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Shaoul Abramzcyk, Groupe Mandar:

"Our clients want us to grow in the cleanest way, no matter how difficult it is"

“You have to be consistent: whether it’s the vision of the company, or the quality and the taste of your products, you have to be a partner that your customers can rely on,”…

Ensuring biosecurity at Roelands Plant Farms

This week the Canadian Greenhouse Conference took place. Usually the event is also combined with many farm visits, and since it's completely digital this year also these…

Nigel Jenney, UK Fresh Produce Consortium

"Don’t blame the industry, Boris, what we need is your support"

An Andrew Marr interview with Boris Johnson, aired on Sunday, 3 October, revealed a prime minister who Nigel Jenney, chief executive of the UK’s Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC)…

Hi Power keeps production numbers up under LED

"We’re in the optimization phase for cultivation under hybrid lighting"

As the main variety in the winter and spring crop under artificial lighting, Hi Power is rated highly for its stability. Even now that many growers are taking the first steps…

Stephan van Marrewijk (Vicasol) optimistic about the Spanish greenhouse vegetable season:

"We're expecting good things from this new pink beefsteak tomato in Eastern European markets"

The Spanish greenhouse season started off somewhat roughly at Vicasol. "Prices weren't good, especially for the early cucumbers. Many supermarkets will switch to Spanish…

Russian berry production: industry problems and prospects in 2021

This year’s berry harvest in Russia was expected to increase significantly compared to last season. At the same time, however, according to experts, the expectations are…

Third generation officially joins Dutch tomato grower

Earlier this week, Wes van Schie officially became co-owner of L.A. van Schie tomato growers in the Netherlands, making him this company's third generation. The agreement is…

Special Lighting and Technique

10 ways to ensure high yields and crop productivity with your HPS luminaires

Lighting is perhaps one of the most important aspects of growing a crop, and just as you would spend money and time to upkeep a car to ensure it runs properly, a lighting…

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Hydroponics and aquaponics farm breaks ground at Grand Canyon Junction

Hydroponic and aquaponic gardening is breaking ground in Grand Canyon Junction. Resident and health enthusiast Stoney Ward is excited to share his dream. He says his mission…

China: why the growth cycle of rice can be halved

Can rice grow normally in a closed environment without sunlight and soil? The Institute of Urban Agriculture of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences and a team led by…

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Turkey: 1200 tons of tomatoes produced with geothermal resources

In a greenhouse where produce is grown using geothermal water resources in the Cifteler district of Eskisehir, an average of 60,000 seedlings and 1,200 tons of…

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Dutch geothermal energy company interested in Germany

Dutch geothermal company Yeager Energy from the Netherlands, an operator of geothermal energy systems and district heating networks, recently joined the German Geothermal…

Springworks Farm wins People's United Bank Innovation & Technology award

Each year, the Institute for Family-Owned Businesses (IFOB) holds an awards gala to "celebrate the accomplishments of small and large businesses." One of those awards is the…

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Photos: Israeli bumblebees work in Irkutsk cucumber greenhouse

Tomatoes, bell peppers, and eggplants in Angarsk in the Irkutsk region, Russia, are pollinated in winter by bumblebees from Israel. Bumblebees allow an increase in…

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EU increases aid for fruit and vegetable sector

The European Commission announced that it will increase its aid to fruit and vegetable producers and wine growers impacted by the frost, floods, and heatwaves.…

Berry companies consolidate and build on strengths

GEM-Pack Berries, LLC and Red Blossom Sales, Inc. are combining forces to capitalize on tangible synergies that translate directly to customer benefits. GEM-Pack and Red…

“Before installing the vacuum cooling system, it took a long time to cool vegetables”

Finnish vegetable grower Päivi ja Kalle Vuorenmaa have recently upgraded their cooling system, and is now using vacuum cooling. According to Kalle Vuorenmaa, the process is a…
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Does hydroponics have the potential to become mainstream in India?

Hydroponics is still not a widely-practiced technique in India, owing to the traditional nature of farming, high-initial set-up cost, lack of technical know-how, lack of…

BC farmer stresses importance of local seed varieties

‘No food security without seed security’

Local seed varieties are key to protecting the genetic diversity of crops, according to Island seed growers. Metchosin Farm is cleaning and saving about 120 different seed…

USDA announces more than $146 mln investment in sustainable agricultural research

USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an investment of more than $146 million in sustainable agricultural research projects aimed at improving a robust,…

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Potential drivers show interest as UK haulage firm offers free HGV training

As Brexit forced thousands of European drivers to leave the country, and Covid got in the way of around 30,000 tests for potential new drivers last year,…

New prototype lettuce harvester could cut manual labor by 50%

An Agri-EPI project, established to solve the problem of crippling labor shortages in the fresh produce sector, could bring mechanical lettuce harvesting…

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New Zealand: Demand for Asian vegetables up by 400 percent

Company director Jay Clarke from Woodhaven Gardens has been growing Shanghai bok choi, pak choi, wombok or chinese cabbage, saigon turnip, and coriander for…

China: Heavy rains lead to highest reduction in pepper production in recent years

Henan, the main producing area of peppers, saw heavy rainfall in June, the early transplanting stage, which resulted in the seedlings in low-lying areas being…

AeroFarms:

US vertical farm expands distribution of leafy greens

AeroFarms announced that, this Fall, it is expanding its distribution of leafy greens to more than 350 Stop & Shop Stores across the Northeast and New England regions…

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Farming Union slams Brexit & Covid for 'record' 34% fruit and vegetable picker shortage

The president of the National Farmers' Union, Minette Batters, claimed chaotic shortages of workers are leading to the carnage in Britain's food distribution networks as…

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