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US: Little Leaf Farms doubling hydroponic, greenhouse-growing operations in MA in 2020

For many business owners, Paul Sellew has a good problem to solve. The founder and chief executive officer of Little Leaf Farms is producing one million boxes of fresh…

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German CO2-tax: "Tragedy for domestic horticulture"

The Central Horticultural Association (Zentralverband Gartenbau e. V. - ZVG) is appalled at the reports of a higher CO2 certificate trading entry price of 25…

Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge

"Artificial intelligence wil not make men superfluous"

Algorithms, big data and image recognition are increasingly being used in greenhouse horticulture. They improve the decisions in the field of greenhouse climate and crop…

"The new standard in substrate measurements"

For many growers, the root zone of the plant is still unexplored territory. This is now a thing of the past: the new CARA MET sensor from Cultilene offers a better, more…

US (NY): Webster residents try to block another greenhouse

Located on the US side of Lake Ontario, with 42.000 inhabitants, only 300 miles away from New York and 400 from Washington. Webster might seem like the ideal place for a high…

Luring pests with LED lamps

The thrips is a pest insect dreaded by horticulturalists. Rob van Tolhas designed a trap for catching the insects using LED light. Butwhat light composition are they most…

"December is no longer the month it used to be"

"In order to meet our partner demands, we are always looking for products that can be appreciated by final consumers. We focus on flavor and high quality and this is why we…

The first Chilean greenhouses with real-time climate monitoring are ready

The Region of Valparaiso already has the first Chilean greenhouses equipped with technological sensors that will allow monitoring different environmental…

Growing strawberries year-round with varieties for lighted winter cultivation and cooled summer cultivation

Lamps are not made in Andijk at strawberry breeder ABZ Seeds, but Gé Bentvelsen and his team follow the developments in the field of lighting closely. “As soon as the…

Buitendijk Slaman introduces the updated Masterlift C-series

Safely through the greenhouse with the cruise control turned on

At the start of 2018, it became known that the European regulations regarding pipe-rail vehicles- and crop care vehicles would be tightened after the end of 2019. When it was announced,…

Autogrow recruits A.I. expert for forward thinking food solutions

Autogrow has recruited Mpatisi Moyo Ph.D. as Head of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) to further their strategy towards creating the digital farmer. Working closely with the…

Netherlands: Yeehaw! Gakon throws party at Olsthoorn Ranch

On Saturday, December 14, it was time for the annual company party at Gakon. This year the Olsthoorn Ranch in Naaldwijk was chosen as the Westland location. While enjoying a…

Special Year Overview 2019

Year overview November 16-30

Protests, expansions and anniversaries, oh my!

In the second half of November, the torrent of expansions showed no signs of letting up. But a lot more happened during those two weeks. There were the protests in Almeria, a…

Russia: Agrotype are beginning the construction of the greenhouse Michurinsky

Agrotype will begin construction of a new greenhouse for vegetable growing, it will be built in the village Zeleniy Guy of Michurinsk region in Tambov area, Russia. The…

Haket turns 40: "The market is sometimes fickle, but we are stable"

Some milestones simply cannot be ignored. The Haket brothers of the horticultural supplier of the same name from Wateringen thought so too. “We are proud of our company and…

Dirk van Nieuwkerk, Anaco Greeve:

"Nothing crazy, expensive or cheap on the tomato market"

According to Dirk van Nieuwkerk of Anaco Greeve, the Christmas bustle in the day trade has long been a thing of the past. "That time has gone. Nowadays almost all products are…

An International Guide to Fair Trade labels

In an international collaborative effort between four joint partners -Commerce Équitable France, Fair World Project, FairNESS France and Forum Fairer Handel -…

Lack of legal framework is ‘slowing ag robotics innovation in the EU’

A new Robotics Report published by Agro Innovation Lab concludes that agricultural robots are now technically so advanced that they could soon see increased…

Peru's Vice President tours Carrefour's hydroponic farm in Abu Dhabi

Mercedes Araoz, Vice President of Peru and Chair of the global Food Forever Initiative, visited Carrefour Yas Mall in Abu Dhabi recently to inspect the newly-opened in-store…

Millions of euros in subsidies for research into sustainable agricultural production

Peter Groot Koerkamp, Professor of Agricultural and Bioresource Engineering at Wageningen University & Research (WUR), receives a Crossover grant of 7 million euros from the…
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Consumer advisory still limited to romaine grown in Salinas

US: Public health agencies update illness numbers

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) posted updates to the number of illnesses believed to be linked to romaine harvested from…

AppHarvest founder discusses agriculture with U.N. Security Council

AppHarvest Founder & CEO Jonathan Webb spoke with members of the United Nations Security Council over the weekend about the benefits of controlled-environment agriculture. The…

Plant nutrient availability and pH of biochars and their fractions

Biochar has the potential to be used as a growing media component, and therefore plays a role in reducing peat usage. It has unique properties apart from the ability to…

USMCA passes House of Representatives, now moves to Senate

Secretary Perdue: "USMCA is critical to success of rural America"

On December 19th, 2019, the House of Representatives voted 385-41 to pass the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). “I’ve long said that support for…

Morocco exporting 47% more zucchini to the EU so far this season

The volume of zucchini sold to the EU by Morocco under quota from October 1 to December 8 has grown by 47% so far this year compared to the same period of the…

CAN (QC): Launch of Québec’s first agricultural cooperative to be dedicated to producing renewable energy

The creation of Coop Agri-Énergie Warwick marks a major step toward increasing the production of renewable natural gas (RNG) in Québec. This agricultural cooperative will be…

Availability and generational differences factor into winter vegetable consumption

When temperatures start to drop, consumers tend to shift their thoughts from tank tops and shorts to sweaters and jackets. It's also around the time they make the switch from…

Jamaica: Tyrone Anderson and dad run joint venture farm

Agriculture is critical to the development of any nation, and Jamaica is no exception. And while the youth are the future of agriculture and food security, many young people…

Tomato greenhouse gets digital twin

Researcher Jochem Evers from the Wageningen Plant Sciences Group and his team have 1.2 million euros at their disposal to build a virtual tomato greenhouse. The virtual…

US (FL): Aquaponics facility in Woodville sparks concern among residents, environmental advocates

A large aquaponics facility is under construction in Woodville amid concerns about its potential effects on the Floridan aquifer, the source of drinking water for thousands of…

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Sigrid Hansen-Catania, Fertil:

“Our new pot is natural, plantable and made of 100% wood fiber"

Fertil has been proposing its Fertipot in horticulture for nearly 70 years, but the company now targets arboriculture and market gardening with a range of products…

National Farmers’ Union asks for adequate funding

Farmers warn of long-term impacts from ‘unprecedented’ flood damage in UK

As reported by the NFU, the long-term effects of the flooding which has affected farmers across the country, but particularly in the East Midlands and North East, are still to…

China is in the market for Rwandan fresh peppers & French beans

According to a report by the National Agriculture Export Board (NAEB), Rwandan farmers may benefit from a new market for locally grown French beans and pepper. The NAEB said…

Qatar: Mahaseel markets 1,000 tons of local vegetables

The Mahaseel for Marketing and Agricultural Services Company (a subsidiary of Hassad Food) has marketed 1,000 tons of local vegetables in the Qatari market since the beginning…

Russian scientists studied the effect of selenium on the properties of basil

A team of scientists from Immanuel Kant Baltic Federal University discovered that micromolar selenium doses increase the levels of useful biologically active compounds in the…

Spain was the world's largest exporter of lettuce in 2018

In 2018, Spain dominated the world export of lettuce, both in terms of volume and value, as revealed by the data from the Statistics Division of the United…

Worldwide vegetable exports have almost doubled in the last ten years

During the last ten years, the global export of vegetables has multiplied by 1.79, going from 35,458.15 million euro in 2009 to 63,295.7 million in 2018, i.e.…

Robots threaten to fail due to lack of a legal framework

Development of agricultural robots slowed down

Innovations and the market entry of agricultural robots threaten to fail due to the lack of a legal framework. This is the conclusion of the Agro Innovation…

Arnaud van de Graaf from Soest

Plastic-free fruit and vegetable packaging line

At the end of October, AGF-Holland announced a plastic-free packaging line for the entire fruit and vegetable department. Under the name Johannes, the wholesaler is bringing a…

United Nations - Expected population levels in 2100

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Pachino PGI tomato packaging company sums up 2019

"2019 will be remembered as an intense and rewarding year for the results achieved and for our numerous initiatives, but above all, for the value of the marketed production".…

Almeria's 2018/19 fruit and vegetable campaign closes with a 6% increase in value

According to the report 'Synthesis of Almeria's protected horticultural campaign', published on December 18 on the website of the Prices and Markets Observatory of Andalusia,…

Two turnkey lettuce processing lines for Len Wright Salads

Sormac can take all a customer's worries away by delivering processing lines in a turnkey approach, even if other producers' machines need to be integrated. Two lettuce…

Analysis made by OP Fonteverde

Seasonal trend of courgettes and peppers

The horticultural season is in full swing, and we interviewed Patrizia Calabrese, sales manager of OP Fonteverde, based in Sicily, to take stock of the development of…

Bengaluru's first zero-waste cafe

Indians use fruit shells as cups

While the Indian city of Bengaluru produces over 5,000 tonnes of garbage every day, and the city administration has attempted to impose no-plastic and segregation-at-source…

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