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New Korean-Australian partnership kicks off with 4 ha strawberry project

"Australia is not alone in facing climate change challenges"

Horticulture in Australia faces numerous challenges relating to climate change, says Andrew Sutherland with Australian agri-tech start-up Farm 4.0. The technique of Korea…

Innovation for the environment: American Academy teaching students to farm sustainably

The forward-thinking approach of one Academy in Florida is helping students to learn about sustainable food production, by introducing some of the most innovative technologies…

ToBRFV found in France

The French Ministry of Agriculture and Food confirmed presence of ToBRFV in the the farm of the agricultural high school of Sainte Livrade sur Lot (47110) on July 29, 2021. Samples…

"We handle complete greenhouse projects flexib(el)ly"

In recent years Flexibell Greenhouse Systems has supported the necessary complete greenhouse construction projects with technical support, deliveries and supervision,…

Video Hungary: Harvesting robot developed for hydroponics plants

Human-robot collaboration is at the center of a project to make hydroponic crop production more efficient. "We are still afraid to accept collaborative robots on a large…

Collect sensor data from multiple sources and read them at one central point

With the advance of sensors in cultivation, growers are using them more and more. Pedak Meettechniek helps them with this. Not by making sensors themselves, but by ensuring…

The dome: a potential game-changer for vanilla supply

“I could get as much vanilla out of five geodesic greenhouses as I would out of one hectare,” says David Soo, CEO of Australian Vanilla Plantations. This innovative greenhouse…

Canadian plantfood producer sells 5.5 acre greenhouse lands

Feel Foods announces the company has entered into an asset purchase agreement with Canpac Investments Corp. for the sale of its Langley 5.5 acre greenhouse…

The deal has been assessed at the level of 33.28 million euro.

Russia: GC Rost acquires Belgorod greenhouse Teplitsy Belogorya

The Russian greenhouse company MC Agrokapital, which is part of the group GC Rost, has acquired greenhouse company Teplitsy Belogorya. According to a local website…

Special Energy 2021

Dutch growers receive support for geothermal expansion

In the Netherlands, several parties are pushing forward with their plans. They want to expand existing geothermal heat extraction. This is to be done through the 'Aardwarmte…

Contribution of Piriformospora indica on improving the nutritional quality of tomatoes

Protected cultivation has a significant contribution in vegetable production. We investigated whether humic acid addition to soil and Piriformospora indica can…

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The response of tomato to biochar addition under reduced nitrogen application

Tomato is an important economic crop that is widely consumed worldwide. Tomato production is mainly limited by the use of nitrogen fertilizer, sunlight, soil and water…

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Soil-free food: Upstate South Carolina's growing hydroponic food supply

Greenville County farmer Jesse Adkins has no problem teaching people about hydroponics — up to a point, that is. “I can tell you everything you need to know, but I won’t tell…

US (CA): Live biology company announces agreement with Bayer

Berkeley Lights announced a multi-year agreement with Bayer to develop and perform high-throughput functional screening workflows aimed at accelerating and…

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University greenhouse training online courses on disease management

Improve your prevention and management of diseases in nurseries and greenhouses by registering for Disease Management, the fourth course of the award-winning Greenhouse Online…

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New project imaging live plants for more nutrient-efficient crop breeding

The project, co-led by Dr. Brian Ham (Ph.D.) of GIFS and Dr. Jean Claude Kieffer (Ph.D.) at the Institut national de la recherche Scientifique (INRS) in Quebec, has been…


Elevate Farms: Global focus with ongoing farm constructions in Canada, New Zealand and the US “While many of our competitors are staying relatively localized, we don’t feel that that approach demonstrates scale nor our tech and IP’s ability for global reach. For us, those elements are key,” says Travis Kanellos, chief strategy officer at Elevate Farm. Elevate Farm is a vertical farming company that combines proprietary…

Study on fast pyrolysis of greenhouse waste into bio-oil

Different parameters are effective on bio-oil yield and quality during the production of bio-oil from biomass through fast pyrolysis. Knowing the optimum…

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…

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"System for US farmworkers is hard to break free from"

As the sun beats down on a family farm in McFarland, California, immigrant workers duck under a leafy canopy of cotton candy grapes for a moment of relief. It’s 5:56 a.m., and…

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$1M automation system speeds up Elgin County tomato farm

A new tomato processing system at an Elgin County farm is helping one Southwestern Ontario grower solve the industry’s longtime problem of finding enough field workers.…

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Hurricane and earthquake proof greenhouses to be built in the Caribbean

The teams at Alquimi Renewables and Island Growers Caribbean© are implementing a unique business model to radically improve and protect how fresh produce is…

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2021 aquaponics conference goes virtual-only

Amidst membership concerns about COVID-19, the Aquaponics Association has canceled the in-person programming of the 2021 Aquaponics Conference. The conference,…

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Vietnamese agricultural exports shine despite pandemic

The agricultural industry has promoted trade successfully despite difficulties caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, contributing to expanding export markets and helping the…

Researcher seeks to minimize loss of fresh fruit and vegetables

University of Saskatchewan PhD candidate Nazanin Charchi and her research team in the Department of Biological and Chemical Engineering are investigating how to minimize…

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Data-driven breeding increases prediction accuracy in a challenging environment

Crop breeding must embrace the broad diversity of smallholder agricultural systems to ensure food security to the hundreds of millions of people living in challenging…

Farmers in Seychelles want tomato ban lifted

Farmers on the Seychelles' three main islands are asking the National Biosecurity Agency to lift a ban imposed on the movement of tomatoes between Mahe,…

Hands-free farm is using AI, smart sensors and lettuce-harvesting robots

In Australia, innovators have just presented the country's first fully automated farm; it cost $20 million to set up. Conducted by researchers at Charles Sturt University in…

New Mexico Dem governor using up to $5M in coronavirus relief to boost farm workers’ pay

The move by Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham follows criticism from state Republicans that enhanced unemployment benefits were causing a labor shortage on the…

Azerbaijan exports 113,837 tons of tomatoes in first half of 2021

Azerbaijan exported 113,837 tons of tomatoes worth $123.5 million in the first half of 2021, which is 23.6 percent less in quantitative terms compared to the…

"The science is that children aren't eating enough vegetables and they grow into adults who don't eat vegetables."

How teaching kids to love their veggies can drive future demand across the industry

Getting children to eat as little as half a serving more vegetables a day could increase demand by nearly 20,000 tonnes each year, according to researchers involved in a new…

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