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One Eleuthera Foundation grows on the Bahamas:

"Retractable roof greenhouse ideal for tropical climates"

“The Bahamas has an agricultural history but it has fallen to the wayside over the past 50 years. We want to help bring it back through training about advanced agriculture in…

Vacancies:

tomato growers adjust their crop planning due to energy crisis

How low can you go?

In the Netherlands, the first unlit tomato growers are starting production, and lit greenhouses are full, too. It would all seem quite normal, if not for the fact that many…

Belgian researchers harvest first red bell peppers before Christmas

Researchers at Groenteteelt's trail farm in Belgium have never been able to harvest red bell peppers before Christmas; Tte recent harvest from a lit cultivation trial is,…

Wholesum opens new greenhouse in Sonora

"Growing demand for responsibly-grown organic produce"

Wholesum, Fair Trade certified growers, and shippers of organic fresh produce, cut the ribbon to their newest organic tomato greenhouses in Sonora, MX. The ceremony took place…

New Priva sales account and business development manager for southeast US

Priva announces the hiring of Andrew Brooks. Andrew will be based out of Columbia, South Carolina, and will be working with the indoor agricultural and horticultural industry…

These crop sensors add value to autonomous growing

Blue Radix was a project leader, together with Delphy, of the TKI project ‘The road to digital green fingers’ over the past two years. The project has developed an integrated…

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Sweet success: Fresh tomatoes selling well at vending machines in Japan

Tomato vending machines at a commercial facility and a train station in this west Japan city have become so popular that people apparently line up for the fresh products…

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urban-gro partners with fertilizer company

urban-gro is partnering with King Solomon Nutrients to provide optimized crop fertilizers to commercial growers. "King Solomon Nutrients has studied plant…

Belgian grower's pointed pepper byproducts end up in jam

A Belgian pointed pepper grower has found a solution for its crooked, misshaped products. Those Class 2 pointed peppers were being thrown away, but now, there is a solution:…

LetsGrow.com enters into collaboration with sensor company

The year 2021 was a successful year for LetsGrow.com. They celebrated their 20th anniversary and many new modules and features were added to the platform MyLetsGrow. More and…

Dutch greenhouse construction guru (semi-)retires

His colleagues all agree -  the Bom Group's Koos van Schie is a true greenhouse construction guru. From Russia to America and China to Hungary - Koos has built greenhouses everywhere…

"Beware the thrips double trouble in bell peppers"

The last thing growers want is thrips on a freshly-planted bell pepper plant. Yet research, recently published in this newsletter, shows that many growers have to deal with…

Special Year Overview

Special year overview 2021

A year of ToBRFV

Although 2021 was the year of viruses for the entire world population, it was even more so for growers, who were confronted with the infamous Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus…

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Timing and rates of two products using H2O2 to control algae in hydroponic systems

Algae is not desirable in hydroponics and creates problems such as reduced yield and decreased dissolved oxygen, and affects the physiology of plants and, thus, needs to be…

Prices on greenhouse vegetables in Russia have dropped by 6% within 6 months

In 2019 profitability in horticulture in Russia amounted to 16%, in 2020 it dropped to 7% and in 2021 it will remain on the same level unless it drops yet lower. The executive…

New research shows photosynthesis controlled by nutrient signaling in plants

Newly published research from Michigan State University, the Carnegie Institution for Science, and the National Research Institute for Agriculture, Food and Environment in…

Root innoculant to minimize agriculture's carbon emission

Areas of active research include determining how to move CO2 out of the atmosphere and back onto the Earth’s surface in a process called Carbon Sequestration, as well as how…
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Evaluation of eggplant cultivars for tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus disease tolerance

The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of tomato spotted wilt orthotospovirus (TSWV) on five different eggplant cultivars under greenhouse conditions in Turkey.…

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Philippine growers weathered the pandemic through farming

Since the COVID-19 pandemic started in early 2020, many Filipinos needed to cope with displacement since health protocols dictated that non-essential workers, along with the…

Bonus is expected to motivate growers to accelerate production

Kenyan agribusiness firm rolls out bonus to smallholder avocado farms

Kakuzi Plc, a Kenyan agribusiness firm, has rolled out Sh. 31 million to hundreds of smallholder avocado farmers in Murang’a County. The farmers, who are part of the firm’s…

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Harnessing the sun for hydroponic growing

A Chinese-Qatari research group has assessed the potential of integrating PV power generation with hydroponic farms (SAHFs), which are a kind of horticultural crops that do…

‘This could be the future of Eastern Kentucky’: Pike County sophomores grow AgTech

Belfry High School sophomores Jonah Adkins and Brendan Hackney have been working to make a mark on the high-tech agriculture. AhBen, a robot created to monitor the growth,…

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Australia: New robot traps pests for 80kms

The latest iteration of a pest and disease trapping robot has landed in the Adelaide Hills, ready to capture, identify and warn industry of any threats to horticulture farms…

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Ontario indoor farm brokerage closes investment round with $13 M USD

"Success in this industry doesn't come from tech only, but also from having the right people running the tech"

Cultivatd has closed a Series A round of investment of $3m USD led by Malcolm Bean of Resilient Earth Ventures (REV) Fund. The funds will primarily be used to…

Tomato becomes Britain’s favorite vegetable

Potato sales slumping

The humble tomato has toppled the potato as Britain’s favorite vegetable. Potato sales slumped almost 10 per cent in 2021, and demand for tomatoes soared; tomato sales hit…

Binding pallets safely with the Reisopack 2830

Recently, Steenks Service delivered a brand new Reisopack 2830 to Florca in the Westland area. Florca is a flower export company that exports large quantities of fresh flowers…

Dutch screen specialist continues under new leadership

With its new management team, Huisman Scherming is keen to continue growing after an eventful 2021. The developer, supplier, and installer of screen installations is looking…

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Mediterranean greenhouses and the benefits of Industry 4.0

The challenge for the near future is to meet the food requirements of the 9-10 million people who will inhabit our planet in 2050. Even though the four main crops that…

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Constructing a mini tunnel? This clip makes it look so easy. Another example of a great idea to protect crops efficiently.

Consumer Advisory:

Fresh Express Sweet Hearts Romaine Lettuce Sweet Butter Lettuce tests positive for Listeria monocytogenes

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) is advising consumers not to eat Fresh Express Sweet Hearts Romaine Lettuce Sweet Butter…

Labor shortage again threatens Australian growers

Goulburn Valley agricultural production is again being hampered by labor shortages; fruit growers are now bracing for their second tough season in trying to…

Eduard Paschinger on the potential of the Herb.Ert innovative drying process

"We want to make Herb.ERT interesting for any kitchen"

Some ten years ago, the idea was born to develop an aroma-preserving and natural process for drying fruit, vegetables, and herbs. Today, the Herb.ERT drying oven is already…

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Shandong, China: three-dimensional strawberry system ushers in a good harvest

In the cold winter season, this three-dimensional strawberry growing system, planted by strawberry growers in Bolan Town, Shandong Province in Eastern China ushered in the…

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