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the best read articles

2019 in horticulture: LEDs, ToBRFV, soft fruit, vertical farming and hydroponics

Whether you spent the beginning of the new year dancing all night, playing board games with the family or going straight to bed at 9 PM, we hope you had a wonderful start of…

How plants can talk: emitting informative airborne sounds under stress

Stressed plants show altered phenotypes, including changes in color, smell, and shape. Yet, the possibility that plants emit airborne sounds when stressed – similarly to many…

Svensson introduces

Video 2020: the Year of the Grower

In line with tradition, Svensson released a film during the festive period. Not a Christmas film this time but a New Year’s film. Svensson proudly presents ‘2020: Year of the…

installing lights for year-round labour demand

CAN: Worker shortage puts spotlight on creative hiring

It’s no secret that workers are in short supply in horticulture. Despite having posted strong growth in recent years, Canadian agriculture often struggles to match people with…

Turkmenistan entrepreneurs start building greenhouses

Entrepreneurs in the Turkmenistan region Dashoguz Velayat make a significant contribution to the economic growth of the northern region of the country. They invested funds in…

Soft fruit industry gets ready for ISFC 2020

What's the status on the strawberry picking robot? How to protect raspberry and blackberry cultivation from thrips, powdery mildew and whitefly? What's the status on the…

International Meeting in Spain on the threats to this crop

"The tomato leafminer affects 60% of world tomato production"

The tomato leafminer has become a global disease for the cultivation of tomatoes, the most cultivated vegetable in the world and the one with the greatest…

Exotic new vanilla crop could put Florida on world spice map

Most natural vanilla comes from Madagascar, or a few other foreign locations, and demand far outstrips supply. Flavoring companies are willing to pay as much as $270 per pound…

"Vietnam's agricultural sector at a crossroad"

In 2018, Vietnam’s agriculture sector witnessed its highest growth rate in recent years — 3.76 per cent. Export revenue from the sector was US$40 billion, with a trade surplus…

Alberta Greenhouse Rebate Program

CAN (AB): Grant available for Alberta greenhouse growers

The Alberta Greenhouse Rebate Program provides eligible greenhouse operators with a grant equal to 80% of the carbon levy paid on their purchases of eligible…

The Mexican tomato export season to the US begins in Sinaloa

According to the manager of the Commission for Research and Defense of the Vegetables, IACHR, Mario Haroldo Robles Escalante, the strong export season to the…

Special Trade Shows 2019

Special Trade Shows 2020

The first two months of the new year will again be packed with horticultural exhibitions. We'll kick of with the Soft Fruit Conference next week, followed by the IPM in Essen…

Trade in crop protection products: Cartel Office and BayWa reach settlement

BayWa AG, Munich and the German Federal Cartel Office have agreed to end the antitrust proceedings concerning trade in crop protection products. "The company has decided to…

Global Unmanned Spray System from Fresno - California

Autonomous orchard sprayer for specialty crops and more

Every ag tech manufacturer and news site seems to be talking about automation. But at a discreet facility southeast of Fresno, California, it’s more than just talk. There, we…

Spectral and hyperspectral technologies as an additional tool to increase information on quality and origin of horticultural crops

Nowadays, consumer awareness of the impact of site of origin and method of production on the quality and safety of foods, and particularly of fresh produce, is driving the…
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Dozens of jobs may be created at £62m international science hub planned for Invergowrie’s James Hutton Institute

The James Hutton Institute in Invergowrie has submitted the first stage of a £62 million masterplan to build a new international hub. The science facility is using money from…

US (CA): Kendra Minkler joins BioTherm

BioTherm Solutions announced that effective Jan. 6, 2020, Kendra Minkler has been appointed to the company’s Business Development and Regional Sales position. Over the last…

Another large tech company joins the home growing market

LG Electronics (LG) will unveil an indoor gardening appliance at CES® 2020, its first foray into the booming indoor gardening movement. "The revolutionary built-in column-type…

Ghana: Tomato farmers Tuobodom deplore Burkina Faso imports

Continuously importing millions of dollars’ worth of tomatoes from neighbouring Burkina Faso is taking a huge toll on tomato farmers in Ghana. The Federation…

CAN (AB): Greenhouse strives to be responsible planetary tenant

Sustainability isn’t just a buzzword at Big Marble Farms. The largest indoor vegetable production greenhouse in Alberta practices sustainability at every stage, operating…

US (VA): Microfarm at hospital producing lettuce and fostering dialogue

Tim Schoonmaker — director and executive chef for Centra Nutrition Services — has been having a lot of fun with his new smartphone app for the past few weeks. Through his new…

Indoor vertical farms are expanding across the US

On a cold, blustery day while bare tree branches sway in the winter wind, vibrant, leafy salad greens packed with nutrition and bursting with flavor are flourishing at…

IFA fund invests $6M in support of climate-resilient seeds

Indian agtech startup Nu Genes has secured a $6 million investment from Sathguru Catalyser Advisor’s Innovation in Food and Agriculture Fund (IFA). This is the third…

Mexico: José María Pablos Ritz is appointed new CIDH chairman

Dec 4, the general ordinary meeting of Confederation for Produce Research and Defense (CIDH, in Spanish) was held. Eng. Rosario Antonio Beltrán Ureta shared with board members…

CAN (BC): 2018 record year for food sales

B.C. growers contributed to a record-setting year in 2018, with annual revenue from businesses in those sectors reaching $15 billion for the first time. “It…

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US: Indoor lettuce growers find a wedge to market amid another E. coli outbreak

Another outbreak of E. coli in romaine lettuce has sickened more than 100 people nationwide and left others wondering if raw salad is safe. As food-safety…

Israel: Sufresca gets $500,000 investment for edible food coating solution

Israeli start-up Sufresca, who makes an edible coating that extends the life of fruits and vegetables, has raised a $500,000 seed round from ag tech VC Rimonim. The round…

APHIS 2019 accomplishments

Supporting American producers and protecting US agriculture

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is celebrating the agency’s many successful efforts over the past year. “It’s…

Bernhard Nanninga (Agrado) about strong brands:

"Dutch horticulture can penetrate international markets with far more purpose"

'Made in Holland' as a large umbrella brand. The entire fruit and vegetable and horticultural sectors benefiting from it. Is that not a great idea? Yes. But…

Versland Selection invests in vacuum coolers, cooling and container space

"We are big in small products"

Versland Selection has expanded considerably over the years at its location at ABC Westland in Poeldijk, The Netherlands. The greengrocer has been located at this location…

"Vacuum cooling is essential to maintain leafy greens’ quality"

Leafy greens vegetables are increasingly grown through hydroponics, sometimes under protective structures, said Mr. Arvin Lau from Vegfor Cooling Technology Limited. After…

Murcia appealing against limited water transfers from other Spanish regions

The Government of the Spanish Region of Murcia has started the procedures for an administratively contentious appeal against the country's Ministry for Ecological Transition.…

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