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Thursday, April 28, 2022

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Financing more difficult in Mexican horticulture

"Mexican sector is no longer as attractive an investment as it was just 2 years ago"

The growth of the Mexican horticultural industry has seemed unstoppable over the last couple of years, yet global effects also take their toll on the growth of the industry.…

Vacancies:

Operations Manager Organic Farm Barka Oman

Ultra Clima (semi-enclosed, high-wire)

32 acres of high-wire greenhouse available for lease in Tehachapi, CA

Lease proposals are being solicited for 32 high-wire acres in a high-tech greenhouse in Tehachapi, CA. The facility is owned by CEFF II Tehachapi Property, LLC.1 Tehachapi is…

GreenTech Mexico kicks off with a well-visited first day

Yesterday the exhibition GreenTech Mexico kicked off in Querétaro. The opening ceremony, visited by among others the governor of Querétaro Mauricio Kuri González, Mayor of…

US (WI): Dramm saves 90% of energy at new headquarters with solar panels

The Dramm Corporation completed the installation of 286 solar panels at the new headquarters in Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The 18,000 sq. ft. ground-mount solar panels produce an…

Pyrgeometers and glass film technologies:

Innovations to support the transition to green energy in the greenhouse

For the past years, two main challenges have been top of mind for greenhouse operators: labor (shortages and increasing costs) and the ever-increasing costs of energy. Andrew…

"DLI-carry-over: Let the sunshine save you money"

Supplemental lighting in greenhouses is expensive but often needed for reliable and predictable crop growth during the darker months of the year. "Predictable crop growth…

Australia: LPG Partners with Le Fresh Hydroponics

It’s a family affair at the Le Fresh farm, where husband and wife duo Van and Tracey Le and their daughter Teresa grow crunchy cucumbers and succulent cherry tomatoes. Located…

VBT, week 16

Mid-season prices for greenhouse vegetables halve, lettuce prices break even

As already expected (and feared), prices have started to drop in the week after Easter. The average prices in week 16 for tomatoes, cucumbers, aubergines,…

Relationship between Pythium and oxygen in cucumber cultivation investigated

The Stichting Control Food & Flowers has studied the relationship between substrate oxygenation and susceptibility to Pythium in cucumber cultivation. In the trial, two…

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New Zealand farmer and brewer collaborate to make tomato beer

New Zealand is used to being the first at things: Everest, splitting the atom, winning a Rugby World Cup - but this might be their finest achievement yet. A farmer and a…

Elite Global Fresh brings UAE blueberries to new international markets

Elite Global Fresh Trading (EGFT), a subsidiary of Yas Holding’s Food & Agriculture division, Elite Agro (EAG), has secured export agreements to take their blueberries to…

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CAN (BC): Helping temporary ag workers get back to work

As many as 30 people will get skills training to retrain them for jobs in the greenhouse sector as landscape and horticulture technicians. This is a new Community and Employer…

Special Post-Harvest & Packaging

Mario Guggenbichler, Europlast Ltd, on the new CTX MS® storage box

"Reduced energy consumption during fruit storage is particularly relevant in times of rising electricity prices"

With the help of stackable plastic boxes, tons of apples and other fruit and vegetable products are stored throughout Europe every year. However, due to the sharp increase in…

Labor’s renewed Pacific commitment is welcome but not at the expense of an Agriculture Visa with ASEAN

The Labor Party’s policy on the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme and Australian Agriculture Visa (Ag Visa) announced today confirms an ongoing…

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Bigger slant for a better plant: Decoding leaf angle genetics for better crop yields

Plants have been the primary source of our food for ages. With the human population growing rapidly, there is a continual increase in the demand for food produce. Since…

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Producing cherry tomatoes in urban agriculture

Agriculture in urban and urbanizing areas will be increasingly critical to enhancing food security and food sovereignty, creating income, strengthening social interactions,…

Crops & DNA: intriguing and crucial to boost innovation

Ever since the research by Rosalind Franklin, Francis Crick, James Watson, and Maurice Wilkins, which led to the unraveling of the helix structure of DNA in the fifties of the…

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KitoZyme’s KitoGreen obtains EC approval

KitoZyme, a manufacturer of fungal chitosan, has been granted approval for its KitoGreen products by the European Commission as Basic Substances for Plant Protection for…

‘Increasing demand for mid-tech solutions in China’

In addition to the construction of high-tech greenhouses, there is also a large market in China for the 'mid-tech' segment. These are small horticultural companies that invest…

Urban Greenhouse Challenge

‘I love to see how young creative minds approach urban farming’

The third Urban Greenhouse Challenge is all about social impact. Aiding the student teams in writing the best proposal for an urban farm that contributes to the quality of…

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Webinar: "Biochar for better soilless agriculture"

Growing plants in a soilless environment allows the grower almost total control over the growing process (water, nutrients, pH, and uptake). Unfortunately,…

Hollbium: “There’s a connection and therapeutic way of people experiencing nature”

Breaking down walls to introduce farming into existing buildings

"Currently, food is generally imported. For example, 70% of food in Sweden is imported, and 40% of leafy greens are wasted. They are distributed via supermarket supply chains…

New blueberry varieties available to growers

IQ Berries (IQB) and Osiris Plant Management (Chile) are joining forces to develop and bring new blueberry varieties with innovative and palate-captivating qualities to the…

BASF

BASF to reduce activities in Russia and Belarus but for business that supports food production

As announced on March 3, 2022, BASF has not conducted new business in Russia and Belarus in light of the war of aggression against Ukraine ordered by the Russian government.…


“Achieving reduced drying time and energy consumption” What are the effects of constant and time-varying drying temperature on cannabis? Drying is one of the most energy intensive post-harvest processes, but necessary for the preservation of products and their bioactive compounds. The selection of the drying technique and the operation parameters may have a major influence on the chemical and biological activity of products. However, quality issues may arise due…

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Ukraine – the farming front line

“We don’t speak about productivity, we speak about surviving”

New AG International has spoken to a number of participants in the agribusiness sector in Ukraine, including an adviser to the Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, to find…

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US (MN): Grab 'N' Grow Greenhouse ready to bloom

A new greenhouse in Scott County will provide consumers with a wide variety of plants – including herbs, vegetables, and fresh cut flowers – and the convenience of…

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US (WV): Montcalm High needs online votes to win $25,000 grant for new greenhouse

Area residents can help bring a greenhouse to Montcalm High School by going online and voting, starting today. Montcalm has been selected as a State Farm Neighborhood Assist…

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Space seed breeding makes breakthrough, yielding nearly 1,000 new species

With the return of the crew of China's spacecraft Shenzhou-13, a total of 12,000 seeds finished their space breeding journey, which is expected to enhance food security, as…

New study shows:

"Plant Variety Rights have a significant positive impact on European Union’s economic growth and environmental sustainability"

A new European study highlighting the impact of the Community Plant Variety Rights system (CPVR) on the EU economy and the environment was presented today in Angers, France,…

Hapag-Lloyd first mover in equipping all containers with real-time tracking devices

Hapag-Lloyd will equip its entire container fleet with real-time tracking devices. After successfully introducing real-time monitoring for its reefer container fleet in 2019…

“Eat them to defeat them” campaign has resulted in UK veg sales worth £92 million

Veg Power and ITV announced that Eat Them to Defeat Them, the campaign to encourage children to eat vegetables, has resulted in vegetable sales nationwide of…

France: cucumber prices are up

Cucumber prices have increased with the rise in energy costs, much like many other products. Producers are worried about these higher prices. With 1.50€ [1.60 USD] for a French cucumber, consumers…

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