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"Family business balance sheet no longer adequate as support for growth"

European and Asian expansion for Equilibrium

Equilibrium, the company that yesterday closed the industry’s largest Controlled Environment Agriculture Fund at $1.022 billion, has established an office in Singapore and has…

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Costa Group to start deploying Arugga’s pollination robots on tomatoes

"Quality pollination is vital to our efficient growing of tomatoes"

Costa Group has signed an agreement with Israel-based Arugga which will deploy its pollination robots on 10 hectares of Costa’s glasshouse tomato crop. Costa’s tomatoes are…

"We want growers to get more returns from their square meters"

Arvesta acquires Dutch horticultural specialist Benfried

Arvesta, the full-service partner of farmers and horticulturists, continues to focus on international growth; the organization is expanding its expertise in agriculture and…

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Get ready for Cultivate: here's what not to miss

Getting ready for Cultivate? Besides being extremely jealous and hoping that you'll send us photos since we're unable to come ourselves, we did select some…

GE Current enhances broad Lucalox® Portfolio and introduces Arize® H-Series

"These lamps are ideally suited to stand-alone or hybrid installations using LEDs"

GE Current today announces the enhancement of its European portfolio of next-generation Lucalox High-Pressure Sodium (HPS) lamps with a range of Arize H-Series HPS fixtures.…

Biodegradable grow bags available

Sri Lankan company Packaging Alliance has created biodegradable grow bags for the horticultural industry. "The packaging industry remains the most prominent consumer of…

Special Greenhouse Construction

"The innovative technology will help provide throughout winter months."

CAN: Topline Farms starts production and new 25 acres expansion

Westmoreland/Topline Farms is excited to announce their latest 25-acre expansion at their Flavor Fresh Farms greenhouse, located in Leamington, Ontario. Flavor Fresh began…

How are fans controlled in greenhouses in the US?

Depending on the area and the crop, the desired fan performance in greenhouses may vary throughout the cultivation process. These kind of adjustments ask for a certain level…

Substrate insights with Growficient

Precise control over irrigation of raspberries

A big challenge when growing raspberries is determining the right method of irrigation. Determining the right moments to water is important, but is often done on a hunch.…

Plant patch enables continuous monitoring for crop diseases

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a patch that plants can “wear” to monitor continuously for plant diseases or other stresses, such as crop…

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Historical yield information most important for predicting future crop yields

Currently, greenhouses are widely used for plant growth, and environmental parameters can also be controlled in the modern greenhouse to guarantee the maximum crop yield. In…

Stefan Spanjaard begins work as an MD at Agrovision Europe

"Premium becomes standard in the blueberry market"

After working for 4.5 years at Lidl and 11 years at Driscoll's, Stefan Spanjaard has started his next challenge as Managing Director at the European branch of…

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Kenya: Embrace agriculture to reduce unemployment, CAS Anne Nyaga urges youths

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, Livestock and Cooperatives is partnering with County Governments to implement policies geared towards making agriculture attractive to…

Battling phytophthora in strawberry production with knowledge

Phytophthora cactorum is a major problem for strawberry production. Is it a single species with a broad host range? Or distinct lineages specialised onto…
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Testing demonstrates resistance of modified plants to crop protection candidate

AgPlenus, a company designing crop protection products, announced today that it has achieved positive results in a Proof of Concept (POC) testing of a resistance trait for its…

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How COVID disrupted the Indian tomato supply chain

The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic created catastrophic failure in global supply chains, particularly its impact on the food supply chain wreaked havoc across the globe. The…

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"Hawaii does a lot to help growers, but it's not enough"

The state of Hawaii needs to take a hard look at all its efforts to help farmers and bolster agriculture ,says University of Hawaii economist Sumner La Croix. And La Croix…

Cleveland Magazine

Green partnership uplifts urban farming in Cleveland

Randell McShepard strides toward the corner of East 82nd Street and Otter Avenue, Cleveland, in dusty blue jeans, mud-spattered boots, and a worn, plaid flannel.  When McShepard…

Wells Fargo Innovation incubator selects five early-stage sustainable indoor agriculture companies

The Wells Fargo Innovation Incubator, a technology incubator and platform funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and co-administered by the U.S. Department of…

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Austria: 19th century glasshouse in Graz finds new life

The renovation of the old greenhouse in the Botanical Garden of the University of Graz has been completed on 5 July 2021. The building is more than 130 years old and is the…

In search of the ‘Holy Grail’ of tomatoes

The development of flavorful, nutritious and firm tomatoes with a long shelf life, good appearance and high yield is the “holy grail” of tomato improvement, said Carlos Avila,…

UK: Scientists reveal how cauliflowers develop their unique shape

Have you ever wondered how a cauliflower grows into its strange shape? - The mystery of how this peculiar shaped vegetable forms has now been solved by a team of…

Farmers at Growing Underground launch fresh branding as they announce B Corp status and growth plans

Growing Underground announces its status as a B Corp brand, making it the first B Corp salad brand available in mainstream UK supermarkets. Meanwhile, owner…

Tropical and sub-tropical climates, Arrigoni proposes the Net House system with Robuxta®

The primary sector of tropical and sub-tropical countries is now booming and, alongside more traditional crops, the production of pomegranate and berry fruits (raspberry,…

Saudi Arabia

New mechanism will stop import of fruits & vegetables from epidemic-hit countries

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture will start implementing a new mechanism for importing vegetables and fruits, effective from…

Australia opens its doors for ASEAN agricultural workers

In an attempt to stem chronic agricultural labor shortages., the Australian government has announced it intends to soon create a seasonal farm work visa for…

Qatar: 760 tons of local vegetables sold in June

Total sales of local vegetables through the Premium Qatari Vegetables and Qatar Farms programs amounted to about 760 tons in June, according to the Ministry of…

HGV driver shortage

'Extended hours for exhausted hauliers won't fix delivery crisis'

A measure to help alleviate the HGV driver shortage crisis by extending their hours is facing fierce criticism from the haulage sector. Transport minister…

Imported lettuce confirmed cause of Jyväskylä salmonella outbreak

Imported lettuce served in daycare centres in the Jyväskylä region - in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland - has been confirmed as the source of an…

The Loose Leaf Lettuce Company

Sales of Western Australian salad products continue demand-driven growth

One of Western Australia's largest fresh-cut salad producers says their sales have been growing year on year to keep up with the demand of local customers. The Loose Leaf…

US: fruit harvesting robot company shuts down

Abundant Robotics, a Hayward, California-based agricultural robotics company founded in 2016, has shut down. According to a memo about Abundant’s liquidation, the company “was…

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