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Louis Brun, president and CEO of Sollum Technologies:

"Being able to produce peppers during the winter really piques the imagination"

Although most people are putting 2020 behind them, many agricultural companies have managed to find a silver lining in this challenging year. Sollum is one such company whose…

40 years of Svensson Climate Screens

"Here because of you"

"Most people overestimate what they can do in one year and underestimate what they can do in ten years," is a statement with which Bill Gates encourages us to look at the big…

just so you know

Appropriate horticultural retirement age: 85

"B...OO...T, just like the things you put on your feet." In this characteristic way Arie Boot, who has been Gakon’s ‘Sales Rep’ in America for years, liked to introduce…

Dutch companies set up joint venture for insect counts on plants

Botany from Horst-Meterik and Aris from Eindhoven have created a new joint venture: PhenoVerius. PhenoVerius focusses on sales, service and further development of observation…

Innovation industries invest in new optical spectroscopy start-up

By shining an infrared light on, for example, a tomato, you can see whether it is ripe. Part of the light is reflected. Another part is absorbed. "If we collect enough data,…

The guide for growing tomatoes

Greenhouse production of hydroponic tomatoes is increasing worldwide every year. The reason? All the advantages provided by these growing systems! The principal advantages of…

Kees Havenaar, Frutas Luna on Corona, Brexit and Filomena:

"Calm seems to have returned to the Spanish vegetable trade after absurd month"

"Last month was something else," sighs Kees Havenaar of the Spanish export company Frutas Luna from Almeria. He reviews a month in which the Corona virus, Brexit and Filomena…

PMA virtual town hall

How to build a culture of inclusivity in the workplace

This week’s virtual town hall discussed inclusive leadership, and how to leverage diversity and inclusion in your business for success. Doug Bohr, PMA’s Executive Director of…

Farming tech company expands leadership team

Vertical farming company Plenty announced that Dana Worth has joined its leadership team as senior vice-president of commercial to help drive the company…

Special Water 2021

New in-line fertilizer injection and irrigation unit showcased

GHBD Holland B.V., manufacturer and supplier of water treatment equipment for the horticultural and agricultural industry, introduces the new In-line fertilizer injection and…

Illinois professor receives NASA Early Career award to help astronauts grow vegetables

Ying Diao has received a NASA Early Career Faculty award to improve the growth of vegetables in space. When in space, astronauts typically eat dehydrated, nutrient-dense food,…
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Kenya: AI-powered machine vision system rends farmers more predictability

One of the main challenges that most farmers in Kenya face today is the lack of correct information which helps them make better decisions regarding their…

Harvust

Harvust wins ag-innovation challenge

Harvust is the winner of the seventh annual Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge, becoming the 2021 Farm Bureau Entrepreneur of the Year. AFBF, in partnership with Farm Credit,…

New study on environmental fate of chemical crop protection in tomato production in Colombia

The environmental fate of chemical crop protection has been widely studied in temperate regions but not in tropical regions. In Colombia, tomato is an…

Jan 28, 2021 12:00–1:00 P.M.

Canada: Webinar on use of artificial intelligence in CEA

Koidra and Blue Radix are two companies working with Ontario greenhouse vegetable producers to integrate AI in their production systems. This webinar will…

Sakata Seed America increases food bank donations

Through its Woodland Innovation Center, Sakata Seed America significantly increased its volume of fresh produce donations to the Yolo Food Bank in Woodland, CA. Sakata Seed…

Canadian company announces

Hidroexpo feasibility to improve pepper yields

Toronto based CO2 GRO Inc. is pleased to announce positive interimresults from its CO2 Delivery Solutions™ commercial feasibility on greenhouse grown peppers…

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Templeton Hills Community Farm

"Nourish the land and be nourished"

Red wigglers squirm between brown leaves and green vegetable parts as Matt Giese lifts the lid of a wooden box on stilts. The worm composting bin's surface is alive with…

Hort Americas online short course January 23, 2021

New online course on vertical farming

Hort Americas presents their latest online short course. From hydroponic growing system selection, use of artificial lighting and environmental control of all…

to replace crop protectors

Organic, inert compounds converted into an antimicrobial solution

Terra Vera, an agricultural technology company, announced its launch today, offering solutions to replace conventional crop protectors, aiming to increase…

U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement Seasonal Perishable Products Weekly Update

For many commodities, lower supplies at this time seem to moderate prices and demand

The holiday season has ended and the associated demand for certain types of produce has passed, even as several growing areas will end their harvest seasons or face seasonal…

Compagnia delle Primizie

Rossetta® strawberry production in full swing

The strawberry campaign has just started at Compagnia delle Primizie, the cooperative specializing in strawberry and small fruit production. For the new campaign, the…

United Fresh announces class two of produce safety immersion program

United Fresh Produce Association announced the class two fellows of the Produce Safety Immersion Program, sponsored by Renaissance Food Group at the gold…

Koppert markets the PredaNostrum® solution, based on the syrphid "Sphaerophoria rueppellii"

Local Mediterranean fly achieves effective control on aphids in strawberry crops

A small fly, native of the Mediterranean area, called Sphaerophoria rueppellii, has become the most effective biological control solution against aphids in strawberries and…

Polish parcel deliverer introduces refrigerated fruit produce lockers

Refrigerated lockers where you can collect your fruit and vegetables. This is one of the new concepts developed by the Polish parcel delivery company InPost. They've launched…

State government under pressure to allow seasonal workers into Australia

Victoria growers forced to dump $150,000 worth of celery due to labor shortage

Growers in Victoria's Lindenow Valley have had to dump $150,000 worth of celery crops. They were simply unable to harvest the vegetables due to a drastic…

US retail sales report

2020: A year like no other for the produce department

November and December sales were dominated by the holidays along with the consumers’ response to rapidly rising new Covid-19 cases across many states. Some states and cities…

Long-time sales manager Heinz Bürgerhoff from Klingele founds HB Verpackungsservice

"Not too colorful; the product must speak for itself"

After a long career with packaging manufacturer and supplier Klingele, Heinz Bürgerhoff decided to become self-employed at the beginning of the new year. Under the name HB…

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