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Mexico: Rising Farms boosts capacity fivefold

Quintupling. That's what Rising Farms will be doing. The Mexico-based high-tech greenhouse company announced it will expand their growing acreage from 12 to 62 acres (25…

Saving on heating with LEDs?

One of the most recent novelties to use otherwise lost heat in a greenhouse is the LEDFan, developed by Food Autonomy for the cultivation of tomatoes in high-tech greenhouses.…

Honest AgTech and Cleanlight

Level 5 autonomous crop protection powered by UV-C technology

Honest AgTech and Cleanlight have joined forces to further their autonomous crop protection system powered by UV-C technology. Arjo van der Sluis of CleanLight: "With…

Charlotte Langerak-Visser on choosing Viscon Plant Technology:

"Companies look for each other, but we actually already have everything in-house"

Visser started in 1967 as an automator of processes in horticulture. "From there, we have grown into various companies in agro & food working in automation." So says Charlotte…

"70% of tomatoes in supermarket are now of foreign origin"

In the first months of the year, Flemish tomato production goes through a standard off-peak period when only the exposed greenhouse growers bring their fruit…

HortiFlora Expo comes back after four years of absence

HortiFlora Expo, the international floriculture trade fair of Ethiopia is on again after four years of absence. Corona being the reason why the last edition took place in…

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Fruit Logistica magazine FreshPlaza/Primeur now available online

FreshPlaza and Primeur have joined together to publish a 160-page tradeshow magazine for the Fruit Logistica trade show. It is a truly international edition with in-depth…

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Growers mentality helps Ajax football talent

"Mentally, I have always been strong, partly thanks to the advice of people close to me." So says Mylo van der Lans. The central defender is the captain of…

Climate-resilient strawberry variety launched

Singrow, a Singapore-based agri-genomics firm, announced the launch of a climate-resilient strawberry variety. The novel strawberry variety is the first application of this…

Ohio State, Rutgers, Cornell, the University of Arizona, Koidra, and Hort Americas team up to lead USDA-awarded grant

Commercial horticultural supplier Hort Americas has joined The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES); Rutgers University;…

Italy's L'Ortolano Srl

Novelties and well-tested varieties on the tomato front

What could be more common than tomatoes? Yet behind the product - of which there are many different varieties - there is the extensive hard work of research. Italy's…

biggest gains still to be made in pot plants

Use of biological control still increasing in Dutch greenhouse

By 2020, pest insects and spider mites in nine Dutch greenhouse crops will have been controlled organically in 95 percent of the area under cultivation, for…

Study reveals environmental benefits of modified atmosphere packaging

Addressing the need for extensive reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, StePac, L.A. Ltd. analyzed supply chains it is closely involved with to assess…

NL: Trade mission agriculture and water Mexico

Agriculture and horticulture are responsible for 70% of the total water use in Mexico. At this moment, many agri-food producers rely on obsolete irrigation systems and lack…

Sarah Fox joins Vestaron as VP of Sustainability

Vestaron Corporation announced the appointment of Sarah Fox as its first Vice President of Sustainability. In this role, Fox will lead the company’s sustainability strategy…


Beena Goldenberg on Organigram’s record results CAN: “Our facility expansion increased our production to 85,000 kgs of cannabis” “There have been a lot of Canadian producers that only focus on selling premium flower. But the truth is that people are looking for the best quality product at the right price. In a high inflationary market, you have to be able to provide consumers with what they are looking for,” says Beena Goldenberg, CEO of Organigram. The…

AeroFarms and PIF create joint venture to build farms in Saudi Arabia and MENA region

The Public Investment Fund signed a joint venture agreement with AeroFarms to establish a company in Riyadh to build and operate indoor vertical farms in Saudi Arabia and the…

US (SC): Heron Farms receives $250,000 investment to expand operations

South Carolina Research Authority's investment affiliate, SC Launch Inc., has invested in Heron Farms Inc. The $250,000 investment will help the Charleston-based startup grow…

Bayer and Kimitec join forces to supply biologicals to growers worldwide

Both companies enter into a global strategic partnership for Biologicals discovery and commercialization that includes crop protection and biostimulant products based on…

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Construction and evaluation of a hydroponic system for tomato cultivation

Hydroponic system applications can help alleviate problems caused by changes in agricultural land usage. A lot of hydroponic research has been carried out growing different…

Copying nature to resist viruses

One of the impacts of climate change is the proliferation of viruses on cultivated plants. To reduce the use of pesticides and promote the deployment of agroecological…

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India: Uttarakhand government to construct 50,000 poly houses in state: CM Dhami

Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami recently stated that the government plans to construct 50,000 poly houses in Uttarakhand in the next two years. The Uttarakhand…

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Things are starting to take shape at the new Katunga Fresh facility in regional VIC.The 64 x 56m processing facility will assist the innovative company in producing high…

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EU consumers save on food and buy less organic in 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic boosted organic food sales in the EU, enabling it to overtake the U.S. market in 2021. However, spiraling inflation combined with high food and energy…

First Dutch aubergines back on shelves

Purple Pride's first Dutch aubergines are already back on retailer shelves. The Dutch aubergine season has officially started with the harvest of the first purple aubergines…

Murat Günes from Westfalen Frischdienst Ltd:

"Prices for containers from Türkiye have dropped by 40 to 50 percent"

At the moment, the availability of many goods is very tight, such as from Spain, which is why prices are "exploding," says Murat Günes from Westfalen Frischdienst Ltd in Hamm.…

High cucumber pricing factors into the 'salad category' demand

The cucumber market is a strong one right now and is anticipated to continue to be in the near future. “Last year, the cucumber market was not very strong. There was such an…

Coveris makes waves in its vision of 'No Waste' at Packaging Innovations 2023

Coveris is set to showcase its sustainable solutions at Packaging Innovations 2023. An award-winning producer of paper-based and plastic packaging, Coveris'…

Ozone used to remove ethylene in cold rooms

Miatech's Bio Turbo systems uses ozone to decompose the ethylene in cold storage rooms while also eliminating harmful airborne pathogens like mold and fungus…

In 2022, the average price paid to Andalusian tomato producers was the highest of the last ten years

According to calculations by Hortofinfo, based on the Observatory of Prices and Markets of the Junta de Andalucía, in 2022, producers in Andalusia were paid an…

"Our Fruscan S7 sorting technology helps customers better set their own product standards"

January to May is the peak season for apple harvesting and processing in South Africa. Recently, the major apple exporters in South Africa have been busy with the new…

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