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Friday, May 22, 2020

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Africa Fruit Export Sales Manager (Africa Division)

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from open field to semi-hydroponic to standing or hanging systems

Strawberry growers take production up in the air to answer market demand

Due to growing demand and challenges in cultivation and labour, more and more former open field strawberry growers have shifted to hydroponic or semi-hydroponic cultivation…

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Africa Fruit Export Sales Manager (Africa Division)

137-hectare greenhouse

Video 202 football fields full of tomatoes in 360 degrees experience

Normally making a round at Agro Care in the Wieringermeer is quite a job. Try walking through a 137-hectare greenhouse complex without getting lost or sweating. Dutch…

New greenhouse complex in Kazakhstan produces 4 tons per day

The greenhouse complex in Akaut village launched only three months ago but it is already providing 4 tons of produce per day. The project, costing over 2…

New fresh produce packing robotics set to enter the trial phase

A Queensland-based start-up company is hoping to step up trials in the coming months on its intelligent robots, which are aimed at improving fresh produce packing operations.…

following acquisition by Nebula Group

Expansion of North American dealer network for Climate Control Systems

Climate Control Systems announces the expansion of its dealer network throughout North America for the broader distribution of its products including the fertigation manager,…

Mobile greenhouse sprinklers: fully automated type more widely adopted

Modern agriculture requires mechanisation, larger scales, automation and intelligence. Facility agriculture has a leading role in the development and application of technology…

What is a business framework and why is it needed for vertical farming?

Emiel Wubben is an associate professor of strategic management at Wageningen University and specializes in agrifood clusters & circular business. His prime interest is about:…

Kaleb Kroetsch

Ontario fruit growers adapt to labour challenges

Travel restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic have presented labour challenges in several sectors of the ag industry, including orchard crops. Federal ag…

Liberoapi

Kenya: Herb growers notice blow to exports due to COVID-19

For many farmers in Kenya, a bout of prolonged rain and flooding, that the East African nation has experienced since March, can wipe out a whole season of…

Special webinars & online education

Argus Control Systems

May 28 1:00 PM Eastern Time / 12:00 PM Central Time

Webinar: strategies for automating your fertigation system

You can’t grow a good crop without a solid fertigation strategy. Automation can help you finetune your irrigation and nutrient delivery in any production environment, from…

Future gaps on California spring mix supplies?

Supplies of organic lettuce out of California look even. “Production for the lettuces and greens we currently grow for our organic spring mix blends is in good standing,” says…

Strong market

Mexican eggplant shifts growing regions

Eggplant supplies are transitioning currently making for a strong North American market. “We’re leaving the growing region of Culiacán and headed to our new summer and fall…

US (NY): Horticulture and landscaping operations permitted to reopen statewide

As New York State begins to reopen under Governor Cuomo’s NY Forward plan, the horticulture industry, which includes greenhouse operations, nurseries, sod…

Russian greenhouse sector and its perspectives under new circumstances

In recent years, the greenhouse sector in the Russian Federation actively developed thanks to successful government support measures. Currently, the market is undergoing…

The Greenery is ready with new varieties for the Dutch soft fruit season

The Greenery and its growers are ready for the Dutch, non-heated, soft fruit cultivation season. "The recent years' varieties are going to make a crucial difference in the…

Javier García Linares, of Surinver: "There is a strong demand for ready-to-eat foods, watermelon, pumpkin and corn"

Pepper market returns to normal after March and April craze

The supply of peppers from Murcia and southern Alicante is starting to recover after the significantly low volumes and high demand of March and April. "From early March to April,…

Edelpilzzucht Kirnig LLC focuses on sustainable packaging and product range expansion

"The plastics discussion will return after the crisis"

Before the Corona pandemic, the abandonment of plastics was by far the most important topic in today's food industry. In the field of edible mushrooms, too, the search was on…


"There is a lot of trust put into domestic production" James Gaskell, ANTG Australian-grown cannabis hits domestic supply chain Even before the global pandemic broke out, the cannabis supply chain experienced some hiccups. The main issue was supplying the market with consistent quality products at a reasonable price, to increasingly drive people away from the black market. With the Corona crisis hitting many parts of said supply chain, it was almost…

Immigration bill must recognise vital importance of non-UK workers

NFU Scotland has called on the UK Government’s landmark immigration legislation to recognise the hugely important role that non-UK workers play in Scotland’s iconic food and…

Economic Development Winnipeg

How a Winnipeg company wants to change agriculture

Here are some other interesting tidbits about Conviron. Founded in 1964 by the Kroft family, CEL Group of Companies is headquartered in Winnipeg, MB. CEL comprises Conviron…

Why the indoor farming movement is taking off

As the world emerges from a pandemic that has kept about one in five people in their homes for weeks, it's little surprise that the idea of indoor farming is gaining traction.…

Cinéma Moderne

This cinema has transformed itself into an indoor urban garden

It's hard to say when movie theatres in Montreal and around the world will be opening for now, but until they do, why not use some of that space for some plant life? As Audrey…

Microgreens grower moves to retail in order to stay in business

Andrew McArdle, owner of five-year-old Mountain Man Micro Farms, lives and breathes all things green. As his company’s sole employee, McArdle works seven days a week, often…

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United States and Canada

North America: Hard freeze affects fruit and vegetable crops

Three nights of frost or freezing temperatures have affected Michigan’s fruit crops. Experts say as a whole, Michigan’s fruit crop may have fared okay in the…

Week ending May 10

Fresh vegetables continue to outperform fresh fruit sales

In the ninth week of coronavirus-related shopping, patterns continued to evolve. Between the typical Mother’s Day sales boost and shoppers flocking to the store once more to…

Vasilis Ververidis

Greece eases border lockdown to get enough harvest labor

A group of lawmakers from Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis' party in April warned there was an "imminent danger" that a range of harvests could be affected…

Tatiana Golmer

Vietnamese province of Ca Mau faces severe irrigation shortages

Ca Mau is the only province in the Mekong Delta that cannot access water from the Mekong and relies mostly on rainwater for irrigation. But more and more…

Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development:

'Great opportunities for Vietnamese growers to regain home market'

Because of COVID-19, the global farm produce supply chain has been interrupted because of logistics problems. Now is the right time for domestic farm produce…

Scott Jones

Japan: Imported fruits becoming scarce as lockdowns abroad hurt harvests

Bananas and mangoes -and other products- are in shorter supply in Japan as the COVID-19 pandemic has caused lockdown-driven delays in harvesting, flight…

USDA Farmers to Families program contract awarded

Pacific Northwest produce company to make and distribute 810,000 food boxes

Pacific Coast Fruit Company was awarded a contract from the United States Department of Agriculture for the production of 810,000 produce and dairy boxes, working with local…

Marjet Lubbers

Lack of pickers for Hungarian strawberry campaign

Within days, Hungarian open-ground strawberries will arrive in stores, but many producers complain that there are no workers to pick the fruit, as reported by…

Hugoht

Prices expected to shoot up

Heatwave in Israel causes millions in damage to crops

The agricultural damage caused by the current heavy heatwave in Israel is expected to amount to tens of millions of shekels, a spokesperson for the KANAT…

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