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Valoya

LED growth light company Valoya:

Built on the curiosity to explore the possibilities of light

“We were founded back in 2009, when there was only a handful of LED companies on the market, and the technology itself was still raising eyebrows,” says Nemanja Rodic,…

Bejo

Ramping up organic seed production in Portugal

The market for organic seeds has increased tremendously in recent years. Its rapid annual growth poses a challenge for seed production. Managing growth and maintaining stock…

Oppy signs R&D agreement with culinary innovation hub Flavour Fields

Oppy is exploring new paths to innovation by partnering with culinary hub Koppert Cress dba Flavour Fields, who specializes in growing microgreens and unique edible flowers,…

Nanobubbles increase strawberry yield

In the Spring of 2020, trials were conducted by Delphy Research Institute in the Netherlands, on behalf of Moleaer to examine the effects that oxygen nanobubble enrichment of…

City of Orlando approves lease for 18-acre 4Roots Farm Campus in the Packing District

Orlando's Packing District is a massive, rapidly developing new residential area with one big planned perk: an 18-acre farm, which was approved by the City of Orlando on…

Optimize lettuce growth with the right environment

In Part One of the Lettuce Blog Series GGS discussed the Greenhouse Structures to provide the best possible space for growing, now they consider setting up the inputs to…

TotalGrow launches Horticultural Lighting Guide

What is a mole of light? How much light will meet my goals? How can I discern if a light plan is going to provide these needed light levels and actually work?…

ENEA: the experimental campaign between real and virtual begins

Space: a hi-tech vegetable garden to grow on the moon and at the poles

The future is already here! This is demonstrated by Enea, which is working on a hi-tech garden to grow micro-vegetables on the moon and in extreme terrestrial environments,…

Biotalys

Wim Ottevaere new CFO Biotalys

Biotalys NV, a transformative food and crop protection company, announced the appointment of Wim Ottevaere as Chief Financial Officer. Wim joins the Executive Management Team…

Deveron brings turnkey data program to Terramera’s North American research trials

Deveron UAS Corp. and Terramera are announcing a collaboration using drones and data across multiple sites throughout North America for the 2020 growing…

Special Greenhouse Construction

The most Instagrammable greenhouses around the world

Greenhouses can be very photogenic, we all know that. Some are particularly popular with photographers, due to their unusual architecture, the setting, the history or a…

Arlette Sijmonsma

Russia’s greenhouse vegetable imports fell sharply in April 2020

According to EastFruit analysts, in April 2020, Russia sharply reduced its import volume of greenhouse vegetables amid growing domestic production and lower…

cucurbit downy mildew

Population analyses reveal two host-adapted clades of Pseudoperonospora cubensis

Pseudoperonospora cubensis, the causal agent of cucurbit downy mildew, is an airborne, obligate oomycete pathogen that re-emerged in 2004 and causes foliar disease and yield…
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UF/IFAS needs grower input to better train agricultural workers

The COVID-19 crisis has hit Florida’s agricultural industry hard with new challenges on how to protect workers who are essential to keeping our nation’s food…

MOU signed by Haifa and AgrIOT

Haifa Group signed a MOU with AgrIOT. According to the MOU, Haifa Group will invest in AgrIOT, a company that develops innovative technology which monitors nutrient…

Foodservice demand coming back on hot peppers

Supplies of hot peppers are ample right now. “We’re seeing product come in through Baja and California is starting with hot peppers. Bakersfield and Santa Maria are coming…

Little Wild Things Farm announces salad share home delivery program

Little Wild Things Farm announced the next season of their salad share home delivery program, the Equinox Salad Share. Each week of the 8-week program will feature creative,…

Spike in demand for Ontario-grown garlic

Demand for Ontario, Canada-grown garlic has jumped. “This year’s hyper-localized consumers are generating pre-release anticipation. Farm stands and independent grocers have…

CAN (ON): Fruit and vegetable growers working to keep farm workers safe

Ontario’s fruit and vegetable farmers are devastated by the recentdeaths of three Ontario farm workers from COVID-19 and are very concerned about the recent…

FarmTech Society

FarmTech Society elects new team

The ​FarmTech Society ​(FTS) held its second constitutional annual general meeting (virtually) on June 24th, 2020. FTS members elected a new board of directors, who in turn…

World Horti Center

Virtual trip from Hungary to the World Horti Center

Agri-innovation is not just a buzzword: it is the key for profitability and sustainability in agriculture. The Hungarian Business Council for Sustainable Development was…

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Ghana: Vegetable producers demand structured funding to survive

Representatives of over 60 Ghanaian vegetables value chain-associated institutions and networks have proposed a Horticultural Support Facility that should be…

Unexpected for this time of year

California strawberry movement continues to be strong

California strawberries are still seeing a surprisingly strong market right now. “I’m still seeing a pretty good supply of strawberries. We are enjoying a good market which is…

Shipt is partnering with Fresh Thyme Farmers Market

Rouses Markets: Drone delivery pilot program

US: GrubMarket now major supplier of California cherriesGrubMarket, which delivers mainly local and organic groceries to businesses and consumers, has completed the…

Spain

Extremadura to strengthen controls over the transport of tomatoes by road this campaign

Extremadura's tomato harvesting campaign will start in the last week of July and should last until late September. During that period, about 2 million tons of…

Data from the Food Price Index at Origin and at Destination (IPOD) for the month of June

The price difference for Spanish agricultural products at origin and destination has multiplied by 4.48

According to data from the Food Price Index at Origin and Destination (IPOD) for the month of June, which was prepared by the COAG organization, the price of garlic at its…

Widely used in industries of fresh produce, cold chain, and medicine

Increasing attention paid to temperature and humidity recorders

Over recent years, consumer requirements for product quality have been increasing. Consequently, the requirements for temperature and humidity in various industries have…

"infringement on free movement of seeds and finished products"

Plantum expresses concern about French proposal to ban “in vitro mutagenesis”

On May 6, the French ministry submitted a "Draft Decree" to the European Commission. It states that France considers products of “in vitro mutagenesis” as regulated GMOs.…

Governor Melchor Diclas wants to expand production

Philippines: Benguet province wants more vegetable processing facilities

Benguet province is intent on constructing vegetable processing facilities in five of its municipalities. Governor Melchor Diclas disclosed the proposal for the possible…

Zippy Duvall: “Empty shelves can be frightening, but empty fields and barns would be devastating”

America really needs its farmworkers

In California’s Central Valley, workers are still showing up to work day after day, but a serious worker shortage looms. The majority of those who are picking crops are…

Lockdown in Spain gave a boost to the online sale of fruit and veg

According to a study carried out by consultants IRI on "Fresh products after COVID and the challenge of innovation", which has been presented within the…

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