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Michiel van Spronsen on SmartGlass:

"Our glass effectively reduces haze when wet and increases hemispheric light transmission"

“Look at most glass through a microscope; it actually looks mountainous and jagged despite appearing smooth to the naked eye,” according to Michiel van Spronsen of Glascom…

Vacancies:

Berg Hortimotive

Safe and efficient transport of bell peppers with shuttle harvesting system

Van der Burg bell pepper nursery in Est recently commissioned the 'Pepper Shuttle Harvesting System’ of Berg Hortimotive. This system allows the efficient harvesting of bell…

Hortilux

Harm Ammerlaan new commercial director Hortilux

On 1 November 2020, Harm Ammerlaan will start as the new commercial director at Hortilux. As sales manager at BASF Vegetable Seeds and prior to that as general manager of…

NSHS

US: NSHS announces new ToBRFV testing protocol for tomato and pepper

Testing tomato and pepper seeds for Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) has become an urgent seed industry need because of import requirements in the European Union (EU)…

Certhon

Video Romanian greenhouse features full automated system for herbs

No need to import high quality, fresh & clean herbs in Alexandria, Romania anymore. Certhon supplied an turnkey greenhouse for Presto Agri, to meet the local demand for…

Havecon

12 ha expansion project underway in Kingsville, Ontario

At the Canadian project Redsun, Havecon are a long way in the greenhouse pulling the crop wires and JV (Voshol) is busy driving in the 51mms for the pipe rail system in block…

Fresh Business Expo starts partnership with Ukrainian Berries Association

Fresh Business Expo announced the start of a partnership with the Ukrainian Berries Association. Ukrainian Berries Association combines in itself all levels of…

Video: Five tips on hydroponic substrates

Dr. Paul Fisher from the University of Florida IFAS Extension interviews Shawn Mallen from A.M.A. Horticulture in a new YouTube video where they discuss the different…

Rusteplica

Russian greenhouse cucumber harvest sees 20% increase

According to the operational data of the management bodies of the agro-industrial complex of the constituent entities of the Russian Federation, as of October 28, 2020,…

Nutrisense

Nutrisense: A decision support system to calculate and readjust hydroponic nutrient solutions

The management of nutrition in soilless cultivations poses serious difficulties to growers, because the calculation of the fertilizers needed to prepare a nutrient solution…

Special: A clean facility

Special: A clean facility

A clean slate is a perfect start for a new crop. But how do you realize the cleanest greenhouse? What kind of schemes will you apply? And what kind of things should you bear…

MartinBergsma | Dreamstime.com

Growth and nutrient element content of hydroponic lettuce are modified by LED

LED red (R) and blue (B) continuous light (CL) is a potential efficient way to increase plant productivity of plant factory with artificial light (PFAL), but limited…

GrowSpan

Preparing for the cold: How to winterize a greenhouse

With the winter months fast approaching, every grower knows that now is the time to prepare their greenhouses for the onslaught of winter weather and cold temperatures. It is…

University of Florida

US (FL): Sensory lab helps breeders know which fruits, veggies taste, smell best

Not long ago, about 200 consumer panelists went to the University of Florida Sensory Testing Lab to taste a new blueberry developed by UF/IFAS scientists. Turns out, they…

Minnesota Acre Farms

US (MN): Container farm has St. Paul inspectors scratching their heads

As an astronomer and physicist, John Cannon’s work is literally out of this world. His expertise as the department chair at Macalester College in St. Paul is studying nearby…


Niek Abbingh, Cannabis-drying "Drying process influences the concentration of cannabinoids, that's why controlling it is critical" If one had to list all the processes, operations, procedures of large-scale cannabis cultivation, a whole day would probably not be enough to get to the bottom of it. At the same time, even though the majority of growers is aware of what is necessary to grow the best cannabis crop, there are some steps of that list that tend to…

Gordon Robertson with Verdant Technologies

“HarvestHold™ offers proven 1-MCP technology in a simple delivery mechanism”

To reduce food waste and provide the consumer with a fresher, longer-lasting product, the world has been seeing an increase of companies that offer shelf-life extending…

Agronomy

Effects of drip irrigation emitter density on cherry tomato

Root morphology and its components’ behavior could show a considerable response under multiple water application points per plant to help the ultimate effect of fruit yield…

Hort Innovation

Celebrating Australian pollinator week

Pollinators are vital to ensure we get the fruit, vegetables and nuts we love. Honey bees are very important to the Australian horticultural industry and are one of the many…

Russia threatens to boycot Armenian tomatoes because of pepino mosaic virus

Russia is threatening to ban the imports of Armenian tomatoes. This follows the detection of the pepino mosaic virus in a batch of tomatoes from Armenia. "The Pepino…

WIPO\BERROD

Daren Tang appointed as new UPOV Secretary-General

On October 25, 2020, the Council appointed Mr. Daren Tang as the Secretary-General of UPOV for the period from October 30, 2020, to September 30, 2026, in a procedure by…

World Bank Group

Water scarcity and reduction in crop yield could drop GDP by 10% in Middle East

The Middle East is one of the most water scarce regions in the world. Many countries in the region have exploited their available water resources and left watersheds below the…

Australia: Premier Palaszczuk to grow Queensland horticulture

Growcom congratulated Premier Palaszczuk and the Labor Party on their convincing victory at the Queensland state election over the weekend. Over the course of the…

GreenPro

Advantages of using 7 layer film for a greenhouse covering

Greenhouses are used to grow plants and crops as they require controlled climatic conditions. Greenhouse covering comes in various materials. 7 layer film for Greenhouse…

Vertical Future

London based start-up to launch device to tackle air pollution in major cities

A London-based tech start-up is developing a secretive tool designed to limit the impact of air pollution in major cities. Husband-and-wife team Jamie and Marie-Alexandrine…

Second Chances Farm

Second Chances Farm wins big in Vegas

Second Chances Farm founder Ajit Mathew George flew to Las Vegas October 20 at the invitation of Jon D. Ponder, founder and CEO of Hope for Prisoners, Inc. and Pastor Tony…

A.Murawska

"The 2020 season was not easy for Polish strawberry producers"

Poland is the largest producer of currants, gooseberries, raspberries and the second largest producer of strawberries in the EU. With a share of over 50%, Poland is an…

Vertical farming: hope or hype?

Vertical farming has become a hot topic during the coronavirus pandemic, as supply chain disruptions and labour shortages feed perennial fears over global food security. The…

Syngenta Group gets a new brand identity

The formation of Syngenta Group on June 18, 2020 marked the creation of a new leader in agricultural technology and innovation. Syngenta Group unites its four…

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Smart Acres UAE

Roll-out in Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu in a few months

Mastercard to open up to small farmers in south Indian farm sector

Mastercard is eyeing the Indian farm sector to deploy its technology platform: the Mastercard Farmer Network (MFN). It claims this would help farmers connect…

BASF to acquire innovative melon breeding company ASL

On Wednesday, October 28, 2020 BASF has formally agreed to acquire ASL, a melon breeding company, to continue expanding its position as a partner in the fruit and vegetable…

Paolo Ferrentino

First mechanical weeding prototype

The first prototype of a robot for mechanical weeding was created in 2014 by Paolo Ferrentino (in the photo). "It is a vehicle that performs mechanical weeding proceeding…

Italy: Semi-lockdown halved the orders of fall strawberries

In Italy, the harvest of strawberries started on September 27th and, until a few days ago, sales were very lively. Then they dropped due to the semi-closure announced by the…

Companies don't want to be accused of relocating the agricultural business to the third world

Morocco, the discreet destination of Spanish investors

Even though the Spanish agricultural sector has always considered Morocco as a competitor, in recent years more and more Spanish businessmen from this sector have settled in…

Surface area of pepper production and production volume per hectare both increased

Chinese pepper production volume expanded this year

The pepper harvest in Xinjiang came to an end in October. The pepper harvest was abundant this year. The purchase price in production areas dropped by 10%-15% in comparison…

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