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“Black growbags could benefit vegetable crops as well”

These weeks, growers all over the world are putting young plants in their greenhouses. The freshly cleaned greenhouse, filled with sparkling young plants and clean white…

Vacancies:

Researchers study unintended effects of gene editing in tomatoes

Researchers in UConn’s College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources are exploring options to help ensure consumers have a safe, abundant, and nutritious food supply.…

Dutch-made roof greenhouse in China reaches highest point

In Beijing, the entrance building for the Agricultural Innovation Park has reached its highest point. The entrance building was designed by a Dutch architectural firm. With 3,500…

launch at IPM Essen

Energy saving potential with new farm management system SBE

Lock Antriebstechnik will present their SBE Farm Management System at IPM Essen. The SBE system is a digital solution for horticulture that can be used to achieve an optimal…

AgriFORCE and Delphy

Feasability and technical study looks into Barbados CEA

AgriFORCE Growing Systems has announced a collaboration with the government of Barbados. As a first step, AgriFORCE and Delphy Groep BV (Delphy) plan to conduct a feasibility…

Mexican blueberry production expanding

Blueberry consumption continues to be strong, so much so that one shipper is starting its production two months early this season. “This is due to the timing of our new…

How newcomers can learn from the mistakes made

“Pioneers get killed, second-generation farmers get rich”

"What currently is happening in vertical farming with high valuations, but also bankruptcies shows that the industry is maturing. The second generation of Vertical Farming…

1000th Trike for Dutch supplier

Metazet FormFlex from Wateringen has produced its 1000th Trike. These electric three-wheelers, originally designed for use in the Dutch greenhouse industry, are now used…
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USDA allocating more than $70M for crop protection projects

Project funding for tomato research and plant pest detector dog teams

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is allocating more than $70 million to support 350 projects under the Plant Protection Act’s Section 7721 program as part of a…

Video Westland Horticultural Youth celebrates 50 year anniversary

"Hey, long time no see. Apart from those grey hairs, you still look almost the same." Last Friday evening, Tuinbouw Jongeren Westland (TJW) celebrated its 50th anniversary. At…

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"There are major tasks ahead for substrate producers in the future"

At this IPM, Peat substrate and substrate raw materials supplier Compaqpeat,  instead of promoting new innovations, as the company has done previously, will mention its achievements…

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India: Grower moves to sustainable cultivation and reaps success

It started in 2012 when farmer Imtiyaz Ahmad Wani started vegetable farming, and after a decade, he has become an award-winning progressive farmer and an inspiration for…

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CAN (ON): How Lakeshore residents can have their say on draft greenhouse rules

The Town of Lakeshore has released a draft set of bylaws aimed at mitigating resident concerns over commercial greenhouses. The topic has been highly debated throughout the…

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Australia’s self-regulating pesticide monitoring regime picked up far fewer violations than government study

The pesticide testing Australia relies on to pick up chemicals in fresh fruit and vegetables sold domestically routinely picked up far fewer breaches than a…

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Fresh produce most commonly seized undeclared item for NZ biosecurity officers

It's been a busy summer so far for biosecurity officers protecting New Zealand's borders from unwanted pests and diseases. Biosecurity officers screened over…

US (KY): AppHarvest begins commercial shipments from first harvest at new Richmond, Ky., 60-acre high-tech indoor farm

AppHarvest has started commercial shipments from its first harvest of tomatoes at its new 60-acre high-tech indoor farm in Richmond, Ky. This marks the first time ever that…

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"We'd love to have a third location in the Netherlands"

The year 2022 was one of the extremes for the Dutch packaging company Hagens Verpakkingen. "For the first time in our history, we had to breach contracts because of the paper…

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Peru blueberry shipments through Philadelphia and New York City expected to decrease seasonally

The state of California is experiencing unprecedented catastrophic flooding that is relentless and very destructive. It is affecting the agricultural industry by curtailing…

“New Covent Garden is challenging the national suppliers who buy on cost, not quality”

The tomato supply into the UK is coming from Spain, Morocco, and the Canary Islands, as the Dutch season has now finished. "We are getting all varieties of tomatoes from…

M&S causes a stir online with its “White Pearl” strawberries

Marks & Spencer is showing off nature's ability to turn an unmistakable fruit into something completely unrecognizable: white strawberries. The British brand…

The outburst of a producer from Puglia

"I am destroying my celery because they humiliate us offering just a few cents"

The deliberate decision to destroy food is among the saddest events that can occur, especially in a complex socio-economic context such as this one. Over the past few years,…

Canada: Vegetable price hikes kept food costs high in December

Statistics Canada reports that a rapid rise in prices for fresh vegetables in December offset slower price growth for other food items and kept overall food…

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