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AgroUrbana

Pablo Bunster, Co-founder and CCO of AgroUrbana

“In our next farm, we will be able to use 100% renewable energy”

As Chile has been in a complete lockdown since mid-May, AgroUrbana is lucky to continue its operations. “It’s not easy, because you have to change the way of operating, the…

Vacancies:

15 years of Botanicoir

Building up stock, always an exciting challenge

“The spring and summer months are an exciting time of year at Botanicoir as we work to build up our stocks and production plan for the busy Northern European season,” says…

Priva

Priva announces €10,000 “Horti Heroes” challenge winner

Nordetect, a biochemical analytics startup that develops lab-on-a-chip systems, was named the winner of Priva's “Horti Heroes” challenge for their portable nutrient sensor.…

Autogrow releases public API to empower growers

Autogrow has released a public API (Application Programming Interface) allowing connectivity between their Folium sensor network and other farm sensor data. “Growers currently…

Svensson

the roadmap to sustainable horticulture:

Monitoring and controlling all the balances

Plants are created to produce fruit and flowers efficiently and sustainably by design. And as a grower, why not empower them to do just that? For growers, optimizing your…

Pairwise

"We've taken the Brassica heat down a notch with our new varieties"

Pairwise has developed new varieties of Brassica juncea, a leafy green that is part of the same family of vegetables as Brussels sprouts, cauliflower and kale.…

CAN: Biobest's Bluestim approved for Canada

Biobest has announced that Bluestim has been approved by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to use in Canada. Indoor and outdoor food, ornamental, turf and cannabis producers…

Antonio Ripolles, from Donsol:

"We are the first to export Tomberry to Hong Kong and Singapore by air"

Donsol, the Spanish capital company based in Slovakia which has Tomberry plantations in this country and in the Czech Republic, managed this summer to export this product to…

Natural or mechanical ventilation?

Ventilation is the process of air exchange, removing inside air from inside the plant production facility and replacing it with outside air.  Ventilation is also important for maintaining…

Recap of ReduSystems' knowledge sessions

The optimal use and combination of coatings

ReduSystems is constantly expanding its product package. This steadily increases the available options for controlling natural light year-round. To keep crop advisors informed…

Special Energy

UK: Extension of non-domestic RHI can help businesses make vital energy savings

The announcement by the Government that the deadline for eligible applications to the non-domestic Renewable Heat Incentive (NDRHI) is to be extended by six…

Bionema

Investment in bioprotection to increase organic food production

Bionema, a UK-based biopesticide technology developer, is working on eco-friendly solutions to reduce the chemical residue on crops and increase organic food production.…

8 October, 10:00 - 14:30 CEST

Plant nutrients and food quality in vertical farming

Kristian Holst Laursen, University of Copenhagen, Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences will talk about plant nutrients and food quality in vertical…

Plant nanobiohybrids as living sensors for on-site environmental pollutants detection

Photoluminescent metal organic frameworks (MOFs) were grown into a living plant (Syngonium podophyllum) via immersing their roots in aqueous solution of…

Sales of fresh sweetcorn up 30% at Waitrose

'Sweetcorn is making a comeback this year with sales of fresh sweetcorn up 30% at Waitrose, as the nation looks to lead a healthier lifestyle and brighten up…

UK: New science initiative aims to tackle bacterial plant threats

A new initiative on bacterial plant diseases has just begun with support from the UK Research and Innovation Strategic Priorities Fund and specifically funded by UKRI-BBSRC,…

Smart Acres

Lettuce from Abu Dhabi indoor farm to go on sale in September

Fresh greens from a new vertical farm in Abu Dhabi city will go on sale for the first time in September. The vegetables are grown under LED lights inside eight converted…

Global Plant Genetics

Lewis: early season primocane raspberry

Lewis is an impressive new primocane variety displaying a number of aspects that make it suitable for the commercial sector. Firstly, is the seasonality, it is an early…

LGMA

US (CA): LGMA updates food safety practices

The California Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement Advisory Board has voted to accept several updates to require food safety practices for the farming of leafy greens. Over 50…

Liverpool and Heysham routes

Stena Line to boost freight capacity ahead of increased trade activity

Stena Line will boost the freight capacity on its Liverpool and Heysham routes due to an expected increase in pre-Brexit trade activity. The ferry service will…
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Prof Ferdi Meyer, Dr Sifiso Ntombela & Prof Philippe Burger

South Africa: 12-14 million people will move to cities over next 15 years

The South African Bureau for Agricultural and Food Policy expects the country’s economic recovery to be a prolonged process “with real GDP only projected to exceed 2019 levels…

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At what time of year are the most fruit and vegetables wasted in Spain?

According to the latest report on food waste published by the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Food (MAPA) and analyzed by Too Good To Go, between…

Departure after 25 years of Greenyard

Martin de Vries transfers his responsibility to the management team of Fresh Solutions GmbH

Martin de Vries has decided that after 25 years it is time to say goodbye to Greenyard to take up another challenge. As from 1 January 2021, Martin de Vries…

First fruit export by train from Ethiopia

During an inauguration ceremony at Modjo Dry Port on 22 August 2020, the first ever refrigerated container carrying fruit was loaded at the train from Ethiopia…

Brexit negotiations 'going backwards more than forwards'

Boris Johnson urged to accelerate negotiations with the EU

The seventh formal round of trade talks between UK and EU negotiators concluded on Friday, and the two sides are still a long way off from securing a free…

Junpinzon

Philippines: New vegetable outlets starting up as Cordillera growers recover from pandemic

The Cordillera Administrative Region is an administrative region in the Philippines, on the island of Luzon. Convenience stores and even gasoline stations there have become…

Fresh pack concept: Easy, tasty, and inexpensive?

The Dutch consumer program, Radar, recently took a closer look at the fresh pack concept. Are these packs really so tasty and convenient? Isn’t it much cheaper…

Spain

What will happen this year with the thousands of tons of tomatoes for the Tomatina?

Every last Wednesday of August, the Valencian municipality of Buñol hosts a unique festival in which more than 20,000 people throw 145,000 kilos of tomatoes to…

Spain

Mercadona launches a facial oil made with tomatoes from Extremadura

The Spanish supermarket chain Mercadona has launched an innovative facial oil made with lycopene, a powerful natural antioxidant extracted from the tomatoes…

Growers' organization Coag asks seed houses to stop selling smoke and mirrors

Concern in Andalusia due to the high incidence of viruses in vegetable crops

The head for Fruits and Vegetables at Coag Andalucía and provincial secretary of Coag Almería, Andrés Góngora, has warned of the huge concern among Andalusian…

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