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from Picasso to plants: horticulture becomes art

Tomatoes to grow in 2020 Guggenheim exposition

In 2019 there was a fuss about tomato plants growing in the East River in New York. In 2020 tomato plants will be growing at an even more remarkable location: in the New York…

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Eric van der Meer focuses on China with FoodVentures

The hurdles when entering unexplored greenhouse horticultural areas

20 hectare in Kazakhstan, several lettuce projects in Georgia, a high-tech greenhouse in Ukraine. It's not the most common nor the most easy countries that the team with…

Generating electricity from “waste” light can lower greenhouse production costs

Electricity is a major expense for Canadian greenhouse growers. At the same time, their large facilities offer potential to produce renewable solar energy – but the challenge…

Micha van NIeuwkerk (Van der Ende Groep):

"Sodium removal and less drainage go hand in hand"

It is (or actually ‘was’) a challenge to remove sodium from water and, at the same time, to retain as many nutrients as possible. Van der Ende Groep developed the Poseidon to…

Music makes plants grow faster, Turkish grower says

Sultan Aydin, a female grower from Erzurum, a city located in eastern Turkey has been representing woman growers from her country in international exhibitions. The grower has…

Incotec launches advanced tomato seed priming

Helping take the guesswork out of raising tomato plants

Can you synchronise the development of the seedlings from a seed lot? Incotec’s new Promotor Premium priming for all tomato cultivars delivers faster and more uniform…

Beneficial Insectary introduces newest IPM Specialist

Erik van der Sluys received a degree in Ecological Systems and minor in Biology in 2014 from Seattle University. Since then, he has worked as a Farm Manager for Seattle…

Agrify to provide $30 million dollar line of credit for customers

Agrify is now directly providing a $30 million credit facility for its customers to purchase its premium indoor grow products. The line of credit is available for any of…

Netherlands: Ary de Jong from Demokwekerij to HortiTech

Ary de Jong has more than 10 years of experience as a crop manager for various crops at Demokwekerij. Before, he was a tomato grower. He will be joining HortiTech as a trainer…

CO2 Delivery Solutions demonstrated to suppress E. coli

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) the latest California romaine lettuce E. coli outbreak has infected over 100 people in 23 States and two…

scale-up from 10 to 30 ha

Japanese strawberry greenhouse project underway in Russia

Marubeni announced the conclusion of a Japanese Strawberry Greenhouse Project contract with Russian company VE Group. The design and supply for the greenhouse will be…

14 days on the water and high quality upon arrival

Ozone allows for ocean transportation of bell peppers

Traditionally, bell peppers haven’t been a big ocean container mover as they don’t hold up very well in long transit times. “They are a weaker vegetable variety and several…

Special Year Overview 2019

Year overview October 16-31

Broadening horizons

In the second half of October, we were again running around the trade show floors, this time at the PMA Conference in Anaheim, and the Fruit Attraction in Madrid. There were…

Kazakhstan: 10 thousand tons of tomatoes from Pavlodar

A new greenhouse with the capacity of 10 thousand tons of tomatoes has been launched in Pavlodar region. 200 working places have been created in Ekibastouz. The new complex by…

US (AZ): Scientists consider vertical farming ahead of changing climate

University of Arizona agricultural and biological engineering professor Joel Cuello is among those developing vertical farming methods that do not use soil or depend on the…
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UMF, UMPI and Sodexo awarded $250,000 grant to create sustainable food solution

The University of Maine Farmington (UMF), The University of Maine Presque Isle (UMPI), and Food Services Provider Sodexo was one of only six teams to win the 2019 New England…

'Christmas special'

Marks & Spencer offers half-a-tonne of Brussels sprouts for 40p

Many people couldn't believe their eyes when they saw Marks & Spencer was offering half a tonne of Brussels sprouts for just 40p. That amount of vegetables - the equivalent of…

Australian Food and Grocery Council

“Food recalls have become incredibly complex and costly exercises”

As supply chains get broader, and companies are increasing the number of markets they export to, product recalls have become incredibly complex and costly…

New methods promise to speed up development of new plant varieties

A University of Minnesota research team recently developed new methods that will make it significantly faster to produce gene-edited plants. They hope to alleviate a…

CAN (NB): Lettuce crop planted in old school library

A Quebec couple have moved to the tiny community of Saint-Léolin in northeastern New Brunswick with plans to turn a former school into a large, indoor vertical farm, capable…

Genetic transformation and siRNA-mediated gene silencing for aphid resistance in tomato

Researchers explored the ability of RNA interference (RNAi) to silence the Acetylcholinesterase 1 (Ace 1) gene in aphid Myzus persicae and developed transgenic tomato plants…

Commercial Aquaponics breakout discussions

At the Putting Out Fruits Conference in September, 2019 we held breakout discussions for Commercial Aquaponics, Community Aquaponics, and Aquaponics Research & Education.…

Experts needed for international Plant Health, Agriculture & Biosciences conference in the Netherlands

World experts on the topics of sustainable horticulture and agriculture, environmental biodiversity and food production are invited to raise global awareness on how plant…

Mike Biotech Asia scoops up Sri Lankan business awards

The 16th Annual National Business Excellence Awards ceremony was held at Colombo Hilton on Dec 13th. The Chief Guest was the High Commissioner for South Africa in Sri Lanka,…

This is the 2019 "Better Seed, Better Life" winner

For the second year in a row, Kevin Falk, Iowa State University, is the grand prize winner of the Better Seed, Better Life Student Video Contest. Falk was honored this morning…

Farm, food and public health groups call on Congress to reject USMCA

Congress is expected to vote Thursday on the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) or New NAFTA. On Tuesday, 33 groups delivered a letter to Congress calling for the rejection…

Suitability calculation for red spicy pepper cultivation

Red spicy pepper is traditionally considered as the fundamental ingredient for multiple authentic products of Eastern Croatia. The objectives of a new study were to: (1)…

"Light pollution can suppress melatonin production in humans and animals"

We've all seen headlines like "Purple glow lights up the sky over..." or "What's that mysterious yellow light?" Reactions to light from greenhouses range from bemusement to…

Bronx school garden program serves up good hydroponically

Drive through the littered streets of the Bronx, New York City’s poorest borough. You’ll pass children playing in the water spray from a fire hydrant and empty storefronts…

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Second year of #tomato greenhouse trials with #peatfree #growingmedia blends for @Interreg2Seas Horti-BlueC at Proefcentrum Hoogstraten: effects of #biochar and #chitin on…

"A world player like Westland cannot be lacking on this world stage"

Dutch horticulture companies active in China

Westland horticultural companies and alderman Zwinkels have taken part in a trade mission from the province of South Holland, the Netherlands to China from 16 to 23 November.…

British pavilion filled with UK Horticulture at Fruit Logistica

The Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA) is once again organising the British group / pavilion at Fruit Logistica, in partnership with the Department for International…

Carlos Esteve, of Onubafruit: "We expect our raspberry production to grow by 25%"

"This week, we are exporting the first strawberries from Huelva"

Onubafruit's strawberry harvests in Salamanca came to an end in mid-November, and since late November, the firm has been harvesting the first strawberries from Huelva. So far,…

New device capable of disinfecting fruit and veg and charging your cellphone

YouPin, a remarkable device capable of disinfecting fruits and vegetables while also allowing wireless charging, is now available for sale in China. The device, manufactured…

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