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Rwanda bets on hydroponics to sustain agriculture, export, and young growers

In recent years, Rwanda has been working to increase its agricultural production to improve food security and economic development. One way the country has been doing this is…

Meteor Systems new distribution partner of Berg Hortimotive in Canada

"Increasing demand of enhanced internal logistic solutions in Canada"

Two horticultural companies Berg Hortimotive and Meteor Systems have joined forces to grow their businesses and offer a portfolio of internal logistic solutions and services…

DIY at Ridder climate screens

Van Gog Kwekerijen and Wittenberg Gemüse start the knitting machine to produce their screens

The horticulture entrepreneurs behind Van Gog Kwekerijen (NL) and Wittenberg Gemüse (DE) have, in collaboration with screen installer Luiten Greenhouses, chosen Ridder climate…

Video: LED lighting provides perfect growing conditions for Sunterra Greenhouse’s ripe-picked produce

With over 50 years of farming experience, Sunterra Farms has deep roots in Alberta. The most recent step in its agricultural journey, a glass greenhouse facility known as…

"Greenhouse growers can play a roll in stabilizing the grit"

Internationally Dutch horticulture might be seen as progressive and innovative, yet in the Netherlands, it's not as much appreciated. Especially in the light…

UK: New town causes water shortage on local farm

A small-scale grower is part of a crowdfunding campaign to force a housing development to review its environmental impact after facing 'significant' water shortages. Clive…

i-Plant Nutrition announces software update

YB AgTech's cloud-based precision plant nutrition recipe division, i-Plant Nutrition, has announced new updates to their software. These updates allow i-Plant…

Grant Kees to join BioSafe horti division in Alabama and Florida

Grant Kees has joined the Horticulture Division representing BioSafe Systems in Alabama and Florida. He has a background in greenhouse production management, sales, and…

Dominiek Noppe, Vergro:

"The heat waves in southern Europe may well have saved Belgian tomatoes"

The upcoming Belgian top-fruit season will probably get off to a challenging start. That is what Vergro's Dominiek Noppe predicts. "I think it's going to be a fairly gloomy…

Israeli Minister explores innovation in the UK's agri-food sector

The Israeli Minister for Agriculture and Rural Development, Oded Forer, visited the research station at NIAB's East Malling site and a strawberry grower in Kent to explore the…

Berry latest research on show at Fruit for the Future 2022

Join scientists at the James Hutton Institute in Dundee on Thursday, the 21st of July, for the 2022 edition of Fruit for the Future, the annual showcase of soft fruit research…

Futuristic hydroponic system displayed at Vienna's Technical Museum

From a first visualization to a finished sculpture within three months. In the summer of 2021, Daniel Podmirseg, CEO of the Vertical Farm Institute, asked Roland Sier to join…

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Genap receives HortiQ certificate

Genap has officially been awarded the HortiQ certificate by HortiQ Chairman Harm Maters. Genap is the first specialist in plastic film structures to comply with this quality…

Active ingredients: worth the investment?

Active ingredients are biological living microorganisms, such as bacteria or fungi and/or their by-products that are used to enhance plant growth, reduce plant pathogens that…

Sensors warn grower in case of water shortage

In the future, German pot plant growers will receive a notification on their PC, smartphone, or tablet when the pot plants need water. That signal comes from sensors in the…

What are your substrate options for containerized vegetable production?

Growers using containers to produce vegetable crops have options when it comes to growing in plant-based substrates. Small- to medium-sized growers of vining vegetable crops,…

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Company to mass produce cultured seafood

“We are the first company in the world to use aquaponics in cell-ag"

Jerusalem-based Mermade Seafoods is going to reveal the 'secret sauce' behind its promise to make cultured meat and seafood a commercial reality, starting with the sustainable…

Iraqi tomato farmers find it difficult to compete with imported goods

Some Iraqi markets are flooded with imported goods. In Kifri district, Diyala governorate, more than 100 farmers produce 20,000 tons of tomatoes annually.…

Croatian tomatoes can now sport new 'proven quality' label

Croatian tomatoes are set to hit the market sporting a brand new 'proven quality' label, much like other products have done over the last couple of years.…

UK: Consultation opens to address skills needs for the agri-food sector

A new draft strategy to address the skills needs of the horticultural and food sector has been published by Growing Kent & Medway and is now open for consultation. Growers,…

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The world's tiniest tomato: difficult to grow, but consumers love it

Just when you thought tomatoes could not get any smaller, along comes the kid-friendly tomberry. Similar in size to a blueberry, it is the tiniest tomato in the world and has…

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A computational approach to assess abiotic stress tolerance in tomatoes

Modern plant cultivars often possess superior growth characteristics but within a limited range of environmental conditions. Due to climate change, crops will be exposed to…


Achieving autonomy on a biological level: let the plants take care of it “In agriculture, we are hitting the limits of what we can do with synthetic chemistry, and the only way to become more productive with less is to let biology do the work for us. Aquaponics is one way of doing that,” says Jason Green, Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder of Upward Farms. The Brooklyn-based company combines…

Video Technology + cooperation to the organic rescue

Lindsey Lusher-Shute, co-founder of the National Young Farmers Coalition and the "other half" of Real Organic Project, certified Hearty Roots Farm in NY, speaks to us about…

Daily Logistics Group (DLG) takes over logistics activities from GIST Nederland

From 28th August 2022, Daily Logistics Group (DLG) will take over the logistics activities - plus the employees involved - from GIST Nederland. This entails taking over the logistics…

International guests welcomed to Certis Belchim Trial Field Days

Certis Belchim opened its Trial Station at Londerzeel, Belgium to 1700 wholesalers, distributors, advisors and contractors from around the globe over a two-week period in…

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IFPA brings world-renowned chef to Global Produce & Floral Show

International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) has announced the keynote speaker for the upcoming Global Produce & Floral Show in October. World-renowned chef,…

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Thermography as an early diagnosis method for soil-borne phytopathologic stresses

"The purpose of research is to innovate production systems with the help of digital technologies so as to contribute to the realization of important objectives for future…

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Faster transit times and easing port delays:

Light at the end of the tunnel for shippers?

After more than two years of chronic delays in container shipping, shippers are finally seeing improvements in both transit times and port delays, according to the latest…

Is the downward pressure on rates demand or supply driven?

Given the recent decline in spot rates, maritime data analysis company Sea-Intelligence looked into the question' is the downward pressure of spot rates caused by supply or…

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