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Dalsem

Michael Ploeg, Dalsem:

“Our new X-AIR greenhouse is a sustainable, integrated, complete solution for optimising the climate”

There's a new greenhouse on the block! It's the Dalsem X-Air and according to Michael Ploeg, export area manager with Dalsem, the new greenhouse makes use of physical and…

Getting ready for GreenTech Live & Online

"Especially in these times it is important to keep connecting with each other"

In normal days you would probably either still be on the plane or have arrived in Amsterdam by now. The RAI would have been filled up with greenhouse models, climate control,…

Tech-magnate Jack Ma visits Dezhou greenhouse

The Chinese horticultural industry might get ready to rumble as two major business magnates found their way into the greenhouse. Last week Jack Ma (Ma Yun), founder and CEO of…

"Automation grows in South East Asia"

Autogrow has been in business for over 27 years but in the last four years they have been focussing on cloud-based solutions and digital platforms. “That is the future of the…

Sri Lankan company Trump Coir:

“We look forward to the future, amid the current uncertainty”

In March and April, Trump Coir Products was struck by the COVID-19 pandemic for four weeks. “Luckily, we bounced back with a vengeance, thanks to the strict and well…

Delphy

Building high-tech in Ghana

After a delay of more than 6 months due to covid-19 measures, the construction of the high-tech greenhouse in Dahwenya has started. This week the inventory of materials and…

Leamington greenhouse fined $120K following electrocution death

A Leamington cucumber greenhouse faces a $120,000 fine after a worker received an electrical shock and died on the job in 2018. The company pleaded guilty on…

JPFA

Japan academia-industry body running online course on PFALs

The Japan Plant Factory Association (JPFA), a nonprofit organization committed to advancing controlled-environment agriculture, is running its Introductory Training Course in…

Plant Empowerment

Plant Empowerment at BASF Vegetable Seeds

A sustainable data-driven strategy for maximizing yields

Last year, a tomato trial at a BASF Vegetable Seeds facility in the Netherlands showed that the Growing by Plant Empowerment (GPE) principles have the potential to increase…

Spanish and Dutch tomato sales in the EU fall while Moroccan sales grow

In the last campaign, Dutch and Spanish tomato sales in the European Union (EU) decreased while Moroccan tomato sales increased, according to data from…

Biobest

Biobest’s Eupeodes-System wins Bernard Blum Award 2020

Eupeodes-System - Biobest’s new addition to its aphid control strategy - has been awarded the prestigious Bernard Blum Award - for the most innovative new biological control…

Special Management

Grodan

Five tips to success when using greenhouse data

Data science and AI technologies present us with so many opportunities to collect and mine data in the greenhouse to increase efficiency, quality and yield.   by Gursel Karacor I discussed all the…

Poland: Agricultural sector in statistics

Looking for statistics on crop production in Poland? Or the economic results, animal production, fruit production or location of production? You can find it…

The earth in a greenhouse, labour scarcity and geothermal energy

GreenTech Live & Online on 20, 21 and 22 October inspires the global food and flower production industry with topics such as ‘What if we place the earth inside…

Brexit negotiations

EU leaders call for UK trade talks to continue

EU leaders have called for post-Brexit trade talks to continue beyond the end of the week. At a two-day summit in Brussels, they called on the UK to ‘make the…

"I wouldn't think there is anyone else out there sugar testing their berries"

How Brix testing strawberries has helped build a strong premium brand in Western Australia

Taking the time to master the taste of strawberries through Brix testing and rigorous selection processes has allowed a Western Australian fresh produce company to build up a…

“Our first season and successful production of raspberries and strawberries”

Since the beginning of this year, a farm belonging to a company specializing in the sale and distribution of fresh dessert soft fruits has been operating near the Polish…

PMA’s Nancy Tucker announced retirement at Fresh Summit Global Reception

Produce Marketing Association Vice President, Nancy Tucker, announced her retirement at the Fresh Summit 2020 Global Community Reception. Tucker, who has had a…
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Growing vegetables in salt water could address world food situation

Experts say food production needs to increase by 70 per cent in the next 30 years to feed a world population expected to reach 9 billion people. Unfortunately,…

Fresh Summit educational session

Around the World in Fresh Produce: international challenges and opportunities

2020 has proved to be a year like no other and via the PMA’s Fresh Summit session, Around the World in Fresh Produce: An Update on International Challenges and Opportunities,…

Patrice Sellès, CEO of Biotalys:

“We need to focus on a sustainable crop protection solution for everyone”

The demand for organic produce has continued to grow and expand in the last decade, driven by consumer demand for sustainable and clean products. Conventional and organic…

Feedback from the produce industry

How did participants experience PMA’s virtual Fresh Summit?

Last week, PMA organized a virtual Fresh Summit for the first time in seven decades. The event drew more than 360 exhibitors and attendees from 64 countries. The highest…

VertiVegies

Inside Singapore’s huge bet on vertical farming

Covid-19 has made food security a major issue. Now Singapore is investing heavily in high-tech farming as it tries to become more self-sufficient. A VertiVegies technician…

Gerardo Del Toro-De León

Research at the interface of seed development, epigenetics and evolution

Professor Claudia Köhler has been appointed as new director of department II at the Max Planck Institute of Molecular Plant Physiology (MPI-MP). Seed development, which…

Russian minister debates support for greenhouse industry

Minister of Agriculture of the Russian Federation D.N. Patrushev held a videoconferencing meeting with representatives of the Association “Greenhouses of…

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Dry Hydroponics Projects

Kenya intends to grow horticulture exports by 10 percent

Kenyan agro experts have developed a one-year marketing strategy for its horticulture products with a 10 per cent exports growth target in 2020/2021. Export…

Superior Fresh announces new salad variety: Citrus Splash

Superior Fresh is proud to unveil its newest salad blend: Citrus Splash. Filled with bright sunny citrus notes, this blend offers consumers a unique opportunity to expand…

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Netherlands: Cooperation DOOR continues as Growers United

As of October 15, cooperation DOOR will continue under the name Growers United. During an online meeting, the new name and the new story was presented to the members and the…

System designed for post-Brexit period

New Smart Freight system only ready to be rolled out from mid-December

According to a statement from the UK Department for Transport, the new Smart Freight system, designed for the post- Brexit period, will only be ready to be…

Kenya: Vihiga County pilots vegetable irrigation project

Kenya’s Vihiga County is piloting a Sh48 million irrigation scheme aimed to improve the production of leafy vegetables on the Emabungo-Wemilabi farm in Central…

"IPL enjoys 25% increase in throughput"

One of the UK’s potato packers has seen a dramatic increase in productivity after investing in new machinery. Over the last six months, IPL, which is part of the ASDA family,…

F.lli Napolitano

Eastern Europe and the Netherlands new commercial frontiers for rocket

"The first requests have come in from the Netherlands and Eastern Europe for packed unwashed rocket. They demand loose produce in various packaging solutions. We are proud…

Mexico's Association of Protected Horticulture AC

AMHPAC held its XIII Ordinary General Assembly online

The thirteenth edition of AMHPAC'S Ordinary General Assembly was held online via the Zoom platform due to the prevailing situation caused by COVID-19 and to safeguard the…

Rafael Lopez, Hortofrutícola MABE SAT:

Spain: "The prices in this campaign are not remunerative"

Hortofrutícola MABE SAT, the agricultural transformation society of Almeria, is made up of approximately 450 farmers who work with pepper, cucumber, aubergine,…

Kenyan herb growers hope to benefit from EU market access project

Retired school teacher Regina Nderitu owns a mint plantation. She is hoping for a bumper harvest of this herb which she has been growing for the last year. Two…

Canterbury, New Zealand

Asparagus grower must pay $50,000 in owed wages to workers

A Canterbury asparagus grower's been ordered to pay nearly $50,000 for underpaying staff. Christopher Gray of Motukarara Asparagus was ordered to repay 13…

Wikipedia

Russian organic producers suspending their exports

Russian producers of organic products have suspended their shipments abroad due to new requirements from the Federal Service for Veterinary and Phytosanitary…

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