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Video Photo report: Sival 2023

LED lights, new greenhouse projects, research presentations, new varieties, belated New Years Wishes. The Sival 2023 had it all. The International Plant Production Techniques…

Lesson from masterclass: Crop lighting doesn't always work

Two hours in an afternoon were enough to discuss a lot of new interesting insights from sensor data. Some 50 budding horticultural specialists were present. MBO Westland and…

Sam Ahilan, CEO of FD Berries:

“Expecting strong demand for our Mexican berries during Feb-April with limited competition”

The stellar growth of FD Berries in Mexico is continuing with expansion plans to reach just over 750 acres (303 hectares) by March, while they are preparing the ground in…

BioVerbeek starts Work & Grow program

Video "We encourage young adults to step into the greenhouse and dive into the deep end"

Lowie Verbeek wants to be an entrepreneur, work with people, and invent new things. He does exactly those three things at BioVerbeek with the Work & Grow pathway he and the…

Lab Associates present at IPM Essen

“Automating lab processes ensures higher efficiency and quality”

Lab Associates is a global supplier for plant science laboratories and plant-based industries. The company prides themselves on their service, and with over 35 years of…

Mohamed Raashid, Evergreen Exports:

“People tend to choose their coir pith based on EC, sand content and expansion volume”

Evergreen Exports in India manufactures and exports Coir pith, or cocopeat, a by-product of coir fiber extraction. The low EC premium 5 Kg Coir pith blocks the company…

Tomato analyzer software reveals phenotypic diversity in New Mexican chile peppers

New Mexico is one of the largest producers of chile pepper (Capsicum spp.) in the United States, with 51,000 tons of production in 2021 from an area of 8500 acres with average…

Peter du Crocq and Jeffrey Daalhuizen, VanDerEng

"Green Core reduces use of virgin plastic by more than half"

This coming IPM, VanDerEng plans to introduce its new products internationally. Under the brand name Green Core, the company is presenting a series of new plug and slot labels…

Turkey: 550 tons tomatoes produced in the geothermal greenhouse

Five hundred fifty tons of tomatoes were harvested in 4 months in the Greenhouse Excellence Center with soilless geothermal heating implemented by Sakarya Metropolitan…

Canada: The importance of educating kids on indoor ag

"Most people don't know much about vertical farming, which can lead to a lack of understanding of the benefits and risks associated with vertical farms and therefore causes…

Special Trade Shows

Silvia de Juanes, representative of Fruit Logistica for Spain:

"We expect stable Spanish participation at the next edition of Fruit Logistica"

The newest edition of Fruit Logistica will be held in less than a month in Berlin, with the prospect of a recovery to pre-pandemic participation levels. Both the Spanish…

Maraldi Sementi acquires spinach breeding Company Deseed Denmark

Today Maraldi Sementi has finalized the acquisition of DeSeed Denmark A/S. DeSeed, founded in 2017, is 100% focused on breeding baby leaf and fresh market spinach for the…

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US (AZ): Fire destroys aquaponics greenhouse, about 200 fish died

Josh Wilson of Scenic, Arizona, considers himself blessed after a fire broke out in his RV, destroying the RV and greenhouse but not his residential house Friday afternoon. A…

CFD simulation and uniformity optimization of the airflow field in chinese solar greenhouses using the multifunctional fan–coil unit system

Supplying homogenous and suitable airflow schemes were explored in Chinese solar greenhouses, which had a positive impact on crop yield and quality. This paper provided a…

Exotic vegetables bloom in India's desert state of Rajasthan

In India’s desert state of Rajasthan, farmers have long cultivated only hardy crops that could survive the arid conditions and intense temperature variations. But using modern…
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Bulgaria: Third largest importer of Turkish tomatoes

The volume of tomato exports from Turkey in 2022 increased by 4% compared to 2021 - to more than 377 million dollars. Romania was the leading importer of…

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CRISPR technology: A decade of genome editing is only the beginning

In the decade since the publication of CRISPR-Cas9 as a genome-editing technology, the CRISPR toolbox, and its applications have profoundly changed basic and applied…

Jennifer Holland joins the Aris sales team as the Eastern Territory Sales Representative

Jennifer Holland has joined the Aris sales team as the Eastern Territory Sales Representative and will be responsible for primarily serving East Coast customers. She will be…

NL: Postharvest Unlimited Conference & Postharvest Ornamentals Symposium to take place simultaneously

We are delighted to invite you to attend the VII International Conference Postharvest Unlimited & XII International Symposium on Postharvest Quality of Ornamental Plants, at…

Crisis update: TTF gas price dives below €60/MWh

A new week opened yesterday with a solid drop in the gas price by about nine percent. This put the gas price below €60 per megawatt-hour at the Title Transfer Facility on…

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International business meetings with buyers of large-scale retailers – Bergamo, Italy

Business meetings between fresh fruit and vegetable buyers of large-scale international retailers and production companies will take place on the 26th of January 2023 in…

Yara CEO Svein Tore Holsether:

‘Green tech investors are looking at the US, not Europe’

According to CEO Svein Tore Holsether of Norwegian fertilizer producer Yara, in stark contrast to the United States, Europe is not providing sufficient…

Vahit Can from Pina Ltd on fruit imports from Turkey

"Procurement costs of Turkish goods sometimes increased by up to 50 percent"

Quinces, pomegranates as well as pointed peppers characterize the current range of Turkish products. "One truck of pomegranates per week will sell without any problems. In…

New Kenyan vacuum cooling service to improve vegetable and herb exports

Kenya eyes a bigger fresh produce export market with the newly inaugurated vacuum cooling service at the Mitchell Cotts Air Cargo Terminal at the Jomo Kenyatta International…

Fruits Ràfols' strawberry obtained the highest score in a blind tasting

Fragaria was awarded the Flavor of the Year award for the third consecutive year

The Fragaria strawberry from Fruits Ràfols has been awarded the 2023 Flavor of the Year award. This is the third consecutive year that it received this…

Türkiye starts 2023 with a large minimum wage hike

Türkiye entered 2023 with a significant rise in its national minimum wage. As announced by president Erdoğan in the second half of December 2022, the Turkish…

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Gradient arrangements of food highlights biodiversity not often seen in supermarkets

At your local supermarket or grocery store, you can expect to find typical produce like tomatoes and peppers that all look about the same. So why are "ugly" fruits and…

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