Unrelenting rain has left flower and vegetable traders in Chikkaballapur district and Bengaluru’s KR Market counting their losses, with flowers, fruits, and leafy greens suffering significant damage. “Almost 50% of my flowers rotted in the past two days,” lamented Suresh Gowda, a flower trader from…
Edwin van der Knaap brings many years of international experience in designing and optimizing the production of a wide range of crops. He is widely regarded as a leading expert in this field and has been appointed as the new Chief Product Officer. Anton Klunder joins as an investor and will serve as…
Wadsworth Control Systems has announced Predictive Weather, a service that aims to enhance the Seed control system with proactive weather forecasting. Using precise, localized data, Predictive Weather anticipates and reacts to shifts in temperature, humidity, wind, and precipitation, before the weather…
On 25 – 26 – 27 March 2025 the 5th edition of GreenTech Americas will take place in Querétaro Mexico. GreenTech Americas is the meeting place for all professionals involved in horticultural technology in Mexico and the American continent. To give a Dutch start or scale-up the opportunity to be part of…
The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Typhimurium infections linked to American/slicer cucumbers grown by Agrotato, S.A. de C.V. in Sonora, Mexico. As of November 26, 2024, a total of 68 people infected with the outbreak…
The end of January 2024 involved several advancements from robotic solutions helping to optimize greenhouse operations, to sustainable practices looking at the future ahead. At France’s Sival trade show, Aisprid introduced Leafy, an autonomous tomato deleafer, while Mexican strawberry growers embraced…
Still unfamiliar with Ontario’s Crop Protection Hub and want to know more about it? Then join the Greenhouse Floriculture IPM Specialist and Cara McCreary (Greenhouse Vegetable IPM Specialist) for a live demonstration Thursday, Dec. 12 at noon. This demo will apply to greenhouse vegetable and…
Nate Downey is a self-styled “aquaponics evangelical.” The food production system pairs raising fish with crop cultivation: Nutrient-rich aquaculture water from fish tanks feed hydroponically grown plants. Downey’s particular fascination with the growing method took off several years ago, prompting him…
Recently, the annual Anhui Greenhouse Horticulture Event took place in Hefei City. During this gathering, Bom Group’s Ruben Kalkman and Dazheng Li presented their company’s activities in China to an audience that included the Governor of Anhui, government officials from key cities in the province,…
Ageye has secured a strategic investment from Mann+Hummel. This collaboration combines Ageye’s automation and AI-driven crop analytics with Mann+Hummel’s filtration and disinfection expertise to tackle key challenges in indoor farming. Charles Vaillant, Chief Technology & Chief Digital Officer at…
“When it comes to high-wire crops, advancements in climate control, technology, and genetics often take center stage, while one crucial factor tends to get overlooked: labor,” say Marco Joseph and Ben van den Bos from Marco Joseph Consulting. They explain that while having a better climate,…
Two glasshouses, one permanent and one temporary, have been built as part of Kew’s project to renovate Kew’s Palm House and Waterlily House. While neither is open to visitors, the Propagation and Decant Glasshouses have been designed for the cultivation of tropical plants during the upcoming renovation…