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OMAFRA hosts webinar on Priva BioLogics approach to crop steering

“We have to involve the crop itself in the automation and the control”

“What we currently do is steer the plant using the environment, but my question is whether that is a good approach. Would it not be better to look at the plant’s energy? We…

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US (FL) Punta Gorda-based 250,000 sq. ft. greenhouse completes optimization process

Green Life Farms has completed the process of optimizing the former Finn Farms facility in Punta Gorda, Florida, which Green Life Farms acquired in 2021 and incorporated into…

New product development by Van der Knaap Group and Den Ouden Group

New and renewable: Raw material ‘Kompofibre’ can be mixed into substrates

The search for suitable, renewable raw materials and substrates is becoming increasingly important in professional horticulture. Raw materials such as coco peat, bark,…

Research center equipped with dynamic grow lights

Signify will deliver Philips GreenPower LED production modules Dynamic and the Philips GrowWise Control System to a new research department at the Innovatie en…

Europe: Challenges and opportunities in CEA

"The potential which lies in the proper use of urban farming and CEA for cities is huge. There's even more added value when you get to talk about circular solutions, using…

"How does the population develop when drones and cameras are released?"

Drone catches pests

In Vertify’s research departments in Zwethlaan in Honselersdijk, research is currently underway in which drones and cameras supplied by PATS combat pests. What is PATS, and…

February 9-11

Automation for Ontario greenhouses’packaging bell peppers revealed

"Currently, to produce a sealed plastic overwrap rainbow pepper pack; farmers need to have employees manually handpick, and place bell peppers onto the flow wrappers in-feed…

Video The time of labor registration in the greenhouse using a watch is coming

Labor registration is increasingly common among growers. All kinds of systems are on the market. Registering work with a watch is still new. Opus Watch, an intelligent labor…

Miguel Gonzalez (MG Fruit) over Spanish vegetable season:

"COVID-19 infected staff currently shippers' biggest challenge"

The current greenhouse vegetable season in Almeria, Spain, is progressing well, according to Miguel Gonzalez of MG Fruit out of the Netherlands. "There are always ups and…

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Visiting an Uzbekistan cucumber grower

On 12 January, Sakata's local team and its distributor organized a cucumber field day in the Samarkand region, one of the key areas for cucumber production. Thirty-five…

Korean startup raises $140M to accelerate expansion

Greenlabs has raised $140M in a Series C funding round to accelerate its global expansion. Three institutional investors participated in the latest round: BRV Capital…

Video Square watermelons, hexagonal oranges, and heart-shaped cucumbers

Square watermelons and pears, hexagonal oranges, and heart-shaped cucumbers. Cultivating in molds offers fun opportunities to manipulate fruits' shapes. And shrewd traders…

Special Water

Greenhouse farming water is becoming ever-scarcer: what are the alternatives?

Good horticultural irrigation water availability is becoming an ever-growing global issue. Worldwide, climate change plays a significant role in this. In Europe, it is…

Syngenta Crop Protection acquires two bioinsecticides from UK developer

Syngenta Crop Protection has acquired two bioinsecticides, NemaTrident and UniSpore, to combat increasing resistance and a wide range of insects and pests across horticulture…

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Horticulture is Uganda's second economic growth driver

Earnings from Uganda’s Export Processing Zone (EPZ) soared to a record high of $1.2 billion for the Financial Year 2020/21. The report showed that exports of semi-processed…

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March 16-18

Mexico: B2B meetings with agricultural companies from the state of Sinaloa

From Wednesday March 16th to Friday March 18th the Expo Agro Sinaloa 2022 is going to take place in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. During the days of the Expo…

February 4, 3:30 p.m. CST/CDT

Agronomy and Horticulture seminar series begins in February

The spring Agronomy and Horticulture seminar series starts with “Collaborative Efforts to Diversify Nebraska Cropping Systems” presented by Nebraska’s Andrea Basche Feb. 4.…
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Ample supplies of Mexican bell and mini peppers

Production on bell peppers and mini peppers out of Mexico is growing. Out of Sinaloa, Mexico, pepper production began on time this season. Luis Batiz amongst Divine Flavor's…

February 28 - March 1

Soli Organic CEO joins keynote line-up for Indoor Ag-Con

Soli Organic CEO Matt Ryan will lead the day two opening morning keynote address for the 9th annual edition of Indoor Ag-Con. Themed “Growing Your Business,” the premier trade…

April 30

African Plant Nutrition Research Fund opens call for proposals

The African Plant Nutrition Research Fund (APNRF) has opened its call for preliminary, small, yet strategically targeted proposals to be considered for the…

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AgTech in Abu Dhabi: Driving a new way forward for food security

The UAE currently imports more than 85% of its food, and events such as the pandemic have demonstrated that improving food security is a priority. The country’s government has…

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India: Brio Hydroponics launches project ‘Unnati’ to attract investments

Brio Hydroponics, a prominent Ahmedabad-based Agritech startup, announced the formation of a mini-JV under the company's Unnati Project to achieve a number of strategic goals.…

Horticultural research institute kicks off 60th year

On Thursday, January 6, 2022, the Horticultural Research Institute (HRI), kicked off a milestone year, recognizing and thanking donors, researchers, and the…

May 17-19

Floriade symposium: circular greenhouse

You are invited to the international symposium about future Circular Greenhouses from 17 till 19 May 2022. Wageningen University & Research and the Club van…

February 18

Application period for the AmericanHort board of directors nominations is now open

The AmericanHort Board of Directors is pleased to announce the application period for the 2022 board of director nominations is now open. Applications will be…

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Viral proteins join forces to lower plants’ defense ‘shields’

New research, led by Washington State University scientists, into how viral proteins interact and can be disabled holds promise to help plants defend themselves against…

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Asia's largest single-glass greenhouse just for growing the best tomatoes

Kaisheng Haofeng Agriculture is located in Shandong Province. It is the only agricultural sector under China National Building Materials Group and is also a national key…

China: new exploration model in the cooperation between Beijing and Mongolia: the field becomes the workshop

A few days ago, Hongfu Modern Agricultural Industrial Park, located in Ulanqab City, Inner Mongolia, opened. In 2015, Beijing Hongfu Group began to enter the field of modern…

Community fruit and vegetable exports to third countries decreased

Community fruit and vegetable exports to third countries in the first half of 2021 decreased by 2% in volume and 3% in value over the same period of 2020,…

Crespo assures that greenhouse cultivation is the Circular Economy Law's 'greatest ally'

The Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Fisheries, and Sustainable Development of the Junta de Andalucía, Carmen Crespo, said that the greenhouses used to…

Province of Huelva has largest growth in exports within Andalusia

The province of Huelva, the main blueberry producing area in Spain, reached €1.24 million in fruit and vegetable exports during the period January-October…

Cajamar studies the cultivation of passion fruit in greenhouses

The Cajamar Foundation conducted a study on passion fruit, also known as maracuya, to offer producers an analysis of this new productive alternative's…

Solar-powered robotics company founded by engineering and business leadership from Tesla and MIT

Aigen raises a $4 mln seed led by NEA

Aigen, a company developing a scalable, solar-powered robotics platform for agriculture and soil regeneration, today announced a $4M seed round led by NEA with participation…

Strawberries become a hot item before the Spring Festival

Compared to the beginning of December, the current supply of strawberries has increased significantly, and the price has also dropped slightly. The price of local strawberries…

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Messe Dortmund presents the all-new VertiFarm exhibition

Westfalenhallen Group and the Association for Vertical Farming present the VertiFarm trade show which will occur from 27 to 29 September 2022. VertiFarm, a new…

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