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Toby Wright, Les Serres des Grands Lac:

"It is important that we maintain a logic in our growing approach"

The first greenhouse Toby Wright grew tomatoes in, had a 3.5m gutter height. Ever since then, he's been following the developments in the industry very closely and has reaped…

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Growers warn of massive spread of new virus in Dutch cucumber crop

In recent weeks, the Cucurbit Aphid-Borne Yellow virus (CABYV) has been found among more and more Dutch cucumber growers. This has been reported by Ewoud van der Ven and Rens…

Magic Sun Farms:

"There's definitely demand for year-round bell peppers"

For one grower, supplies of greenhouse-grown bell peppers are steady following the introduction of the new line of produce. Magic Sun Farms of Richmond, VA is an established…

Korean AgTech Startup ioCrops Raises $1.6M

Can AI make decisions that rely heavily on human experience?

ioCrops, which develops IoT sensors and AI-powered data analytics tools for smart farming, has raised 1.6M in pre-Series A funding led by ISU Venture Capital Co., Ltd.,…

Merlice tomatoes and bell peppers

"These results show how effective broad-spectrum white light can be”

The results from a series of multiyear global studies analyzing the effects of broad-spectrum white light on cannabis, Merlice tomatoes and bell peppers were announced this…

Study on environmental impact of hydroponic tomato production

Greenhouse cultivation in the Mediterranean region has undoubtedly enhanced economic growth and has generated social benefits by making efficient use of…

Mondoverde Semilla - Italy

"Harmonizing cultivation and marketing is not easy, but certainly not impossible"

The choice of variety is often the difference between success and failure, not only in a given growing season, but also for a company as a whole. In the tomato segment, the…

Papaya propagation in India with Jiffy-7C

"Showing the germination rates convinced growers to use our pallets"

Papaya cultivation is big business in India: the country grows 120 million papaya plants a year, more than any other. Many are propagated in Jiffy-7C Pellets. Rajendra Kumar…

Nanobubbles result in improved strawberry yields

Nanobubbles are tiny bubbles, invisible to the naked eye and remaining suspended in irrigation water for long periods. According to Moleaer, the benefit is a highly efficient…

US: Turnkey greenhouse acquisition opportunity

Colliers International has been engaged as the real estate broker and BMO Capital Markets as a business consultant and financial advisor to assist in arranging the sale of two…

Bellatrix F1, the full sweetness of the cherry tomato

"The perfect balance between yield and quality, our tomato Bellatrix is the cherry suitable for autumn transplants," the team with Fenix says. "It is characterized by very…

Special Energy 2021

Abbeyview: greenhouses powered by sewage

"More subsidies are needed to support emission-saving design

The Financial Times posted a video on their Food Revolution. showing how carbon-saving marvels of agricultural engineering have sprouted from the fields of southeast Britain -…

A reinforcement learning approach for optimal placement of sensors in cultivation systems

Optimal placement of sensors in protected cultivation systems to maximize monitoring and control capabilities can guide effective decision-making toward achieving the highest…

Spring Born’s inaugural planting has begun

US: Hydroponic farm donates first harvest to food bank

Spring Born, an organic hydroponic farm, kicked off production inside their Silt, Colorado facility. Their first harvest will be donated entirely to a local food bank, The…
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Developing techniques to feed more with less

With a population expected to reach almost 10 billion by 2050, the world’s resources will need to be used in an increasingly efficient manner. Food will need to be grown near…

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UK: Board chair sees how investor's cash is creating green enterprises

A £1.25m investment in an East Cambridgeshire innovation hub is helping to develop a rich variety of businesses linking science and agriculture.   There is, for example, Agrihub that…

Horticulture lifts Kenya’s export revenue

Horticulture and coffee earnings lifted Kenya’s total export revenue to its highest in a decade in the first half of this year. Data from the Central Bank of…

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These Seattle-area farmers are trying to change that

Why is it so hard to find US grown Asian vegetables?

Though Asians make up almost 10% of Washington’s population, only around 1% of the state’s farm producers are Asian. Out of the 711 farms with any Asian producers, only 82…

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Substrate specialists meet online on 26 August

On 26 August, Growing Media Europe 2021 is organising an Industry and Policy Day. During this day, aimed at industry and policy, various presentations will be…

Zucchini prices paid to producers lowest they've been in the last five seasons

According to the data prepared by Hortoinfo from the Observatory of Prices and Markets of the Junta de Andalucía, greenhouse green zucchini producers were paid…

NederBanaan

More and more hands of bananas in Dutch greenhouse

The Neder Banaan greenhouse in the Netherlands now boasts fully-fledged banana bunches. In June, the first flower appeared and the first Neder Banaan was 'born'. Roughly 100…

Foodtech startup Ripe-Guard raises almost $1 mln to optimize produce shelf life

Ripe-Guard, a Kiryat Shmona-based startup that is developing a technology platform for predicting the shelf life of fruit and vegetables, has announced that it…

LuLu Saudi Arabia promotes ‘farm-to-table’ sustainability

A wide range of of local fruits and vegetables grown in Saudi Arabia will be in the spotlight with a seasonal promotion, launched in Saudi Arabia this Monday.…

The EU produces and exports fewer fresh tomatoes but imports more

The Short-term Outlook Report for EU agricultural markets, published last July by the European Commission, had worrying data for the EU's tomato sector.…

Fromm's strapping machines gaining ground in the fruit and vegetable sector

Crates, boxes, and kegs - in the fresh produce sector, millions of them are lugged back and forth every day. They also need to be stacked and sealed. The logistics process is…

Retailers try to address UK lorry driver shortage

The UK lorry driver shortage crisis became pressing in early June when major distributor Nationwide Produce warned that fresh produce destined for UK…

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