First of all, the largest amount of greenhouse agriculture in Europe is actually in the Mediterranean region. read more
First of all, the largest amount of greenhouse agriculture in Europe is actually in the Mediterranean region. But I won't deny that The Netherlands has a big concentration of greenhouse horticulture, and that the industry is amazingly internationally competitive, to the point where I can buy Dutch tomatoes in California. read more
Just like in the U.S., peppers and tomatoes are popular greenhouse-grown vegetables in the Netherlands. While participating in Bayer CropScience’s Vegetable Future Forum in Germany in December, American Vegetable Grower had an opportunity to take a short trip to the Netherlands and tour two greenhouses. read more
There were serious problems with providing adequate and balanced heat in these early greenhouses. Today, the Netherlands has many of the largest greenhouses in the world, some of them so vast that they are able to produce millions of vegetables every year. read more