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Thursday, May 28, 2020

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Syngenta opens demo greenhouse

"Breeding for the entire world from the new centre Tomato Vision"

"At Syngenta we call this our active greenhouse. Of course this is not the only place where we breed tomatoes, but here breeding is done by using the most advanced techniques.…

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Since there is a great interest in vertical farming articles, our freshly hired intern Rebekka Boekhout is currently working on a study that focuses on a potential vertical…

De Ruiter Seeds

Tomato variety offers "Completo" solution

On the 29th of April, De Ruiter organized the Completo Online Webinar together with its partners Helle Oy & Delphy, for tomato growers in Scandinavia. In total 28 attendees…

Van der Knaap Group:

Coco production resumed

The past few months the outbreak of Covid-19 led to Van der Knaap production locations in Sri Lanka, India and the Dominican Republic remaining closed till further notice. The…

US (CA): Restaurant gets fish and fresh produce directly from its agriculture farm

From the street, it may not look like much — a dusty lot with scattered pump jacks bobbing away for oil on the outskirts of Brea. But for Adam Navidi, one of Orange County’s…

US (MS): Blueberry growers expect high quality, average yield

The COVID-19 pandemic presented a new obstacle for Mississippi blueberry growers in 2020, impacting the labor force for the early-season varieties. “A lot of growers are…

Russia: First crops in at Novy greenhouse complex

Cucumbers and lettuce grown in the greenhouse complex Novy appeared in the stores of Cherepovets (Russia) in May. The chairperson of the regional legislative assembly, the…

collaborative relationship between NIAB EMR and Meiosis

"Breeders increasingly want to play a bigger role in the market development of their varieties"

The joint managements of NIAB EMR and Meiosis Ltd announced details of a new collaborative working relationship. The agreement gives NIAB EMR immediate worldwide control and…

Comparison of the technology of aquaponic systems

Aquaponics is the combined culture of fish and plants in recirculating aquaculture systems, an ecologically sustainable horticultural production technique with long…

Special webinars & online education

US (NV): Indoor Ag-Con kicks off:

Webinar series on business opportunities for indoor growers

Indoor Ag-Con is launching a free monthly webinar series to share content originally planned for its May 2020 in-person annual conference that has been postponed due to the…

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Russia: Biggest greenhouse complex of Karachay-Cherkessia changes hands

Agricultural holding Step (a part of agroindustrial complex Systems by Vladimir Evtushenkov) have sold the agricultural complex Yuzhniy in Karachay-Cherkessia, with an acreage…

Workshops inspire companies, public entities to take up urban farming

Agritecture’s digital workshops are suited for both private companies and public entities looking to explore how urban agriculture might fit in with their current projects or…

Rootstock and arbuscular mycorrhiza effects on eggplant

The herbaceous grafting of fruiting vegetables is considered a toolbox for safeguarding yield stability under various distresses and for improving fruit quality. Inoculation…


Using standalone generators to have a more sustainable indoor cannabis cultivation Dylan and Donnie Acker have been growing cannabis for many years. Under Prop 64, they were part of a non-profit cooperative that cultivated cannabis for patients. When in 2018 the cannabis industry in California got finally regulated state-wide, they found partners for the financial side and started to set up their operation.…

COVID-19: immediate impacts on seed sector

Stakeholders in seed and other agricultural sectors are facing critical challenges to their normal activities. Without fast and informed action, the COVID-19 crisis risks…

UF/IFAS awarded $850K USDA grant to study disease resistance in lettuce

Lettuce is one of the top ten vegetables cultivated in the United States and for good reason. Romaine, iceberg, leaf and butterhead types of lettuce are…

Sticky traps and Thripher play key role as temperatures soar

As temperatures soar in Turkey, the Middle East and Central Asia, IPM and pollination specialist Kenan Kütük (Biobest Turkey) urges sweet pepper and cucumber growers to remain…

Ten largest African economies

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Is COVID-19 changing our relationship with food?

How have our eating, cooking and food purchasing habits changed due to the coronavirus pandemic and the resultant lockdown measures in the UK, Europe and much of the world?…

Food system innovations – and how to get there

An international group of almost fifty scientists identified 75 emerging innovations and has drawn up 8 action points with the aim of accelerating the transition to a…

Aileen Gau

Market Report May 2020

'Restrictions in Europe are severely impacting production and exports'

The Covid-19 pandemic is dominating the situation worldwide. Whilst countries in Europe are beginning to ease the lockdown but still follow the principal of…

New Sessions Focus on Hort Research

HRI Launches tHRIve Series

The Horticultural Research Institute has created a new web-based series featuring key research findings that help environmental horticulture businesses grow. The series is called…

GlobalGAP starts world consultation tour for standard revision version 6

The development phase of GlobalGAP’s IFA standard version 6 is in full swing. GlobalGAP aims to include as many stakeholders into the revision process as possible. The goal is…

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Nominate agricultural innovators for British Farming Awards

It seems the agricultural industry is finally getting the recognition it really deserves. Farmers are keeping the nation fed in the COVID-19 pandemic. Now is the time to…

Copa and Cogeca call for even stronger support

"The €15 bn increase for rural development is a first positive step"

Looking at the Union’s revised Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2021-2027 and the Next Generation EU Recovery Programme published today, Copa and Cogeca…

Green refrigeration system

At A.C. Hartman in the North of The Netherlands, mainly tomatoes, cucumbers and bell peppers are grown for customers like the premium supermarket chain Albert Heijn and Bakker…

Photosynthetic performance of red leaf lettuce under UV-A irradiation

The objective of this study was to evaluate how different UV-A wavelengths influence the morphology and photosynthetic behavior of red-leaf lettuce. In the experiments, the…

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US: FDA report provides clues to prevent future outbreaks

California leafy greens growers are pledging to incorporate findings from a report issued today by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) into its ongoing…

Almeria, Spain

Biostimulant trial achieves increasing the production yield of zucchini

The Brandt Europe company, a subsidiary of the American company that is an agricultural leader for Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, has managed to increase the production…

IFCO donates 600 RPCs to Meals on Wheels

Meals on Wheels People, a food relief organization serving meals to food insecure seniors in the Greater Portland region, and IFCO Systems, the provider of Reusable Plastic…

Michele Jackson

New government proposal

'More Czech food in Czech stores'

According to a proposal that will be discussed by the Czech parliament this week, the nation’s stores should be obliged to sell at least 55% of local…

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