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CAN: COVID-19 outbreak amongst workers greenhouse Chatham-Kent

At the Canadian pepper farm Greenhill Produce, located in Kent Bridge Ontario, 40 workers have been infected with COVID-19. None have been hospatilized as they…

Nicolas Mazard with Koppert Cress USA dba Flavour Fields®

“I believe good things will come out of this”

How will life look like after COVID-19? “I believe this year will make it into the history books and we will talk about life pre-corona versus post-corona,” says Nicolas…

Production at lowest air temperature record -46 °C in Turkey

A high tech greenhouse belonging to Çaldıran Geothermal Inc. is located in the coldest part of the eastern region of Turkey. It started production in 2016 in the Çaldıran -…

Construction continues at Chinese 324 ha project

A new agricultural company is being built in Rizhao in Shandong Province. A total of 324 hectares will be built for vegetable production. At the first stage, 8.9 hectares of…

Water level measurement of silos and A and B containers

It's not a new system, at water authorities it's been tried and tested for years. "For the glass greenhouse horticulture it is new though. Growers can now use the same…

Greenhouses as a solution to food bank crisis

Irrespective of the mass funding opportunity for foodbanks that the USDA recently announced, most people hear about the problem but don't experience it. How serious a problem…

Intergrow Greenhouses

Intergrow Greenhouses welcomes new marketing manager

Intergrow Greenhouses welcomes James Williams to the team as Manger of Marketing and Product Development. Williams is coming from Sam’s Club in Bentonville, AR where he was…

"New cucumber standard for high wire in France"

The team with De Ruiter continues to stay connected with growers during these uncertain times through the creative use of technology. On Thursday 23rd April, De Ruiter had the…

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How to profitably increase local fresh fruit and vegetable production in warm and hot climates?

Cravo’s retractable roof technology allows fruit and vegetable growers in warm and hot climates to produce high quality product, especially during times of the year when it is…

Today's important COVID-19 news in the fresh produce sector

Corona-update: King Philippe visits Port of Antwerp - port has remained 100% operational

More news coming in with regard to the global effects of the Coronavirus on horticulture, trade and logistics everywhere. In New York, organic farmers have turned from selling…

US (IN): Purdue Student Farm helping to stock local food pantries with fresh produce

Amid rising economic insecurity and heightened uncertainty, the Purdue Student Farm is doing all it can to keep its local community healthy and well-fed. The usual outlets the…

South Africa: Disabled Free State farmers are feeding their communities through aquaponic farming

The lives of nearly 100 disabled farmers in the Free State province have been turned around thanks to INMED Aquaponics led by the knowledgeable and compassionate Mantombi…
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"Officials forgot about the agricultural sector at the time of the crisis"

The readiness of the authorities of Kazakhstan to the spread of the coronavirus was on a very low level. We see a series of senseless convulsive movements, meaningless, and…

Graduate students in plant pathology awarded research grants

Three graduate students in the department of Plant Pathology and Environmental Microbiology in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences were among those…

Courtesy of MIT

Massachusetts Institute of Technology breakthrough

New device could deliver crucial treatment to diseased fruit plants

Engineers from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have developed a precision injection system for plants to potentially help orange, olive and banana crops threatened…

World Bank Report on Central Asia's horticulture sector

'Capitalizing on new export opportunities in Chinese and Russian markets'

In China, changing demographics, rising incomes and shifting consumer preferences have resulted in an ever-growing demand for food that is more varied, healthier and of higher…

HarvestSelect produce boxes now to be shipped to retail partners

Tanimura & Antle will begin shipping HarvestSelect boxes with an assortment of field-packed fresh produce to retail partners as part of grocery pickup and delivery programs.   Each HarvestSelect…

Today on social media

North Star Orchard

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Tom Smith of California Giant Berry Farms:

“Retail strawberry demand is much higher than usual right now”

All regions in California have now entered production for the strawberry season, and according to Tom Smith at California Giant Berry Farms, the season is going good so far.…

Coronavirus crisis adjustments:

Retailers reduce SKUs to increase supply chain efficiency

As a way to increase efficiency in the supply chain during times of unprecedented demand in grocery stores, many retailers have reduced the amount of SKU’s in their stores.…

"The reality is that it is not free, and we need to start thinking about it differently"

The water management system providing real-time benefits and savings for farmers

An Australian startup company is helping farmers better manage their water usage through precision agriculture technology, to translate into better productivity and save…

Ministry of Agriculture-Jahad

Iran's food self-sufficiency reaches 81%

Abbas Keshavarz, acting Minister of Agriculture of Iran, said about the current crop year: "For the coming year, we have seen the supply of all inputs such as: seeds,…

Freshcare's Quality Standard opening up global opportunities for growers after benchmarking

The recognition of Freshcare's Global Food Safety Initiative (GFSI) now reflects global best practice in food safety management and provides Australian growers and packers…

Australia has an excellent food security situation

The COVID-19 situation, combined with the effects of the recent bushfires and the severe droughts in eastern Australia, have raised concerns about Australian food security.…

Flight from Kochi to Abu Dhabi

Indian airline IndiGo straps produce into passenger seats

Indian airline IndiGo has successfully operated the country’s first cargo-on-seats flight, sending fresh food from India to fill some supermarket shelves in the UAE. The…

Aleem Zahid Khan

Pakistan produce retailers begin upping prices ahead of Ramadan

In Pakistan’s markets, wholesale prices of vegetables and fruits have gone up by 20 to 25 per cent while retailers are demanding more than double the wholesale…

Mexican lettuce exports increase by 33%

Mexican lettuce exports experienced a 32.6% year-on-year increase in 2019, totaling 309 million dollars, according to data provided by the Ministry of Economy.…

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David Wolyn, award winning asparagus researcher of the University of Guelph

University of Guelph professor and researcher David Wolyn is credited by some as being the godfather of Ontario's asparagus industry Guelph’s King of Asparagus likes his…

Consumers buy more produce in one trip

Increased interest for shelf-life extending produce bags

Shopping patterns have changed tremendously in recent weeks. First, there was the panic buying in mid-March where consumers bought about everything they could get their hands…

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