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Focusing on the French market with turnkey greenhouse projects

"Sustainability is really a theme in France," says Richard van Dijk with HortiNed. The company is focused on the French market, although they do projects in other countries as…

Vacancies:

"Innovative combinations increase effectiveness"

Sustainable technologies against salinisation, algae growth and water scarcity

Water scarcity and soil salinisation are major problems in many parts of the world. In many countries, people lack the resources to access new water sources or to effectively…

International customer base and distribution rights transferred

Bol Peat takes over Shakti Cocos distribution

Bol Peat B.V. has taken over the operational business of Shakti Cocos B.V. With effect from 1 June 2020, Shakti Cocos transferred the exclusive international distribution…

Dutch grower's premium snack tomatoes now also available online

RedStar's Red Desire mini plum vine tomatoes are now also available online at Albert Heijn. It is a new step for the tomato cultivation and sales company in the 'difficult…

'Hopeful' test result confirms Cindro's hypotheses:

Is plant resistance to tomato russet mite possible?

Growers are now experiencing a gap between difficult-to-read technical studies, the banning of chemical agents and practice: the need to be able to carry out large-scale…

Alberto Salguero Quiles

Researchers identify genes that tell plants when to flower

How do plants know when it is time to flower? Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have studied this question and identified two genes that are key…

Summer vegetables: courgette and cucumber in the spotlight

The campaign of summer vegetables has been going on for a while at the Italian company F.lli Napolitano, whose fields are in full operation. "The dark courgette is a product…

Dutch horticultural exports down in April

In April 2020, Dutch horticultural exports were 11 percent lower than in April 2019. The export of cut flowers saw the sharpest drop at 35 percent. This is reported by…

Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit

Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit, July 23

Connecting technology & business to create healthy, resilient food systems

The Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit is going virtual. This year’s summit will be live online on July 23, 2020, providing an opportunity for the industry to meet, network and…

Henri Schockman (Levarht) on the current greenhouse vegetable season:

"Air freight capacity limits overseas pepper export, cucumbers on the rise and loose tomatoes taking hits"

The impact of the Corona crisis is extremely varied for the companies in the fresh produce sector, commercial manager Henri Schockman of Levarht from Aalsmeer notes.…

Special webinars & online education

July 14, 15:00 -16:00

Webinar: Boosting your agROBOfood digital innovation hub

The 1st open call of agROBOfood will grant proposals within a few months. Hopefully you are already active engaging with Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to…

Churilovo

Russian grower replaces old lights with LED

Agricultural complex Churilovo have renovated the lighting format: regular lamps were replaced with contemporary LED ones, which are more economical, long-lasting and durable.…

Packaging trends prior to, during, and after the pandemic

Packaging is a topic that has been getting a lot of attention in past years. The focus on sustainable packaging was primary for many in the produce industry up until a few…

Kwantlen Polytechnic University

CAN (BC): Plans for Garden City Lands include urban agriculture

A large tract of mostly unused farmland called Garden City Lands in Richmond is being transformed into a massive park with hectares of sustainable organic farms, a project…
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Rijk Zwaan

Rijk Zwaan's Vinales RZ

"More units, more kilos, more height"

VD Holland, a Dutch pepper grower, is growing a new Rijk Zwaan variety, Vinales RZ, and answered some questions about it. After having screened and trialed Vinales RZ for…

Dr. Fan-Li Chou new vice president of ASTA

The American Seed Trade Association (ASTA) is pleased to announce the hiring of Dr. Fan-Li Chou as Vice President, Scientific Affairs and Policy. Building on the strong legacy…

Ceres

An introduction to far-red light

Ceres wants to help their clients become smarter growers by staying at the forefront of greenhouse technology. The company does their own research on greenhouse systems, and…

CAN (ON): New tool for knowledge sharing and evidence-based decision-making in organics

The Organic Council of Ontario (OCO) announces the development of the Organic Resource Hub (the Hub), an online platform that will provide reliable,…

"Canadians take note, now is the time to invest in greenhouse production"

Now is the time for more Canadian farms to learn about and invest in advanced greenhouse food production. The impacts from the pandemic opens the possibility for visionary…

Alexey Zatevakhin

Leiden University and Yanthai Institute of Coastal Zone Research:

Carrots, apples and lettuces are contaminated with microplastics

Common fruits and vegetables like carrots, lettuces and apples are contaminated with tiny particles of plastic and should be a cause for “considerable concern”…

Conviron Genesis:

New line of plant growth chambers

Conviron announced the launch of its new line of plant growth chambers – Conviron Genesis. Consisting of three models, the GEN1000, GEN2000 and the GEN1000-GE, this new line…

Afghanistan: Parwan cucumber yields increase by 16 percent

Officials of Parwan Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock say that their prediction shows that Cucumber yields have increased in the province by 16 percent and will reach…

New Beekenkamp mother plant trough

"Growers asked us about the possibility of adjusting the standard dimension of the mother plant trough (320-360 mm). In close consultation we identified the requirements and…

Custom irrigation unit lets growers inject fertiliser solutions simultaneously

Based on years of experience in irrigation, Stolze developed a custom made AIS Greenworks irrigation unit, for a tomato grower in Queensland, Australia. This unit controls the…

Today on social media

Steve Marafiote

It was a pleasure to host Minister David Ridgeway and IASA CEO Leonie Muldoon at Sundrop Port Augusta yesterday, great to see level of engagement and drive for our state being…

Virtual greenhouse 'field' trip

School may be out for the summer, but that doesn't mean learning has to stop, thinks CropKing. They partnered with EarthEcho International and created content that can help…

Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers

Asymptomatic employees with COVID-19 have final say when returning to work

The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) urges caution when applying the new provincial guidance that allows employees to continue working after testing positive for…

Screenhouses add value to agriculture in Hawaii

CTAHR won the first Story Lead Contest for eXtension Farm Journal. Interim Associate Dean of Extension Jeff Goodwin submitted the winning story last month, about the…

CABI

UK: CABI appoints new Chief Executive Officer

Dr Daniel Elger has been appointed as the next Chief Executive Officer of CAB International (CABI) in succession to Dr Trevor Nicholls on his retirement. Roger Horton (Chair…

Damien Challet of JMT US:

“Our bins allow natural and flexible controlled atmosphere storage for a wide range of fresh produce”

Controlled atmosphere technology is vital to the agriculture industry and allows growers to store their produce for longer. But for smaller and medium-sized growers,…

Several Spanish horticultural farms report coronavirus outbreaks

Spanish fruit and vegetable farms have not escaped the wave of coronavirus outbreaks after the end of the state of alarm was declared in the country. In…

SmartWash system could have applications treating viruses in the workplace

Once the dust has settled following the COVID-19 pandemic, there is likely – many in the produce industry believe – to be an increasedawareness of the importance of safety in…

Strawberry exports from Huelva fell by 14.5% in April due to the pandemic

The coronavirus pandemic had barely any impact on strawberry exports from Huelva in March, when the lockdown started, as international shipments only fell by 3% compared to…

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