The new season is now beginning with the harvest of the first peppers, cucumbers, lettuce, and radishes in the greenhouses and polytunnels of LGV. This year, the harvest has started a little late because the vegetables have received too little sunlight, especially in recent months. Energy costs are among…
The effect of LED supplementary lighting at various intensities on winter-grown watermelon plants was evaluated to identify the optimal level for enhancing growth, yield, and quality. The plants were exposed to three lighting conditions: natural daylight (con-trol) and LED supplementary lighting at 900…
With a production of almost 3 million plants per year, of which about 50% are artichokes, the Italian company Microplant, based in Cesena in the Emilia-Romagna region, needed to expand and improve its propagation laboratory. “It’s been fully operational for a few weeks now,” says Mauro Masini, one of the…
The merger of ISO and TTA has created a company with two CEOs. Is that special? Jan Bakker and Martin Maasland laugh. They have just discovered during the video meeting that, without consultation, they are both wearing green jerseys. Coincidence, in other words. The choice of two CEOs is no coincidence.…
Van der Hoeven Horticultural Projects has a rich history of greenhouse innovation dating back more than 70 years. As other Netherlands-based greenhouse companies concentrated on expanding their Dutch manufacturing capabilities, Van der Hoeven — known among U.S. growers as simply “VDH” — chose a different…
At Fruit Logistica, Xarvio Field Manager for Fruit & Veggies was officially introduced. The introduction of the crop optimization platform comes from BASF Digital Farming. Xarvio Field Manager supports growers in key markets worldwide for growing cereals, maize, and rice. The crop optimization platform…
Tom Prins will start as the new team coordinator/policy specialist of Plant Health for Glastuinbouw Nederland from 17 March 2025. He will be inducted in the coming months by current interim team coordinator/policy specialist Henk van Daalen. Prins comes from a family of growers from Berkel en Rodenrijs. In…
The Strawberry Group of the Andalusian Institute for Agricultural, Fisheries, Food, and Organic Production Research, and Training (Ifapa) has published the varietal distribution estimate for Huelva’s 2024/25 strawberry season, a document that informs the sector on the evolution of the varieties that are…
“Last week marked a turning point for the tomato market,” according to a professional from the sector. After a month of poor prices in February, the tomato market in France suddenly seems to be brightening up. “Generally speaking, prices have been poor for all origins – Southern Europe, Benelux, North…
Agro Care Growers has acquired a majority stake in the Scandinavian leading fruit vegetable grower Nordic Greens. The acquisition is pending approval by the respective competition authorities. Nordic Greens Salat (the salad company that was established in 2022) and part of the cucumber business will…
Gordon D. Rowe III has been appointed as the new Director of Sales and Business Development at Hoffman Nursery. Gordon joins Hoffman Nursery from IUNU, where he served as Director of Special Operations. Gordon D. Rowe III “We are thrilled to welcome Gordon to our leadership team,” said Craig Reynolds, COO…
Tomato prices are cautiously rising. In week 9, VBT median prices reached €1.916 per kilo for loose tomatoes and €1.485 per kilo for vine tomatoes. However, these prices remain below the five-year average. The average price for cucumbers dropped in week 9 to 45.1 euro cents per unit, also falling below the…