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"Finnish acreage looks even worse than expected"

This week, the winter has really come in Finland, with Finnish winter temperatures. The market price of electricity, which has already been high, is now getting even higher.   Nuclear power…

What is horticulture like in India?

India might not be the first country to cross your mind when thinking of 'horticulture,' but with over 1 billion citizens, who are increasingly conscious about what they eat,…

Australia: Scientists tackle rusty plant threat

University of Queensland scientists have developed an environmentally friendly RNA-based spray to help combat myrtle rust, which has wiped out many Australian plants.…

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US (CA): Taylor Lab looking for genetic secrets for fresher lettuce

Gail Taylor and her team at the UC Davis Department of Plant Sciences are looking for the genetic keys to making America’s favorite leafy green stay fresher and longer in the…

New processing facility for Sri Lanka coir producer

Trump Coir Celebrated their 13th anniversary in November 2022. Their USA partner was present for the occasion and ceremoniously opened the new Raw Material Processing Facility…

CombiVliet invests in sustainability for year-round tomato cultivation

Next year, major tomato grower CombiVliet will have the last of eight blocks of 12 hectares of a greenhouse built in Middenmeer. This was said by Financial Director Eric van…

Zayndu: "Our seed treatment increases yield with 10-27%"

Growers hit by energy increases could increase productivity with a novel seed treatment. Results from Zayndu show yield increases of 10 – 27% in the yield of herb and salad…

"Of course you don't grow tomatoes vertically." So what does?

It is possible to achieve a very high production per square meter in greenhouses. After all, in a controlled environment, climatic conditions are easily adjusted. You could…

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US (CA): Crop disease in Salinas Valley causing lettuce prices to rise in Bay Area

A new crop disease has hit the Salinas Valley, the area that accounts for more than half of the country’s lettuce, more than $1 billion in value, according to the East Bay…

Saga Robotics looks back on last year

Saga Robotics announces that its autonomous robotic platform, Thorvald has had its biggest season to date, operating and treating strawberry plants at Clock House Farm with…

Special Year Overview

10 crop protection stories from 2022

Bugs and pests keep feasting on our beloved plants. Jokes on them though, as soon enough people will be enjoying their insect-based bread and more. While a petty revenge might…

Australia: New standard and new chair for organic and bio-dynamic produce

The organics industry is set to benefit from the release of Edition 3.8 of the National Standard for Organic and Bio-Dynamic Produce.  The updated edition of the…
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Education opportunities abound on Auburn’s rooftop garden

The garden on the rooftop of the Tony and Libba Rane Culinary Science Center at Auburn University does more than provide food and adornments for guests of its signature…

From forces of nature to inflation, stressors have an outsized impact on growers and their families

Farmers are tough. They work long days at physically demanding, often dangerous work and rarely get a break, much less a vacation. Months of hard work can be wiped out with a…

Profile Products opens new manufacturing facility in Georgia

Profile Products, a global agriscience technology manufacturer, celebrated the grand opening of its new manufacturing plant in Monticello, Georgia, on December 14, 2022.  The investment…

China: The 9th International Horticulture Research Conference held at HZAU

From November 20 to 23, the 9th International Horticulture Research Conference was held at Huazhong Agricultural University, both online and offline, with the participation of…

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UK: Increase in seasonal workers' visas a step forward, NFU says

The increase in seasonal workers' visas is a step forward and will be a relief for growers struggling to find a skilled workforce, the NFU says. Earlier this week, the…

The new GAMA 0 vertical cultivation system multiplies the production of aromatic herbs thirteenfold

The plant biotechnology group Beyond Seeds, together with the University of Almeria and in collaboration with the Herbex Group, participate in the TRFE-I-2021/013 project that…

US: Agtech talks about their recently bagged $300k funding

Tova Feinberg and Dave Kanoff, students at Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Business School, have won funding of $300,000 for their business concept: A scalable…

Peter Klein, Biota Nutri:

"Unique in a high amount of free amino acids"

Most of the world sees plant residues as a low-value waste product, but when Peter Klein discovered that they are full of nutrients, he started Biota Nutri. Since that time,…

Looking back at the first year of ∑-Grow Inside webinars

World Horti Center looks back on a successful first year of the ∑-Grow Inside webinar series. During spring this year, the knowledge and innovation center launched this series…

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Across Inner Mongolia

Greenhouse vegetables in north China's Hinggan League, are as lush and warm as if it were the middle of spring. Even though it's winter outside, the non-seasonal veggies in…

Australia: Growers call on consumers to continue to buy veg and salad products currently on the shelves

Vegetable peak industry body AUSVEG is reassuring families across Australia in the lead-up to Christmas that leafy vegetable products that are available on the shelves of your…

BASF and StePac

Partnership develops sustainable packaging for shelf-life extension of fresh produce

BASF SE, based in Ludwigshafen, Germany, and StePac Ltd., based in Tefen, Israel, have joined forces to create the next generation of sustainable packaging specifically for…

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Italian organic aromatic and medicinal plants sold to various European industries and buyers

In recent years, interest in aromatic and medicinal herbs has increased dramatically. It is a market that offers great opportunities for entrepreneurs. This is what Salvatore…

Grupo Lucas, together with the El Monarca company, has opened their new commercial route

The Region of Murcia exports endives and lettuce by plane to the United States for the first time

The Region of Murcia has opened a new trade route for the export of fruit and vegetables. On this occasion, the region has started shipments of lettuce and endive to the…

Valto presses ahead with lab facilities

The Dutch Valto has the ambition to become the virus expert in agriculture and horticulture in the upcoming five years. The company, known for the substance V10 that protects…

Greenhouse horticulture takes and gives to electricity grid

Making electricity more sustainable is still a tall order. At present, greenhouse horticulture is still more than 80% dependent on natural gas-fired combined heat and power…

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Georg Obermaier, Managing Director of the fruit and vegetable wholesaler of the same name from Freiburg, Germany

"Lamb's lettuce is a little more expensive than in previous years"

With the first frost in late autumn, the first deliveries of lamb's lettuce arrived at Georg Obermaier, managing director of the fruit and vegetable wholesaler…

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