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Growing columns regulate temperature inside innovative South African glasshouse

Glasshouses are not usual in South Africa, but to former architect Francois van der Merwe (right), glasshouses, with a lifespan of more than 20 years, in one stroke solve a…

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"First milestone reached towards ToBRFV High Resistance"

The highly contagious tomato virus ToBRFV has been spreading rapidly in Europe, Asia, Africa, and parts of Mexico and the US, threatening the tomato industry worldwide. Today,…

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Spanish supplier educates policy makers on high-tech greenhouses

"Upturn in the sale of greenhouses from Murcia"

The Spanish Regional Minister of Enterprise, Employment, Universities and Spokesperson, Valle Miguélez, and the Manager of INFO, Joaquín Gómez, visited the facilities of the…

Cleaning product literally dissolves dirty watering system

Growers like to keep their entire irrigation system clean. Benfried offers the Mineral product for this purpose. The product dissolves caked-on deposits in pipes and manure…

March 28-31

Protected Cropping Australia Conference now open for registration

The Protected Cropping Australia Conference is an unmissable opportunity to connect with like-minded people driving protected cropping management in Australia. Attending the…

Koen Maes, Special Fruit:

"Every year more European retailers offer our Valentine's packaged soft fruit"

For the third year in a row, Special Fruit is offering its retail clients soft fruit in Valentine-themed packaging. "The market loves this idea. This year more than 15…

Two Belgian cooperatives are in merger talks

In Belgium, REO Veiling and Coöperatie Hoogstraten have begun discussing a possible merger. Last night, Wednesday, February 2, 2022, these fruit and vegetable cooperatives…

Whole foods magazine

Tomato extract shown to protect skin from oxidative stress

Lycored’s branded Lycomato tomato extract may help protect the skin from oxidative stress, according to a new study published in Antioxidants. Researchers in Israel exposed…

Sicilian greenhouse tomato producers are embracing varietal innovation

"Our company is located in the countryside of Acate on the southern Sicilian coast and covers an area of about 1 hectare. We specialize in protected cultivation with tomato as…

No end to fertilizer price hike yet

The year 2021 was an extraordinary one. Fertilizer prices for greenhouse growers rose by more than 40%. The end does not seem to be in sight either, warns…

Fabio Zwirs celebrates 12.5 years with Zwirs Horti Projects

As of yesterday, Fabio Zwirs has been working for Zwirs Horti Projects for 12.5 years. Fabio was quite surprised yesterday morning when he saw his decorated desk. He had…

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Woman entrepreneur grows hydroponic blueberries in Serik, Antalya

Agricultural Engineer Ayfer Hiz started the production of blueberry in pots with soilless agriculture on an area of 25 decares in Antalya's Serik district 4 months ago,…

RAYN Growing Systems introduces Alina luminaire and power system

RAYN Growing Systems has expanded its lighting range with the addition of the Alina luminaire and power system. "Featuring a sleek, modular design, Alina luminaires are ideal…

Special Climate

Italian-Tunisian collaboration to support hydroponic growing

Changing the agrifood chain to make it more sustainable with hydroponic crops and new modern technological systems is the objective of the Intesa project. Now, their first…

Ethiopia's 6-month horticulture export earnings increase to $286Mn

Ethiopia's six-month horticulture earnings have increased by 20% to $286 million compared to last year's export performance, the Ethiopian Horticulture…

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"The controversy behind genome editing our food"

Genome editing technologies like CRISPR-Cas9 are being tabled as a way forward but there are strong views for and against the idea. What’s behind the science and the debate?…
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Project proves viability of collaborations between Dutch and Cuban horticulture

Cuba currently imports 80% of its food and is keen on developing its agricultural sector to reduce its food dependency. At the same time, the country is gradually opening its…

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From September 26 – 30 the 2nd Masterclass Soilless Culture will be organized at the research facility of Wageningen University & Research, BU Greenhouse Horticulture and…

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Gain understanding of substrates and rootzones

Substrates are a key element in hydroponic systems. As growers, we must learn the needs of our hydroponic systems and crops. Crops and hydroponic systems demand particular…

Silal to deploy IoT sensors in 100 farms to improve local productivity

Silal, an Abu Dhabi-based fresh food and agritech company, in collaboration with Hoogendoorn, have launched the Digital Agronomy Service, with the aim of deploying IoT sensors…

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Effect of electrostatic force on mechanical pollination in greenhouse crops

Many flowers are morphologically adapted to take advantage of electrostatic forces during pollination. Hence the application of electrostatic force in non-contact type…

Sylvia Jorritsma with Seed Processing Holland retired

Seed Processing Holland's valued colleague and contact person Sylvia Jorritsma enjoys her well-deserved retirement from 1 January 2022. Sylvia has worked for…

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Nutbourne Nursery

Beautiful sunny day, some tomato varieties starting to set 🌞🌞🌞🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🍅🍅🍅 pic.twitter.com/vEhbw7WSiW — Nutbourne Nursery (@NutbourneTomato) February 2, 2022

Feed Macrolophus-System for best start in tomatoes

The beneficial bug Macrolophus pygmaeus is the number one option for successful whitefly biocontrol. However, it needs a good start - so don’t forget to feed it well.…

Shaanxi Province

City of Xi'an releases 10,000 tons of reserved vegetables for the Spring Festival

Xi'an has lifted its lockdown restrictions on January 24, after having reported no Covid-cases for six straight days. Added to this, the government has…

Notes on Georgia’s aromatic herbs export season

Georgia exported 835 tons of aromatic herbs in November-December 2021, which is 22% higher than in the same period of 2020. Despite the statistics, Georgian…

Between 2018 and 2021 they fell by 37.3%

Spanish courgette imports from Morocco decrease year after year

Spanish purchases of Moroccan courgette have decreased by 37.34% in the last four years, taking into account the period from January to November, according to…

Hydroponic training for hearing impaired in Suriname

Seventeen hearing impaired people affiliated with the Stichting Surinaamse Doven Belangen (Sudobe Foundation) followed the ''Basic training in hydroponics'' on Saturday 29…

Turkish government may restrict export of certain fruit and veg to limit food inflation

On January 27, 2022, the Turkish government published a regulation that granted the Turkish Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MinAF) the authority to…

Mexico becomes the world’s 7th largest supplier of agri-food products

Mexico’s agro-industrial exports will reach a total of 43,6 billion USD in 2021, the highest number recorded in 29 years. In 2022 the value of Mexican…

IFCO reusable packaging containers (RPCs) save over 3 million tonnes of waste over 30 years

IFCO, a provider of Reusable Packaging Containers (RPCs) for fresh grocery products, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. In 1992, IFCO dared to challenge the…

USDA introduces first market news mobile app providing access to market information

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a new USDA Market News Mobile Application, providing producers and everyone else in the supply chain with instant access to…

Listeria outbreak linked to packaged salads produced by Dole

CDC is currently investigating two separate Listeria outbreaks linked to packaged salads. This outbreak is linked to packaged salads produced by Dole. The other outbreak is…

Pound to Euro exchange rate softens as Eurozone CPI hits record high

The Pound to Euro (GBP/EUR) exchange rate has weakened today as an unexpected rise in Eurozone inflation raises hopes of a more hawkish tilt from the European…

ST Robotics

ST Robotics is working on the next generation of robots

ST Robotics has been making robot arms for 30 years The company is now developing autonomous robots for crop harvesting, i.e. a robot to harvest asparagus. It is also about to…

APHIS modifies the Mexican Fruit Fly (Anastrepha ludens) quarantine areas in Texas

The USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) and the Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) modified the areas under quarantine in Cameron…

India to set up 100 cargo terminals over the next three years

India’s Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, has stated that India will develop 100 cargo terminals for multimodal logistics facilities during the next three…

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