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Sector | Grower in the Spotlight

Manolo Fernández, manager of Alfrut:

"We have already picked the first potted strawberries, which we shared with guests at our 25th anniversary party"

Francois Fourie – CAPCU Farming

Trellised mini-melons thrive in Limpopo greenhouse

Image: Synergy Marine Group

Marine group growing fresh produce aboard tanker

Successful organic produce trials in the Moroccan Brachoua region

NL: Learning to protect new plant varieties

US: Using automation for nearly 30 years

"In Wageningen I learned to combine practice and theory"

US: Tracing the history of chilies

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Chile: Group of "Seed Guardians" protect forgotten varieties

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Resilience allows Pakistan growers to flourish

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Greenhouse owner and poinsettia grower John Fantom passes away aged 98

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India: Battling Delhi’s smog with aquaponics

Leciel Greenhouse Vegetables

CAN: Celebrating 1M square feet of greenhouse production

Sweden hopes to tie up with Singapore in health care and hydroponic farming

Scandinavia visits:

“Retailers greatly appreciate the convenience of our extended shelf-life products”

Cucumbers and greens grown year-round in Tartu, Estonia

Papaya cultivated in the greenhouses of Turkmenabat, Turkmenistan, despite the region's unsuitable climate

Agroenergie Soc. Agr. Srl

Sustainable vegetables grown in photovoltaic greenhouses

Saudi Arabia achieves year-round asparagus production with greenhouse tech

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US: High school celebrates new greenhouse with ribbon-cutting ceremony

Can CEA save Ginseng?

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Denmark: Growers making their own fertilizer through renewable energy

Right varieties and strategies address challenges in protected strawberry cultivation

CAN: Public gets first look at urban farming project

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Korea: Subtropical fruits becoming more commonly grown - even in winter

Bangladesh: Finding success through growing in a polynet house

New beer from growers: Tuinderstruck

The journey of a Dutch greenhouse in Sweden

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Tanzania: From graduate to agribusiness leader

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Vietnam: Cultivating daily for a "responsible farm"

Anthony De Ieso - Thorndon Park Produce

Grower increases rosemary acreage to fill shortages

NL: Air fumigation battles mold problems in vertical farm

Belgium growers start winter crop of cucumbers and tomatoes

Family Fresh Farms, AUS:

“We’re in the Premier League, and a good team needs a good stadium”

Growy officially opens its Singapore vertical farm

Florida strawberry industry resilient post-Hurricane Milton

CAN: New partnership aims to improve food access in Montréal

Scandinavia visits:

“We try to balance the market for cucumbers as consumers prefer Norwegian-grown cucumbers”

Switzerland:

"If you look at all factors, the home-grown winter tomato wins"

NL: Jansen Paprika expands to 45 hectares

US: UPMC Memorial Farm brings food to Pennsylvanians in need

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US (MN): Family farm receives water certification

Kenyan growers featured on TV make appeal for sustainable farming

Scuola Universitaria Superiore Sant'Anna of Pisa, C-Led and Greatit

Vertical farming and cultivation in a controlled environment

Mike Cornelissen, Twin Creeks Greenhouse Inc.

CAN: "Small changes make a big difference"

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Malaysian grower using farming to help those in need

CAN: Montreal woman grows fresh strawberries year-round

case study highlights efficiency in horticulture

From roots to data at Dutch tomato grower

Greater volume on organic microgreens in South Carolina

"Bowery bankruptcy did not affect microgreens market specifically"

Queensland lettuce growers thrive by catering to fast food industry

ClassNK:

"Excellent Living and Working Environment" for Royal Laurel

CAN: Aquaponics industry beginning to take off in Alberta

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China: Technology helps blueberry industry to thrive

New Hazera CEO reflects on the horticultural industry

India: Crop showcase for women trained in vegetable farming

Singapore: Locally grown tomatoes to be processed with Japanese technology

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Despite climate challenges, Tajikistan greenhouses are thriving

Hendrik Satter, Starberry:

"Increasing cultivation of everbearers provides much better seasonal spread in the strawberry market"

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Market demand aiding Vietnam growers in gaining a stable income

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UC Davis researcher:

Plants have an "arms race" to see the sun

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Dragon fruit cultivation and benefits in Bilecik

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US (SY): Derelict greenhouses used to grow fresh produce

Hungarian University cultivates mustard plants in simulated lunar soil environment

Photo report:

Norway: “Growing out of a cave is a unique selling point restaurants seem to love”

Douwe de Vries, R.L. De Vries and son:

"French salad fits seamlessly with our summer season"

Globe Plant gets battery, has geothermal and looks at waste heat

Berry growers form ‘legal cartel’ to combat imports

Insect netting in tomato cultivation Gardener's Pride

"In illuminated cultivation, I now experience more ease in pest management"

FAO/Didar Salimbayev

From hardship to harvest in Kazakhstan

297 Farm:

"Hope, where islands like Aruba are less dependent on imported food"

Dutch growers combine cultivation of grapes and algae in old greenhouse

Dutch horticultural youths embark on knowledge trip to Portugal

Bowery Farming closes its doors

Once a grower, always a grower

Henk Gerichhausen back to where it once began

Finnish growers and suppliers honored at Glasshouse Growes Association meeting

Julián Rodríguez García, tomato grower in La Cañada, Almería:

"Regardless of what happens in the Netherlands or Morocco, we're reaching the market 20 days ahead of schedule"

US (IL): Using fish to grow produce

Spanish irrigation technology behind giant pumpkin record in Scandinavia

Swedish in-store farm supplier extends partnerships worth €1M

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China: Professor honored for work in plant immunity

Norway: “Despite our ability to offer stable supply, we are following prices of imported lettuce”

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Chinese factory to take care of food for astronauts

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US: Ozark company aims to bring joy into farming

Growing eggplants on Reunion Island

Photo report of Greeneration, Dubai

"We pride ourselves on working closely with chefs to meet their exact needs"

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Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources visits strawberry greenhouse

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EU gave more than €3bn in subsidies to billionaires, including Sir James Dyson

Azienda Agricola Russo

Premium plum tomatoes for specialised distributors

US: Purdue revisits interns to see where they are now

"Our organic microgreens offer healthy food accents for every meal"

US: Freight Farms announces appointment of new CEO

NZPPI video shines spotlight on sustainability in West Auckland

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China: Tomato grafting tech boosts Kenyan tomato farmers

Kenya: Rescued children using hydroponics to learn skills

Meet the women picking strawberries near Algiers

NL: Aftermovie merger party celebration with Agro Care and CombiVliet

China: Blueberry grower Yueming Tou Agriculture looking to get more active in horticulture industry

French initiative fosters new generation of high-tech greenhouse growers

Dealing with climate change in Spanish greenhouses

Pierre Guyomar, Prince de Bretagne

Vanilla grown in Breton greenhouses

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Malaysia: Using an aquaponics café to overcome anxiety

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Bangladesh growers turning more to cocopeat seedlings

UK: Horticulture apprenticeship scheme pilots at Tangmere

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Bangladeshi growers attempting to cultivate "early" variety of tomato

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Kenya boosting tomato production with Chinese technology

Using predatory mites in plant protection

South Africa: Michigan State University Delegation hosted at Midvaal farm

Sweden: First plants in new Agtira greenhouse

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Latvia: Is there a difference between roof vegetables and garden vegetables?

Bördegarten plans ultra-modern extension

"The new greenhouse should be another ten years ahead of the existing one"

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Jan van den Berg:

"My mission" to craft perfect vegetables

Peer Schraven (Compliment) dismisses suggestions to grow lettuce on water

"The cost price of cultivation on water is at a completely different level than outdoor cultivation"

Julián Rioja, Planasa's Commercial Director for Iberia and Africa:

"For the next strawberry season, we expect to exceed 15% of the market share in Spain"

"Our right to exist is to want to be the best"

New organic propagator looks further ahead after flying start

VitroplantSA:

Changing plant propagation in South Africa

Costa Rica: “We aim to grow in line with market trends and opportunities”

Conclusion to Horticulture Business Club's four-day trip to Agadir :

"Horticulture in Morocco makes great strides"

Growing "Super Cucumbers" in Vietnam

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Samoan growers hope that CHOGM draws attention to problems faced by small scale growers

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US (TX): School district launches Fresh Fruit and Veg program

Agrico opens indoor farm hub on Qatar's Green Island

"Hippotainer" providing fresh veg in Ukraine

First tomato plants in newest greenhouse Looije Águilas

Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) in the U.S.:

Avoiding the trap of “implementing technology for technology’s sake”

Exploring ToBRFV-resistant tomatoes in Greece

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Vietnamese man makes a profit through hydroponics

CAN: SVRSS hydroponics has first harvest

US (NJ): From doctor to plant based dietician