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Panama strawberry growers add leafy greens

"Once you have fought temperatures above 35°C for strawberries, leafy greens aren't very daunting"

Following the construction of their facilities to produce fresh strawberries in Panama, Ag IncoTech are underway with their expansion in the country but this time for leafy…

Video Evolving tomato cultivation in Ontario

Guido van het Hof knew his greenhouse could do more. Grow more. A student of plant science, Guido and his team at Great Northern Hydroponics have been growing more than 10…

€154 million to help Swedish growers deal with energy crisis

The European Commission has approved a €154 million (SEK 1,635 million) Swedish scheme to support the livestock sector and greenhouse production in the context…

Canadian greenhouse grower launches limited time lettuce trio

The Star Group, a Canadian grower, importer, and distributor of fresh produce is launching a unique new living lettuce trio under its Inspired Greens banner. Grown in the…

Tomato Rosamunda on shelves in shops all over Poland

Hazera introduces pink tomato Rosamunda to the entire Lidl chain in Poland. Rosamunda is a pink tomato of the albenga type. Each fruit in Lidl has the Rosamunda label – Fresh…

Stabilized organic substrates now TŪV biobased certified

Since this week, Organic Shapes BV has been the first in the world to obtain the "OK biobased" 4-star certificate from TŪV AUSTRIA for its stabilized organic substrates. This…

UK: Scaling up the peat-free growing media of the future

Scaling up production of an effective peat-free alternative growing media could soon become reality, following the launch of a new project funded by Defra and UKRI. The…

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US (NJ): Creating job opportunities in sustainable farming for individuals with autism

Nearly half of 25-year-olds with autism have never held a paying job. Greens Do Good, a hydroponic, vertical farm in Hackensack, NJ, is doing its part to help change that. The…

Revamped baby leaf containers to debut at Organic Produce Summit

Braga Fresh is a sponsor of the 2022 Organic Produce Summit in Monterey, California, where it will debut a revamped Josie’s Organics Baby Leaf container with a new graphic…

Complicated season for Spanish pepper growers

In an interview with Efeagro, Eva Perez, president of the Proexport Committee for pepper, said that producers faced an uphill battle this season as they had to…

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KUBO presents ‘KUBO 75 years’

Two years ago, family business KUBO celebrated its 75-year jubilee. To commemorate the occasion, the company has produced a beautiful book about the history of KUBO up till…

Australia: Grants to net more horticulture industries

A new round of grants to encourage growers to invest in crop netting is now open and has been extended to include a broader range of horticulture industries across Western…

Video The science and business of indoor vertical farming – with Dafni Despoina Avgoustaki

Why should we grow plants indoors with artificial lights instead of using sunlight for free? Dafni Despoina Avgoustaki (Agricultural University of Athens / Aarhus University)…

New cold storage and research rooms put into operation at Proeftuin Randwijk

The cold storage rooms have been built by a consortium with the company Van Amerongen as the main contractor and are located on the grounds of Proeftuin Randwijk, the…

Fall Creek hires new commercial manager for Europe, the Middle East, and northern Africa

Michel Kaczmarek has joined Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc., as commercial manager for Europe, the Middle East, and northern Africa (EMEnA), responsible for establishing and…

South Africa: graduates bring back aquaponic skills to their rural communities

Two Nelson Mandela University (NMU) graduates intend to use their new innovative agriculture skills in the rural Eastern Cape communities where they grew up to assist with…

Fruit that always has the best taste and bite thanks to All-in-One Spectral Cabinet

We all know from experience that what fruit looks like on the outside doesn't always say something about how it tastes. An apple or kiwi may look attractive, but its bite and…

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Syngenta sows food self-sufficiency for China with IPO

As concerns about food security push China to reduce its reliance on foreign seeds, the Switzerland-based, Chinese-owned Syngenta Group is gearing up for a nearly $10 billion…


Saving time, costs, and labor with SmartyCoir “5-10 times faster transplanting of cannabis plants” Coconut coir is rapidly gaining popularity as a substrate for cannabis cultivation. This growing media provides excellent aeration, drainage, and water retention while being more environmentally friendly than the alternatives. According to several studies on different crops, coconut coir substrate is showing results similar to,…

Biotech food colorant startup Phytolon raises $14.5 million

Phytolon, a developer of fermentation-based natural food colors, announced that it has secured $14.5 million in funding, led by DSM Venturing, to further progress its…

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Marketing & Communications Manager at Flavorite

Got to check out the planting of our new Continental cucumber crop and the picking of our Tiny Q’s today. It was hard to resist taking a few for the car trip home!

Sydney flood crisis expected to increase fruit and vegetable prices

The New South Wales flood crisis seems to be just the latest in a round of hits driving up grocery bills. In Camden, on the southwestern outskirts of Sydney,…

Europe faces water crisis: rivers are running dry

Amplified by human-induced climate change and water over-consumption, southern Europeans are feeling the consequences of more extreme heat waves and longer…

Euro drops to lowest rate against US dollar since 2002

The euro has dropped to a 20-year low against the US dollar as investors pared bets on European Central Bank interest-rate hikes, given the growing risk of a…

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Testing antimicrobial nanoparticles on tomato plants

A recent study published in the journal ACS Agricultural Science & Technology investigates the hybridization of chitosan and silver nanoparticles for boosting the…

More than 90 percent of exhibit space for CPMA 2023 sold out

Exhibit space for the Canadian Produce Marketing Association 2023 Convention and Trade Show (CPMA 2023) is over 90 percent sold out. The remaining booth space…

Queensland: Fruit and vegetable crops wiped out by unseasonal wet and cold weather

Unseasonal rain is wiping out more crops in Queensland. Prices have already soared for fresh produce like lettuce and strawberries; now, other fruit and…

How were 50,000 meals worth of fruit prevented from going to waste?

The B2B Fresh Produce Marketplace FruPro celebrates a huge fresh produce donation made possible through their platform and are calling for more businesses to join them in the…

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