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Tuesday, August 11, 2020

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Sanda Jovasevic, Plant-Prod fertilizers:

“Quality is everything”

“The quality and purity of our fertilizers is everything to us,” says Sanda Jovasevic with Plant-Prod, producers of high productivity plant nutrition. Strong controls are…

Vacancies:

Mokrin

High-tech farm ensures plentiful supply of blueberries from Serbia

This year is a very special year for Mokrin. In 2020 they had their first harvest season of blueberries. Located in the Vojvodina region in the country of Serbia, the company…

HAS tests show:

Plant-based fertilizers on par with conventional fertilizers in lettuce

Growing lettuce on water Biota Nutri's 100% plant-based fertilisers gives the same yield and quality as using conventional fertilisers. This was shown by a series of tests…

Dutch Berries tests misting installation in newest section of huge strawberry greenhouse

The largest strawberry greenhouse in the Netherlands was officially opened on 21 September 2018. At the time, the Dutch Berries greenhouse was 20 hectares in size and had…

Australian unions want to call ban on overseas seasonal workers

The Australian Workers' Union, the Shop Distributive and Allied Employees Association and the Transport Workers' Union have formed an alliance, calling for a ban on working…

Hort Innovation

Australian strawberry breeding program delights tastebuds

The winter strawberry season is in full swing. Do you know exactly what goes into that juicy strawberry you see at the supermarkets? Every strawberry season, researchers from…

"Investor calls for large-scale data-driven support"

Delphy cultivates in the Middle East

Delphy has been approached by investors to take the primary sector in the Middle East to a higher level. “The primary sector itself wants to grow into a high-tech sector as…

Vertical Farming Congress goes virtual

The first Vertical Farming World Congress will now be held online on 22-24 September, with numerous innovations to help develop an emerging community of…

Peter van der Klift: "The goal is to produce 10% more clear air than we put out"

"Milestone Fresh wants a sustainable future with share in bamboo nursery in Guatemala

"We want to go into the future sustainably," says Peter van der Klift of Milestone Fresh. Big words for a freight forwarder? "Not if we live up to them. We are at the…

CambridgeHOK

British greenhouse builder on course for 'best financial performance' despite impact of Covid-19

High-tech horticultural facilities specialist CambridgeHOK is still forecasting to achieve its best ever financial performance this year despite the impact of the Covid-19…

Special Energy

Metaflex

Whitepaper on energy saving measures

Metaflex wrote a white paper on energy loss via refrigeration doors and energy-saving measures. In the food industry, refrigeration and freezer doors are of paramount…

Kamchatka growers to use geothermal water for vegetable growing

The regional government of Kamchatka (Russia) are working on a mechanism to use geothermal water for growing vegetables in the Bystrinsky region, where geothermal sources are…

Pinduoduo

Pinduoduo ties up with Singapore's A*Star to develop low-cost tests for pesticides

Food adulteration may trump even drug trafficking as one of the most significant international areas of crime due to the difficulties of enforcing safety standards across…


CAN (ON): CannTrust licenses reinstated for Vaughan-based facility CannTrust Holdings has received notice from Health Canada that the licenses for its Vaughan Manufacturing Facility have been reinstated, effective immediately. "Over the past 12 months, CannTrust has been working diligently to resolve regulatory deficiencies within its business," the team with the company explains. "On May 29,…

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Russia: Greenhouse acreage growth to slow down

Greenhouse vegetable growing is one of the agricultural spheres in Russia to suffer most from the pandemic. Spring quarantine measures hindered greenhouse launch plans, while…

Knowledge Transfer Network

Integrated Pest Management and the Future of Farming

IPM is not a new concept but there’s a current push for its wider implementation. This is mainly due to the EU ban on most types of chemical pest control in…

Christina Krönauer and Damiano Lironi

Researchers discover how plants distinguish beneficial from harmful microbes

Legume plants know their friends from their enemies, and now, researchers found how they do it at the molecular level. Plants recognize beneficial microbes and keep harmful…

AHDB

How retailers collaborating on decarbonisation could impact horticulture

Twenty retail businesses have recently joined forces through the British Retail Consortium (BRC), pledging to develop a blueprint for decarbonisation of the industry [1].…

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Repetition of webinar series Implementing Plant Empowerment

Last June, Plant Empowerment gave a free webinar series of four webinars called 'Implementing Plant Empowerment, a profitable way to sustainability'. The…

Hydroponic tomato grower expands year-round offerings and organic varieties

The fresh produce market, like all grocery categories, is experiencing new challenges relating to the COVID virus. Alejandro Santander, Vice President of Sales and Operations…

Economic Research Service USDA

Demand for direct-hire labor in agriculture is seasonal

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has decreased labor availability in many sectors of the economy. In agriculture, labor inputs consist of unpaid farm operator labor (including…

Instagram: Geekgardener

IN: Man quits job to start hydroponic gardening and helps 5000 setup gardens from scratch

Bengaluru-based urban gardener Manikandan Pattabiraman began his gardening journey in childhood — encouraged by his parents and grandfather. “I initially got into gardening…

Adaptation to water and salt stress in tomatoes

Solanum pimpinellifolium and Solanum lycopersicum var. cerasiforme represent a valuable tool for tomato breeding, particularly for tolerance to abiotic stresses. Water stress…

Nutrien announces change in board of directors

Nutrien Ltd. announced that Nelson Silva has been appointed to its Board of Directors effective immediately. Nutrien also announced that David C. Everitt has…

Mitsubishi Estate digs into smart greenhouse farming

Mitsubishi Estate will make a full entry into agriculture through a capital partnership with a major domestic horticulture company, with an eye to taking…

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End-of-season assessment for Citrosol

Now that the 2019/20 citrus fruit campaign is over, the Produttori Associati Citrosol cooperative can make an assessment: there has been a considerable increase in sales…

The UK imported much less fruit and vegetables in the first three COVID-19 months

The United Kingdom's fruit and vegetable imports lagged even further in the first months of the corona crisis. That's compared to the same time last year. In January and…

Government also pledges £355 mln to cushion Northern Ireland businesses

UK confident of Brexit trade deal as EU is changing tone

Last Friday, Michael Gove, Britain’s top minister overseeing Brexit talks, said he was confident a free trade deal would be clinched with the European Union as…

Eco-friendly intermodal solution connects Spain, UK and Ireland

Together with Containerships (CMA-CGM group), APM Terminals Gijon has formed an eco-friendly logistic chain connecting major Spanish cities to the UK and…

MasaneMiyaPA

Rising food prices expected

Flooding in China strikes agriculture

Heavy flooding has engulfed huge swathes of southern China. Surging floodwater burst the banks of Poyang Lake in Jiangxi province last month, destroying thousands of acres of…

Spain

Freshuelva will look for alternative countries to Morocco for hiring at origin

According to the president of Freshuelva, Alberto Garrocho, the strawberry campaign in the province has been "difficult, complex and one to forget," and the…

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