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Mucci Farms announces 200 acre North American expansion

Mucci Farms announced major expansions in Kingsville, Ontario and Huron, Ohio totalling 206 acres over the next two years. These investments support their ongoing emphasis on…

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Ecoation and Viscon collaborate to enhance Automation and AI in horticulture

Ecoation Innovative Solutions Inc., a provider of data-driven Grower Assist Technology, and Viscon Fresh Produce B.V., an industrial automation company, specializing in…

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Growing tomatoes for future techies

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Unleashing the potential of indoor sole-source LEDs on tomato production

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Jordanian women trained on modern agricultural technology

Sahara Forest Project and Al Hussein Technical University (HTU) completed the first phase of the Technical Training Program in Agricultural Technology, where 15 female…

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Planning Board members spoke in favor of a multi-use parking garage and vertical greenhouse at a public hearing Oct. 20. The $60 million project is a collaboration between the…

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USDA cites National Produce Sales Inc. in Illinois for PACA violations

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has imposed sanctions on National Produce Sales Inc., Lake Zurich, Ill., for violating the Perishable Agricultural…

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NMSU developing green chile pepper for mechanical harvest

Consumers select for flavor profile, and pepper pod size, shape, thickness and color. Agricultural producers want a high yielding plant with picture-perfect pods that are easy…

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The dynamic change in root growth of plants plays an important role in their adjustment to soil conditions. Depending on the location, nutrients or moisture can be found in…

Defense enzymes in mycorrhizal tomato plants exposed to combined drought and heat stresses

As a result of climate change, drought and heat significantly reduced plant growth. Therefore, a new study aims to explore and provide more insight into the effect of…

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Kenyan growers in Machakos get a cooling facility

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This week’s PMA virtual town hall focused on the rapidly growing field of predictive analytics, which helps companies draw from past data trends to make informed decisions…

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GlobalGAP to make digital checklists mandatory as of November 2020

The use of the GlobalGAP Audit Online Hub will become mandatory for all certification bodies worldwide on 15 November 2020. The Audit Online Hub helps to gather inspection…

"Innovation cannot happen in isolation"

CHAP, along with fellow Agri-Tech Centres of Innovation (Agri-EPICentre, Agrimetrics, and CIEL) are bringing together thought-leaders from Industry, Government…

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Wageningen bids farewell to Krijn Poppe and Ruerd Ruben

Wageningen University and Research bids farewell to Krijn Poppe and Ruerd Ruben with a three-day online lunch symposium: 'Dutch Agriculture, European Policies and Global Food…

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The harvest of Costa’s Tasmanian berry crop has commenced with a newly recruited Tasmanian workforce. “We are looking forward to the new season and to date we have employed 69…

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US (IL): High tunnel impact on crop growing season

One yardstick Western Illinois University Assistant Professor Shelby Henning uses to measure the results of his vegetable research is how full the harvest makes the bed of his…

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Dubai-resident Jamie Carroll embarked on a rather unusual adventure when his daughter Amirah was just a year-and-a-half old. He noticed his toddler’s love for…

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Building integrated photovoltaics is a new way to conceive photovoltaics that becomes useful in agriculture and consists in the design of innovative solutions to integrate…

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As published on Monday 26 October in the Official Journal of the European Union (EU), the European Commission (EC) has updated the legislation on measures…

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Those working on essential post-Brexit freight software have stated they fear it is unlikely to be ready on time for 1 January. Keep in mind, delays could…

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