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FRI-EL Green House

Video Italy: Fri-El adds another twenty hectares

The Italian greenhouse growers of Fri-El expanded their greenhouse hub. In the presence of customers and friends, this week they inaugurated half of their most recent 20…

Video Nanofoil converts sunlight into optimum light for horticulture

"Plants need light to grow, and a world that requires more food needs light optimized towards agriculture. We are developing a transparent layer that can manipulate sunlight…

15 years Havecon, an interview with Henk Verbakel

"Havecon turned out somewhat differently than I expected"

In 15 years, Dutch greenhouse builder Havecon has grown into an international player in the realization of Turn-key horticultural projects.  In this interview, CEO Henk Verbakel…

Juan Segura Morales, president of Coprohníjar:

"If tomatoes are replaced with other crops, the threat is that those will also eventually saturate"

With the start of November, tomatoes become even more important - if such a thing is possible - in the greenhouses of Almeria. "The tomato campaign kicked off at the end of…

9-11 February 2022

New entry regulation for Fruit Logistica 2022

The restarting of attendance trade fairs after the corona-related break has been a success, and preparations for Fruit Logistica 2022, which will be held in…

Exhibitors get ready for Growtech Eurasia

Omex Agrifluids, designer and manufacturer of specialty soluble fertilizers for the broadest spectrum of agricultural and horticultural crops, will be exhibiting at Growtech…

Remarkable: 'Poop' tomatoes grow on UK shore

So much raw sewage is pouring into the sea near holiday beaches on the Kent coast that hundreds of ‘poop’ tomatoes are growing on the shoreline and from seeds in the human…

Patrick Stoffels, Stoffels Foods:

"Israeli yellow zucchini will only become profitable once Dutch and Spanish varieties are off the market"

In the Netherlands, Stoffels Foods received the first yellow zucchini of the season from Israel two weeks ago. "This variety's cultivation in Israel has…

Yorkshire Post

UK: Hydroponic- and vertical fruit farm planned for North Yorkshire fields

A proposal, combining the modern farming technique of hydroponics with a bespoke holiday chalet development, could see farmers from around the world attending courses to learn…

Survey to help farmers' transition from traditional to vertical farming

What is the new role of farmers in the future?

“I noticed that there’s a lot of questions about vertical farming from traditional farmers,” says Christine Zimmerman-Loesll, Chairwoman at the Association for Vertical…

Special: A fresh start

Intensive pest control against mites and Drosophila in small fruits under protected cultivation

In the last couple of years, damage caused by the mite tarsonemide in raspberry plantations in protected cultivation has increased in southern Italy. This has been confirmed…

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China: New 35.000m2 vertical farm has opened

There is a new 'plant factory' in the North of China. This vertical farm grows without daylight, using artificial lighting instead, and uses nutrient solutions instead of soil…

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China: "Southern fruits are grown in the north"

Kiwifruit, originating from southern China, has been cultivated for many years in Shandong, which is in Northern China. Dragon fruit, which originated even further south than…

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Tibet: Hypoglycemic peppers grow high above sea level

Luoxu Town, which is 3,600 meters above sea level, has lush green trees and a relatively mild climate compared to the wasteland surrounding the county seat at 4200 meters…

Chinese research institutes cooperate in greenhouse project

In the 2.5-hectare glass greenhouse of Jintang Agriculture in Langxia Town, Shanghai, a greenhouse is constructed. Jintang Agriculture and the Shanghai Academy of Agricultural…

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UK charity launches free physiotherapy service for people working in horticulture

Perennial, the charity for people working in, or retired from, the horticulture industry, has launched a free physiotherapy service available to people working in…
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Argentinian Blueberry Committee

Total weekly blueberry arrivals from Argentina at 780 tons in week 44

Total weekly blueberry arrivals from Argentina stood at 780 tons in week 44, compared to 646 tons last season. Total weekly arrivals from into the US stood at 482 tons in week…

Improved loss function-based prediction method of extreme temperatures in greenhouses

The prediction of extreme greenhouse temperatures to which crops are susceptible is essential in the field of greenhouse planting. It can help avoid heat or freezing damage…

Pat Peroni greenhouse honors dream of late Davidson professor

The Pat Peroni Greenhouse in Davidson, North Carolina, is in its final stages of construction. It will offer climate control, automated shades, and grow lights. More so, it…

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Philippines: Aklan university seeks to grow soilless plants

To further increase the Philippine Aklan province’s food sufficiency efforts, the Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas recently turned over a P1-million…

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Using capybara waste to grow vegetables

Japanese aquarium exhibits circular hydroponics system

The Japanese company Tierra Ponica is exhibiting a cyclical hydroponics system using animal waste in Kawasaki City, Japan, in which capybara waste is used to fertilize…

Video A look inside a hydroponics farm in India

In Maharashtra, India, a 1.5-acre hydroponics farm is growing turmeric. They are grown in grow bags, as well as in vertical racks to optimize all the space they have. Take a…

LSU AgCenter

A short overview of the strawberry disease crown rot

Louisiana growers have not yet finished planting this year’s strawberry crop, and a disease called crown rot has already been detected in a commercial field. This disease is…

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US (SC): Over $600.000 awarded for projects to support growers

The US Department of Agriculture has granted more than $600.000 to the South Carolina Department of Agriculture for twelve projects aimed at supporting growers and their…

US tomato grower launches new e-commerce site

AppHarvest announces the launch of its new e-commerce site, shop.appharvest.com, and Fight the Food Fight campaign along with the first harvest of its second…

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How biostimulants can help plant growth

Biostimulants are being increasingly used by growers to give them an edge in plant growth. By definition, a biostimulant is any substance or microorganism that is applied to…

23 November from 9:30 am to 1 pm

US: Hydroponics open house

The Horticulture 307 Hydroponics for Growing Populations class will demonstrate hydroponic systems during an open house on November 23 from 9:30 am to 1 pm in the Plant…

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New technology sees underground to assess crop roots

For crops or houseplants, shrubs or grasses, the early-warning signs of stress from drought or any other stressor are in the last place anyone ever looks: underground, in the…

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Using machine learning algorithms to forecast the sap flow of cherry tomatoes

The sap flow of plants directly indicates their water requirements and provides farmers with a good understanding of a plant’s water consumption. Water management can be…

The EU approves the UK's inspections for exporting fruits and vegetables

The European Commission has approved the UK's inspections for exporting fruits and vegetables to the European Union as they conform to their marketing…

First Spanish Intense tomatoes arrive in the Netherlands

The first Spanish Intense tomatoes will arrive at PZ Import in the Netherlands today. "The prospects look good. There will be slightly fewer tomatoes from…

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Logistics, rainfall, and Covid-19 are all affecting vegetable prices in China

According to China's National Bureau of Statistics, the nation's consumer price index rose by 1.5% year-on-year in October. The data shows that food prices dropped by 2.4%…

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Sustainable silphia packaging from OutNature at Lidl and Kaufland

The environmental division of the Schwarz Group, PreZero, is developing new, sustainable fiber and paper products for packaging solutions via its OutNature brand. Following a…

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