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GreenTech to take place again in September 2021

It will be a bit later than the previously announced dates in June, but coming September the suits can go back to the dry cleaners and it will really be time to say goodbye to…

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Smart windows regulate right light in the greenhouse

Greenhouses can allow the growth of high-quality crops in otherwise unproductive areas. Important, as the world population is growing and the land area appropriate for farming…

"Floaters with the right growing media is key for the lettuce industry"

As systems builders based in Horst (the Netherlands), founder and CEO of Light4food Rene van Haeff was convinced that the horizontal and vertical controlled growing systems in…

Turkish family grows winter plums in their greenhouses

In the Iznik district of Bursa, the Asi family, where all family members are agricultural engineers, produces plums in the winter season in their greenhouses. Ali Asi (49),…

Flexibility in commercial irrigation made easier with new mist controller

Link4 Corporation, manufacturers of cloud-based irrigation, fertigation, and environmental controllers, continues to bring new products to growers with the introduction of…

Facility expansion for manufacturer of retractable roof greenhouses and cooling houses

In response to increases in global demand for its retractable roof greenhouses, cooling houses and field covering systems, Cravo is expanding its production, warehouse,…

Optimizing insights in business activities with new software ABS

ABS Production is new, web-based software solution for seed production and multiplication companies developed by Agro Business Solutions (ABS). "With ABS Production one can…

Looije Agro Technics about lighting choice

"Do not rely solely in the blue LEDs from suppliers"

There is a lot of movement in the greenhouse light market at the moment. Over the coming two months, greenhouse vegetable growers in Northwest Europe will certainly have to…

PMA virtual town hall

Overview of technologies that help fighting food waste

This week’s PMA virtual town hall focused on technologies that work to reduce food waste. Ed Tracy, PMA’s Vice President of Supply Chain and Sustainability, explains: “More…

Insight into all service and maintenance of technical installations

bQurius chooses Royal Brinkman's Service Engine to coordinate and manage all maintenance at twelve nurseries of five tomato growers, including Schenkeveld Tomatoes,…

Study shows that watermelons grow faster at night

Wearable sensing technology is an essential link to future personalized medicine through seamlessly monitoring heart rate, body temperature, and physical…

Giant pepper of 555 gram grown in the Arava desert

When sorting the peppers in the packing house in the Arava, Israel, a huge pepper of 0,555 kg was found. Shoham Ben-Ezuz, manager of the packing house, says: “This humongous…

The Arab Weekly

Entrepreneurs see hydroponics as farming solution in Libya

Under a yellow tarpaulin stretched over an arched metal frame, Siraj Bechiya and his partner inspect their hydroponically-grown lettuce, pioneers of the method in…

Special Packaging

Bio vegetable packaging made with plastic recovered from the sea

Agromediterránea has launched a new container for the marketing of BIO radishes under its brand Sun & Vegs. It is a sustainable container made with recycled plastic that has…

Antioxidant-rich purple tomato launched

The new Oregon State University-developed tomato Midnight Roma follows in the steps of 10-year-old Indigo Rose, the first antioxidant-rich purple tomato available on the…

NZ: ToBRFV update

Following the early detection of the unwanted virus, the tomato brown rugose fruit virus in a small tomato seed lot last year, a group of growers, GIA industry partners, and…

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Kazakh investors find their way into horticulture

Four projects with the overall cost of over 11 million euro are planned to be carried out in Kazakhstan this year. Thus, next year three greenhouses with planned production…
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Industry partners call for complete removal of vegetable import quota

Russian Federation proposes raising quota for Turkish tomatoes

Russian officials have proposed to increase the quota for tomato imports from Turkey. According to a publication on a government website on Wednesday, Russia’s…

US: Measuring greenhouse workers' welfare

Our food supply is typically very stable. Rain or shine, field and packinghouse workers harvest and process food for the American people. However, the COVID-19…

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Inuvik community greenhouse hydroponics unit arrives

Lovers of leafy greens will soon have another option for fiber as Inuvik Community Greenhouse has acquired a long-awaited heated hydroponics container. Years in development…

Daily Citizen / Ryan Anderson

Dalton high school revives greenhouse

Dalton High School's introduction of a new botany course this school year has led to the revitalization of the campus greenhouse, but that required covering a lot of ground.…

"Mentoring a new generation of tomato breeders in the Philippines"

The Bureau of Plant Industry - Los Baños national crop research, development, and production support center in the Philippines is presently conducting a…

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Randolph Farm is fertile ground for research and support

Pawpaw, ginger, turmeric and muscadine might sound like musicians in a whimsical 1960s folk quartet, but they're part of a wide-ranging ensemble with deep roots – literally –…

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New Diana high school students grow produce for school's cafeteria

Agriculture students at New Diana High School not only are learning about growing food, they’re also discovering the value of giving their harvest to the community. The…

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"The gateway connecting the world to agrifood innovation opportunities"

Each day there is a new announcement, initiative, funding opportunity or open call – there are big goals that are bringing innovators together. The Australian Government is…

EU: Ageing of farmers remains a major challenge in rural areas

In 2016, for every farm manager under 40, there were three farm managers over the age of 65 in the EU. The aging of Europe’s farmers is one of the greatest…

Photo by Tom Morrison

CAN: Wheatley outdoor grow-op entering second season

Using natural sunlight and the breeze from Lake Erie, growers with an outdoor cannabis farm near Wheatley are about to enter their second season after learning a few lessons…

Hort Americas

How controlled environment agriculture can help improve crop performance

When asking: “How can a system with a controlled environment help improve crop performance?”, the answer is easy: the more you analyze data and control CEA variables inside of…

Photo courtesy of Decker Gabriel-Woods.

Urban farming: How local artist is using food to bridge racial gaps

Decker Gabriel-Woods is a filmmaker and rapper in Omaha, also known as Dex Arbor. This year, he is a Big Muddy Urban Farm’s Aspiring Farmer Resident, a one-year program to…

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France: Foreign seasonal workers stuck at borders

The strengthening of sanitary measures has complicated the visa application procedures for non-European workers. A difficulty to which producers must adapt in…

Israel Chemicals Ltd adopts Plantarray diagnostic system

New platform might enable better crop yields

In order to achieve a high level of confidence in new agricultural products, R&D must be focused on examining new plants or the effect of new materials on the…

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SEPC Southern Exposure’s annual Power of Produce presentation

After being postponed from its usual February date, SEPC Southern Exposure 2021 kicked off this week. Yesterday featured the annual Power of Produce educational session, where…

USDA restricts PACA violators in California and Texas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they…

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