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Canadian lettuce giant Vegpro builds first greenhouse

Canadian company Vegpro International announced a $55 million investment for the construction of its first greenhouse complex, as well as packing lines within the complex, in…

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iUNU acquires CropWalk and CropTalk Media

“The future is more biologicals, not less”

“Our industry is getting ready for another wave of growth. In order to do that, you have to put together great minds, made up of different skillsets.” Speaking is Adam…

Atrium Agri acquires exclusivity on BaOpt climate system

"This is the ideal combination of technical knowledge and commercial strength"

Recently Atrium Agri signed an agreement with Advanced Climate Systems (ACS) for exclusive distribution of the BaOpt climate system in the horticultural sector. The ACS…

Intergrow Greenhouses announces newest expansion

"New York is ideally suited for greenhouse production"

Intergrow Greenhouses is excited to announce the opening of its newest expansion in Upstate, NY. The 10-acre project will produce over 3 million pounds of fresh produce a…

New crate washing lines at vegetable processor ready for automation

Since March this year, two new crate washing lines at Hessing Supervers in Zwaagdijk have been processing 40,000 crates every day. These are serious numbers for the vegetable…

Dutch seed breeding company hires three new employees

Eminent Seeds has added three new employees to the team in the past six months. Head of breedingWith Carmen Fernández del Pino López, Eminent Seeds has an experienced…

Virtual lysimeter advises grower about watering

​Some of the greenhouse horticultural entrepreneurs grow in the ground. When they irrigate their crops, the water excess is flushed out: either through the drain or partly…

tomato acreage goes down

Stable bell pepper prices make Spanish growers switch out of tomatoes

Asaja Almeria has published its forecasts for the new fruit and vegetable campaign in the Spanish province Almeria. In addition to announcing an earlier start…

“The art of growing is in the details - only algorithms can handle this”

Poul Erik Lund is an international Crop Advisor and co-owner of Grotek Consulting, a Danish crop consultancy company for greenhouse vegetable growers in the North of Europe.…

NL: Handball player Estavana Polman baptizes new strawberry ABZ Seeds

On Saturday morning, 31st of July, a new seed-propagated strawberry variety was baptized at breeder ABZ Seeds in Andijk. During a festive gathering, none other than handball…

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GreenTech Americas highlights

GreenTech Americas will provide high technology solutions and training to take the protected agriculture sector to the next level in Mexico. There will be the educational Conference…

Fungicide agains botrytis availabile in North Africa

Eden Research announces that it has signed an agreement with Sipcam Oxon which allows Sipcam to market, distribute and sell, on an exclusive basis, Eden's…

Special Energy 2021

GE Current announces European arrival of Arize Lynk

"LED luminaire offers region’s indoor growers greater flexibility and choice"

GE Current, a Daintree company, has announced the arrival in Europe of the Arize® Lynk2, its next-generation, low-power/high-performance LED luminaire for controlled…

Microplastic-free lettuce pellet: first to market in North America

Incotec is offering the first microplastic-free seed coating for lettuce in North America. This is the first of a new range of seed coatings that provide customers with…
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UK growers reject compulsory levy

A group of British vegetable, flower and potato growers who led the campaign to abolish a statutory levy on horticulture and potato production, have expressed concern and…

Better returns for Indian growers thanks to post-harvest collaboration

Be’nishan, a state-level federation of farmer collectives of Telangana State that procures, processes and markets fruits & vegetables, cereals, pulses and…

New US coalition to support public development banks’ financing of sustainable and equitable food systems

Creating sustainable and equitable food systems that benefit the world’s most vulnerable people will require substantial investments – by some estimates as much as US$350…

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Farmers in Sulaimani harvest greenhouse cultivated cucumbers

Farmers in the Sulaimani province in Kurdistan are harvesting the first cucumbers of the season despite challenges this year. Farmers wake as early as 4 a.m. during the…

Collaborative project to develop Volatile Organic Compounds kicks off

A new project to develop innovative products to control soil pests which will help farmers improve the quality of their crops, has been launched by Swansea…

Fostering ag modernization and sustainability

Chinese universities launch Smart Agriculture Competition

Pinduoduo, China Agricultural University and Zhejiang University jointly announced the launch of the 2021 Smart Agriculture Competition, an agricultural technology competition…

CAN: New toolkit is "one-stop shop” to prevent COVID-19 outbreak

Get access to agriculture-specific resources, find out how to prevent a COVID outbreak on your farm and how your workers can get tested. This online toolkit…

US: Newburgh growers take on complex issues of food insecurity in the city

Hidden away, on a slope at the corner of Carpenter and Gidney avenues is an oasis in Newburgh. The vegetable plots in raised beds and long rows, tall and colorful flower…

NZ: Mike Chapman wins Bledisloe Cup for horticulture

Mike Chapman, until recently Chief Executive of Horticulture New Zealand, has won the Bledisloe Cup for significant services to horticulture for more than 20 years.  HortNZ President,…

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Beekeeping provider raises $8 million to scale pollination services

Ubees, a precision beekeeping and pollination services provider, announced today that it has secured $8 million in growth capital. This funding was led by WindSail Capital…

GreenCap Solutions appoints new Chief Financial Officer

GreenCap Solutions AS announces the appointment of Ørjan Aukland as Chief Financial Officer (CFO), effective August 2, 2021. In his new role on the Executive Management Team,…

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US: Veteran finds peace and purpose in container farm

John Miller's routine may seem a bit "scaled-down" compared to his former life as a combat soldier. Miller spends much of his time in a 40-foot-long shipping container…

First find of leaf-mining fly in Northern Territory

The Northern Territory Department of Industry, Tourism and Trade is intent on increasing plant surveillance after a confirmed single sample of American…

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In Belgium in 2020, more than 330 outbreaks affected more than 1,200 people. In total, 333 outbreaks sickened 1,262 people, 27 of those needing hospital…

Nickel-free vegetables help people who suffer from heavy metal allergies

Although nickel-free products are not included in the official pharmacopoeia, they are a great help to people who are allergic to this heavy metal (approximately 5-6% of the…

Guilhem Flammen, Hoogsteder BV:

“Our Rungis clients appreciate our new elongated cherry tomato, the mini Red-Egg”

The Hoogsteder company, located in the Netherlands, has just received its first shipments of its new cherry tomato variety: the mini Red-Egg. “It is an elongated cluster…

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U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement Seasonal Perishable Products Weekly Update

Movement of blueberries from Oregon and Washington forecast to decrease slightly

Seasonal changes have led to a shift in the commodities of interest for this report. Blueberries have replaced asparagus, as the number of growing areas shipping blueberries…

Indian ‘Bhut Jolokia’ chilis underway to London

One of the hottest chilis in the world, known as the ‘Bhut Jolokia’ is underway from Guwahati to London for the first time. The produce was declared the…

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