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GreenTech Amsterdam 2025: Addressing horticultural challenges with technology

Take Root Bio Technologies' Kirk Siderman-Wolter:

“Revenue diversification isn’t just a hedge against risk, it’s a growth engine”

From vertical layers to greenhouse rows

Delphy explores efficient cucumber propagation in greenhouse vertical farming trial

Dutch Greenhouse Delta accelerates international horticulture partnerships during GreenTech week

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

US (NY): Vertical grower supplies restaurants across Brooklyn

US (CO): Aiding adults of all abilities to find work

UK: On a mission to make microgreens mainstream in Witham

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"

“We believe Farming-as-a-Service is the future”

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 | Aeroponics

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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

IN: Inspired by Kashmir, man grows saffron in his house

Sector | Today on social media

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Matthew Reinhart

Emirates Bustanica

Bloemteknik

Growcer

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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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

Netherlands: Specialized machinery for a specialized industry

Sector | Energy

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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

Report says that energy is a top priority for CEA growers

Sector | Aquaponics

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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

University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff using aquaponics to aid food security

Namibian vocational training boosted through aquaponic systems

US: $500 grant enables third grade class in aquaponics course

Sector | Packaging

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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”
JBT Proseal:

"For every million trays sealed with our equipment, up to 10 tons of plastic is saved"

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 | Substrates

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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

An introduction to the root zone microbiome

Sector | Technique

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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?

US: ams OSRAM initiates legal proceedings to protect LED patent rights

UK: Trade bodies call for urgent government action amidst cost crisis

Sector | Hydroponics

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"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

Using hydroponics to aid a pollinator garden

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 | Technology

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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
Vyverberg buys greenhouse to show it can be done

Energy-neutral growing in a fully controlled environment

Sector | Farming systems

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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

South Korea: New vertical farming system introduced

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 | Investments

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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

US (PA): Over $1.1M awarded to environmental education projects

Turks & Caicos: $20,000 agriculture grants now available through Department of Agriculture

Sector | Education and Research

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India: Growing crops without soil or sunlight

Mechanistic insights into Eu(III) uptake in hydroponically grown sand oat

US (CA): Teaching through use of a hydroponic garden

Looking at how abiotic stress affects hydroponically grown leafy greens

Looking at the quality of strawberry cultivars grown indoors

US: University trial conducted on beneficial plant microbes

Malaysia: ‘Grow & Give’ initiative launched to create experience in hydroponic growing

Sector | Market information

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Malaysia: Reducing the reliance on imported foods

Why future-ready leadership demands strategic discomfort

Office smart farms aid Singapore's 30.30 vision

Barbados' quest to revolutionize growing moves closer to becoming a reality
of course in Japan

The $16 tomato with a resume

Production of local vegetables declines in Singapore

New report challenges councils to cultivate ambition for community food growing across UK

Sector | Lighting

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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"
ams OSRAM against Nature Fresh Farms

Legal move sends shockwaves through LED supply chain

NL: New sensor provides real-time insight into full light spectrum

Sector | Grower in the Spotlight

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US (NM): A look inside Enchanted Farms Mushrooms

US (AL): From chicken farmer to hydroponic greenhouses
From ICU to indoor farming:

“Many of my patients faced chronic conditions that could've been prevented with better nutrition”

US (FL): Le Roots Urban Farm co-founder shares smart grocery strategies on Bloom

UAE: Keeping crops fresh and clean through vertical growing

Ghana: The community impact of aquaponic growing

US (CA): "We grow anything we can get our hands on"

Sector | Company news

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Post-harvest solutions 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”

GrowGeneration begins major international expansion
Bowery Farming’s Bethlehem facility equipment hits the auction block

“Our auctions offer small companies access to state-of-the-art equipment”

Gardin and Ridder present new integrated product offering
Shifting focus to custom projects:

"Vertical farming should be more than just container cultivation”

NL: New partnership to bring high efficiency boilers to growers

Sector | Retail

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Carrefour is looking for interested parties for its operations in Italy - Sources

Asda cafés: New dishes including smashed avocado on toast
Ocado Group among the top 100 most innovative companies in Europe by Fortune and Statista

Finland: First EUROSPAR supermarket
Tesco: Increased first quarter sales across Ireland and UK

Co-op is marking the British tomato season with a brand-new produce offer
Cibus: Acquisition of a grocery store in the Netherlands and one in Denmark

Carrefour Spain aims to open at least 100 stores this year
Morrisons has cut emissions by 20% across its UK farming supply chain

Colruyt is in the final stages of selling its 101 French stores

Spar wants a bigger slice of Ireland's €15bn grocery market

Reports shows cheapest supermarket in the UK

Sector | Events

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take a coffee (or two) and enjoy

Photo Report: GreenTech 2025

TMU researchers awarded $5M to revolutionize berry farming in Canada

Dates, location announced for Urban Agri World Summit 2025

Final hours of GreenTech 2025

Another Dutch train strike on Friday

First-ever Americas Agricultural Forum will mirror G7 summit

GreenTech day 2 update

Sector | New projects and expansions

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Germany: Dürr gets involved in vertical growing

Indoor farm launched in Moldova to aid Ukrainian refugees

WDG Farm begins construction of largest smart farm complex in South Korea

Algeria: Design in place for 112 meter tall vertical farming facility

Indoor hydroponics farm set-up at School of Agriculture (SOA), Uttaranchal University, Dehradun

Bahamas to construct five new hydroponic facilities

“The Plant will facilitate innovation that is not only cutting-edge but also inclusive and scalable”