Companies like Bushel Boy Farms are tackling workforce challenges, while automation solutions from BOLD Robotics aim to reduce reliance on human labor. At the same time, growers in Finland, like Puutarha Timo Juntti Oy, are exploring ways to turn greenhouses into energy producers.
Innovations in LED lighting, climate control, and robotics are being adopted to optimize production, such as in Norway where LED systems are paired with dehumidification. Sustainability remains a core value for many growers, exemplified by companies like Cultures Gen V and Village Farms, which are committed to environmentally responsible practices.
A global trend is ongoing: the adoption of specialized crops, like pink tomatoes in Poland, and efforts to educate and develop new talent through initiatives like HidroBio Academy in Paraguay.
Chuck Tryon, Bushel Boy Farms:
"Our agricultural workforce crisis has reached a critical point"
"Our mission is to have a Bold solution in every greenhouse in North America"
"Ask for the light degradation when you consider investing in LEDs"
Puutarha Timo Juntti Oy, Finland:
"With the right technology, greenhouses can become energy producers"
Dehumidification and LEDs - a winning combination in Norway
Removing human errors from tomato growing
Growing and educating in Paraguay
Norway: "Promoting longer root systems, increases the plant's ability to take up nutrients and water"
Kasia Kaczmarek, Axia Vegetable Seeds
Breeding rugose resistant pink tomatoes for the Polish market
How to safeguard equipment in high-humidity settings
Balancing energy innovation with agricultural production
"The hard way often brings the greatest growth"
What it means to be B Corp certified
Eat 'true to your values'
Focus on standardization throughout the year in young plant industry
