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VB ready to double capacity for Little Leaf Farms

"The smallest chance of disease, an optimal growing climate, and no need for human hands"

Devens, Massachusetts-based Little Leaf Farms' mission is to provide fresh, locally grown lettuce grown sustainably all year round to their New England consumers. To be able…

world-first study

Costa Group teams up with university for tomato rhizobiome research

A world-first study using DNA samples from hydroponics is being undertaken through a collaboration between University of New England (UNE) and Costa, as part of the Future…

Cucumber research could help farmers extend seasons and diversify

Rotating greenhouse crops or making use of greenhouses while crops are growing in the field can give farmers more options and more income. The University of Kentucky…

FlowVision

Applying lean and supply chain optimization to nursery operations

As a full-service provider of lean business and supply chain consulting services, FlowVision works with various clients, including multiple nurseries, to optimize processes…

Powerplants and Holland Heater

Australian dealer for Dutch supplier of heating and ventilation solutions

Powerplants and Holland Heater have signed a dealer agreement for the Australian horticultural market. The collaboration brings the supply of air heaters and ventilation…

CAN (ON): Funding provides lighting and climate control equipment for Bradfort research greenhouse

The governments of Canada and Ontario are supporting agri-food innovation in the vegetable farming sector with an investment of $150,000 to drive new research…

The roll of pigments in creating tasty tomatoes

The flavor of a tomato is an interaction between its taste and aroma. Now, researchers from Japan and the United States have revealed that the pigments that determine the…

Mart Boender (Tuinderij Boender) invites Dutch MPs to come and count rabbits

"Full soil lettuce sales dipped sharply, post-COVID-19, but have improved in recent months"

Mart Boender grew up on his father's farm. He has, therefore, been passionate about vegetable cultivation from an early age. His father does greenhouse cultivation. But, in…

Tomatoes with high-tech doppelgängers

Will vegetable growers soon be able to create the perfect conditions for their crops using computer models? We plunge into the world of the digital twin, a promising new…

Wickes Farm Strawberries

UK strawberry producer uses hybrid solutions to maximize yields

British strawberries could be on supermarket shelves nine months of the year using a new vertical-growing technique that is also better for the environment. The system, which…

Revolution Farms brings automation to the greenhouse:

“If you control all the inputs, you should get a pretty steady output”

Dan Vukcevich admitted that his only previous farming experience was growing up on a cattle farm that never made any money. However, Vukcevich does have extensive experience…

Special Greenhouse Construction

Bas Duijvestijn, Van der Hoeven Horticultural Projects:

‘Technology can mean a lot for the Gulf region’

It will come as no surprise that growing vegetables in the Gulf region is no simple task and takes different demands from growing them in Northwestern Europe. A hot and…

Special Greenhouse Construction

In the coming weeks, greenhouse construction takes center stage in the special of FloralDaily, HortiDaily, and our Dutch newsletters GroentenNieuws and BPnieuws. For one…

"Brightfarms Greenhouse meant to be a temporary experimental structure"

The Brightfarms greenhouse on Patterson Farm in Pennsylvania, US has been vacant for nearly two years, and has not been in active production since prior to…

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High hopes for aquaponics system inspired by sewage treatment

In a recent study, researchers demonstrated that the system could improve nutrient remineralization for the plants, while removing excess nitrogen and carbon from the system,…
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UK: Minister launches robotics and automation pilot project

Robotics and automation in the agri-food industry could improve productivity, reduce waste, maximize safety and lower costs, Agriculture Minister Edwin Poots has said. He made…

Teagasc invests €4m to create scholarship opportunities in agri-food research

Teagasc has 40 Walsh Scholarship opportunities for recent and experienced graduates who wish to pursue postgraduate study on topical agri-food issues. The scholarships are…

Food in water:

Floating gardens may be a sustainable solution to flooding

Floating gardens are made of native aquatic plants like water hyacinths. Farmers arrange the plants together in a river, forming floating raised beds about three feet deep.…

Virtual tour SMART agriculture draws a lot of Japanese attention

On 22 June 2021, the East Netherlands Development Agency (Oost NL) together with with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Japan, the Netherlands Enterprise Agency…

European Commission joins ranks of algae supporters

A growing receptivity, a flagrant interest and a better understanding emerge from the exchanges between the actors of the world of algae and our institutions. The latest proof…

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USDA:

Share of income spent on food in U.S. dropped 10 percent in 2020 to historic low

During the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic and economic recession in 2020, the share of U.S. consumers’ disposable personal income (DPI) spent on food decreased 10.1 percent…

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Record heat scorches North America

Highways are cracking, roads are buckling, and railway tracks are being warped by the record-breaking heat searing the Pacific Northwest. Flights have been…

The story of the Libretti Group, a leading company in the fruit and vegetable sector

Traceability adds value to both the crop and the supply chain

Crops are always the best advertising tool of a grower or an organization, but to be appreciated they must be traceable and certified according to the most modern standards of…

TomaTech – advanced genetics

State-of-the-art breeding at the disposal of tomato growers

Israeli grower and breeder Assaf Eybishitz recently visited Sicily. He was full of praise for the tomato growers there. Assaf Eybishitz He was invited as a speaker on the occasion…

Video New project gives Dutch coop optimum traceability

Traceability plays a major role in efficiently designed business processes. That's why the Dutch company, JEM-id, developed a scanning project for Growers United and its…

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Food prices South Africa much higher than last year

According to the most recent Household Affordability Index - by the Pietermaritzburg Economic Justice & Dignity group (PMBEJD) - while food prices have dropped slightly in…

MAPA will finance 50% of the 920,000 euro investment allocated to participate in fairs in 2021 and 2022

Agreement to promote Spanish fruit, vegetable, flower, and plant sectors abroad is renewed

The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food, Luis Planas, and the president of Fepex, Jorge Brotons, have renewed the agreement to promote the fruit,…

Russian Federation

Rosselkhoznadzor allows tomato imports from more Azerbaijani enterprises

Russian agriculture watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has lifted the ban on tomato imports from another eleven Azerbaijani enterprises, starting from July 1. This…

New Zealand orchards seek labor bubble with Covid-free islands

New Zealand fruit growers are still stretched for labor. That is why they are desperately seeking a Pacific bubble for workers as demand for MIQ allocations…

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Green Stream Holdings on-schedule to launch its first solar greenhouse

Solar roof greenhouse to cool urban areas

Green Stream Holdings, a company in the solar utility and finance space, which had previously announced that it would be entering the urban gardening sector with solar…

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