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Video Drones fly through tomato rows in International Greenhouse Challenge

Technical University Delft (TU Delft) organized the International Micro Air Vehicle (IMAV) Greenhouse Challenge to stimulate greenhouse drone and data innovation. From all…

"Particularly if growers also use screen systems to create a better climate"

Opportunities with screen systems in foil greenhouses?

Anyone calling Gerrit Drankier these days has a good chance of him answering with: 'Hola, cómo estás?' After all, Gerrit has been living in the southeast of Spain for a year…

Japanese government publishes procedure for dealing with spider mites in greenhouses

The Japanese organization Agricultural and Food Business 28022C Consortium, represented by National Agriculture and Food Research Organization (NARO), have established a new…

Fall Creek Nursery increases presence in Chile

Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc., an international blueberry breeding and nursery company is increasing its commitment to the Chilean blueberry industry with the development of…

FMC Corporation wins patent infringement case in China

FMC Corporation, an agricultural sciences company, announced the Zhengzhou Court in the Henan province of China has ruled in its favor in a patent infringement…

Pieter de Ruiter, 4Fruit Company:

"There may well be a gap in the tomato supply"

How will the drastic cut in lit cultivation affect Dutch greenhouse vegetable supplies next summer? "I foresee quite a few challenges," responds Pieter de Ruiter. "With…

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US (NJ): Education program for beginning farmers

RU Ready to Farm? This is the name of a three-year beginner’s farming training program that launched in May 2021 at the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station last…

Australian first forum held to assist the fresh produce industry grow with phytosanitary irradiation

More than 150 people attended Australia's first phytosanitary irradiation forum in Melbourne today, with the aim of ensuring that the treatment continues to be developed…

Artechno Group welcomes new CEO

As of September 1st, Art van Rijn has handed over the baton, and with that, the Artechno Group has a new CEO: Marco van der Velden. Van der Velden is very much looking forward…

Call to return to oil-heated greenhouses in Belgium

The Belgian farmers' union, Boerenbond, is lobbying for a temporary simplified permit framework that allows fuel oil boilers to be installed in that country's…
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Video Photo report: German Fruit and Vegetable Congress 2022

Sky-high costs, declining demand, rising inflation, and an acute staff shortage, with, consequently, supply chain issues. These days, not a day goes by that these challenges…

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Ok-Industrial Compost tomato clips and truss supports certified by TÜV Austria

Since the company’s inception, TibiBio’s goal has been to replace the use of traditional plastics in horticulture for the fixing and fastening systems with compostable raw…

Video Look back: how to start a profitable hydroponic business

A free webinar about hydroponics for SMB's held on September 13th. With participants from all continents, the webinar dealt with the pros and cons of vertical farming, DWC,…

Chopped salad line kit gets three new flavors

Dole Food Company, Inc. is expanding its DOLE® Chopped! Salad Kit line with three new flavors this fall that showcase the latest global and regional flavor trends. DOLE…

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India: Over 200 households adopt aquaponics as side food stream as trend rises

Wish to grow vegetables and fish but don’t have the space for it? More than 200 families in Cherai, Ernakulam, have found the answer by implementing aquaponics.   Cherai embraced it…

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"Future of tomatoes amid CA drought: Hydroponic farming?"

When Scott Beylik's grandfather started the now four-acre Beylik Family Farms in Fillmore in the 1970s, it was a radical idea to grow tomatoes indoors without soil. Back then,…

Nebraska host to nitrogen use efficiency workshop

The University of Nebraska–Lincoln Department of Agronomy and Horticulture and Biological Systems Engineering hosted the 2022 Nitrogen Use Efficiency Workshop – Demystifying…

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US (NC): Researchers use working farm to cultivate climate resilience in agriculture

Researchers at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University are working on studies to help farmers adapt to changing weather. It's one of several initiatives…

Continuing problems in Ukraine raise concerns about next year’s crop

Two senior economists at the International Food Policy Research Institute said Tuesday that six months after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the continuing…

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A small dynamic leaf-level model predicting photosynthesis in greenhouse tomatoes

The cultivation of greenhouse crops under optimized conditions will become increasingly important, with supplemental lighting playing a vital role. The conversion of…

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Butler Catholic garden gets dome for greenhouse

Butler Catholic students returned to school Monday to a nearly constructed, dome-shaped building in their garden, which some said looked like the Disney Epcot ball. The…

Great Full Gardens and Root Ed hold ribbon-cutting for greenhouse at Wooster High School

Great Full Gardens, in partnership with Root Ed, held a ribbon-cutting ceremony and presentation for the newly installed modular greenhouse at Wooster High School. Wooster…

Corteva Agriscience showcases R&D pipeline advancements

Corteva highlighted its pipeline of seed and crop protection innovations focused on increasing farmer productivity and profitability with solutions at the…

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US might be heading for a ketchup crisis

Americans consume upward of 30 pounds of tomatoes a year, three-quarters of that in processed form. While the commercially produced fresh fruit varieties are mostly grown in…

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Strawberry grower expects to have to introduce winter break

Thanks to the current infrastructure (with some exposed cultivation), strawberry growers Luc Krijnen and Ann Hereijgers of Gestelberries can grow almost…

UK government confirms delay of October 1st deadline for food labelling rules

The UK Government has announced a delay to remaining import controls on EU goods entering Great Britain in recognition of the significant supply chain impact…

Incofin leads capital round for first grower-led company in India

Sahyadri Farms Post Harvest Care Limited raised Rs3.1 bln growth capital from a group of impact-focused investors. Incofin, Korys, FMO and Proparco see…

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