Lee Stiles - Lea Valley Growers' Association

Thousands of tonnes of UK produce being destroyed every day

British cucumber growers have not had it easy in the last few years, and 2023 is not looking any better. “It is the perfect storm,” said Lea Stiles from Lea…

Matthieu Zwaan, Bioworld:

"Scandinavian organic greenhouse vegetable growers are switching back to conventional"

In Europe, high energy prices delayed the start of this year's organic greenhouse vegetable season. "Also, organic greenhouse vegetable acreage is as…

A world record for Europe's longest greenhouse row crop?

Italy: Grape growers switch to tomatoes

The grape crisis, or rather crises, taking place in Italy, as repeatedly reported, was not overcame by all producers. Those who have been able to, have…

Dissolved oxygen platform launched

BioTherm has launched the DOS-X™ Dissolved Oxygen Platform specifically designed for the CEA, horticulture, and cannabis industries. "This technology…

Growing and buying local with ‘Our Home, Your Holiday’:

“Let’s learn more about farming on Aruba”

With a passion for Aruba, host and local Yentl Lieuw from the YouTube channel 'Our Home, Your Holiday' provided a look into growing produce on the…

ProNatura

New unheated French greenhouse tomato launched

Générose, the new tomato developed by ProNatura in collaboration with the MédiTerraBio growers' group, is a variety that “combines all the…

Meanwell’s new XLG-240/320-48-ABV Series: 240W & 320W agricultural lighting LED power supply

“More flexible and digital intelligent agricultural lighting”

Although LED lighting is now commonly used for lighting in agriculture, it is still essential to be aware of the economic benefits and botanic-friendly…

Harmoniz presents Basoche F1 and Midres F1

Tomato open day for the mini and midi plum segments

After the appointment of Saro Tumino as the new general manager for Italy, international seed company Harmoniz - which was recently created from the…

Future central at VBT, LAVA AGM:

"Flemish agriculture has been written off before, but always rallies, thanks to strong foundation"

On Tuesday, May 24, prominent Flemish agriculture and horticulture figures gathered in Belgium. It was the Belgian Horticultural Cooperatives…

Hydroponic strawberries from Turkey are exported to various countries

Strawberries produced in the 7.500 square meter strawberry greenhouse established in Mertoglu village of Sinop by the investor Yasin Gungor are admired around…

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Turkmenistan: Rapid expansion of greenhouse tomato market

Turkmenistan has been successfully competing with Uzbekistan in its traditional markets for several years now. If earlier Uzbek exporters looked down…

Quality evaluation of mustard microgreens grown on peat and jute substrate

New research by Samar Min Allah, Rosanna Dimita, Carmine Negro, Andrea Luvisi, Alessio Gadaleta, Carlo Mininni, and Luigi De Bellis evaluate the…

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Rwanda govt. secures funding to reduce post-harvest losses

The government, through Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), has secured $1.3 million (approximately Rwf1.5 billion) from partners to…

Glasshouses relocated and repurposed to provide quality growing facility for Guernsey-based charity

CambridgeHOK has supported a Guernsey charity in the relocation and transformation of two redundant glasshouses into a modern facility fit for decades of…

Nigeria: Over 89,000 improved seed varieties available for planting in 2023

The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Dr. Mohammad Abubakar, has announced that the Revised National Agricultural Seed Policy (RNASP) 2022 has…

France: AlgaEnergy’s agricultural business to be acquired by De Sangosse

AlgaEnergy is partnering up with the French De Sangosse Group through a soon to be finalized deal that will enable a concentrated focus on its…

Uganda: Professionalizing farmers’ access to finance

One key challenge to coffee farmers in Uganda is access to finance. During the cooperative assessment performed in November 2018 by Agriterra’s…

What it takes to build robots that harvest faster than humans

It’s one thing to build a robot that can harvest produce. It’s quite another to build one that can do so faster than humans and in an economical…

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US (IN): Flanner House to unveil greenhouse and mental health center to support urban core

The Flanner House is building on its commitment to the community with an element focused on overall health, with hope it helps strengthen Indianapolis’…

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US (CA): Monterey County still dealing with flood damage

The summer vegetable crop in California’s Salinas Valley may be a little shorter than normal as farmers work through issues surrounding this winter’s…

Meteorologists predict soaring risk of flash droughts

Meteorologists from Oklahoma State University published a study which found that the risk of flash droughts, which can develop in the span of a few weeks, is…

Coping with drought situation

Panama Canal again lowers drought restrictions

Due to a severe drought affecting the Panama Canal, container vessels are to lighten their loads and pay higher fees. Further increases in the cost of shipping…

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UAE: Counts of e-coli in vegetables from retailers in Abu Dhabi and Dubai

A new study by Ihab Habib, Rami H Al-Rifai, Mohamed-Yousif Ibrahim Mohamed, Akela Ghazawi, Afra Abdalla, Glindya Lakshmi, Neveen Agamy and Mushtaq Khan…

Good Agricultural Practices for food safety of hydroponic crops

A new online course by the Ohio State University is launched to provide hydroponic growers with the knowledge and tools needed to implement best management…

Pakistan and Russia open direct shipping route

Pakistan is set to welcome the first container ship directly from Russia at Karachi Port on May 25. This will mark the opening of a new sea route for direct…

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Australia: One week to go to Hort Connections 2023

Thousands of growers and industry members from the fresh produce industry will kick-off Hort Connections 2023, the biggest event in Australian…

Nigeria:

Tomato shortage looms as farmers lose N5.6 billion in one month

The scarcity of tomatoes seems to be coming for Nigerians as farmers in the five major tomato-producing states in the country are counting their losses of over…

"Cares better for plants better than a professional human"

Robot passes turing test for polyculture gardening

In 1950, Alan Turing considered the question “Can Machines Think?” and proposed a test based on comparing human vs. machine ability to answer…

Farmers and growers underreport unfair trading practices

Farmers, growers, and fishermen (suppliers) regularly suffer from unfair trading practices by large buyers. In addition, they are insufficiently aware of their…