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Friday, April 8, 2022

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Video Photo Report: Fruit Logistica - an update of the global horticultural market

Whether you spoke to growers or suppliers at the Fruit Logistica exhibition in Berlin, the general sentiment is that this isn't an easy time for anyone. Rising energy prices…

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Video CPMA’s Montreal event breaks attendance record

From April 5 – 7, the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) organized its 96th convention and trade show. This year, the event took place in Montreal, Quebec. For the…

Nicky Mann honoured with highest achievement in PCA organisation

It has been 20 years ago since Nicky Mann joined the organization Protected Cropping Australia, the peak industry body representing commercial hydroponic and greenhouse…

Higher yields with combined intercanopy and top light high-intensity strategy, research shows

Fluence by OSRAM released results from its intercanopy lighting research in collaboration with Wageningen University & Research (WUR). Fluence’s research showed that…

Succesfull first try-out with autonomous lettuce growing

The five international teams participating in the final rounds of the 3rd Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge have completed the first try-out experiment. The teams tested their…

UK gardener grows 1,269 tomatoes on one stem breaking his own record

Douglas Smith, from Hertfordshire, UK, has broken the world record for the most tomatoes from a single stem/truss. In September 2021, whilst harvesting his tomato plants,…

The future of growing without gas

Jon Swain and Mike Bond embarked on a UK tour and two overseas site visits for the Innovate Waste Heat To Fruit & Veg project, also closely linked to AHDB GrowSave activity.…

China: Actively promoting the construction of peat supply chain

The pandemic is now in its third year and has had varying degrees of impact on all walks of life. The recent outbreak of the war in Ukraine has made the situation even tenser.…

Ukraine and the indoor farmer

"We are living in interesting times. The tragic war in Ukraine raises the specter of physical shortages of fertilizer and staple crops, even as we empathize with the suffering…

Amela wins the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award

The success story of the tomato continues unabated. This year’s Fruit Logistica Innovation Award (FLIA) goes to the Amela tomato by Granada La Palma from Spain. It seems that…

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UK: Report shows lasting damage of labor shortage caused by Brexit

Brexit has caused severe labor shortages on UK farms and nurseries. These shortages were even accentuated by the COVID pandemic. News of unpicked flowers, tomatoes and empty…

GLOBAL OVERVIEW FRUIT LOGISTICA

This week, from Tuesday April 5 to Thursday 7 April, Fruit Logistica was held once again in Berlin. Back again after two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the fresh produce…

Special Post-Harvest & Packaging

In response to customers´ global air cargo needs

A.P. Moller – Maersk launches Maersk Air Cargo

Today, A.P. Moller - Maersk announces Maersk Air Cargo as the company´s main air freight offering serving the logistics needs of its clients with integrated logistics. At the…

Improving multi-resistance of solanaceae crops to stresses

Abiotic and biotic stresses severely damage the production and quality of Solanaceae vegetable crops in Taiwan. This project aims to enhance the production and quality of…

MPs warn that Brexit will make UK more dependent on food imports

A new report by the Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee claims that UK food production industry would "permanently" shrink unless the…

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How this Kansas City urban farm turns food scraps into soil

Farmers Dan Heryer and Brooke Salvaggio wear matching gray rubber boots. They both have the hardy, outdoorsy look of people who eat a lot of organic vegetables—unsurprising,…

Siemens

Siemens enables underwater farming

Siemens Digital Industries Software today announced that Nemo’s Garden, a startup focused on sustainable underwater cultivation of crops, has deployed Siemens’ Xcelerator…

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Mexican grower Rancho Nexo to trial dissolved CO2 tech

Toronto based CO2 GRO announces its first Mexico project with Marketing Partner Rancho Nexo. A CO2 Delivery Solutions system will be installed for a technology trial at the…

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US (NJ): Millville High School greenhouse nurtured by community

The greenhouse opened in September as part of an ongoing renovation of the senior high campus. Environmental science teachers Darren Carr and Mike LaTorre manage the…

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Ottawa loosens restrictions on temporary foreign workers to address labor shortages

The federal government is making it easier to hire foreign workers to help restaurants, food processors, and other labor-strapped employers cope with elevated vacancy rates.…

Devon McDonald's still faced with tomato shortage

In South West England, a McDonald's branch in Newton Abbot has warned customers they have run out of tomatoes. Signs have been spotted around the drive-through, advising…

"India can learn from the Netherlands when it comes to saving resources"

As key food-growing states of Punjab and Haryana face the onslaught of climate change, erratic rainfall, dwindling water availability, excessive use of chemicals and lack of…


Gardyn raises a $35 million Gardyn is raising a $35 million Series B financing round headed by JAB Ventures. Upon completion, the non-controlling investment will bring Gardyn’s total funding to date to $55 million, fueling Gardyn’s rapid expansion as it continues to reinvent the current food system to one that is more sustainable, healthier, and addresses…

Alan Applonie appointed as new COO of Revol Greens

Revol Greens announces the hire of Alan Applonie as Chief Operating Officer (COO). Alan was selected to lead end-to-end facility operations for Revol Greens’ network of sustainable…

A tool to characterize pollen of more than 250 species

The new Ampha Z40 Pollen Analyzer is the successor of the Ampha Z32. This new high-end laboratory instrument is a universal, efficient and flexible tool that enables the characterization…

Today on social media

Listeria outbreak traced to Dole packaged salads, ends

Federal officials have declared that a deadly outbreak of Listeria monocytogenes infections traced to Dole packaged salads has ended. The most recent patient…

A change at the top:

Oliver Mans appointed as CEO of Landgard

Oliver Mans has been appointed as the new CEO of Landgard eG. As CEO, Mans will take over the overall operational management of the growers' cooperative. The…

People touched by "vegetable bag" show "smiles" and have confidence

In the past two days, the people of Shenyang have been very "happy" to share on social media- everyone posted the "vegetable bag" they received, and many people used…

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