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Pollination issues - user feedback and case studies

"Growers face huge challenges to achieve optimal pollination"

While bumblebee pollination's influence on crop yield is well known, the magnitude and time sensitivity could be often overlooked. Multiple research* have shown that tomato…

NL: Buitendijk & Slaman celebrates 50th anniversary

This week, Buitendijk & Slaman celebrate her 50th birthday. February 17th 1972, Jan Buitendijk and Loek Slaman started selling lifting installations for the shed from…

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Does tomato breeding for improved performance under LED supplemental lighting make sense?

Differences in growth have been reported for tomatoes under LED compared to HPS light, however, it is not clear if breeding specific for LED supplemental light is worthwhile.…

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"Aquaponics will offer Zambian growers more stability"

“In Zambia, as in many other countries, women are at the forefront of providing food for their community. However, they rarely have secure rights to register land in their own…

58 indoor farming companies nominated

The FoodTech500 2021 listing

Every year, the CEA space is excited to see which indoor farming companies are nominated for the FoodTech 500 listing. A definitive list that showcases global entrepreneurial…

TriSon Farms signs with Sollum Technologies

With the goal of exploring new research questions, TriSon Farms has chosen Sollum Technologies’s fully dynamic grow light solution. "We are really looking forward to working…

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USDA files reply brief supporting organic labels on hydroponic foods

On Monday, the United States Secretary of Agriculture, Thomas Vilsack, filed a reply brief in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in a case brought against the United States…

Money for Dutch Japanese greenhouse robotic project

In January, a seed money project involving R&D collaboration between Japan and the Netherlands on greenhouse robotics, called “JaNeth Onshitsu Robotto”, was…

Fenix seeds: 10 years of research, development and consulting

The meeting of the technical and commercial Italian network of Fenix took place from the 26th to the 28th of January at the prestigious Eremo della Giubiliana Hotel in Ragusa,…

Matthias Oertel, Rolf Oertel Ltd:

"I would say there has been a 10% increase in the price of tomatoes"

Matthias Oertel, managing director of Rolf Oertel Ltd at the Leipzig wholesale market, offers a wide range of goods from Germany, Spain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, and…

Week 6

TOVs top €3 at auction in Belgium

Last week, in Belgium, a kg of TOVs fetched more than €3, on average. The average price for week 6 was, thus, €3.05, which is just under €0.60 more than in…

Havecon extends sponsorship with Michael van der Mark

Havecon will again be one of Michael van der Mark's sponsors for the coming race season. As in previous years, the names Havecon and Voorwinden Groep can be found prominently…

Special Climate

How does humidity affect the plants growing in the greenhouse?

Humidity is very important for plant health. Plants contain a large percentage of water. Water is also involved in photosynthesis, most of it is released from the plant during…

BrightFarms launches indoorsalad "crunch kits"

"Salad kits are the fastest-growing segment in packaged salads and indoor farming"

BrightFarms has launched “Crunch Kits,” a new salad kit option. Two initial kit varieties, Chickpea Caesar and Sunny Bacon, will be available in Illinois supermarkets this…

Russia will possibly raise Turkey's tomato import quota

The Russian Federation might increase the quota of tomatoes imported from Turkey by 50,000 tons. According to Russian news agency Interfax, the country may…

Retail pack for Artisan Baby Iceberg launches

Tanimura & Antle announced the addition of a new item to its artisan family of specialty products: a 2 ct. retail pack of Artisan Baby Iceberg. The Tanimura and Antle families…

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Scotland-wide ‘grow your own food’ project reveals plans for vertical farms in unusual places

A canal network, a car park, a former ferry terminal and a library will become home to edible gardens, vertical farms and harvest-themed festivals as part of the biggest…

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Photos: growing in a Chinese greenhouse

Farmer Zhang Zhaoke works in a hydroponic farming greenhouse in Xingtai, north China's Hebei Province. In 2020, Zhang invested in a hydroponic farming business which produces…

Increasing food production in Southeast Asia, rolling out several farms and through contracting farmers

“As a business, we found that an existing system can never generate the return that can make indoor farming profitable due to the high consumption of energy and costs. After…

Wholesale tomato rates drop 10-20% over surplus supply in Pune

Wholesale prices of tomatoes have come down by 10-20% at the APMC’s market yard in Gultekdi due to excess arrivals from Karnataka and other parts of…

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India: Farmers urged to avail greenhouse facilities

Fresh vegetables, organically produced in polycarbonated greenhouses under the Ladakh Greenhouse Project, were sold to locals at nominal rates through the Department of…

Investigating the performance of hydroponic nutrient solutions as potential draw solutions for fertilizer

This research project aims at investigating the performance of hydroponic nutrient solutions as draw solutions for desalination using the fertilizer drawn forward osmosis…

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Bowery Farming acquires Traptic to expand fruit-picking technology

Bowery Farming has acquired Traptic, a company utilizing computer vision, robotic arms and artificial intelligence (AI), to harvest fruiting, vine and other delicate crops,…
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Strawberry anchors Horticorp’s Munnar farm tourism foray

Visitors can now pluck strawberries and other cool-season vegetables from a Horticorp farm on Silent Valley Road in Munnar. Horticorp has launched the initiative with a view…

US imports of Mexican squash and cucumber do not affect local production

Mexico will be able to continue selling its squash and cucumber to the US. The investigations carried out by US authorities at the request of producers in…

US fruit and vegetable consumption still not up to 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines

The 2020-2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend that adults eat 1.5-2 cups of fruits and 2-3 cups of vegetables daily. Most American adults aren’t…

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IFPA grows in membership and advocacy bases

International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) opened its doors on January 1, 2022 and the association is quickly making its new name known throughout the…

USDA files complaints against two Florida companies

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against R & S Export & Import Inc. for alleged violations of the Perishable…

Jeroen Swolfs, Operations Manager Coöperatie Hoogstraten:

“QR and RFID codes let us link every punnet to a grower”

Nowadays, there are several parallel trends throughout the fruit and vegetable sector. There is a general concern for the environment, and reduced plastic use, in particular.…

Monthly food prices rose 2.7 percent in January 2022, Stats NZ says

Highest monthly food price increase in five years

After removing regular seasonal impacts, food prices rose 1.1 percent. Fruit prices were up 2.7 percent, and vegetable prices were up 5.9 percent. “Food prices often increase…

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