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Thursday, June 25, 2020

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US/Dutch collaboration to create Appalachia AgTech capital

AppHarvest is building one of the world’s largest controlled environment agriculture facilities. The company announced that it has brought together more than a dozen…

Bayer

Bayer pays over $10 billion in Roundup settlement

Bayer announced a series of agreements that will substantially resolve major outstanding Monsanto litigation, including U.S. Roundup product liability litigation, dicamba…

Sakata Seed America announces acquisition of Danziger blocky pepper program

Sakata Seed America announced the acquisition of the blocky bell pepper breeding program from Danziger “Dan” Seeds Ltd of Israel. The purchase entitles Sakata to all existing…

US: Springworks products now available in Hannaford supermarkets

Springworks, the largest aquaponic greenhouse operation in New England, announced that its Green Leaf and Boston Bibb products are now available in all Hannaford Supermarkets…

3 tips for growing with high outside temperatures

In the coming days, temperatures will rise to 32 degrees Celsius in the Netherlands. What does this mean for growers and how can they respond to this to ensure that the crop…

Second spike of Covid cases in Beijing Xinfadi Market under control

Greenhouse produce ensures supply in Beijing

On June 11th, new cases of Covid-19 were traced to the Xinfadi Wholesale Market, the largest fruit and vegetable trading center in and around Beijing. In order to avoid…

Revolution Farms

US (MI): Indoor farm expanding greenhouse

Revolution Farms will be adding 2 acres to its indoor greenhouse. The indoor farm, located at 2901 76th St. SE, Caledonia, will be adding 87,000 square feet of greenhouse…

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CAN (ON): Greenhouse sector embraces action plan to stop COVID-19 outbreaks

The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) calls the announcement of a provincial action plan to stop COVID-19 outbreaks in Windsor-Essex in a critical next step in…

Matt O'Hara

Hydroponic, aquaponic and aeroponic growers wanted for USDA-funded research

For the research project, “Systems Analysis of Hydroponic, Aquaponic, and Aeroponic Food Production in the United States," which is funded by the United State Department of…

Increasing water quality and efficiency

Tackling agricultural water scarcity

Rainwater storage basins are a critical source of irrigation water for greenhouses and open field cultivation. In recent years, the European spring and summer seasons have…

Special webinars & online education

October 20 -21

HortiCann Light & Tech Conference goes virtual

Endeavor Business Media and the HortiCann Light + Tech event team have closely monitored the developments around the COVID-19 pandemic with the highest intention of protecting…

Teplichny: 39 years in the greenhouse

Ms. Valentina Nikolaevna Elina knows all about the agricultural technologies related to cucumbers and tomatoes as she has worked in the industry for more than 39 years. She…

Red Cherry on-the-Vine

Excitement around virtual tomato taste testing

Not being able to see each other in person has resulted in exhibitors of United Fresh’ virtual trade show taking the opportunity to present themselves online. Many opted to…

Dr Bart Fraaije joins NIAB

Dr Bart Fraaije has been appointed by NIAB to lead its research programme on disease control. He will be expanding NIAB’s research on new crop protection tools, fungicide…

"Our philosophy is to connect with everything"

30MHz partners with Amazon Web Services for their data platform. Flavia Paganelli, co-founder and CTO, spoke about the reasons for the choice to work with AWS…


US (CO): Tier II plant count approved for grower at Colorado Buffalo Ranch facility CannaGrow Holdings has announced that Category One Botanicals, a licensed grower at the Colorado Buffalo Ranch Grow Facility, has been granted a “Tier II” plant count increase by the Colorado Marijuana Enforcement Division (MED). The “Tier II” approval enables C1B to double the number of plants in production simultaneously from…

Horti ASIA

Horti ASIA and Association for Vertical Farming to launch 'Vertical Farming Pavilion'

Horti ASIA emphasises horticultural solutions that are both relevant and important to the development of Asian markets. The Association for Vertical Farming (AVF), as an…

US (AZ): NCERA 101 meeting

The University of Arizona Controlled Environment Agriculture Center invites you to attend the 2021 International meeting of the NCERA 101 Committee on Controlled Environment…

US (NJ): Webinar on implementing guidance for workers

The webinar for ag employers regarding the understanding and implementation of NJ's COVID-19 guidance for migrant and seasonal farmworkers, employers and…

Horticulture Directorate projects year-end rebound for Kenyan horticulture

The horticultural sector is expected to recover from the Covid-19 shocks at the end of the year, according to Head of Horticulture Directorate Benjamin Tito.…

US (MI): MDARD to begin inspections of produce farms with more than $250,000 in gross annual sales

The Michigan Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) will begin produce safety inspections on farms grossing over $250,000 in total annual food…

Qatar Ministry and Mahaseel launch guarantee programme to support local farms

Qatar’s Ministry of Municipality and Environment, in cooperation with Mahaseel (Mahaseel for Marketing and Agricultural Services Company), has launched the…

Adama Spain and Plant Response close distribution agreement on biostimulant Neptunion

ADAMA and Plant Response signed an exclusive distribution agreement for the biostimulant Neptunion. ADAMA Spain will distribute the product developed by Plant…

Biosecurity New Zealand

Tomato red spider mite – response stand-up

Two populations of the tomato red spider mite (Tetranychus evansi) were found on nightshade plants near Auckland Airport and in Pakuranga as part of routine surveillance…

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Californian agri sector shrinking under weight of regulations

Dairy owner Steve Nash used to be enmeshed in California politics, staying active in the Fresno County Farm Bureau and appearing before state legislators and…

S.Mile LLC launches food cleaning agent Sanaq

"You don't need chemicals to clean fresh food products"

According to estimates of the global incidence of foodborne diseases, over 23 million people in Europe fall ill each year as a result of eating contaminated food. For some…

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Shortage of tourists forces drug dealers to sell vegetables for a living

Drug dealers living in Goa have taken to odd jobs to make a living during the coronavirus outbreak. Several people were rendered jobless due to the coronavirus…

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Analyzing Germany's asparagus acreage from space

The satellites of the European Space Agency (ESA) will track the economic impact that the coronavirus crisis is leaving on the world from space, through a…

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"Bird's eye chillis available in China in July"

“The Bird's eye chilli is native to Thailand. Its seeds were then introduced to China and many varieties were cultivated. This chilli is grown in most parts of China,…

Transportation challenges and opportunities discussed at United Fresh LIVE!

The United Fresh LIVE! virtual trade show featured many different types of events, among which were Coffee Talks. These talks were more casual and worked with audience…

Innovation is key for baby leaves

Maraldi Sementi is at the service of baby leaf producers with a range of green, blonde and red lettuces for different cultivation cycles. These new products are highly…

Craig Taylor & Steven Frankel - Fruitlab

New South African tissue culture lab aims to balance research and collaboration

Fruitlab is a newly-established agritech enterprise, whose core business is tissue culture, but their future plans include controlled environment growth rooms for research and…

Mandarin oranges fetch record price in Japan

Mandarin oranges in western Japan have fetched a record price of 100,000 yen (€830) in the fruit’s first auction of the season. An original variety of oranges grown…

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