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Victory for hydroponic growers

Judge rules: This lettuce can be organic

Good news for the organic growers of the US. Or at least, for the organic hydroponic growers of the US. The U.S. District Court in San Francisco has affirmed the legality of…

"These rafts maintain a stable climate throughout their lifetime"

Hygiene and resilience of rafts with a long lifespan are points of attention for, among others, vertical farmers of leafy greens and herbs. This market demand Meteor Systems…

"Sales of delicate tomatoes remain unaffected by the pandemic"

Delicate tomatoes can be used in cooking as a vegetable, but also eaten as a snack. These small tomatoes contain 1.7 times the vitamins of regular tomatoes. The outside is…

Greenco and The Greenery: Creating new market opportunities together

"We still see plenty of opportunities to further increase the consumption of snack vegetables"

After 15 years, Greenco is still buzzing with energy and overflowing with ideas. With the creation of The Greenery Growers and The Greenery Retail, there has been a…

Shanghai's intelligent greenhouse enters trial operation

A high-tech greenhouse entered trial operation recently in east China's Shanghai. Construction was completed on the Chongming Modern Agricultural Park, covering an area of 835…

High tech tissue culture lab housed in 40’ shipping container

Rootstock supplier Fairplant and tissue culture specialist ViVi, part of Visser Horti Systems, work together as strategic partners to implement a new innovation for the…

Canadian horticultural council recognizes industry leaders at 99th annual meeting

The Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) held its 2021 Annual General Meeting virtually from March 16 to 17. The 2020 AGM theme was Horticulture strong:…

Plant Lighting: from neighbours to solid research partners

For a few years, they were good neighbours, who found enough common ground to jointly develop an affordable photosynthesis sensor. At one point, Sendot and Plant Lighting both…

Aldi to sell over 1,500t of Irish strawberries in 2021

Aldi will sell more than 1,500t of Irish-grown Bord Bia strawberries this year across its 145 Irish stores. Sunglow Nurseries is supplying Aldi's Irish strawberries and has…

New brand launched by Vitacress

"Best possible growing experience for both seasoned and novice gardeners"

Herb grower Vitacress has announced that it is unveiling a new herb brand in the horticulture sector this month. The Season range, which is grown in West Sussex within an…

Study on Crispr/CAS based detection for ToBRFV

CRISPR/Cas12-based detection is a novel approach for efficient, sequence-specific identification of viruses. Here the team adopts the use of CRISPR/Cas12a to…

Jeff Woolsey to present webinar on March 25th

The value of fully integrated control systems in the greenhouse

Next Thursday, March 25, Jeff Woolsey will present the Argus Controls sponsored webinar “The Value of Fully Integrated Control Systems in the Greenhouse”. In…

Special Labour & staff

"Innovative Bluetooth sensor network delivers improved crop status visibility to growers"

For Agritech company WayBeyond, the solution was simple. Yet they had to question why no other companies had approached the problem in this way before. Their target market: commercial…

PMA town hall

The potential of AI technology in solving problems in agriculture

This week’s PMA town hall looked at the developments in AI and how the technology can be applied to solve problems in agriculture. Vonnie Estes, PMA’s Vice-President of…

Ten-year roadmap to guide UK plant science

A new strategy - UK plant science research strategy: a green roadmap for the next 10 years - sets out clear goals for research and innovation involving plants. Addressing…
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Harvest returns

Evaluating real estate for indoor agriculture

Traditionally, buyers of agricultural real estate have focused on rural land where primary considerations for their farm include things such as soil quality, annual rainfall…

Fresh produce commemorates Robert R. Hathaway

"Our deepest condolences go out to the friends and family of Robert R. “Bob” Hathaway who passed away on March 13. Bob was a former leader of the West Mexico Vegetable…

Uzbekistan tightens control over supply of tomatoes to Russia

Uzbekistan’s State Plant Quarantine Inspection under the Cabinet of Ministers has held a videoconference with the Rosselkhoznadzor. The parties discussed the…

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Zaheerabad to turn into capsicum cultivation hub

Zaheerabad already boasts of having some industrial manufacturing clusters. Now, it is also turning into a capsicum production hub. Triangle Farms has set up a capsicum farm…

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Nairobi farmers outsmart middlemen with latest venture

Farmers in Nairobi have launched their own venture in an attempt to outsmart Nairobi businessmen who act as middlemen in the entire chain of production. The middlemen are said…

Summary of webinar: the secret of growing strawberries in TCEA

The first webinar of our spring series, ‘What is the secret of growing strawberries in TCEA’, presented by Katia Zacharaki of Digital Farming was a great success. While not…

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System to monitor soil and water for indoor agriculture raises seed funding

As indoor farming expands, a number of new companies are cropping up to provide better data and monitoring tools for the businesses aimed at improving efficiencies and quality…

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Fresh herbs demand amid instabilities concerning possible restrictions or relief

The Dutch based establishment, Europe Retail Packing B.V, has been experiencing, alongside the entire fresh produce industry, the immense obstacles created by Covid19's social…

Innovative technology preserves the properties of fresh products after defrosting

La Unión Nice ships its first frozen vegetables from Almeria

Last week, La Union Corp and Nice Tech shipped their new project's first truck of fresh-cut frozen fruit and vegetable products from the Cuatro Higueras…

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Lethbridge College launches aquaponics training for all

Sustainable food production is more accessible than ever in Lethbridge, as aquaponics grows in popularity. The expert scientists in Lethbridge College’s Aquaculture Centre of…

Pause on resupplying of electricity from Dutch growers

The electricity grid in the Bommelerwaard and Neerijnen is full. The maximum capacity has been reached. As a result, grid operator Liander is asking…

Belgian supermarkets stunt with 'free' food

A price war in Belgian supermarkets is leading to giving away tomatoes and avocados for free in so-called combination sales. The Farmers Union already called…

Asda removes more than 100m pieces of single use plastic from its stores

Supermarket Asda is removing 101m pieces of single use plastic from its stores each year by switching from plastic to reusable fruit and veg bags. The move follows a 9-store…

More Azerbaijani enterprises cleared for Russian tomato imports

Russian phytosanitary service Rosselkhoznadzor has lifted the ban on tomatoes imports for four more Azerbaijani enterprises. In order to remove the existing…

House of Representatives passes the Farm Workforce Modernization Act

Yesterday, March 18th, the House of Representatives passed the Farm Workforce Modernization Act with a strong bipartisan vote of 247-174. The United Fresh…

Packaging company expands sustainable packaging line and celebrates centennial anniversary

Packaging needs and trends are constantly evolving, especially in the produce industry, where packaging is integral to ensuring the protection and shelf-life of a product.…

NL: Peach blossoms in historic lean-to greenhouse

In the Netherlands, large-scale greenhouse peach cultivation is a thing of the past. But, at the Historic Grape Nursery, there are still a few. The historic nursery has…

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