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Leaf-cutting robot for high-wire cultivation of cucumbers

Another day, another robot? Well, it for sure looks like it, but today we have a different crop for you. Let's have a look at the CropTeq leaf cutting robot, which will be…

Nature Fresh Farms doubles Ohio operations with more organic acreage

Nature Fresh Farms has confirmed the expansion of its Ohio operations increasing its organic acreage as well as a plans to build a new distribution center. The property…

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Soft fruit left unpicked in UK tunnels

Fife Fruits has been growing soft fruit in Fife, Scotland since 2006. The company grows fruit in 32 hectares of tunnels at different locations between Cupar and St Andrews.…

20 September - 1 October

"A new highlight at this autumn demo is cos lettuce for hydroponic production"

A warm welcome to Rijkzwaan's Hydro Demo, which is taking place from 20 September to 1 October 2021, close to their open-field demo in Fijnaart. "We are expecting it to…

100 ha greenhouse complex to become the biggest one in Russia

The construction of the greenhouse complex Parnik with the acreage of 100 ha which is to become the biggest in Russia has begun on August 27. The agri-industrial holding…

Improving tomato production and size to help growers increase their yield

Florida growers produced 606 million pounds of fresh-market tomatoes last year, which brought in $463 million in revenue. But with competition from places like Mexico, farmers…

The EU buys fewer peppers from Spain and the Netherlands and more peppers from Morocco and Turkey each year

Each year EU member countries are buying fewer peppers from Spain and the Netherlands while purchasing more peppers from Morocco and Turkey. Based on the first…

Internet of Things monitoring of rocket growth supplemented by LEDs lighting

In this study, the Internet of Things (IoT) was employed for monitoring the growth parameters of rocket (Eruca sativa) plants cultivated in a greenhouse under supplemental…

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U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement seasonal perishable products - weekly update

'Michigan blueberry movement is expected to decrease sharply as the season ends'

This week’s weather impacting the eastern US was evidence that September is indeed right at the peak of the Atlantic hurricane season. No sooner had grower-shippers begun to…

Poland is a vegetable production powerhouse

The production of vegetables is an important branch of Polish agriculture, and the share of vegetables in the value of the commodity agricultural production is…

Special GreenTech Live & Online

Harnessing DLI: How an LED retrofit improves DLI strategy

The point of growing crops in a controlled environment is to establish predictability and stability. It can be difficult to achieve full control over every facet of a…

Philippines: food company adopts greenhouse to create jobs for displaced workers

Century Pacific Food group has become the first company to embrace the government’s adopt-a-farm program that aims to build agricultural farming villages and create jobs for…

Forest fires cause significant damage in greenhouses in southern Turkey

Forest fires in Mersin's Silifke and Aydincik districts caused great damage to the growers. Thousands of acres of forest, as well as greenhouses, and open agricultural areas,…

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CAN: The agricultural industry is desperate for workers of all sorts

There’s a global shortage of agricultural workers, from manual labor roles to science and engineering-focused agricultural tech work, and Canada is no different. Everything…

Ferry-Morse launches Fall Plantlings collection

Extending the gardening season with cool weather products

Ferry-Morse, a US-based home gardening seed packet company, is helping extend the gardening season with the introduction of its Fall Plantlings Collection. With Fall offerings…

Belgian greenhouse products increase in price

In July 2021, the overall agricultural and horticultural price index in Belgium was 35.4% higher than in July 2020. The indices for vegetables and potatoes…
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21 September, 4:00pm - 5:00pm (Singapore Time)

Denmark and Singapore to discuss the future of farming with sustainable agriculture

Presented by SGInnovate and the Royal Danish Embassy in Singapore, in support of Deep Tech for Good, experts will discuss and share their views on sustainable and innovative…

HarvestHold by Verdant Technologies receives EPA registration

Verdant Technologies announces the rollout of its HarvestHold Fresh product life extension solution to the produce industry, after receiving EPA registration in early…

Building resilient indoor farms with earthworms, fungi and beneficial bacteria

“I’d like to see the indoor farming industry include the ecosystem of waste and develop robust, biodiverse systems,” says Ketil Stoknes, a biologist and ecologist from the…

Hybrid event on 23-26 September

NYC AgTech Week 2021

The NYC Agriculture Collective - a 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to educating about and increasing exposure of innovation and opportunity in AgTech and urban farming, is…

Revol Greens launches new line of premium greenhouse-grown salad kits

"Busy consumers have driven an increase in demand for salads"

Revol Greens enters a new category in the greenhouse arena with their line of salad kits featuring their premium whole leaf lettuces. Revol Greens’ premium salad kits include…

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New programmable gene editing proteins found outside of CRISPR systems

Within the last decade, scientists have adapted CRISPR systems from microbes into gene editing technology, a precise and programmable system for modifying DNA. Now, scientists…

A food hub provides an oasis in a food desert

When you think of farm communities, the city of Waterbury is probably not the first that comes to mind. However, an effort to reduce food insecurity is bringing farmers to the…

Video A look inside at Hoogweg Paprika: a 100+ hectare pepper greenhouse

In the run-up to Floriade Expo 2022, the Province of Flevoland is putting farmers, growers, entrepreneurs and organisations from the chain from farm to fork in the spotlight.…

Minister Parker states it is working through the changes

NZ government looks at curbing reliance on migrant workers

The government of New Zealand is looking at curbing the nation’s reliance on migrant workers as part of post-Covid immigration service changes. The changes…

Director, John Willems, leads Dutch cooperative on a new GMO path under

"We want to help more growers, individually, and respond to client wishes with a wider range"

"If you think about it, everything in life is temporary," mused John Willems last year. That was when he joined the Dutch cooperative, ZON, as interim director. That interim…

London devotes the biggest proportion of weekly budget to fruit and vegetables

A recent study, conducted by commercial kitchen experts Maxima Kitchen Equipment, used new ONS data on household spending between 2018 and 2020, to discover…

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Hudson business uses contactless approach to growing lettuce

For the folks who cultivate lettuce at Free Leafy Greens, one priority rises above all at the massive greenhouse: It’s pretty much a hands-off operation. The mission is to…

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