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Monday, May 25, 2020

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Johnny Rasmussen, Senmatic about the introduction of the Bio Mixer

"Organic growers want to add microorganisms or bio-fertilizers without changing the EC"

Two growers with the same need of irrigation with a precise dosing of biomass - and it should be controlled automatically. As there was no fertilizer mixer on the market which…

speaking French and English

Hort Americas expands services with Canadian branche

An exciting new step for Hort Americas. Since 2009 the company, headquartered in Bedford, Texas, has been providing leading knowledge in commercial hydroponic…

converting under-utilized portions of sunlight to more photosynthetically efficient orange lightLuminescent

Layer of light helps plants get more from the sun

UbiQD and Nanosys have agreed to partner on the development and manufacturing of UbiGro luminescent greenhouse films. Installed above plants in a greenhouse, UbiGro is a layer…

keeping staff safe and operations working properly with less direct supervision

"We can go home, but the plants can’t"

The Covid-19 pandemic affects companies across all industries and horticultural operations are no exception. Making sure staff are safe and operations are working properly…

Germany: ALDI SÜD partners with Infarm

More and more retailers have living herbs in their stores

Mint, basil, coriander and other fresh herbs now thrive in ALDI SÜD stores. Customers can buy the plants freshly harvested from so-called indoor farms. This is made possible…

The gaming industry professional who now grows baby spinach

For five years, Mr Ray Poh mingled with high rollers in Macau, which has been dubbed the gambling capital of the world. It was a lucrative career filled with opportunities to…

Smart software reduces high-touch and low-value interactions

To some it makes perfect sense, to others maybe less. Dutch people, like Scandinavians, for example, would generally look for the webshop first. If they can't find what they…

The UK will start applying tariffs to Canary tomatoes, cucumbers and bananas in 2021

Canary fruit and vegetable exports to the United Kingdom (an important market for products from the archipelago) could be affected by the new tariffs that the…

US (SD): Putting fish to work to float fresh food

A Butte County couple is putting fish to work in a new aquaponic greenhouse, growing fresh, locally-grown lettuce that now lines Northern Hills grocery shelves. He is a Black…

New salad kits to feature flavors from around the world

Eat Smart, the plant-centered, chef-inspired, 100% clean, fresh salad kit company, and a Curation Foods brand, continues to show consumers that the foods they should eat can…

From the nursery to the roof top:

Climate protection thanks to living plants

Plants are natural air conditioning systems. They store water, only to release it again in a well-dosed manner. Thanks to innovative solutions from horticultural companies…

Hauptstadt Basil now only in recycled paper

Herbs, sold entirely in paper instead of plastic

REWE and ECF Farmsystems are testing new forms of product packaging. The capital city basil produced in Berlin is now packed 100% plastic-free. Both the funnel-shaped plastic…

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Virtual congress 'Going forward together'

The International Seed Federation (ISF) set itself a goal to bring together the global seed industry for an ISF Virtual Congress, hosted by ISF and powered by…

Greenhouse complex realised near Moscow

A contemporary greenhouse complex has been built and launched in the village Verhnee Valuevo in the Troitsk and Novomoskovsky regions. The head of the New Moscow City…


"The future of lighting by focusing on DLI and PSS value" To what extent can a grower produce efficiently more? By measuring several aspects on a daily basis and making adjustments when necessary." The knowledge among both growers and researchers is growing, and with it, the certainty and the quality of the harvest are increasing", the team with Oreon explains. Producing water-cooled…

Precision growing app helps growers cope with COVID-19

In late 2019, PickApp, a precision farming ERP system that operates on smartphones, began developing a basic version of the app as part of their remote installation…

China: 80 hectares of tomatoes on plateau saline land

Snow dances in the cold weather, and the 200 solar greenhouses located in Huangfu Village, Liugu Town, Fuping County, Shaanxi Province, are as warm as spring. Previously,…

Poll shows consumers value organic more than ever in pandemic

As the initial pantry-loading phase of the COVID-19 pandemic subsides, households of all sizes have begun to settle into longer-term routines and shopping…

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Just as plastic bags were finally being banned, the pandemic arrived

In a back room at his home in Santa Cruz, California, George Leonard is amassing a stockpile of plastic bags. Most of the time, he eschews the things. As chief…

Comparative evaluation of commercial greenhouse performance in Kenya

Appropriate production structures are essential in promoting growth and yield of crops under protected cultivation. The need to access food all year round by the ever…

Harvest 2020: Mobilizing people to become growers

Harvest 2020 is a new PHS program focused on addressing growing hunger and food insecurity in the Philadelphia region. The team with Pennsylvania Horticultural Society asks the…

Use of tomato landrace as rootstock improves response under water deficit conditions

Grafting onto drought tolerant rootstocks has been proposed as a useful strategy to overcome future water scarcity periods. The ‘de Ramellet’ tomato is a drought tolerant…

CAN (SK): Pure Roots Urban Farms grows program to help Saskatoon food bank

Roots Urban Farms has announced that it will be donating all fresh produce to the Saskatoon Food Bank that is currently being grown in the Farm Boys Design…

US research to study disease resistance in lettuce, boost cultivar production

Lettuce is one of the top ten vegetables cultivated in the United States and for good reason. Romaine, iceberg, leaf and butterhead types of lettuce are staples in…

US (LA): Local hydroponic farm continues pop-up produce markets through pandemic

The hydroponic tubes at GrayWalk Farms in Alexandria are full of fresh heads of butter and romaine lettuce, mustard greens, and herbs like basil. Lately, all that home-grown…

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US: Southern bacterial wilt is affecting Louisiana vegetable growers

Louisiana vegetable growers are beginning to see problems from southern bacterial wilt. This phenomenon is one of the most serious diseases of garden crops…

USDA to transition to faster online produce import permit system this fall

APHIS Plant Protection and Quarantine have announced that, beginning this fall, importers will be able to apply for and receive fresh fruit and vegetable…

Australian blueberry growers concerned about China

Australian blueberry growers have been chasing the lucrative China market for a decade, and are concerned that political tensions could further delay access.…

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Berry producers in northern Moldova hit by frosts

According to a preliminary assessment of berry growers in the village of Kunicha (Dondusheni district), about 30-70% of the crops have been lost. Considering…

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Bulgaria asked by EC to abolish requirement for more domestic goods in stores

The European Commission has officially asked Bulgaria to eliminate the requirements imposed on large food chains, according to which they must allocate more…

Lidl set to open 100th U.S. store

US: Hormel Foods releases Q2 results, record sales notedHormel Foods Corporation reported results for the second quarter of fiscal 2020. All comparisons are to the second…

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Foodie’s Carnival online shopping event

JD sells 27,000 tons of fresh products in a week

During its Foodie’s Carnival online shopping event, Chinese e-commerce giant JD has registered sales of 27,000 tonnes of fresh products. Among these were 4,531…

Sicural develops quick Covid-19 test for surfaces and processing lines

Sicural has developed a molecular biology test to detect the presence of SARS-CoV-2 (which causes Covid-19) for environmental samples. These tests are important to detect the…

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