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Fruit Logistica kicks off

This morning, the large international fruit and vegetable fair Fruit Logistica started in Berlin. Besides fruit and vegetable companies from all over the world, about 150…

Vacancies:

Kubo acquires Peter Dekker Installations

Peter Dekker Installations has been taken over by the KUBO group. PDI has been the exclusive screen installation supplier to KUBO for many years. Peter Dekker: "We have been…

Caeli fan unit: air movement and insight into greenhouse climate thanks to heat map

Could you do without large fans above the crop in the greenhouse? During a visit to a new-build project for a tomato grower, the men from Alcomij got the idea. What if you…

Bluelab to acquire Autogrow

New Zealand based Agri-tech company Bluelab has acquired automation company Autogrow as part of a global strategy to expand operations into new territories and increase its…

Ecoation hosts first educational Jamboree in Leamington for growers

They say education is knowledge, and last week the team at ecoation in Leamington sponsored an all-Canadian educational afternoon featuring speakers from various horticultural…

Erwin Verbraeken, Paskal Netherlands:

"Even with seemingly simple products, we're competing at the highest level"

Erwin Verbraeken has been active in horticulture for his entire career, and he recently made the switch to Paskal Netherlands. For the Israeli company, he will be helping…

Rijk Zwaan autonomous growing trial delivers confidence

Rijk Zwaan and Blue Radix have undertaken a joint initiative for a unique production comparison with autonomous growing. Implementing artificial intelligence…

US (NE): 1M+ sq. ft. greenhouse acquired for $9.35 million

Power REIT announced that it has acquired a 1,121,513 square foot greenhouse cultivation facility, and associated employee housing property in O’Neill, Nebraska through a…

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Renewed Netled shows complete offering on Fruit Logistica

At the Fruit Logistica show starting tomorrow in Berlin, Germany, Netled will not only show their new brand visuals, but also inform their customers of the renewed business…

Announcing the newly 'born' snack tomato concept: Yu&Me

Last week, it was almost like a new 'baby' had been born in Venlo, the Netherlands. Birth announcements had been sent out, and the traditional new baby snacks set out. About…

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CAN (ON): Greenhouse growers association applauds Ontario for supporting economic development

Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) are pleased with the swift action Ontario has taken to ensure the efficient and timely development of five new electricity…

Special Post-Harvest & Packaging

"Twenty percent of the cellulose from Russia will be lacking in the packaging sector"

"Twenty percent of virgin paper came from Russia. I think this percentage will be lacking, but the situation should still be quite manageable," said Claudio Dall'Agata,…

Retailers experience new Sekoya blueberries at event in Spain

Retailers, supermarkets and licensees of Sekoya®® were able to experience and taste Sekoya Pop™ ('FCM14-052') and Sekoya Beauty™ ('FCM12-097') blueberry varieties at the…

China: Smart agricultural technologies make vegetables ‘greener’

“These ‘low-carbon’ cherry tomatoes sell well and taste nice,” said Sun Liming, a resident of Xiaoxinmatou village, Baodi district, north China’s Tianjin municipality. “We…

Singapore: farming for the future

When served as a delicacy, crickets look like a much less intimidating snack than you might imagine. Roasted, covered in flavors, and missing most of their six legs and wings,…

Take preventative action with challenging cucumber pests

Cucumber growers know spring is the key time for thrips and whiteflies to start developing in crops. Biobest IPM & Pollination Specialist – Pascal Briand – explains why a…

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Optimizing the efficiency of LED lighting schemes for indoor farming

Vertical farming and indoor horticulture make an increasingly important contribution to the global food chain. However, the energy needed to support plant growth is…
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US (CO) Aquaponic garden provides fresh food for community

Hundreds of people are seeing the benefits of an Aquaponic Garden at a church in Colorado Springs. The unique garden at Mountain Springs Church started five…

"India interim agreement is a fruitful opportunity for Australian growers"

The horticulture industry today welcomes the signing of an interim agreement between Australia and India. The interim agreement sees a range of tariff…

Nigeria, Netherlands institutions partner on crop cultivation techniques

Institutions from Nigeria and the Netherlands have signed a partnership to enhance the exchange of knowledge for protective vegetable cultivation. The Nigerian team was made…

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"Consumers should be aware of workers rights"

US (FL): Farmworkers urge food companies to join Fair Food Program

Farmworkers came from across the state to march with the Coalition of Immokalee Workers through the Town of Palm Beach on Saturday afternoon. They were there to urge Nelson…

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South Korea supports Iloilo greenhouse program

South Korea has assisted in the construction of smart greenhouses in Iloilo, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said. The DA and the Korea Agency of Education, Promotion and…

From seed to sale: Apollo students preparing for annual greenhouse fundraiser

The greenhouses at Apollo and Daviess County high schools are filled with plants, flowers and vegetables that were grown and nurtured by students since January. But when the…

WUR G.O.: a journey of discovery into the food system of the future

To give visitors to the Wageningen Campus an impression of the likely food systems of the future, Wageningen University & Research has developed the interactive WUR G.O. tour.…

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Qatari farms expected to increase vegetable production

The Director of the Agricultural Affairs Department at the Ministry of Municipality, told local Arabic daily Arrayah that total volume of vegetable production stood at 102,000…

Jackie Weise joins Signify as account manager for Western US

Jackie Weise has joined Signify as Key Account Manager for horticulture lighting. In her new role, Weise will support business development efforts in Western U.S. for Philips…

Stolze México celebrates 10th anniversary

Established back in 1969 in the Netherlands, Stolze has been consolidated as a reference on Greenhouses and horticulture systems. 10 years ago, partners decided to integrate…

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Culver Family Farms grows new traditions in New Jersey

Culver Family Farms delivers fresh vegetables, herbs and locally created goods from its property in Mannington, NJ.Walking through the doors of the greenhouse with…

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Sicily's Centro Seia is highly specialized in seedlings for protected horticulture

Intensive greenhouse cultivation starts from an extremely delicate activity that is carried out in a plant nursery qualified to fulfill the most complex needs of agricultural…

Transplant time for oblong and cherry tomatoes

Transplants of Sbirulino and Mr. Green tomatoes have started all over Italy during the past few days characterized by unusual spring-like temperatures. Sbirulino is a cherry…

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PhytlSigns: analyzing and using electric signals from plants to optimize crops

“When we talk about plant communication, people know immediately what we are talking about,” explains Marina Martin Curran, sustainable development manager at Vivent. Just as…

April expected to be peak month for Oxnard, California strawberry production

For one berry shipper, this year’s CPMA show in Montreal, QC April 5-7 is particularly well located. “It’s especially good the show is in Montreal because the majority of our business…

"Potentially, these new varieties can produce up to 34 tons per hectare"

ASOEX's Fruit Technology Consortium presented 4 new raspberry varieties resistant to drought and diseases

The ASOEX Fruit Technology Consortium presented 4 new varieties of 100% Chilean raspberries that they developed together with the Catholic University of Chile and with the…

BLE market report week 12/2022:

'Dutch bell pepper shipments could not fill the gap'

The previously rather relaxed situation in this segment changed this week. Spanish shipments continued to shrink due to the end of the season and logistics issues, while Dutch…

Student’s invention to aid Cameroon tomato farmers curb post-harvest losses

Born to a farming family, Liza Kengran witnessed first-hand the waste that tomato farmers endure during harvest season when crops mature quickly. So she came…

Climate change: Coffee and tomatoes among the foods on the decline

Winds, droughts, and heavy storms are affecting key agricultural regions around the world, causing many farms to fall short of their required product demand.…

Dutch company supplies top seal line feeder to Canadian Nature Fresh

"Our lines may be slightly slower, but are much more accurate”

In early March, Koppert Machines shipped a snack tomato top seal line feeder from the Netherlands, where the company is based, to Nature Fresh. Nature Fresh is a major tomato,…

Almeria's tomato production fell by 27.77% over the last 5 campaigns

According to Hortoinfo's calculations, which are based on the information of the last 5 campaigns provided by the Observatory of Prices and Markets of the…

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Living salad bar to motivate people to start growing themselves

Walking around a massive greenhouse on the campus of Texas A&M’s Agrilife program just outside of Dallas, Joe Masabni grabs a handful of fresh basil growing out of what…

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