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Fruit Logistica: Increasingly relevant for the greenhouse sector

The last hours of the Fruit Logistica 2020 have started and at 4PM local time the fruits and vegetables at the 3,300 stands will no longer be showing brands, trends and…

Oreon launches new 1000W water-cooled fixture

"Size matters in the horticultural industry"

Size matters. That’s what they are assured of at Oreon and something they’ve taken to heart in their history of developing water-cooled LED fixtures. Yesterday they showed…

Job van den Berg about the start of Quality Life Produce Netherlands:

"With our own Dutch organic cultivation we will supply customers directly all year round"

Lets say, you are looking for your own organic cultivation from Dutch soil and just like that you have two, self-growing companies. Bio World, the organic branch of the Best…

ANSES proposes measures to keep ToBRFV out of France

ToBRFV has been making the rounds in Europe, so it's no surprise that the French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety (ANSES) has also taken note.…

The Netherlands, a significant partner in Canada’s greenhouse industry

Canada and the Netherlands have a successful collaboration in the greenhouse industry which has made it a mutually profitable and thriving sector for both countries. The total…

NL: New faces, new product, new office for Dutch Lighting Innovations

Dutch Lighting Innovations is an innovative company that develops and produces HPS and LED lighting systems for horticulture worldwide. Due to the large international growth…

How utilising the latest fogging technology will keep your crops happy and healthy

With growers looking to optimise their crop growth and the consistent control of their environment, the options and different formulas to success are vast. The importance of a…

Bayer, Corteva, BASF and Cargill under investigation

Canadian antitrust officials probe farm giants

Canadian antitrust authorities are investigating agricultural companies including Bayer, Corteva and BASF, over allegations the companies sought to block a tech startup that…

60% of the Russian tomato market to be owned by Astrakhansky

The biggest Russian tomato paste producer LLC APC Astrakhansky (Astrakhan region) will allocate 26 million euro within 6 years on expansion of the acreage…

Vineland Research and Innovation Centre appoints new head of automation

Hussam Haroun has joined Vineland Research and Innovation Centre (Vineland) as Director of Automation. In his new role, Haroun will oversee Vineland’s activities related to…

Special Trade Shows 2020

GlobalGAP updates Integrated Farm Assurance standard

For GlobalGAP, 2020 is the year of major revisions to its flagship Integrated Farm Assurance (IFA) standard. A world-wide series of outreach events called the World…

Zero-emission greenhouse production in Southwest France

Three French farmers teamed up to create a sustainable greenhouse project in Southwest France. In March 2020 they will pick the first tomatoes that are grown with the help of…


Matthew Dent, Royal Brinkman "Companies transitioning from food and flower to cannabis require knowledge in it" Now that New Zealand is about to roll out cultivation licenses, Royal Brinkman, in collaboration with DryGair and Apex Greenhouses, have organized a one-day workshop at Southern Belle Orchard where growers can see with their own eyes how to make a Greenhouse operation more efficient. This will be held in Matamata, New Zealand,…

New Zealand: Consultations ongoing on Emissions Trading Scheme

Consultation on the Climate Change Response (Emissions Trading Reform) Amendment Bill continues. In December HortNZ, TomatoesNZ and others made a submission on…

UKUAT formalised as membership organisation for urban agriculture

The UK’s evolving agritech sector welcomes the formation of a new membership group – the UK Urban AgriTech Collective (UKUAT). UKUAT brings together the UK’s…

Expansion dealer network Limgroup

Limgroup, based in Horst (the Netherlands), is an international breeding company specialised in asparagus and strawberry varieties. Following the expansion of the dealer…

US (KY): Indoor fish farm gives chefs a tasty, unique edge

When chef Leandra Forman wanted to source some fresh seafood for a special Meh Rong Korean dinner, she didn’t have to go far: The fish were in the room next door to her…

Vietnamese farmers make a living by growing cucumbers

Tang Truong Thanh, a Hoa ethnic man in Kien Giang province, has successfully converted his ineffective rice field to grow Thai cucumbers and in doing so become a good example…

February 9, Honolulu

US (HI): Aquaponics at Aquaculture America

Aquaculture America is coming up Feb 9-12 in Honolulu, HI. The Aquaponics sessions at the Conference will be Feb 10 from 11am-5pm; and Feb 11 from 10:30am to 12:30pm. There…

US: National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition sets 2020 policy priorities

Representatives from the National Sustainable Agriculture Coalition’s (NSAC) 130+ member organizations voted on a final set of policy and funding priorities to guide the…

UK: Rothamsted creates hub for new agri-tech businesses

CHAP partner Rothamsted Research is creating a hub for high-growth agri and food tech businesses and entrepreneurs by repurposing the Russell Building, which has been unused…

Top 4 longest borders in the world

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Netherlands Embassy

LEDs and basil in high-tech climate rooms, experiments with tomatoes and cucumbers in controlled environments, and more. @WUR University in Wageningen shows an #AgTech…

US (OR): Pleasant Hill opening new greenhouse lab

Students are celebrating the opening of a new greenhouse lab in Pleasant Hill this weekend. The Future Farmers of America chapter worked with the high school’s agriculture…

Prices coming down on eggplant

Eggplant supplies are steady and it looks as though they’ll at least stay that way in the near future. “Though there was a lot of bloom drop that was caused by some inclement…

Purdue University

University creates portable device for on-site E. coli testing

Foodborne illness hits about one in six people in the United States every year. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 48 million people in the US get…

Indian Railways: Special train for farmers for faster transport perishable items

A new Indian Railways initiative is intended to assist farmers producing produce perishable items, by transporting their produce through Refrigerated Parcel…

University of Florida’s Gulfcoast Research and Education Center

Robot protects strawberry crops from fungus and mold with UV light

Strawberry farmers may soon have the option to 'employ' a robot that uses ultraviolet light to kill certain kinds of fungus and mold. It is under development at the University…

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