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Master Hydroponics Grower - Bethesda (MD) USA

Commercial Director - ROA (To be based in Malaysia)

Senior Grower Leafy Greens & Herbs - Moss, Norway

Grower - Zurich, Switzerland

Grower - Oxnard (CA) USA

Business Controller - Finance, Chile or Mexico

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Assistant Crop Manager - Tasmania

Post-Harvest Quality Manager - Europe

Volumes and colors continue to grow on California finger limes

The California finger lime season has begun and volumes of the specialty citrus item continue to grow. “We’re increasing our volumes year after year because we’ve planted new trees…

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Master Hydroponics Grower - Bethesda (MD) USA

Heat hits yields on niche black raspberry volumes

While black raspberries in Oregon headed into the season looking strong, the recent heat wave is having an effect though largely on volume and not quality. “We were just…

Nature Fresh Farms and University of Windsor

New partnership aims to bring clean transportation

Nature Fresh Farms joins the University of Windsor in its long-haul vehicle transportation sustainability project to help achieve advancements in energy efficient shipping.…

Biodegradable mandarin bags selected as finalist in eco awards

Jac. Vandenberg, Inc. is honored to have its SUNRAYS® Mandarin BIO bags selected as one of the finalists in the Snack Category in NCW Magazine's 2021 Eco-Excellence Awards™.…

Pacific Northwest:

Pears and grapes survive extreme heat, drought is still a concern

Last week’s heatwave thoroughly shook the Pacific Northwest. However, in the Rogue Valley, heat is just one of the problems facing local orchards and…

Salix Fruits hires new country manager for India

Salix Fruits, a fresh fruits importer and exporter, has hired Raed Kazi as country manager for India. Of Indian origin and with experience in export management…

Frutacloud's first Washington cherries this season arrive in China

Many parts in the Northwest of the United States are seeing scorching temperatures. On the first day that high temperatures were recorded, Portland, Oregon, saw a record…

Deciphering US produce labels and codes

It is the responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration for assuring that foods sold in the US are safe, wholesome and properly labeled for either…

Fedefruta analyzes the lack of labor in Chilean fruit growing

A survey carried out by the Federation of Fruit Producers of Chile, Fedefruta, reveals that the lack of workers for agricultural work, especially in fruit…

Citrus Research Board Awarded $3.4 Million to Fund HLB Research

The Citrus Research Board (CRB) has been awarded $3,438,059 in funding from the Huanglongbing Multi-Agency Coordination Group (HLB MAC) to support its…

Special Automation

Robot on the cutting edge of improving organic farming

Strawberries are a crop often targeted by all kinds of pests. “We're focusing on strawberries,” said Adam Stager of TRIC Robotics. “The pests that we're…

At Forbes THRIVE Future of Food Summit

Autonomous Pivot & Bloomfield Robotics win Innovation Icon Award

SVG Ventures and Forbes have announced that Israeli-based Autonomous Pivot and US-based Bloomfield Robotics’ are the two winners of the Innovation Icon Award…

Global Focus Soft/Stonefruit

Best AGF:

"Greengrocers' strawberries and nice, large, loose cherries are tastier than those in trays in supermarkets"

"Summer fruits were doing great in early June," says Michel van den Berg of the Dutch wholesaler, Best AGF. "Strawberry prices were high. But the fruit sold because people…

Retail

Dreamstime

Jeff Bezos stepped down as Amazon CEO

U.S.-based investment company mulls a bid for supermarket chain Morrisons

US: Chief Economist says NRF revised forecast because ‘great uncertainty’ has transformed into clear recoveryAs retailers head into the second half of 2021, the “great…

The high production of mangoes destined for processing in Mexico forces juicers to limit their stockpiling

The high production of mangoes not suitable for export in Mexico, which has been mainly used for the production of juices has forced the country's juicers to…

Michel in Belgium:

"This year's summer fruit is of excellent quality"

"Things are going quite well," says Stefan Bosmans of Michel. This Belgian wholesaler specializes in strawberries and other soft fruit. "This year's summer…

D. Zonneveld Transport, the Netherlands:

Protecting profits, despite rising prices

When discussing challenges in the transport world, Peter van Velden can list several. Peter owns D. Zonneveld Transport in the Netherlands. "You have to be on your toes…

Stoller

An organic solution to combat and minimize stress in plants

Currently, stress caused by climatic factors is estimated to cause up to 50% of the annual global production losses. In a world with ever-present climatic fluctuations, with…

Chris Chinn - Cobrey Farms

"There is no significant frost damage, but the timing may cause a slight gap in supply"

The blueberry harvest is under way in the Wye Valley with the early crop from the tunnels. This is around a week later than last year which was a bit early. "The tunnel…

Benoît Motais, Consentio

Competition for the most beautiful fruit and vegetables aisles in France

For the Year of the Fruit and Vegetables, Consentio has organized a contest to highlight the most beautiful aisles of fruit and vegetables in France. “With the media ‘Je Bosse…

“Safe-D Vento 2 addresses the weather challenges that table grapes and soft fruits face”

The use of anti-rain plastic covering is very common in cultivations like table grapes, cherries and soft fruits in general. Protection from weather and management of light…

Robert van der Pol

"Timber prices could still quadruple"

Palletbedrijf van der Pol produces about 3,000 pallets and more than 200 crates every day. This Dutch company has invested quite a lot in automation in recent years. That's to…

Aralux by Agriplast

Mineral loads for diffused light films

Diffused light films are the most popular way to obtain an optimal temperature control in climatic areas characterized by high solar radiation. Diffusion has various positive…

Drewry

World Container Index - 01 July 2021

Container freight rates up more than three-fold in 12 months

Container freight rates are continuing to rise to record levels due to ongoing disruption to global supply chains. The Drewry World Container Index (WCI) increased 4.2% over the…

Bheki and Nathi Nene – Sebenzangamandla/Gugulethu Farm

Successful land reform: KwaZulu-Natal community keep their eyes on the prize

Growing up in the Middelrus community of Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal, where many worked on the commercial potato and maize farms belonging to white farmers, farming was not what…

FGA strengthens their grape offer with GESEX and Pura Fruit alliance

Fruit Grower Alianza (FGA), the UK/European office of Gesex announce the creation of PURA GESEX, an alliance of Pura Fruit, formerly Agrícola San José de Piura, and Defrusa,…

Barguna district, Bangladesh

Black plum harvest confirms farmer’s success

Ahsan Habib is a former presidential award winner for cultivating watermelons and vegetables. He is now making a name in Barguna with his black plum trees.…

Vietnam: Tay Ninh province develops high-tech agriculture for export

In recent years, many high-tech agricultural projects in Tay Ninh Province have been put into operation. These have contributed to an increase in the value of…

Concepts which stimulate consumers’ preferences in both melon and watermelon

Rijk Zwaan is presenting the national and international agri-food sector with the trends that are changing consumer habits at the Global Melon & Watermelon e-vent 2021…

Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing welcomes news

FDA approves antioxidant DHQ made from apples

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ‘Generally Recognized As Safe’ (GRAS) Dihydroquercetin (DHQ), which is a product now available for sale in the…

Kaufland

How about a melon pizza?

Kaufland has come up with something very special for its Instagram channel: a melon pizza. For this, you take a slice of watermelon, cut it into pizza pieces and top it with fresh…

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