This week, Ron Lemaire, president of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA), represented the fresh produce supply chain as a participant in the Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) G7 shoulder event, the 2025 Americas Agriculture & Food Security Forum, June 16-17 in…
From her backyard microgreens setup in Lilburn, Georgia, Veronica Gomez is quietly reshaping how people think about food. What started as a personal pivot from cardiac nursing has grown into a community-focused model for wellness, education, and sustainability. At the heart of Pure Sprout Microgreens is…
Despite the expansion of greenhouses and intensive orchards in Armenia, locally grown fruits and vegetables are often more expensive than imports. A key reason: a large share of Armenian produce, such as apricots, cherries, tomatoes, and strawberries, is exported, primarily to Russia, leaving the…
On the 5th of June, growers and industry professionals gathered in Almería for an insightful session focused on optimizing climate control inside greenhouses. The event, hosted by CIT Coexphal, highlighted the benefits of Phormium climate screens, bringing together technical expertise and grower…
JD.com sets new record for 618 Grand Promotion: Over 2.2bln orders placed, more than 100% year-on-year growth in shoppersJD.com announced that it achieved record-breaking results during the 2025 JD.com 618 Grand Promotion, the company’s anniversary and China’s largest mid-year shopping festival. During…
Hans Kristian Westrum, Founder and Chief Growth Officer of Soil Steam and his company, is spearheading a promising shift in how growers treat and reuse substrates. For years, Soil Steam has specialized in high-temperature treatments that eliminate pathogens from soil. However, in recent months, Hans and…
Amoéba has gained final approval of its biocontrol active substance by the European Commission as a low-risk substance. This approval is the result of a five-year European validation process, the final administrative stages of which took place in the first half of 2025. In January 2025, EFSA published on…
Experiments lead to a greater understanding, deeper insights, and sometimes they even bear fruit. That was certainly the case last summer at the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), where researchers nurtured a dozen tomato plants. Tucked into a corner on the second…
Small fruit crops in west central Michigan continue developing under variable weather conditions. Early in the season, the region experienced hot spring days followed by sudden drops in nighttime temperatures, leading to sporadic spring frost damage in blueberries and other fruit crops. Over the past…
GreenTech Amsterdam 2025 once again proved itself as a platform for the global horticulture community. The event welcomed over 11,800 visitors and saw a notable shift in audience composition, with increased attendance from growers, breeders, investment companies, and retail professionals. All six…
Sollum Technologies has announced an upcoming live webinar hosted by Greenhouse Grower, featuring Abhay Thosar, Chief Horticulture Specialist, and Matthew Bonavita, Vice President of Sales for the US market. The event will explore how Sollum’s 100% dynamic LED lighting solution helps greenhouse growers…
Voting is now open for the HortNZ board directors’ election. Nine candidates are standing to fill three vacancies on the HortNZ board: Simon Cook, Shane Flynn, Tom Keefe, Dermott Malley, Lochie McNally, John Murphy, Carol Palmer, Erin Simpson and Shaun Vickers. HortNZ is encouraging all eligible growers…