"Hydroponics, is rapidly gaining the attention of Indian corporates"

Tehri Hydroponics Farm, nestled amidst the scenic hills of Uttarakhand, India, has a five-and-a-half-year track record and spans an acreage of 86,000…

First papaya, now passionfruit in Dutch greenhouse

Now that the last asparagus has been harvested from the field, the harvest of a completely new Limburg crop is starting in the greenhouse: passion…

Robot developer Honest AgTech declared bankrupt, relaunch being investigated

Dutch robot developer Honest AgTech B.V. has been declared bankrupt. On June 27, the Noord-Holland District Court declared bankruptcy on the…

José Ignacio Cuerva González, Tomate Lis:

“We are a company based on tradition and technology”

Founded in 1916 by Federico Lis. Tomates Lis is since 1953 specialized in the cultivation of tomatoes. As of 2022, the Spanish grower is focusing on…

Clock House Farm, UK:

"Times have never been tougher for soft fruit growers."

"Just when the industry was looking to recover from the pandemic, we’ve been plunged into an even greater state of crisis triggered by a number of…

Moleaer and Griffin partner up for distribution

Moleaer has entered into a distribution agreement with Griffin Greenhouse Supplies. “Moleaer’s nanobubble technology helps growers worldwide lower…

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David Beckham to join the horti craze

David Beckham’s latest goal is to go from being a Red to a green by creating a veg patch at his £12 million Cotswolds pile. The former England skipper…

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ToBRFV-resistant tomato variety gets validated by growers

NRGene and Philoseed have made progress toward the widespread commercialization of a ToBRFV (Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus) high resistance trait in…

De Ruiter Experience Center welcomes hundreds of international visitors

Earlier this month, Bayer welcomed more than 230 external visitors from around the world to the De Ruiter Experience Center (DEC). Many of these…

Resistances, a battery, beer, and a barbecue at the first Oxin Growers Experience

In the Netherlands, on a spot earmarked for thousands of houses and a city park, Oxin Growers held its first Oxin Growers Experience on Tuesday. Some…

Beekeepers struggle to stabilize population

Nearly half of US honeybee colonies died last year

US honeybee hives just went through the second-highest death rate on record. Beekeepers lost nearly half of their managed colonies. Still, using costly and…

US: Prices for genetically modified seeds have risen much faster than non-GM seeds

Prices farmers paid for crop seed increased significantly faster than the prices farmers received for crop commodities between 1990 and 2020. During…

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Agriculture plans to introduce subsidies for greenhouse farms for electricity and gas expenses

Kazakhstan's Ministry of Agriculture plans to introduce subsidies for greenhouse farms for electricity and gas expenses during the off-season. A mandatory…

Organic show comes at a perfect time for greenhouse grower

OriginO will present a new look alongside its sales and marketing partner, Oppy, as it heads to Organic Produce Summit. "All crops have begun and are…

Agri sector emphasizes Florida's need for migrant labor

On Monday, Florida governor DeSantis announced his ‘no excuses’ proposal for tightening the US-Mexico border. His plan depends on employing more law…

Installation of a vertical farm in the parking lot of a shopping mall

Turkey: Vertical farm to target shopping mall demographic

Vertical farms are historically built close to consumers, on the one hand, to address food security and a steadier supply chain, on the other hand, to…

Ireland: Radical changes needed to save horticultural sector

Addressing the Joint Oireachtas Committee for Agriculture on the Consolidation in Horticultural Grower Numbers, IFA Deputy President Brian Rushe said…

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UK: New investment in peat in fight against climate change

New investments and actions to improve lowland peat and reduce carbon emissions have been set out by the government today (Thursday, June 29). Peat…

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US (NM): Albuquerque’s greenhouse hopes to get more community involvement

The City of Albuquerque’s sprawling greenhouse complex up in the Heights produces plants and flowers for parks and other city facilities. Now, they…

David Buckeridge elected as Chair of the Board at NIAB

David Buckeridge has been elected as Chair of the Board at the crop research organization NIAB. Dr. Buckeridge has 35 years of operational management experience…

Commission for International Trade extends suspension of taxes and import quotas

Moldovans welcome EU steps to extend trade liberalization

On Monday, June 26, the Commission for International Trade of the European Parliament voted to extend the suspension of taxes and import quotas on products…

Mexican tomato exports to the US in the first quarter of the year increased by almost 26%

Between January and April 2023, US tomato imports from Mexico were worth $1.086 billion, i.e., 25.9 percent more than in the first four months of 2022,…

Pepper and tomato prices collapse in summer heat

The hot summer weather has not done tomato prices any good. Average prices at the VBT dropped below the five-year average last week for the first time since…

Organifarms enables automation in the greenhouse thanks to robot 'Berry'

"We automate labor-intensive tasks"

"At Organifarms, we develop harvesting robots for fruits and vegetables to help growers deal with high labor costs and high labor demands. We do this by…

At Mother Dairy's Safal stores:

Tomato prices almost doubled in one week

At Mother Dairy's Safal outlets, tomato prices have gone up by nearly 100% in the past week. The Delhi-NCR market has over 300 Safal stores. The price spike…

AUSVEG statement on industrial action and potential implications on Australia’s food supply

AUSVEG is aware of an ongoing negotiation process taking place between a Victorian vegetable grower and its workforce regarding the establishment of an…

Green Endeavour pays penalty for alleged breach of Horticulture Code

Fruit and vegetable wholesaler Green Endeavour Pty Ltd has paid a penalty of $13,750 after the ACCC issued it with an infringement notice for an alleged…

USDA restricts PACA violators in Connecticut, Illinois, New York, and Nevada

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of…

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Oda has announced it is 'phasing out' its food delivery service in Germany

The Warehouse is expanding its fresh fruit and vegetable trial

Austria: SPAR's effective measures to reduce food wasteSPAR Austria is continuing to pioneer innovative ways to reduce food waste. Recent measures…