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Revolution Farms 2020 expansion:

"Full automation allows us to triple our production area, while keeping labor costs low"

After announcing its two-acre expansion plan in June 2020, Revolution Farms is nearly ready to sow the first seeds in its newly built system. Revolution Farms is a hydroponic…

“Business as usual, at a faster pace”

BOAL Group acquires Alumat Zeeman

"Upscaling and internationalisation are two trends that should not be underestimated. You need a good plan for that and we have been working hard on it. This simply turned out…

Studio Roosegaarde

hommage to the beauty of agriculture

LED project highlights the beauty of agriculture

Last week, Daan Roosegaarde's 20,000 m² work of art was opening. The artwork, called GROW, is a tribute to the beauty and importance of the agricultural sector.  In the world film…

Laurie Adams - Burlington Berries

How does berry production in Australia compare growing in the UK?

Originally from New Zealand, Laurie Adams emigrated to the UK in 2000 where he stayed for 20 years working with a range of different soft fruit businesses including Haygrove…

New chief technology officer for plant science company

The CEL Group of Companies is excited to announce Geoff Crocker as the new Chief Technology Officer. CEL, the parent company of Conviron (Winnipeg, Manitoba)…

Ontario government supports greenhouse projects to stimulate innovation

The Ontario government is supporting greenhouse growers by investing over $3.6 million in 12 innovative projects to help develop new technologies, recover from…

"Connecting all data shows how the greenhouse really works"

Connecting the greenhouse climate computer to larger platform

Brabant Plant connected their climate computer to the 30MHz platform early 2020. This led to valuable benefits. Cultivation researcher Marvin Verkuijlen tells us about his…

Robert Wilson steps down as Bridge Greenhouses Managing Director

UK Glasshouse, Renewable Energy & Vertical Farming specialists Bridge Greenhouses have announced that Robert Wilson has stepped down from his position of Managing Director…

Gearbox accelerates data-driven growing with robots

Founded in 2016 in Maasdijk (Westland), Gearbox is able to accelerate the delivery of the new generation of digital workers to the horticultural sector partly due to…

Special Water 2021

Nutrient guidelines for hydroponic tomato production

It is important to conduct water and nutrient solution analyses on a regular basis to ensure hydroponic tomatoes are receiving the proper level of nutrients. Making sure that…

Developing an automatic fruit harvesting robot in Japan

Japanese fruit tree industry has been experiencing a decreasing number of workers and the aging of the existing workers. NARO, Ritsumeikan University, and DENSO Corp. have…

Christiaan Rijnhout, Roamler, the Netherlands:

"Given the Berry Monitor's success, we're getting started on top fruit and fruit-vegetables"

Two months ago, on this site, we introduced the launch of Roamler's Berry Monitor. Roamler is a Dutch crowdsourcing platform. This monitor gives Roamler's subscribers…

Study on how robotization of tomato production could enhance food security

The world is facing food insecurity problem due to shortage of workforce and growing world population. Robotization of crop production will help to boost food…

Affinor Growers announces Lease Agreement and Unit Private Placement

Affinor Growers announces that it has entered into a lease agreement  with Nick Brusatore (“Mr. Brusatore”) dated January 21, 2021, pursuant to which the Company…

Professor Santiago Moreno illustrates the need

"Backup the flora as the climate changes"

Santiago Moreno, full professor of the Plant Biotechnology- Biology Department, has recently taken on the task of leading the UPM Plant Germplasm Bank (UPM-PGB). He mentions…

Georgian farmers increase incomes and productivity with EU and FAO support

More than 700 farmers from all over Georgia participated in training programmes organized by FAO in 2020 with the support of the European Union (EU), under the…

Church Brothers Farms hires new marketing director

Jennifer Wagner Sanchez has joined Church Brothers Farms as director of marketing. Sanchez has more than 20 years of experience in the fresh produce industry…
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US: McHutchison and Vaughan’s Horticulture plant roots in Chicago, the heartland of horticulture

McHutchison and Vaughan’s Horticulture are happy to announce their long-term commitment to the Chicago region by consolidating each company’s young plant division into one…

UFI Global Barometer provides 2020 results and 2021 perspectives for the exhibition industry

"Positive signs regarding a quick recovery for the exhibition industry in 2021"

UFI, the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry, has released the latest edition of its flagship Global Barometer research, which takes the pulse of the industry.…

Cabbage whites triggered egg-killing leaf necrosis in crucifers

Until now, little was known about how plants protect themselves from plant-eating insects and how the arms race between insects and plants unfolded. Researchers from…

Lighting expert joins indoor farming engineering company

Further industry-leading expertise has been added to the CambridgeHOK team with the appointment of horticulture tech consultant Steve Edwards as Indoor Farming…

United Fresh accepting applications for leadership program

The application period has opened for Class 26 of the United Fresh Produce Industry Leadership Program. Since its inception in 1995, more than 250 produce industry…

Urban home for high tech horticulture in Australia

RMCG has kicked off 2021 with a new project for the Australian horticulture industry, which aims to assess the potential of emerging production technology and its application…

Applications for new cycle of seeding solutions are welcome now

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) is now accepting pre-proposal applications for the 2021 cycle of Seeding Solutions, a competitive grant…

Study on growing plants in space with quantum dot films

UbiQD, a New Mexico-based advanced materials company, announced today that it has published the results of the first phase of its NASA-funded plant trials in the open-access…

Sweden publishes foodborne illness data for 2008-2018

A new study has revealed that a high number of Campylobacter infections and more cases of Salmonella infection linked to produce have been identified in Sweden…

Russia lifts restrictions on import of tomatoes from Kazakhstan

Yesterday, January 27, restrictions on the import of Kazakh tomatoes to Russia were lifted. The State Inspection Committee held negotiations with the Russian…

Nebraska school greenhouse competition now accepts applications

A Nebraska school greenhouse demonstrating excellence in food production will receive the first-ever Greenhouse to Cafeteria Award later this year, presented by the Center for…

America's food waste from a strawberry's perspective

At a small, quiet farm on the northern border of San Diego County, Kenny Feitz plants rows of bright red strawberries starting in October each year. Feitz might be the world’s…

Community co-operation saves crop in Canadian winter

Golden Eden Produce near Burr almost lost their tomatoes this season due to the cold snap – but with some community co-operation, the plants were saved. The greenhouse, which…

Provincie of Sevilla

Los Palacios: Spanish town sets tomato production record

According to Juan Manuel Valle, mayor of Los Palacios and president of the Association of Tomato Producers, the local tomato production is ‘very positive news’…

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Bart van Wijlick joins Beekenkamp Plants

Wolfgang Glißmann will be leaving the Dutch company, Beekenkamp Plants', German branch on 1 February 2021. This account manager is retiring. Wolfgang's…

BreedingValue

European project investigates new breeding strategies to achieve more resistant and nutritious berries

The Institute of Subtropical and Mediterranean Hortofruticulture (IHSM) La Mayora CSIC-UMA is participating in BreedingValue, a European project focused on…

Green courgette flower available again

The first flowers of young courgette plants are blooming profusely today and bumblebees are flying around at courgette grower CourgetteFleur Zwinkels. "It is a beautiful…

First Dutch cucumbers at Witkamp

The first Dutch cucumbers from domestic growers were sold again this morning at Witkamp in Poeldijk. "Our emphasis has always been on the typical Westland greenhouse…

Price of ginger tripling - tomatoes more than halving

Australian fruit and vegetable prices still volatile

While the prices of ginger are going up, the oversupply of tomatoes in Australia is seeing prices go down quickly. Melbourne wholesaler Michael Piccolo said he…

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Astral Aviation’s B767F will carry 80 tonnes of perishables per week from Kenya to UAE

Having acquired the B767-200F from Air Transport Services Group in October 2020, Astral Aviation will deploy the freighter on the Nairobi – Sharjah route, with effect from…

The organic avocado campaign will end earlier in Granada

"Although cucumber prices have been exorbitant this month, the final average will continue to be low"

The prices of Spanish organic vegetables continue to be high as a result of the storm and frosts recorded in the first days of January, although a falling trend is already…

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