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US: Syngenta announces new insect management brand name
US: Edible Garden signs exclusive deal to take its products to the Midwest
Uwe Sakowski on the takeover and formation of Weco-Rogge Fruchthandels GmbH:
"We are aiming to expand the existing cutting operations"
Third variety marks milestone in Oishii’s expansion journey
Oishii introduces the Nikko Berry: “Our most affordable berry yet”
US: Fresh Express gets creative with salads in new nationwide campaign
AeroFarms brings new varieties to U.S. retail shelves:
“Micro Bok Choy was a natural next step”
Kuwait to get largest aeroponic greenhouse thanks to partnership
Seed enhancer Incotec opens new production area in Argentina
Royal Brinkman Canada announces new Agronomy head
Tadco extends MoU with NEOM Food for 6 months
Ad Kokshoorn bids farewell to T.C. v.d. Dool: "This feels very natural this way"
US: PlantTape announces promotions, new hires
A focus on efficient drainage management and preventing root overheating:
New installation boasts patented spacers in gutter system
MPS partners with Valhor to develop record-keeping environment for Plante Bleue certification
Westland Seeds strengthens breeding team
Grodan focuses on new markets with appointment in turnkey market
Deprez family and Solum Partners launch takeover bid for Greenyard
A hybrid approach to feeding cities:
How Harvest London is balancing urban farming with industrial expansion
Initial industry reactions:
Jones Food Company administration prompts reflection, not retreat
€4 million investment"
Danish wood fiber plant opened
Lupine tops introduced as new ingredient for culinary use
Bringing plug-and-play IoT to the field with simplicity and scalability
Jones Food Company enters administration, halts operations at UK vertical farms
Luc Vanoirbeek on the Year of Cooperatives
Cooperatives benefit the world — it just doesn’t know it yet
Ausveg launches hub with 3,000+ R&D resources
China: World Vegetable Center restarts operations
US: Boosting herb production in controlled environments
UK: Charlotte Stirling-Reed joins forces with Veg Power
Startup company CapsiBreed signs commercial agreement with Erma Zaden
Celebrating 10 years of BioBee South Africa
NL: Royal Brinkman celebrates 40 years of "Royal" status
Charles Verdy, Gourma
"Adopting a new lighting technology is a major strategic decision"
Specializing in precision weeding and thinning solutions
Taylor Farms acquires ag tech robotics company
Belgium: B.I.G. announces the sale of Beaulieu Technical Textiles
CAN: Trio of companies sign MOU to aid innovation
"Wim Grootscholten says goodbye"
NL: Westland Seeds acquired by existing management
10 years of Tebarex
Growers transfer management
NL: Ennatuurlijk takes over geothermal doublets in Andijk
From restructuring to renewal: What’s next for Plenty after Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing
New launches, sustainable packaging, collaborations, and more
Targeting food security to support communities
New governance elected for AREFLH
CAN: FVGC announces election priorities for 2025
CAN: New Director of Commercialization at Vineland Research
Netherlands: Royal Berry acquires land for expansion outside Bemmel
Jeanne Gautier takes over as CEO of Gautier Semences
NL: New research center has solar panels in the corridor
Gartenbau-Versicherung acquires a stake in wirfliegendrohne.de
Investment with high strategic and economic potential
UK: Biobest announces new GM of operations following retirement
Francisco Morales takes over
Javier Bernabeu leaves the management of Sakata Seed Ibérica after 30 years at the helm
Growy’s journey in vertical farming
Six years of growing
HTA testifies on hit to horticulture from biosecurity & border policy to Parliamentary Committee
NL: Geothermal energy company purchased by Yeager Energy
Inaugurating the newly modernized International Vegetable Genebank
Seeds technologies lands in Spain with new pepper varieties
Expansion of the Italian-Israeli joint seed business
New research merger to be named Harvestis
LAVA visits European Centre in Brussels
John Van Laethem announces farewell as business manager
Beyond Plenty’s bankruptcy filing: Industry reactions signal a reality check for CEA
AmericanHort calls for lowering of 25% tariff on sphagnum peat moss
Almaty to host 15th International Greenhouses & Flowers Exhibition
The Infinite Acres Field Lab and Experience Center update:
"We're proving that collaboration at this scale is possible"
Belgian herb company turns 125
"You must teach people how to use herbs"
Roam Technology makes addition to R&D department
New Business Development Manager for Red Sun Farms
Italy: Arrigoni receives gender equality certification
CAN: Haven Greens celebrates its first lettuce harvest
Cravo announces appointment of Andrew Brooks
Failure to pay millions from Qatar put EFP International in liquidity trouble
New shareholders for UFO Supplies
Biotalys announces new independent director for its Board
From billion-dollar backing to bankruptcy: Plenty restructures for a leaner, focused future
Australia: New greenhouse venture Goodnes Grown secures retail partnership
EPSO welcomes EU Council decision regarding the regulation of New Genomic Techniques
US company Plenty enters into Chapter 11 bankruptcy
LetsGrow.com releases
Strategy Manager for bell pepper growers released
AgroBuren and R. van Wesemael continue under Van Iperen brand
UK: British Berry Growers concerned over ending of Producers Organizations scheme
New head of R&D for Bayer
US: Marcio Resende named Eminent Scholar Chair for UF/IFAS
CEA Alliance adds to board of directors
Aad Verduijn's final tour of World Horti Center
US: Resource Innovation Institute announces six new board members
UK: Revolution Farms acquired by non-profit organization
Wouter De Bruycker joins Dynamax
Getting non-invasive plant monitoring sensors into the hands of European greenhouse growers
Chef Jeff Henderson
“This industry threw me a lifeline during a very dark time”
NL: Koppert transfers biostimulant and fertilizer portfolio to REKA
Crowdfunding for Rob Veenstra
Blooming British:
How vertical farming is transforming floriculture
New General Manager for Biobest's Dutch operations
US: Texas based park aiming to remove 500,000 tons of CO2 a year in development
NL: Koppert enters European partnership with Orion
NL: New sales manager for Incotec
Green Simplicity:
"Scaling smartly is more important than starting big"
Gold medal for BerryWorld Strawberries at 2025 New Zealand Food Producer Awards
Only cherries left at grower Gijs:
"For years I worked 60-70 hour work weeks"
UK: Celebrating a decade in the industry
Processing pepper chips into raw material for building materials
NL: New Director of Operations of the Agrotechnology and Food Sciences Group for WUR
Celebration: family business SchermNed reaches 12,775 days of existence
Detlev Köster from Johann Köster GmbH & Co. KG:
"First Papenburg cucumbers arrive on the market with a slight delay"
CPMA congratulates Honorary Life Member Award recipient
George Gilvesy honoured with Doug Connery Award
John Anderson celebrates 50 years at Oppy
Thai greenhouses investing in premium hydroponics systems
New compostable tray for organic mushrooms launched
Gregal's VisionAgro: 25 years of know-how and a global technology partner
"More and more managers see technology as an ally to improve their day-to-day management"
Growing lettuce in moving cultivation towers: smaller greenhouse, lower CAPEX, lower crop costs
Saudi companies partner for Horticulture Innovation Center in Tabuk
US (CA): Ohalo launces Ohalo Strawberry Consortium
LettUs Grow Ltd and KG Systems:
New global partnership agreement signed at Indoor Ag-Con
New Horticulture Innovation Center to be established in Saudi Arabia
US: HRI opens grant proposals for 2026 fiscal year
EU strawberry group reviews steps to improve access to phytosanitary products
Fruit & vegetable monitor Roamler:
Dutch peppers still scarce in German retail
"Ukrainian businesses are moving in parallel with political trends”
"I don’t think President Trump will back down from helping Ukraine"
New national account manager for Tanimura & Antle
Mucci Farms in 'Bringin it to the table'
"Walking into Mucci Farms feels like stepping into the Willy Wonka factory of tomatoes"
US: BrightFarms begins shipping from Georgia facility
Roam Technology becomes part of WVT Group
New man in charge of PECO's substrate companies
US: New Director of Sales and Business Development for Hoffman Nursery
Merger company TTA-ISO continues with two CEOs: 'We were both working on techniques for harvesting'
Agro Care Growers acquires majority stake in Nordic Greens
Helma Verberkt quartermaster