has introduced a floating photovoltaic system to power up its g…

5 ha bell pepper production in Armenia inaugurated

On May 15th, 2024, Hakob Azaryan, CEO of Green Solutions and Benjamin Richel, CEO of Richel Group inaugurated the construction of the first phase of a…

Diverse topics discussed on first days of Cultivate

There's more than enough to talk about this weekend in Ohio, where Cultivate kicked off. Saturday featured education sessions, tours, and workshops,…

First harvest from Biogrow Substrates Hydroponic Training Center in Bangalore

"The Indian horticultural market is increasing year on year. Investors are there; money is being pumped in; and projects both big and small are being…

Andreas Lypas, Fertile Land:

"Demand for locally grown products in Greece tourist season"

The greenhouse industry in Greece faces a challenge in meeting the demand for high-quality produce, particularly during peak seasons spring and summer.…

and conversion kit of spare parts

New 15 mm diameter clip for cucumbers and peppers

A more narrow clip makes it easier for cucumber and pepper growers to use Agrifast's Tomsystem, the electric system to bind high wire crops with a…