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Video Photo report: Record attendance for International Soft Fruit Conference

From Azerbaijan to Canada. The International Soft Fruit Conference, held yesterday in the Brabanthallen in Den Bosch, the day after the Dutch Strawberry Day, attracted an…

Richel Group & Les Vergers de la Teyssonne

French fruit grower installs photovoltaic greenhouse

Greenhouse growers are renowned for harnessing the sun's power to get a bumper crop. At the same time, with the exceptional climatic hazards of recent years and the current…

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This year, there are again plenty of Juanita mini cherry TOVs available at various northern European retailers. "Research shows that people love these tomatoes and that when…

Is the crisis in the fresh produce sector due to the climate or structural problems?

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6th edition of AquaFarm announced

From underwater drones to IoT, from farming plants designed by means of simulation tools to applied artificial intelligence, an overview of innovative solutions and…

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Red Sun Farms feels honored to partner with great causes like the Make-A-Wish foundation. Red Sun Farms promotes healthy lifestyles in the workplace by providing produce boxes…

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In the past five years, Spanish tomato exports between January and October have decreased by 25.22%

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Qatar “is ready” to host the world at EXPO 2023 Doha following AIPH inspection visit

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For Greatit, 2023 has started with encouraging results

Growing saffron in containers: nine cycles per year

Demetra containers achieve goals that would have been unimaginable just a few months ago. Daniele Bertocchi, owner of Greatit, describes the results achieved in the vertical…

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Saudi: Al-Fadhli approves plan to increase agricultural production in greenhouses

Minister of Environment, Water and Agriculture Eng. Abdulrahman Bin Abdul Mohsen Al-Fadhli, who is also the chairman of the Board of Directors of the Agricultural Development…
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Indonesia: Smart Green House expected to boost production, draw millennials

Farmers in Mojokerto, East Java, have begun reaping benefits of the digital agriculture program with the Screen House or Smart Green House (SGH) technology initiated by the…

Eating dark green vegetables can aid in losing visceral fat

Visceral fat is stored deep in the belly. Having too much of it has been linked to various medical issues such as diabetes, heart disease, and even certain…

South Africa’s food security endangered by rolling blackouts

South African agricultural associations are warning that the ongoing energy crisis could have a detrimental impact on food security. The impacts of load…

Retailer registration opens for Organic Produce Summit 2023

Retailer registration for Organic Produce Summit 2023 is now open, with qualified individuals from retail and direct-to-consumer buying organizations eligible for…

PRO-MIX and GreenPlanet Wholesake

"New partnership will increase access and bring new solutions to growers"

Premier Tech, through its PRO-MIX brand, and GreenPlanet Wholesale have formalized a strategic partnership that will increase access and bring new tailored solutions to…

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Far-red light during cultivation improves post-harvest chilling tolerance in basil

A new study by Dorthe H.Larsen, Leo F.M. Marcelis, Diederick van Kempen, Wouter Kohlen, Celine C.S. Nicole, and Ernst J. Wolteringae showed that Far-red light during…

The Tea Podcast with Camille Schuneman of Cajun Acres Hydroponic Greenhouse

In a recent episode of the Tea Podcast, host Ben Powers interviewed Camille Schuneman, owner of Cajun Acres Hydroponic Greenhouse, a new age, female-operated business of…

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Tomato brown rugose fruit virus Mo gene is a novel microbial source tracking marker

Microbial source tracking (MST) identifies sources of fecal contamination in the environment using fecal host-associated markers. While there are numerous bacterial MST…

USDA accepting applications for Netherlands agribusiness trade mission

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service is accepting applications from U.S. exporters for its first-ever regional agricultural trade mission to…

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Agriplast Protected Cultivation aims to bring CEA-grown produce to India

India is one of the world's largest agrarian economies. A large chunk of the country's population earns its living through agriculture and related sectors. However, India is…

US (LY): Eastern Kentucky program helps growers repair flood-damaged equipment

Historic flooding in Eastern Kentucky last July damaged farm equipment and threatened the viability of some area produce farms, reports Kentucky Ag Connection. In response,…

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Landgard is intensifying the already existing cooperation with Energie-Handels-Gesellschaft & Co. This is pointed out by the Hamburg-based energy service…

Germany ponders proposal to scrap VAT on fruit and vegetables

German Agriculture Minister Cem Özdemir has proposed lowering the value-added tax (VAT) on fruit and vegetables to zero. While experts see the idea as a step…

Tanzania’s tomato growers need solar-powered cold storages

The African Postharvest Losses Information System reports indicate that countries in Africa waste more than 30% of fresh fruits and vegetables through…

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