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Friday, August 14, 2020

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Gregor Ziegler GmbH

new from Ziegler:

Sustainable Grow Bags for professional vegetable growers

For the growing of tomatoes, cucumbers, and bell peppers in the greenhouse, there is a new, sustainable product from the Gregor Ziegler GmbH from Plößberg. What's special…

Matthew, son of Grahame Dunling

Fifth generation grower follows in his father's footsteps

Worldwide LocalSalads is a new vertical farming company, currently raising funds to build their first fully commercial warehouse farm. The company was started…

Dirk Willem Blijleven (TP Haluco) in ZON Magazine

"It still puzzles me that auctions remain such a crucial reference point for price formations"

There's a section in ZON magazine called 'The client has the floor'. For a recent edition, this Dutch publication interviewed Dirk Willem Blijleven. He was appointed as the…

Swegreen's first automated farming unit takes place at ICA Focus in Gothenburg

The contract between Swegreen and ICA Focus concludes that the Gothenburg-based store will be the first in Sweden to offer its customers hyper-locally produced greens grown…

Root AI

Root AI raises $7.2M for its harvest robots and AI

Root AI, which makes an automated solution for harvesting crops grown on indoor farms, announced today that it has raised $7.2 million in seed funding. PJC, First Round…

Information on pollination at high temperatures

We all know that proper pollination of a flower is the most critical process related to fruit set, yield, and quality, but are you clear on how hot climate conditions impact…

Macpac’s Plantpac in demand in an e-commerce-driven climate

Increasing interest for packaging for delivery through the letterbox

In March there were dire prospects for the horticultural sector. In the UK, the Horticultural Trades Association suggested at the time that if garden centres remained closed…

US: New farm service agency county committees for urban agriculture

USDA has announced the creation of new Farm Service Agency (FSA) county committees focused exclusively on urban agriculture. County committees represent…

OTR

Russian greenhouse takes up lean production

The Pensa greenhouse complex in Russia is the first agricultural enterprise in the region joining in the national project Productivity and Employment Support. Currently, the…

CropKing

webinar, August 18

CropKing hydroponic workshop goes virtual

The CropKing workshop series has gone virtual. A team of industry experts and experienced growers will teach you the tools you need to get started with hydroponic growing. The…

Special Energy

Wageningen University & Research

webinar on September 2nd

Automated solutions to optimize the energy balance of your crop

In June team AuTomatoes won the second edition of Wageningen University’s Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge. There was no discussion about the team’s win, they scored highest on…

Biobest

Open bumblebee vents as temperatures soar

When the sun shines crops grow more quickly while bumblebees thrive in the high light levels. However, when temperatures climb above 26°C the bumblebee brood inside the hive…

Turkey: Greenhouse growers in Kirsehir aim for 700,000 tons of tomatoes

The Turkish city of Kirsehir is rich with geothermal resources and the growers in the city are now looking to utilize these resources with the help of a geothermal greenhouse…


Tanner Stewart, Stewart Farms: “The cannabis industry is the tip of the spear for agricultural advancement, globally" Operating on the cutting edge between cannabis and fish Regulating the cannabis industry, and especially the medical part of it, has allowed many patients around the world to have easier access to the medicines they need. At the same time, there is another characteristic that is almost as important: cannabis has the power to advance horticulture as a whole. And one example is…

$20 million invested in Pure Green Farms

More than $20 million is being invested in a plant—that will manufacture plants. A large building has quietly popped up on a 65 acre cornfield off Calvert…

in partnership with Whole Cities Foundation

GrowGeneration to donate hydroponic growing systems to urban farms and nonprofits

GrowGeneration Corp. announced its partnership with Whole Cities Foundation. Founded by Whole Foods Market in 2014, the independent, nonprofit organization is…

Why cooling is an important part of climate control

Why is cooling important? Well, first to control temperature and humidity, secondly to avoid plant stress, then also to prevent over-irrigation and to ensure…

New UF/IFAS website helps consumers understand the importance of plant breeding program

Peruse the produce section of a grocery store and you can find citrus, strawberries, blueberries, tomatoes, sugarcane, corn and lettuce developed by UF/IFAS…

Downy mildew in spinach

Downy mildew of spinach, caused by the obligate pathogen Peronospora effusa, remains the most important constraint in the major spinach production areas in the United States. This…

September 10th

Syngenta brings cucurbit field days to screens across the Americas

No travel, no problem. To ensure growers, seed distributors and partners along the value chain are still equipped with the latest products and innovations…

BrightFarms

BrightFarms finishing up 40 percent expansion to Rochelle greenhouse

BrightFarms greenhouse in Rochelle is finishing up its 40 percent expansion this month. And it was planned before the company experienced a growth in sales due to COVID-19 and…

Tibetan sisters start fruit and vegetable gardening business in hometown

When she graduated from a vocational college in 2018, Gesang Wangmo started a fruit and vegetable gardening business with her older sister Degyi Zhoima in…

Today on social media

Redpack wants to reduce labor and contamination by packing lettuce on field rigs

"Increasing efficiencies in iceberg lettuce packaging"

To meet demands of growers across the market to reduce labor, enable faster packaging speeds and lower maintenance costs when wrapping iceberg lettuce, the engineers at…

New fibre punnets to help address sustainable packaging issues in Australia

Consumer demand for sustainable fresh produce packaging and healthy eating choices were the driving forces behind Visy's new fibre punnets. National Account Manager, Jamie…

Sieto de Vreeze and Marnix van der Caaij, Quality Pack

“Packaging material has never been this high on the agenda”

Is there still space at wholesalers for fruit and vegetable packaging? Not that they don't need it at all, but stock sometimes takes up quite a lot of space. Couldn't another…

"Basil production from Colombia is quite unique"

Since 2017 Verbos Business Development and Nvest have been involved in bridging the gap between Colombia and the Netherlands. They are involved in matchmaking,…

Patrirajado7

Do promotions contribute to food waste?

With global supply chains being threatened by a combination of extreme climate events and transport restrictions, it is increasingly important to tackle the…

One week left for virtual conference PMA Fresh Connections: Southern Africa

The Fresh Connections: Southern Africa conference hosted by the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) is the largest gathering of the fresh produce industry in southern Africa.…

Software proves responsive to Covid-19 challenges

Advanced and flexible software from Nulogy, a provider of supply chain solutions, has enabled Marsden Packaging to remain responsive to the changing needs of brand owners…

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In areas like vegetables, flowers and citrus fruit

Israel plans to expand agricultural cooperation with India

In a recent interview, Deputy Chief of Israeli Mission to India, Rony Yedidia-Clein, stated: “Israel is planning to boost agricultural cooperation with India…

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