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Autogrow

Darryn Keiller, Autogrow

CEA and the way forward in a COVID-19 reality

Autogrow is a New Zealand-based global technology company and a world leader in controlled environment farming. Most of the work they do is about moving farm operators from…

Pieter van Dijk (Ontario Plants Propagation) shops in the Netherlands:

“I'm really proud that we get such large, intensive trolley and tray washers”

Pieter van Dijk, born in Poeldijk (the Netherlands) is the Chief Operating Officer at Ontario Plants Propagation. He spent a lot of time in the Netherlands this spring, due to…

iFarm

Agtech startup iFarm raises $4M for automated indoor farming

iFarm, a startup that provides innovative solutions for growing fresh greens, berries and vegetables, raised $4M in funding. The round was led by Gagarin Capital, that…

Didier Algoet grows green peppers:

"The turnover is the same as last year, but the production is slightly higher"

At bell pepper grower Algoet-Geutjens in Duffel (Belgium), the gutters were unable to handle the large volume of water following heavy rain showers. "A pity losing all that…

Russia: New strawberry greenhouse to appear in Voskresensk

In 2021 in Voskresensk (Moscow Oblast, Russia) there will appear a strawberry growing greenhouse complex by Yagodnaya Polyana. The projected productivity should reach 420…

Tom Moerenhout joins Grower2Grower

Tom Moerenhout accepted to join the Grower2Grower Subject Matter Experts group. Tom is a highly experienced eggplant grower and was running his own greenhouse company in the…

PMA Fresh Connections 2020

Great tailwinds for the fresh produce industry

The annual Fresh Connections conference, the Produce Marketing Association’s Southern African gathering, was yesterday opened in its virtual format by Cathy Burns, the…

Acreage down in California heirloom tomato crops

Heirloom tomato supplies out of California are ramping up. JC Myers of Fresh Alliance, LLC in Carmel, CA notes that its Swank Farms organic crop in Hollister, CA is in…

KTN

AgriFood innovation helping to mitigate the impact of climate change

The vulnerability of agriculture to climate change together with a key position to mitigate its effects creates a challenging but exciting scenario for innovation in the…

Yisrael Family Farm

US (CA): What does it mean to be the ‘Farm-to-Fork Capital’ during the COVID-19 pandemic?

When the coronavirus pandemic forced the closure of restaurants, sports venues and other places where consumers purchased more than half of what they eat, people flocked to…

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Ignasi Such

'Trees haven't seen water in over 40 days'

Egyptian farmers fear impact of Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam

At the moment, Egyptian horticultural growers are afraid that a dam Ethiopia is building on the Blue Nile, the Nile's main tributary, could add to the severe…

Heliospectra

Heliospectra releases Half Year Report January-June 2020

Heliospectra presented its Half Year Report for January-June 2020. Net sales amounted to KSEK 19 874 (16 744) which means an increase of 19% compared to last year. Of the…

Mobile nanobubble service for seasonal and on-demand water treatment in North America

Moleaer has launched a new mobile nanobubble generator service to treat, preserve and improve water quality, irrigation water storage ponds, produced water and…

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Taiwan to send seeds to outer space

Taiwan is to send plant seeds to outer space for the first time in October to observe how the space environment affects their genetic makeup, the National Space Organization…

Ontario supporting agricultural and rural fall fairs and exhibitions

The Ontario government is expanding eligibility for agriculture societies to apply for funding to help offset the financial losses due to the cancellation of…
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Ray Austin welcomed to BioSafe Systems team

BioSafe Systems welcomes Ray Austin to the team, a soil treatment specialist based out of Florida. Ray comes with extensive experience as an agricultural…

Netled

August 26, 14:00 EEST

Netled arranges a webinar for investors

Netled arranges a webinar for investors on the 26th of August at 14:00 EEST. Webinar topics will include current markets and megatrends concerning vertical farming and also…

UK: New bioscience products help growers with soil health

Following the launch of Agrovista’s Innovation Range earlier this year, five new products have been added to help address the importance of soil health and…

Beetle management: low tunnels or row covers?

Based on the results of recent striped cucumber beetle management research, Cornell vegetable specialists recommend removing low tunnels once cucumber plants begin producing…

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The development of GreenDomo

GreenDomo innovation project aims to be an integral response to an increasingly important issue: sustainable supplying. Because of the increase in the world's population and…

Amazon delivered 66% of its own packages in July

Kroger released its 2020 ESG Report

Amazon is delivering nearly two-thirds of its own packages as e-commerce continues pandemic boomThe pandemic-fueled e-commerce boom doesn’t appear to be slowing down in the…

The US advances its project to curb Mexican agricultural exports

The United States is advancing its project to curb Mexican agricultural exports when the US countryside has production, based on the principle of seasonality. The United…

TU Berlin relies on shower water as a resource for food production

Fresh vegetables from the "Shower-Tower 61"

Shower water as a resource in food production: In the vertical hydroponics farm in Berlin's Gleisdreieck Park, salads, edible flowers and herbs are to be…

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UK soft fruit growers work on 'world’s first robotic farm'

In an effort to address future labour shortages, the UK's largest soft fruit co-op has been given a budget of £2.5 million to create the 'world's first robotic…

Jack Ward, British Growers Association:

‘British horticulture growers prepare for tough harvest’

Fruit Growers Victoria Limited (FGV) is an organisation that provides a voice for growers, packers and exporting businesses across the North-East, Central and…

The Italian 'Rucola della Piana del Sele' will be PGI

By the end of the year, the Italian 'Rucola della Piana del Sele' will be a candidate to become the next Campania product with the PGI brand.  The application for…

BASF brings the post-COVID reality closer to the sector through interviews with experts from various areas

"From now on, consumers will pay more attention to prices"

What effects will the economic recession have after the COVID-19 crisis? What will the recovery be like? What impact could it have on the food retail? How will it affect…

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