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Alban de Speville talks about growing on a tropical island

Mauritius horticulture hit by lack of tourists

Mauritius is an island that usually gets a lot of tourists. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, they are not allowed to come. Alban Doger de Speville, the General Manager of Agrex,…

"those who feed the country"

President Macron visits French tomato growers

"I say thank you. Thank you for feeding the country. The food industry has held up. From fork to fork, everyone has mobilized." With those words President Emmanuel Macron of…

Home gardening expected to get a boost

With people spending more time at home this year, the interest in home gardening will likely increase. “Right now, people are home more, which is expected to result in more…

Dr. Klaus Henschel, Gartenbau Fontana:

"Corona will unleash renewed debate on sustainable production"

For almost three weeks now, the greenhouse facility of Fontana Gartenbau LLC, on the German-Polish border, has been full of activity. Despite the Corona virus, the regional…

"New GEN2000 growth chamber offers an economical and flexible equipment platform"

Conviron has launched the new GEN2000 chamber. The chamber comes equipped with new features such as cost saving LEDs, extended humidity range, advanced controller, and…

Jelte van Kammen about COVID-19 situation

"Good things always emerge from every crisis"

The coronavirus is reigning the world. While hospitals are overcrowded and many people are forced to stay at home, most of the economy has come to a stop. Floriculture is one…

Dramm adds new water engineer and project manager

Dramm announces the addition of Travis Ouradnik and Dan Teeters to the water team. "These new hires reflect the continued growth and success of the DRAMMwater business unit"…

What plant viruses can teach us about human viruses - COVID-19

Globalization of our world over the past several decades has driven a huge increase in the global movement of biological material, providing numerous opportunities for the…

Today's important COVID-19 news in the fresh produce sector

Corona-update: Specialty crop growers in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley face significant problems

In today’s article, we see how specialty crop growers in Texas’ Rio Grande Valley are facing significant problems due to disruptions and market losses; we also take a look at…

April 29

Webinar development prospects of Russian greenhouse industry in modern economic reality

Vostock Capital will hold a free webinar on April 29, at 14:00 hour (Moscow time, UTC +3). The webinar is called 'Development prospects of Russian greenhouse industry in…

Special Service Supply

"You can't switch off plants"

Research continues at WUR in Bleiswijk

In the research greenhouses of the Business unit Greenhouse Horticulture and Flower Bulbs in Bleiswijk, the crops grow, especially with the sunny weather, very well. And crop…

Drop in foodservice lettuce demand affects future plantings

Supplies of lettuce are ample right now, in part thanks to the shift in foodservice demand on the product. “Lettuce supplies are robust,” says Mark Vaughan of Santa Maria,…

Russia to extend greenhouse loan program

To increase the financial and economic sustainability of greenhouse enterprises, the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation decided to amend the decree of the…
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SaniDate products receive Canadian OMRI listing

SaniDate 5.0 Sanitizer/Disinfectant and SaniDate 12.0 may be used in certified organic sanitation or food processing and handling in accordance with the…

Experimental validation of a low-energy-consumption heating model for recirculating aquaponic systems

Electrical energy is the highest energetic cost in recirculation aquaponic systems (RASs), especially for fish-tank water. Therefore, reducing energy consumption is one of the…

Improving crop production with innovative customised microbes

"There are countless microbes that have both positive and negative effects on plant growth. Ensuring that crops are paired with the best ones offers a novel way of improving…

USA (MA): university greenhouse helps feed community

Everything is pleasant inside the Rist Urban Agriculture Greenhouse. The air is warm and tranquil, filled with fresh, earthy notes from the spring seedlings of tomato plants,…

Paecilomyces variotii as a plant-growth promoter in horticulture

In a new study, P. variotii, an endophytic fungus isolated from plant roots from the Cabo de Gata Natural Park (Parque Nacional Cabo de Gata—Spain), was tested to determine…

May 2nd:

Online short course hydroponics

Hort Americas offers an online short course on hydroponic growing systems, called Hydroponics 101 - Growing systems. Learn all the important aspects of growing crops…

Spain

Online sale of fruit and veg from Almeria skyrocketing during lockdown

The lockdown and restrictions on movement have given a boost to online food trade, and this applies also to fruit and vegetables. For this reason, the fruit…

Investment firm invests in gene edited tomato crops

Inari, a biotechnology company developing next-generation seeds, announced that it has entered into a $45 million loan and security agreement with K2…

AUSVEG welcomes McDonald’s CoOL commitment, urges other fast food outlets to follow suit

AUSVEG, the peak industry body for Australia’s vegetable and potato growers, has welcomed McDonald’s commitment to display the country of origin of the ingredients in their…

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How to grow Sonsation

How to optimally grow Sonsation strawberries? For some people, that's the question. Strawberry breeder Flevo Berry has the answer. That's why they shared an advise document with…

Interview with Felice Petrillo of AOP Luce

Assessment of first quarter of 2020 for vegetables from the Fondi-Sperlonga plain

"The lettuce campaign is about to end: we expect to finish in about fifteen days. At the moment prices are stable, higher than those recorded up to mid-March. The campaign…

"There is no record of labor issues at the moment"

Spain: Almeria is not affected by lack of personnel

Unlike some Spanish producing areas that are lacking manpower to carry out their summer fruit and vegetable campaigns because of the health crisis, such as Huelva in the…

Italy to legalize 200,000 migrants in the face of labor shortages

Faced with a lack of manpower in the countryside due to the closure of borders because of the COVID-19 crisis, the government of Italy decided to legalize some 200,000…

Australia: Supercells at Biloela and Rockhampton cause isolated crop damage

Hail stones the size of oranges destroyed crops in central Queensland, after a series of supercells crossed the region on last Sunday. Biloela grower Ian Kennedy said the hail…

Drought strikes California, Texas and Florida farmers

As if the supply chain disruptions caused by COVID-19 weren’t enough, drought conditions have now gripped California, Florida, parts of the Southwest and south Texas. The…

Organic Produce Summit 2020 has been cancelled

The 2020 Organic Produce Summit, bringing together producers and buyers of the organic fresh produce industry, has been cancelled due to the impact of COVID-19. The event was…

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