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back on August 11th

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Major aquaponics project underway in northeastern France

“I believe aquaponics will define the 21st century”

ACOM Lab’s role in advancing controlled-environment research

“What unites these projects is the engineering challenge behind them”

US: BrightFresh Microgreens debuts new branding and packaging

Sector | Today on social media

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Sanket Kulkarni

Mudderaboina Rohana

Lars Weber

Brinda Sreedharan

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 | 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

Sector | Aeroponics

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Malaysia: Using aeroponics to grow in the late 1990s

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

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 | 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

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?

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 | Energy

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US (NY): Renewable energy to be used in proposed vertical farming initiative

Producing tomatoes, cucumbers, and… hydrogen?

Negative power prices set to increase as solar output rises to record high
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"

Sector | Product information

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New endophytic biostimulant coming to the market

UAE: Advancements to My Farmwell App announced

US: Hydroponically grown fodder growing interest amidst droughts

Precision light and climate monitoring with a four-year warranty

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”

Sector | Breeding

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New Commercial Director announced for CN Seeds

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

Sector | Aquaponics

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

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

Sector | Container farms

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20,000 pounds of fresh greens annually for Ottawa's most vulnerable

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

Sector | Technology

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greenhub launches GreenConnect

"We are looking for skilled farms to integrate our software and develop features they need"

Ghana: UNICEF StartUp Lab welcomes four agritech ventures into its 2025 cohort
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

Sector | Hydroponics

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Government of Sint Maarten releases hydroponics course

Over 1.2 metric tons of hydroponically grown produce harvested at sea

Iowa grower chooses hydroponics over soil to reduce waste

Fighting food insecurity and climate change in Somaliland
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"

Sector | Farming systems

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US: Using AI to transform small-scale growing operations
Dyson engineers vertical strawberry system to boost UK food security

“We get two-and-a-half times uplift in the output of the greenhouses”
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

Sector | Cultivation

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"statistically significant yield increases in lettuce"

Turning blue into green: A potential role for sea urchins in greenhouse cultivation

New broad-spectrum bioinsecticide successfully enters the market
Inside the new Luke mobile phenotyping platform

First mobile plant phenotyping system with flash-induced chlorophyll fluorescence

‘Seeding Strength’ campaign to empower grower cooperatives across Asia
"we put the whole fruit in"

16 fruits and vegetables power new skincare line

Tensions in Middle East threatening global growers

Inagro offers update on PlantGoed strawberry project

Sector | Lighting

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New horticultural grow light launched

Examining the growth of cowpea microgreens under various intensities of LED lighting

New system centralises drivers for LED lamps

Taiwan: Boosting spring onion growth with LED lighting

UK: Helping growers to deal with shorter days after the Summer Solstice
38 years in the industry

"We let our customers focus on their end products without the IP concerns"
"We stand with our customers"

Hawthorne responds to Osram’s legal action against grower

Sector | Technique

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A look at the state of the CEA industry by Chris Higgins, Hort Americas

"If it is real, everything else is just noise"

Ozone as an all-round plant protection product

Strategic partnership to support mobile gully systems in North America

“We managed to reduce water use by 53%”

How heat-struck nations are growing their way out of food insecurity

How far-red light affects tomato production in greenhouse growing systems
Collaboration between Nijssen, Lab Associates and Bever Innovations

Comprehensive solution for tissue culture plants

Sector | Substrates

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Reusable substrate becomes reality with new steam-based treatment system
Ferdi van Elswijk, Profile Growing Solutions

“The substrate is more sustainable, and it enables growers to grow in a more resilient way"

Prices of many fertilisers increased

Gel plugs provide stronger early-stage development and improved final weights
Jiffy Gel webinar 13 August

Biodegradable gel substrate for enhanced crop performance

Dual wood fibre machines for sustainable substrate production

“Recirculating sounds good in theory, but the reality is much different”

Sector | Investments

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US: Hydroponics at the center of new $6M partnership

US (MT): $2,000 grant to aid school district with hydroponic garden
Why RBC is betting on vertical farms

“We believe Canada’s food producers can lead the world in sustainable, high-output agriculture”
Mbank announces program providing funding for growers

"Empowering Emirati farmers will not only support their growth but also safeguard the UAE's food future"

CAN: Vision Greens receives $75,000 in funding

Kuwait: New initiative brings hands-on vertical farming experience to students

CAN: Governments back 90 agri-food projects with major funding boost

Sector | Alternative products

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African growers embracing Chinese mushroom growing tools

Taiwan: Taichung institute turns leftover mushroom cultivation materials into resources

Australia: Abandoned train tunnel now a mushroom farm

UK: Circular mushroom grow facility completes a successful first harvest

Meeting up with Edinburgh's radical mushroom growers

Australia: Growing exotic mushrooms using sugarcane waste

UK: Mycologists on a mission to cultivate rare native mushrooms

Sector | Market information

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Bermuda: Cultivating community with aeroponics

Report offers perspectives on the current state of vertical farming

City-specific approaches to vertical farming

How startups are changing food security in the Middle East

Vietnam: Growers reap rewards of high-tech growing methods

Vertical farming industry continues to grow despite setbacks

CAN: Horticulture Diversification Program supports P.E.I. producers

Sector | Company news

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CE-Line files for bankruptcy, restart under investigation
UK mushroom grower forms partnership with distributor

"The timing aligned perfectly"

Cross Atlantic partnership hopes to aid growers

US: Little Leaf Farms introduces new Romaine Lettuce

US: Scotts Miracle-Gro announces date of third quarter results release

US: CreeLED files lawsuit claiming patent infringement
Norway’s 'first fully automated vertical farm' launches

“The model is built for strategic retailers who want tighter control of their fresh supply chains"

Sector | Events

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International conference coming to Bangalore in 2025

Germany’s AVF and India's Christ University sign MoU to advance vertical farming education

Lighting deep dive to take place at CEA Summit East 2025
Friday, July 25:

Global Vertical Farming Show to host free webinar

UK: Bartlett student, alumnus win first prize in vertical farm architecture competition
bring a sweater

Cultivate trends and take-aways: AI, politics, labour, sustainability

India: Horti Utsav 2025 celebration highlights need for modern growing tools

NL: Dates announced for DigitaliseringsEvent 2025

Sector | Education and Research

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US (WI): YMCA assisting with youth hydroponics initiative

US: UF/IFAS Greenhouse course start dates announced

Study helps urban farmers create 'light recipe' to increase crop yield

A closer look at the germination characterization of microgreens

Introducing a promising new crop: the Jack Bean

NL: Wageningen University opens registration for 2026 Vertical Farming course
Fruit of Knowledge's modular, five-stage system

“It’s about understanding what makes a fruit possible"

Sector | Retail

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Delhaize now sells Belgian strawberries in a new cardboard container

Carrefour has agreed to sell its loss-making business in Italy
SPAR Hungary's franchise network reached 313 locations nationwide at the end of June

Tesco: "Free fruit available for kids in Tesco stores from 4th-17th August"
Comeos: More than 58% of all vegetables sold in supermarkets are grown in Belgium

Lidl GB: Later this year, we’ll be opening our 1,000th store in Great Britain
Wimbledon did help get strawberries back on shoppers' minds - Kantar

M&S: First ever airside food store in partnership with Heathrow
Emart 24 will introduce the unmanned fruit refrigerator ‘Pinkkio’

Tesco Fruit & Veg for Schools aims to provide around 16mln pieces of fruit and vegetables
M&S birthday treats: A punnet of grapes

Marks & Spencer: Melon mania has LANDED!
Ocado Group has posted robust first-half results

Auchan will sell 19 stores in its home market to Germany's Lidl

Sector | Grower in the Spotlight

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India: Pune youth grows saffron in containers, expands to Cordyceps mushrooms

US (NJ): Teens win YMCA award to lead change in Monroe Township

Singaporean vertical grower seeks inspiration from New Zealand's agriculture industry

US (MI): Fighting food insecurity in Saginaw

UK: Green shoots sprouting up for vertical farmer

Jordan: Growing year round in one of Earth's driest regions

South Korea: Battling through climate challenges to ensure a fresh supply of vegetables

Sector | New projects and expansions

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US (IA): Edible Garden introduces new Prairie Hills facility

Iran: Using homemade nanobubble generators to grow hydroponic strawberries

US (VA): Non-profit launches AI-powered vertical farming initiative

Malaysia: Hydroponic initiative launched to fight food insecurity

Saudi Arabia: NEOM project gets completed greenhouse

US (SC): Construction begins on hydroponic project to boost domestic vegetable growth
Orius develops gravity simulator to study plant growth for space farming

“Space forces us to rethink how we use resources”