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BioPlanet produces 1,5 billion beneficial insects per year

"Greenhouse sector always on the lookout for alternatives to chemical crop protection"

Thirty greenhouses on a 2-hectare site, 90 climate cells, and a year-round production of 1.5 billion beneficial insects are some of the most significant achievements of…

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Video Use your LEGO to build a cucumber house

Canadian Youtube channel ‘The Brick Wall’ decided to build a complete LEGO automated factory that builds a log cabin, using only cucumbers. The creative minds behind The Brik…

Dutch cucumbers: fresh harvest all year round

Almost one year ago, Dutch cucumber growers Reijm en Zn. komkommerkwekerij BV reorganized their horticultural company and expanded it considerably with acquisition and…

France: SIVAL rescheduled for March 2022

Initially scheduled for January 11th-13th, 2022, SIVAL will instead take place from the 15th to 17th of March. The decision was taken by the organizers in the face of the new…

Gene discovered crucial to making crop plants produce clonal seeds

Researchers from KeyGene and Wageningen University & Research (WUR), in collaboration with colleagues from Japan and New Zealand, have discovered a gene that will make it…

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Difficult fruit vegetable season is nearing its end

"Spanish cucumber season will in all likelihood end 2-3 weeks early"

The Spanish fruit vegetable season is now well into its second half. The season has been rather slow so far, one German importer reports. "Due to low prices,…

Vancouver company starts testing purification technology

"The average grower loses 30% of his crop because of poor air quality"

Following a pilot project, Atmofizer will begin secondary testing of its agglomeration technology with SANlight products in Austria. Atmofizer's technology…

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Israeli startup teaches farmers how to ‘speak plant’ to mitigate impact of extreme weather

While many farmers and gardeners believe that talking to plants and crops helps them grow faster, an Israeli start-up is on a mission to translate what plants are telling…

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Vietnam's pepper exports recover but price unstable

Vietnam's pepper export turnover in 2021 is estimated to reach the highest level since 2018 thanks to higher export prices, but the global pepper market development looks set…

Research: Screen manufacturers can help achieving high energy savings

The application of Next Generation Growing in Dutch greenhouses is strongly dependent on the use of one or more movable screens. However, an objective comparison of screen…

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"The future is going to be automation"

"The future is going to be automation — there's no question about it," Paul Mastronardi said at a virtual conference sponsored by Bayer AG on the future of farming. "It isn't…

Pure Harvest announces leadership appointments

Pure Harvest Smart Farms has appointed Saqib Zia to the role of Chief Commercial Officer. This follows a number of recent hires to Pure Harvest Smart Farms’…

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Better use of water basins for storing rainwater researched

How to ensure sufficient future water supply for agriculture and horticulture? That’s an important question that Life Aclima wants to answer over the next five years with a…

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Isolation rules creating shortages in Australia’s food supply chains

The Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA) is calling on state and territory governments to make immediate changes to the isolation requirements for food, transport, and…

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High-continuity and annotated tomato reference genome

Genetic and functional genomics studies require a high-quality genome assembly. Tomato ( Solanum lycopersicum ), an important horticultural crop, is an ideal model species for…
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What hotter summers mean for Florida strawberry farmers

Florida’s strawberry harvest is underway. Farmers are facing challenges due to climate change, but researchers are trying to help them adapt. Vance Whitaker grows strawberries…

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India: Advanced farming mooted to ensure food security

Founder of Urban Farms Manipur (UFM) Yumnam Neeraj has stressed on the need to adopt advanced farming methods to ensure food sustainability and food security because of the…

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Farooq Khan inspects high tech agriculture interventions at Bablian and Badyal Brahmana

Advisor to Lieutenant Governor, Farooq Khan, had an exhaustive field visit to inspect the high-tech interventions being implemented in the field of Agriculture. The advisor…

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In a 1000 sq ft garden, Patna man grows over 100 varieties of fruits & veggies

Anil Paul from Patna, Bihar, has been maintaining a terrace garden in his apartment for the past 30 years. His beautiful terrace garden now has over 100 varieties of trees and…

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Diary of a space zucchini, 10 years on

In January 2012, NASA astronaut Don Pettit conducted one of the most famous space plants experiments of all time, and it wasn’t even official. Pettit chronicled his experiment…

AquaVerti Farms:

Tripling size in 2022, bringing leafy greens across Quebec

“We try to put ourselves in our clients’ shoes and ask for a lot of feedback. We also do a lot of testing before we send products out to supermarkets,” says Georges Aczam, CEO…

Bahrain: Cucumber prices up substantially

Bahrain consumers were taken aback after the prices of cucumbers hit the roof at the Bahrain Central Market.  The price of one carton increased from BD2.5 to BD8…

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Greenhouse installations promote additional income for agricultural industry in winter

In a greenhouse of the Jinghui Specialized Growers Cooperation in Nanhua Town rows of celery grow verdant and lush. The plants in this greenhouse are full of life and grow…

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Vertical farms in Japan, a little closer to intelligent growing

In Japan, where land and labor resources are relatively scarce, people are building the urban map of vertical farms. As an agricultural company rooted in sustainability",…

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China: Intelligent irrigation helps wampees blossom and fruit

Wampee seeds are rich in oil. They can be eaten fresh, but they can also be processed into jelly, jam, candied fruit, fruit cake, and refreshing drinks, or salted or candied.…

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Packaging station to meet various demands from clients

Paris Herbes, a wholesaler specialized in aromatic herbs on the Rungis market, is one of the companies that has experienced the nicest trajectories in France from 2016 to…

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UK companies confronted with New Year Brexit import controls

From January 1, British firms are confronted with the much-delayed post-Brexit border control checks, which will affect businesses importing $314 billion of…

Cambodia still faces shortages of safe vegetables

Cambodia’s Minister of Agriculture has stated that the shortage of safe vegetable supply remains a challenge for the local markets. Minister Veng Sakhon made…

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January-October Spanish tomato exports decreased by 20% since 2018

According to data by Hortoinfo from the Estacom statistical service (Icex-Tax Agency), Spanish tomato exports between January and October have decreased by…

Costco shoppers enthusiastic about US-grown strawberries

As more technology has been implemented to aid in the development of greenhouses, with new systems promoting better lighting and water operation, now, more…

Vegetable and fruit giant Goodfarmer will launch a vegetable brand jointly with Syngenta China MAP

On January 5th, Syngenta China and Shandong Goodfarmer International Trade Co., Ltd. signed a vegetable planting agreement. The two companies will cooperate in vegetable…

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