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Dutch tomato grower on its way to 44 hectares

On the 11th of June, the documents were signed for the purchase of land for the construction of greenhouse West and greenhouse South at nursery Schenkeveld Schiphol. It is the…

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How climate screens can guide tomatoes through summer

Although they are innovative but often deliberately not in the frontline, Vereijken Nurseries is the first Dutch company in exposed tomato cultivation where the Harmony 1315 O…

Aldo van Os and The Conscious Farmer, more than one year underway now

"Practical knowledge and science is a golden combination"

How are things going with Aldo van Os, the organic grower who stopped last year to coach (organic) growers, and his partner Mark Velders of The Conscious Farmer? Reading the…

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Detecting pesticide residues in fruit and vegetables with smartphone pics

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Growing in Italy's tomato heartland

"Our company is located in Portopalo di Capopassero (SR), in south-east Sicily, on a strip of land between the Ionian Sea and the Strait of Sicily. It produces vegetables on…

The Romagna based Trasp-Orto reached its peak during the health emergency

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Plant vesicles inspire methods to protect crops

Biologists studying extracellular RNA (exRNA)—and the tiny spherical structures known as exosomes that shuttle this genetic information from cell to cell—typically focus on…

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Chinese shoppers tune in to watch the tomatoes grow

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In order to prevent the spread of the coronavirus there are extra stringent requirements for infection control among employees and in the general population in Norway.  In a new…

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New research from the Greenbelt Foundation highlights a timely opportunity to grow Ontario's $2.2 billion fruit and vegetable sector, including more local…
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Collaborative agriculture research at Western Illinois University, with a boost from a recently-awarded federal grant, means opportunities for faculty and students to study…

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