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Hoogendoorn Growth Management introduces 'biggest innovation yet'

On October 8, 2020, Hoogendoorn Growth Management organized an exclusive launch event to launch what they call their biggest innovation yet: IIVO. "It's not just a new…

Mucci Farms discusses product innovations, year-round program and expansion

With just a few days to go until Fresh Summit kicks off, most of the preparation work has been done for exhibitors. “We’ve had a lot of fun preparing for a completely…

German substrate supplier Hawita eying export markets

The big hectic created by COVID-19 in the horticulture industry seems to be over. Things have stabilized, but the situation is far from normal. For many companies that used to…

Svensson

Svensson launches new product family, Xsect

"What you get out of your greenhouse depends what you let into it"

Svensson debuts its 6th product family for insect control. The new Xsect range consists of screen solutions designed to keep the good insects inside the greenhouse and the bad…

Hortinergy

Vincent Stauffer, director of Hortinergy:

“We’ve made everything international in the new version”

In October, Hortinergy will launch the newest version of their software for the American market. Vincent Stauffer, director of the company explains what has changed since the…

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Russian greenhouse projects struggling to find investors

Agricultural holding Eco-kultura have announced the launch of the second construction phase of a major year-round greenhouse complex, Krugly God in the Boksitogorsk area of…

Richie Keirouz of Mastronardi Produce on new BC distribution center:

“We’re now strategically located to serve all of North America and beyond”

Mastronardi Produce recently announced the establishment of a new distribution center which will be located in Surrey, British Columbia, in Canada. “The…

Demand is softening slightly

Multiple greenhouse tomato growing regions in production

Supplies of tomatoes in North America are good however demand is softening slightly. Windset Farms in Delta, BC is in good production with its three regions going: British…

WUR

Sensors and image analysis check the freshness of vine tomato

Consumers expect that the vine tomatoes they buy in the store are fresh. But how do you see or feel whether a tomato is fresh? And can that freshness be measured quickly and…

Publix

Publix is helping people connect with their food through hydroponics

The following information is derived from an interview Agritecture conducted with Curt Epperson, Business Development Director of Produce and Floral at Publix Super Markets.  Publix…

Special Management

FDA and Mexican counterparts enhance food safety partnership

During a virtual ceremony, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and its regulatory counterparts in Mexico – the Federal Commission for the Protection from…

National Hurricane Center

USDA encourages ag producers, residents to prepare for Hurricane Delta

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is reminding communities, farmers, ranchers and small businesses in the path of Hurricane Delta that USDA has programs that provide…

DA Communications Group

Philippines: Partnership for aquaponics tech and center for urban agri

The Department of Agriculture (DA) of the Philippines and the Quezon City Local Government Unit (LGU) forged a new partnership to promote urban aquaculture and the use of…

Wageningen University & Research

African horticulture sectors hit hard by COVID-19

The horticulture sector in Ghana, Ivory Coast and Rwanda is highly affected by measures taken to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus. Incomes fell as export came to a halt.…

Muteero Farms

Food production in Africa: Aquaponic farming

Farming has gained a new appeal to African youth, as a growing number of entrepreneurs turn to agri-business. But unlike generations before them, these agri-preneurs are doing…
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Agronomy

Foliar application of Zn alleviates salt stress symptoms of pak choi plants

Several studies have related the application of micronutrients such as zinc, iron and molybdenum with alleviation of stress symptoms in horticultural plants. However, there…

Australia: Members vote to update Hort Innovation’s Constitution

An Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) of Hort Innovation members was held virtually on Friday, 9 October 2020. At the meeting, members voted to change the…

Australia: Growcom welcomes new Chief Executive

Growcom Chairperson, Ms. Belinda Adams has announced the appointment of a new Chief Executive Officer. “It is with pleasure that I announce the appointment of…

FoodE

Metabolic Institute organises FoodE’s first hackathons

Within the framework of FoodE, project partner Metabolic Institute will organise two online student hackathons to solve crucial challenges in urban farming initiatives. The…

Wageningen University & Research

"CRISPR technology needed to achieve European Green Deal"

It will prove difficult to achieve the European Green Deal goals if the current stringent EU-legislation on the continuation of new breeding technologies such as CRISPR-Cas,…

CNBC

CNBC takes a look at the future of vertical farming

Irving Fain, Bowery Farming founder and CEO, and Hans Tung, GGV Capital managing partner and a Bowery Farming investor, join ‘Closing Bell’ to discuss the future of vertical…

Lufa Farms

CAN (QC): Rooftop greenhouses take urban farming to new heights

Cherry tomato plants tower over Lauren Rathmell’s head in the latest greenhouse built by the company she co-founded, called Lufa. "We train everything vertically, so that we…

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"I grew tomatoes with the heat from my crypto-mining PC"

If you spend time on Instagram in our post-pandemic world, you’re probably experiencing some gardening FOMO. Maybe your biggest lockdown goal was “pwn Candy Crush” or, if…

Chen Lei and Liang Yan

Mystery solved: How do tips of plants stay virus-free?

Plants are able to keep growing indefinitely because they have tissues made of meristems—plant stem cells—which have the unique ability to transform themselves into the…

Gourmet Garden

Indian 'naturoponic' grower bags funding to expand

Agricultural technology startup Gourmet Garden has raised a fresh investment round from Incubate Fund India and Whiteboard Capital. The company, which follows a patented…

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Charles Snijders joins Takii Europe to lead Research & Development

Charles Snijders is appointed as Head of R&D at Takii Europe. Charles brings over 30 years of experience in the plant breeding industry. Under his leadership,…

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UK woman finds duck shaped tomato

A woman from Yarnton has found a duck-shaped tomato in her garden. She alleged that it tasted ‘no different’ to a normal one. Juli Cohen sent photos of her…

Chemistry experiments show potential to power fuel cells

Spinach: Good for Popeye and the Planet

“Eat your spinach,” is a common refrain from many people’s childhoods. Spinach, the hearty, green vegetable chock full of nutrients, doesn’t just provide…

Maersk Container Industry celebrates 25 years of refrigerated evolution

25 years ago, Maersk Container Industry (MCI) introduced the company’s first refrigerated container, paving the way for two and a half decades of…

BLE market report week 40:

'Presence of the Spanish and Polish peppers expanded'

The presence of the Spanish and Polish peppers have apparently expanded somewhat. As these were considerably cheaper than the Dutch lots, their turnover was quite brisk. In…

Toronto wholesalers welcome government's proposed changes to Ontario Food Terminal Act

The Toronto Wholesale Produce Association (TWPA), the association representing the 21 wholesalers of fruits and vegetables at the Ontario Food Terminal,…

Some goods are up as much as 300 percent

Vegetable prices in Nepal are skyrocketing

In Nepal, prices of vegetables have skyrocketed with as much as 300 percent in a month. And these skyrocketing prices have left the consumers deeply worried as this is…

High-flavor tomatoes to stand out from the crowd

The number of highly-specialized tomato productions along the southern Sicily coast is increasing. They are often grown by medium-small businesses wanting to stand out from…

Chilean entrepreneur grows cherry tomatoes in the driest desert in the world

Pietro Alberti, an entrepreneur from Arica, received the support of the Luksic Foundation's Impulso Chileno program to launch an ambitious project: growing…

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