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COVID-19 update

Labour shortage but plenty fruits and vegetables available

Empty shelves in the fruits and vegetables aisles and a demand that equals that of Christmas and Easter, and at the same time through the roof, the floricultural market has…

New 6 ha LED-lighted strawberry facility to be realised in Lincolnshire, UK

Only recently it was announced that Beeswax Dyson Farming – Britain’s largest privately owned farming business – will realise a multi-million pound state-of-the-art indoor…

PB Tec opens new building

The Grand Opening of the new building took place at PB Tec on Saturday 7 March. Employees, customers, partners and family were present to celebrate the growth of PB tec. The…

How to deal with COVID-19 as a grower

The current COVID-19 pandemic is a common concern and many are wondering what they can and should do. The University of Vermont has posted information intended to help guide…

Climate change research with plant chambers

Scientists at the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) in Canada are leading the way when it comes to solving problems such as how to feed a growing population and…

Qwix cucumber with dipping sauce

Dutch grower comes up with novel snack cucumber concept

Since last year, cucumber nursery Mellantas from the Dutch town of Sevenum has been taking care of all of their sales themselves. This makes them strive for creativity…

US (IL): Biomass-powered greenhouse project moves forward

North Country Growers, the Boston-based company that has proposed building two giant greenhouses on land that it would buy from the city of Berlin, has been given until march…

Ontario food suppliers hit by COVID-19-related school closures

Ontario food suppliers say Thursday’s announcement to close more than 4,800 Ontario elementary and high schools for two weeks following March Break to battle the COVID-19…

Russian greenhouse vegetables feel the heat from rising prices

Greenhouse vegetables in Russia may start going up in price in view of a harsh increase of the dollar-rouble exchange rate. This, combined with the possible bankruptcy of…

Video Mastering hydroponic growing systems

Check out the latest hydroponics educational video from Hort Americas. Karla Garcia goes through all the different systems, from floating raft systems to table top production…

Jörg Broschkat combines ecological and economical conditions of plant care

"Only if we can intervene promptly, can we find a remedy"

The requirements for fruit and vegetables in the retail trade are becoming more and more demanding, especially with regard to residues of plant and soil…

Today's important Coronavirus news

'Fresh Produce Industry Coronavirus update'

As the Coronavirus hits Indonesian imports, some restaurants there are taking dishes off the menu after the price of onions soared ten-fold. In Iran, it has caused a decline…

Special Climate

Successful trade mission Vietnam

Vietnamese growers prefer foil greenhouses to plastic greenhouses

From 23 to 28 February 2020, the Dutch embassy in Hanoi and the Consulate-General in Ho Chi Minh City organized a trade mission for Dutch horticulture companies to Da Lat in…

USMCA/CUSMA ratified

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue issued the following statement after the Canadian Parliament approved the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA): “USMCA is a…

CAN (ON): Advancing agri-food research and innovation

The Ontario Agri-Food Innovation Alliance is committed to improving life by supporting the people, places and programs that generate solutions with global…
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US: Organic seed producers directory connects seed growers and buyers

Organic Seed Alliance has unveiled an online Organic Seed Producers Directory, an easy-to-use tool that connects organic seed producers with seed companies and wholesale seed…

UK: Bespoke autonomous guided vehicles designed for horticulture

A new autonomous guided vehicle (AGV) is being developed that could help transform the horticultural sector and help tackle the labour shortage. A prototype is being designed…

California LGMA shares food safety facts

US: EPA expands COVID-19 disinfectant list

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing an expanded list of EPA-registered disinfectant products that have qualified for use against SARS-CoV-2, the novel…

Taiwan: YesHealth to announce plans for large vertical farm

When YesHealth opened their first commercial vertical farm back in 2012, it had a daily production capacity of 200 kg, which was considerable at the time. More recently in…

Six tips for hosting a food summit

A food summit is an opportunity for people working in different parts of the food system to come together for a “state of our local food system” conversation. Results of a…

Koppert Cress adds jungle spinach to product range

Aikiba Leaves are known as ‘lady fingers’, ‘jungle spinach’ or ‘ochro’ and have a light sweet-sour taste. Aikiba Leaves are known as ‘lady fingers’, ‘jungle spinach’ or…

Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit returns to New York on June 25-26, 2020

At the Indoor AgTech Innovation Summit in New York on June 25-26, visitors can discuss the latest trends, innovations, business models and collaborations for consumers to have…

How a car accident caused a graphic designer to grow

About 250 km from the sanitized suburbs of Sandton in South Africa’s Gauteng province is Randfontein, a rugged gold mining city in the West Rand, where we meet 31-year-old…

Shadehouse cucumbers bounce back post Sonora weather

Supplies of shadehouse cucumbers begin this week out of Sonora, Mexico. “Supplies from there will go into mid-June and as for production, there will be a good flow. I don’t…

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Nicky Mann

It’s very grey and wet outside but absolutely gorgeous and warm inside thanks to our glasshouse and waste-wood bio-mass boiler. Of course we could do with a little more…

Belgian start-up launches plant disease detection app

Knowing what disease the crop has and how to combat it within a second and a half - that is possible according to Belgian start-up Ask Attis, with a special…

Meeuwes Brouwer, Russian agricultural council:

"The Netherlands plays a prominent role in Russian greenhouse horticulture growth"

Meeuwes Brouwer has been a agricultural counselor in Russia for almost four years. Agriculture is developing rapidly in this vast country. The Russian…

15 months of jail after being caught with drugs in the greenhouse

A funny chemical smell, lights in the greenhouses in the evening and loading trucks in the middle of the night... The neighbours got a little suspicious. At…

New Zealand: Almost half of breakfasts don't include fresh fruit or vegetables

Project Manager Carmel Ireland from the 5+ A Day Charitable Trust says New Zealanders really do know they’re supposed to eat at least five servings of fresh fruit and…

Morocco was Spain's main fruit and vegetable supplier in terms of value in 2019

Spanish fruit and vegetable imports in 2019 totaled 3.3 million tons, the same amount as in 2018, while the value grew by 7% and stood at 2,939 million Euro.…

New research examines consumer views on gene-edited products

The FMI Foundation in partnership with the American Seed Trade Association, the American Farm Bureau Federation, and the Farm Foundation, released a consumer…

International Spinach Conference announces keynote speakers ahead of Australian event

East Gippsland is gearing up to host the Tenth International Spinach Conference in the first week of May, welcoming around 200 delegates from all over the…

"Relevant data will appeal to the imagination"

Triple Group launches new company: Horti Analytics

Along with Ricardo Prins, Triple Group starts a company in Business Intelligence and Business Analytics in the greenhouse horticulture sector. The company is called Horti…

Cal Poly study focuses on women's health ... and strawberries

Kari Pilolla, an assistant professor in Cal Poly’s Food Science and Nutrition Department, is working in partnership with faculty and students at Humboldt State…

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Bonnysa launches a new gluten-free natural tomato juice suitable for celiacs

Bonnysa has just launched its new natural tomato juice. It is made from 100% fresh products, has no additives, sugars, preservatives or dyes, and it is…

Degrading the ethylene released by fruits and vegetables

Wood-based catalyst should keep fruit fresh for longer

If freshly bought bananas are stored in a full fruit basket, they won't stay yellow very long. The reason for the rapid ripening is the chemical compound known as ethylene.…

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