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Nordic greenhouse grower to capture CO2 from air outside

Plants need CO2 to grow. Some growers generate CO2 by burning fossil fuels, but why not use the outside air that contains an abundance of CO2 in itself? GreenCap Solutions has…

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Gerald Friederici, CMC Klebetechnik:

"ETFE adhesive tape often saves costly repairs to greenhouse films"

Global greenhouse cultivation of vegetables is clearly on the rise. It is estimated that by 2030, around 50% of lettuces in the USA will come from greenhouses. Under the…

Both HPS and LED in range of Agrolux and Gavita

Agrolux and Gavita have been part of the Hawthorne Gardening Company for many years. The American owner has given the companies a new impulse, a new team, and a new portfolio.…

Agbotic climate-smart farm project achieves planning approval in Ireland

Agbotic and its European subsidiary Agbotic Limited based in Dublin, Ireland, have completed the planning approval for their first European SmartFarm. Richard Kennedy, CEO of…

NL: Coert Rasenberg new director of Mivena

Coert Rasenberg will be the new director of Mivena BV.  He will succeed owner Louis de Kort, who will step back as a director with effect from March 7, 2022. Louis will hand over…

“As a specialist in climatic chambers, we can adapt to specific requests”

“Aralab always wanted to be the tip of the spear in technology. Our goal is to manufacture climatic chambers that allow R&D and production cycles to master plant growth…

In Europe, new tomato price records don't ease concerns

In Southern European countries, February usually means falling tomato prices due to increased volumes from the competition. This year again, everything is different in the…

Andreas Heizmann, Frischebrüder Ltd, on the start of the German lettuce season

"The supply is still limited to oak leaf light and lettuce"

The German lettuce season was officially launched this week, with shipments of the first greenhouse produce from the vegetable island of Reichenau. "The supply is still…

Mathilde Laurent, Les Fraises de Mathilde:

“The first strawberries from Plougastel will be on the shelves this week”

The strawberry grower Les Fraises de Mathilde sells four varieties from Plougastel: the Gariguette, Dream, Magnum and Clery. “The strawberries are picked the day before they…

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Attracting people to work in any position has never been more difficult. In this webinar, Neal Glatt from GrowTheBench.com will help you get a recruiting edge by discussing…

Video A look behind the scenes at Bosman Van Zaal's production process

There is a lot of repetitive work in horticulture. Ideal for automating. Bosman Van Zaal produces this type of automated installations. The production takes place in the…

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Nanostructured mesoporous silica materials induce hormesis on chili pepper

The aim of the present work was to evaluate the possible effects of two SBA nano-structured silica materials differing in morphology; SBA-15, with porous structure in parallel…

City of Tshwane

New research to boost hydroponic farming production begins in Tshwane, South Africa

Using the wrong growing medium can have a devastating effect on produce, including stunting the plant’s growth and even killing it. New research undertaken by the City of…

Interstellar Lab raises $5M to build closed-loop systems in space and on Earth

Interstellar Lab has raised $5 million in a seed round with investment from Urania Ventures, Auxxo, 7percent Ventures, Seldor Capital, E2MC, Kima Ventures, and BPI. This round…

New distribution facility and lettuce produce manager for Sakata Seed

Sakata Seed America announces that it has a new, permanent lettuce distribution facility and has appointed a new lettuce product manager, all within the past few weeks. Since…
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"Fiji imports $20 million of vegetables annually that could be grown here too"

Fiji imports around $20 million of vegetables such as broccoli, capsicum, cauliflower, cucumber, lettuce, and tomatoes annually due to inconsistency in supply throughout the…

New integrated pest management resources available from Hutton soft fruit research

Arthropod pests are estimated to destroy up to 20% of annual crop production worldwide. In recent years, key pesticides used in soft fruit production have been withdrawn,…

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Ultraviolet radiation causes leaf warming due to partial stomatal closure

Variation in solar ultraviolet radiation induces a wide range of plant responses from the cellular to the whole-plant scale. This research demonstrate here for the first time…

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Optimized deep residual network system for diagnosing tomato pests

Tomato production is often threatened by the bites of several pests (mainly whiteflies and cotton bollworms). Pests exist throughout the tomato growing season, and it is…

Is an effective pesticide which leaves no residue in the environment possible?

Tozer Seeds and collaborators have won funding from the UK Government’s Farming Innovation Pathways competition to research into alternative (to traditional chemical-based)…

Rubio calls rejected Mexican request a win for Florida tomato growers

U.S. Senator Marco Rubio released a statement after the U.S Department of Commerce rejected a request by importers of Mexican tomatoes to exempt certain…

Understanding how plant diseases do their damage

An international team of scientists has used neutron reflectometry techniques to understand how disease-causing pathogens damage the cell membranes of plants. It is hoped the…

Is food insecurity a looming eventuality in China’s future?

A recent study carried out by researchers at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research found that increased global temperatures caused by the emission of greenhouse…

Fiji Agriculture Permanent Secretary, Vinesh Kumar:

‘We should encourage farmers to grow vegetables locally’

Agriculture Permanent Secretary, Vinesh Kumar says Fiji imports $20 million worth of vegetables such as tomatoes, capsicum, cucumber, broccoli, cauliflower,…

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No broad sampling of leafy greens in the Salinas valley in 2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration will not conduct a broad sampling of leafy greens grown in the Salinas Valley region of California for the 2022 growing season. The…

UK: "Defra consultation leads to more uncertainty"

The AHDB Petitioners have welcomed the Government’s response to the consultation confirming that the potato and horticulture sectors levies will be lifted. However, as…

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Six paper mills shut down due to rising costs in Italy

It was announced on Tuesday that the large Venetian paper producer Pro-Gest, which has six mills, has stopped production due to increased energy costs. A crisis is looming for…

CAC and DLF Beet Seed

Cooperation between Italian growers' association and Danish beet seed company

The relationship between the Italian Cooperativa Agricola Cesenate (CAC) and the Italian branch of the Danish seed company DLF Beet Seed, which is active in more than 100…

Argos Packaging & Protection:

"NoW flowpack packaging responds to the market's demand for sustainability"

Late last year, Argos Packaging & Protection introduced the No Waste Technology (NoW) flow pack packaging to the Dutch and Belgian markets. The first tests with selected…

Rebrands to Fruit and Vegetable Growers of Canada

Canadian Horticultural Council celebrates 100 years

On the day of the Canadian Horticultural Council's 100th annual general meeting, the organization is pleased to announce it has changed its name to the Fruit…

StoneX launches Farm Advantage App to put essential market information in producers' hands

StoneX Financial has launched Farm Advantage, a free smartphone app aimed at agriculture producers in areas of row crops, livestock, and dairy. The app allows them to market…

New Ontario retail market annual report shows produce sales grew in 2021

The new Retail Market Annual Report produced by the Ontario Produce Marketing Association (OPMA) shows that melons, cut fruit and specialty fruit such as…

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Vertical Farms in containers - economic sustainability to be assessed before everything

Greatit founder Daniele Bertocchi explains how "vertical farms in reused containers are a novelty, as they cut costs by dozens of thousands of Euros compared to similar…

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Date marking related visual cues can reduce food waste

A recent study from Wageningen University & Research for the Ministry of Agriculture, Nature and Food Quality, in collaboration with the Dutch Nutrition Centre, the Foundation…

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