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200+ sensors and two indoor climate cells support data-driven trials at Proefcentrum Hoogstraten

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From a backyard shed to Michelin-starred menus

"Our persistence kept us moving forward"

US (MD): Students win $100K prize for AI-powered modular hydroponic farming system

Australia: Finding new approaches to vertical growing

UK: Switching substrates could aid strawberry industry to decrease emissions

US: Pulling profits with plants, fish, and a good business plan

Looking at the suitability of using nut shells as soilless substrates in aquaponic systems

Sector | Breeding

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NL: Enza Zaden opens state-of-the-art R&D facility and new energy center

What do Katy Perry and chickpea plants have in common?
Arizona State University:

US: Newly bred compact tomato offers potential for vertical farming

Study looks at the quality of seeds in different crop management systems

UK: Precision breeding enables tomato growth in vertical farming

Opening of new hydroponic breeding facility
Jan van den Berg:

"It is my mission to craft perfect vegetables"

Sector | Climate control

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Hortipar and Bimco Holland enter exclusive partnership

How Desert Aire’s HVACD systems support consistency in vertical farming

Utilizing air purification technology designed for astronauts in horticulture

New CO2 capture technology available for growers

US: Using fog to aid CEA growers

Air fumigation battles mold problems in vertical farm

Avoiding peak demand and blackouts in cooling systems

Sector | Hybrid solutions

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Australian plant monitoring structures to see space

What is the future of strawberries in TCEA farming?

New water soluble fertilizer launched at HortiContact

Ledgnd updating platform to allow growers to understand their plants

UAE: Food Tech Valley and Badia Farms signs agreement to implement hybrid food models

Sector | Home growing devices

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Australia: Helping families to grow their own food inside apartment buildings

What are the benefits of adaptable plant growth chambers?

How will food be grown in space?

CAN (MB): "Seeing our community enjoy homegrown lettuce is a dream come true"

Sector | Aeroponics

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Creating a nutrient solution supply device for aeroponic growing

Orange County Convention Center goes green with aeroponics

Using aeroponics to turn a rooftop into a saffron farm

Engineer turned grower uses aeroponics to make a difference

A robot invention that sprays a fine mist of water and nutrients directly onto the roots

Pakistan: Aeroponics termed future of sustainable agriculture

India: University students undertake aeroponic saffron growth project

Sector | Today on social media

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Crysp Farms

Urban Farm Tech Sdn Bhd

Valoya (Greenlux Lighting Solutions)

Charmmon Romero

Successful solution for substrate free growing?

Thirsty Roots

Pflanzentheke

Sector | Algae

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US: New edible algae cultivation facility introduces sustainable smart farming to Spirulina

A sustainable approach to micro-algae based processes

Using technology to control microalgae

Sector | Suppliers

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Thanks to Ria, no more gaps:

Accordion mesh with a personal twist
Paauw Industrial Refrigeration completes numerous projects for fresh produce logistics providers

"As a team, we work as one, allowing us to accomplish a lot"
Airlux Technologies:

Beyond the name change: Staying ahead of emerging trends that are influencing indoor growing

New material platform unlocks the potential of natural pest control agents

New Italian soil and water analysis laboratory

"Building trust is what it's about in the current industry"

Greenhouse sector anticipates more investments in 2025

Sector | Energy

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Carlos Reuven and Co ten Wolde, Digital Energy

Using heat from AI data centers to warm greenhouses

US (OH): Using data center waste to power sustainable food cultivation
Strong relationships over sales:

The family values behind J.C. van der Spek Greenhouse Services
Inside PeachyKeen’s off-grid vertical farm pilot in Scotland:

"If this works in a 100-year-old building, there's no reason why it can't work on high streets"

Ukrainian vertical farm heats itself using LED lighting

India: Hydroponic grower using solar power to save money

Batteries as a revenue model and solution

Sector | Product information

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US: New growing tower launched for indoor growers
Canadian consumers ask for locally grown produce

“It’s such a good feeling to see the pull in demand”
AeroFarms brings new varietal to U.S. retail shelves:

“Micro Bok Choy was a natural next step”

Optimizing light, heat, and moisture with greenhouse covers

The power of ozone

Fresh Salad Co recalls spinach and rocket products over E. coli risk
Irrisense: efficiency, sustainability, and optimal productivity

A new way to irrigate soilless crops

Sector | Cultivation

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Inagro offers update on PlantGoed strawberry project
Biodegradable solutions and a grower-decision tool

Wageningen University & Research proves circular plastics in horticulture works

Looking at the responses of hydroponically grown thyme to short-term salinity stress

US: How 80 Acres Farms uses Zayndu's plasma-activated air technology
From Wolverhampton to the world:

Aptisens’ Ion-sensing technology that completely moves away from lab testing

Bringing plug-and-play IoT to the field with simplicity and scalability
Mike Sacomano, founder of Agrowtek:

"Scaling up brings new challenges in post-harvest management and perpetual production cycles"

Sector | Packaging

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JASA’s Joost Somford on packaging evolution

"What we see now is not a return to paper, but a new development path"

A new technology for extending the shelf life of produce

US (MA): Fresh fix on the way for greens that spoil too soon

UQ develops biodegradable food packaging
Demo days at ARCO

Efficient packaging of fresh herbs

Certified compostable PLU sticker advances sustainable packaging
Proseal's Thomas Reimann:

“Our focus on sustainability, flexibility, and efficiency helps CEA and vertical farms optimise their packaging and distribution processes”

Sector | Aquaponics

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Jamaica: High school aquaponics project receives government support
Bruce Carman on engineering modular micro-environments for urban food production

“You can keep adding capsules to your overall operation as finances permit”

US (ID): Tackling a "big, messy" aquaponics project

Aquaponics system gifted to US Virgin Islands celebrated by Governor

Thailand: Wolffia superfood boosted through NSTDA’s research and partnerships

Looking at how lettuce grows in aquaponic systems

Aquaponics could play a role in the future of Rwandan growing

Sector | Substrates

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“Some growers don’t want to wait - they want the machines now”

Expanding choices in stone wool substrates with no more dry tops
Floragard’s return to the U.S. Market:

A renewed commitment to growers from coast to coast

US (MN): Biochar momentum builds ahead of USBI’s 2025 conference

Minneapolis breaks ground on North America’s first city-run biochar facility

New engineered media slab solutions for hydroponic growing systems released
Sinterra develops substrate-free plant pot

Eliminating one of the most traditional elements in growing

Sector | Container farms

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US (MO): University City High School installs smart farm container
Anu CEO, Scott Massey on sequencing and scalability

“You can’t put the seed pod before the system”

Hippotainer’s breakthrough: Winning the Wageningen Entrepreneurship Grant

NL: Container farm project wins Wageningen award
Leafy Green Farms:

"We are 99% more water efficient than traditional growers"

Fighting corporate greenwashing with an on-site subscription model

How container farms are shaping the future of sustainable food production

Sector | Hydroponics

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Building a daily hydroponics podcast that’s all signal, no noise

“Insights per minute is the most valuable metric a podcaster should be concerned with”

"The only dynamic (and affordable) spacing system currently available for soilless cultivation"
Germany:

"Hydroponics is part of the solution for saving resources"

NASA demonstrates passive hydroponics in microgravity aboard the International Space Station

Using hyperspectral imaging to boost hydroponic crop protection

US (PA): Temple University gets hydroponics system installed by Engineers for Climate Action

Philippines: Inmates get a fresh start through hydroponics

Sector | Farming systems

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Take Root Bio Technologies' Kirk Siderman-Wolter:

“Revenue diversification isn’t just a hedge against risk, it’s a growth engine”
Take Root Bio Technologies' Kirk Siderman-Wolter:

“Too many vertical farms have been built on an unsustainable business model”

“The Aeroframe will allow us to save approximately 30% on upfront CAPEX”
Green Automation Americas celebrates 10 Years:

From the Arctic to the Americas: How Finnish lettuce farming took root abroad
Insights from a global CEA partner from Shenzhen:

Segmenting growing zones and creating different lighting recipes
Ocean Filaments, India:

Recyclable wire solutions for smarter greenhouses

Vertical greenhouse for microgreens launched in Almaty industrial zone

Sector | Technology

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Ronald Thijssen, Ammerlaan Construction

“Building a leafy greens facility starts with production goals and cultivation decisions, not technical specifications”
Enhancing consumer transparency and greenhouse efficiency

Water Garden Farms as pilot for new digital farming platform launched by CEAd and Siemens
Structurally and scalably offering research and training

Artechno and HortiTech join forces in partnership

India: Kudumbashree creates centralised technology bank to innovate its farm livelihood enterprises

Google introduces live translation during video calls

Giving growers greater adaptability in technology

Iranian nanobubble technology eliminates need for crop protection agents

Sector | Technique

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New microgreens harvester increases efficiency and reduces manual work

NL: Experts to assess the quality of strawberries from indoor farms

JB Group welcomes new CTO
Griffin Greenhouse Supplies steady presence in greenhouse industry

"We understand how to grow a crop in a controlled environment and can apply that knowledge to different segments"

Engineering efficiencies in vertical farming: a whole-systems approach

“If you burn out, the whole system collapses”

How will lighting impact the future of commercial horticulture?

Sector | Alternative products

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India seeing the rise of exotic mushrooms in agriculture

China: Growing mushrooms beneath forest canopies

Turning fungus into a fortune in Ethiopia

The hillside mushroom farm that shares land with a Buddhist monastery

NL: "39 bottlenecks on a list full of challenges with crop protection"
HidroBlue

"The silent revolution in agricultural water disinfection that reduces annual maintenance costs by up to 40%"

Malaysia: Local grower runs profitable mushroom farm

Sector | Market information

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Vertical farms moving towards growing berries after bankruptcies

India: Meghalaya Chief Minister assures support for local growers

India: Making growing possible without soil or seasons

What is the future of agriculture in South Africa?

Indian Minister of Agriculture pledges to aid farmer community

CAN: Indoor farming helps community members bring healthy food to northern Manitoba

US (NJ): Lawmakers advance legislation aimed at expanding urban farming

Sector | Investments

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US (SC): Grant awarded to aid prisoners with training in vertical farming

US (MI): Boys and Girls Club awarded grant for hydroponic education program

US (CA): New $240,000 grant aims to revolutionize agriculture in California's Imperial Valley

CAN: Homegrown Innovation Challenge launches $20M grant to support local food production

Nigeria: Lagos government earmarks N$150m to support 35 agribusiness startups

South Africa: Non-profit organization launches fundrasing campaign for oyster mushroom farm

South Korea: Daejeon City secures 11.5B Won in funding for smart farms

Sector | Lighting

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"We stand with our customers"

Hawthorne responds to Osram’s legal action against grower
Hishtil x Hortiv Megalight collaboration

"Improved seedling quality, up to 50% energy savings, and better space efficiency"

New 4-channel light introduced for growers
Crocus Labs' Dr. Prashanth Makaram:

“Our system is designed to integrate with virtually any existing multi-channel lighting setup"

NLight debuts high-performance RV1600 at GreenTech 2025

South Korea: "When the war in Ukraine is over, we will pass on smart farm technology"
Aranet and Ledgnd launch real-time spectrum sensor for indoor growers

"You can't optimize what you can't measure"

Sector | Company news

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Sparsholt College installs IAG’s GrowFrame360 to advance vertical farming education

Edible Garden announces new VP of Finance

Companies collaborate to integrate circular CO₂ in algae production in Iceland
Frank Hessing, Hessing Supervers:

“We are coming from a labor-intensive industry and are going to a capital-intensive industry”

Innovation Agritech group kicks off recruitment drive

Sormac debuts CH-30 harvester and OptiPro automation for CEA leafy greens
Babylon Micro-Farms reports growth across institutional sectors

“This rise is fueled by continued product innovation, a proven business model, and the strength of our partnerships”

Sector | Education and Research

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China: Optimizing tomato production for vertical farming

China: Examining aquaponics as a method for sustainable food production

India: Tripura government begins experimenting with hydroponic growing

Philippines: Cultivating hope with Smart Hydroponics

Scientists want to create vegetables that ripen - when you're ready to eat them

Canadian researchers enter final phase of Agri-Food Challenge

US (NV): Middle schoolers dive into STEM with hydroponics and high-tech tools

Sector | Retail

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Amazon plans to invest £40bln in the UK

Kantar: UK sales of mangoes and blueberries climbing by 27% and 10% each
Magnum is shutting down operations in Uzbekistan

Brand-new celebration of Scottish-grown berries
Stewarts of Tayside will double the number of raspberries it supplies to Asda

First large-scale Waitrose supermarket in seven years
Aldi has announced an updated list of priority locations across the UK

Farm Price to acquire 2 grocery and vegetable businesses
Foodstuffs saw a slight rise in the produce category

Zepto quadrupling fresh produce supply chain
Tesco's next big trend in mushrooms: Unique Lion’s Mane variety

Colruyt Group sells 81 French supermarkets to Groupement Mousquetaires
Carrefour is looking for interested parties for its operations in Italy - Sources

Asda cafés: New dishes including smashed avocado on toast

Sector | Grower in the Spotlight

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US (AK): Carving out a niche in the market through microgreens

US (MA): End in sight for "poorly thought-out" hydroponic farm

Tanzania: Using Chinese mushrooms to earn a livelihood
NC State’s Moein Moosavi recognized for advancing vertical strawberry propagation

"We've now achieved over 1,200 daughter plants per square meter in a compact indoor system"

UAE: Setting a standard for sustainability based dining

Indian high school prepares meals using hydroponics

India: Member of the former Odisha Royal Family uses hydroponics to grow exotic vegetables

Sector | Events

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US: Opening keynote panel announced for CEA Summit East 2025

Event recap video for TomatoTech Innovation Summit

Looking back at GreenTech Amsterdam 2025

Two days of HortiContact connects the greenhouse horticulture sector

US: Kansas State University to host Smart Farm Challenge Precision Agriculture Workshop

US: First Americas Agriculture forum wraps up

South Africa: Smart technology to be the focus of Namco Cape 2025

Sector | New projects and expansions

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Major produce group considered for vertical farms under solar panels in Sexbierum

US (FL): Vocational microgreens program for adults with autism launched
Ambitas' Martin Balaz:

"We design with reusability and long-term adaptability in mind”

Azerbaijan, Turkey to use indoor farming in reforestation efforts

Desert Aire expands warehouse space to meet demand

Germany: Dürr gets involved in vertical growing

Indoor farm launched in Moldova to aid Ukrainian refugees