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Tuesday, December 1, 2020

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to grow leafy greens 4 acre, possibility to quadruple

New kid on the block: Hydroponic greenhouse putting down roots in Indiana

Situated strategically at the crossroads of America, Pure Green Farms is set to begin growing, packaging and distributing fresh leafy greens in February of 2021. The new…

Biobest acquires ownership of Beneficial Insectary

Biobest Group NV – through its subsidiary Biobest USA, Inc. - has acquired all shares in Beneficial Insectary from the company’s owner Ms. Sinthya Penn.…

Plant Empowerment

Plant Empowerment book and website now available in Spanish

‘Plant Empowerment: The basic principles’ is now also available in Spanish. Thousands of copies of the English-language edition of the book have already been sold around the…

GE Current

GE Current expands horticulture distribution network to support indoor growers across Eurasia

GE Current, a Daintree company, has signed three new distribution partnership agreements with Agro Top Garden, Helle-Tech Oy and Vitro HTS to make its full Lucalox HPS and…

Debets Schalke

Growing sustainable vegetables in the Saudi Arabian desert under 80 hectares of glass

Dava corporation, owned by the Al Batal family, recently signed a new deal with Debets Schalke for the expansion of Dava's greenhouse complexes in the Al-Kharj region. In…

Ian Potter, Vineland Research

"Being successful at innovation requires good and candid advice"

COVID-19 continues to dominate much of Canada's thinking and planning. Vineland has weathered the pandemic well, Mr. Ian Potter, President & CEO, writes in the new innovation…

Pylot

PYLOT takes another step forward

Track consumption of gas, water and electricity in your greenhouses

With the functionality “Resources”, PYLOT has got another new feature. Growers using the platform can now easily record and analyse their consumption of gas, water and…

Jiffy doubles its growbags range

Jiffy has doubled its range of growbags. "Now it’s easier than ever for plant propagators and growers to meet their crops’ needs and boost yields," the company states in a…

Who still believes in the pre-night drop and morning dip?

Introduced about two and a half decades ago, the idea of using a sharp temperature drop to encourage fruit production is still a source of contention. As a teacher of the “HNT…

"Prices have fallen well below the production costs"

Proposal to destroy one out of every three cucumbers harvested in Almería

The price crisis of Almeria's horticultural products is hitting a strategic sector that, in addition to producing food to supply all of Europe, generates…

Special Year Overview 2020

Special Year Overview: all major happenings in a row

December is here! As the final month of the year has started, you might feel happy that the end of 2020 is in sight. Well, not for us and nor is it on…

Managing cucurbit diseases with research, outreach

Rebecca Grumet has dedicated her career to assisting specialty crop growers as an expert in reproductive development and disease resistance in cucurbit crops such as…

Ample supplies of California celery

Supplies of celery out of California are strong. “There’s been a lot of celery around and certainly plenty enough for the holiday pull,” says John Chobanian of Ocean Mist…

First report of tomato mottle mosaic virus in the Czech Republic

In the Czech Republic, tomato mottle mosaic virus (Tobamovirus, ToMMV) was first detected in September 2020 during a pre-export inspection in seed crops in…


New perspectives on how to set up the best cannabis cultivation facility A few months ago, Royal Brinkman, the global solution provider for the horticultural industry came up with a new concept that would provide cannabis growers with a one-stop shop for all of their questions on how to set up the best cannabis cultivation facility. That’s how Can-Hub came into being. Now, after some time of…

US (AZ): Pandemic sparks Amadio Ranch self-serve farm’s business

In January 2020, Christina Amadio, co-owner of the Amadio Ranch located in Laveen, Arizona, warned employees of a potential slowdown coming out of the holiday months. As with…

January-September 2020

Azerbaijan increases tomato exports

Azerbaijan has increased the export of tomatoes by 15.5 percent in the period January-September 2020. In this period, the country exported 154,980 tons of…

Two units of 8,000 sqm

De Jong Packaging rents new 16,000 sqm warehouse

On the Honderdland business park, De Jong Packaging will rent additional storage space, consisting of 2 units of 8,000 sqm. The first hall was completed this month and the…

Astronauts grow radishes in second advanced plant habitat experiment in space

Earlier this month, NASA astronaut Kate Rubins photographs the first major milestone of the Plant Habitat-02 (PH-02) experiment aboard the International Space Station. The…

US (LA): Berry farmers across the area cover crops to protect from cold

Temperatures are already starting to plummet across the Northshore and are expected to dip into the 20s tonight. For many, it’s time to protect pipes, people and vegetation.…

CAN: "Completion of meeting is first step in bringing meaningful improvements to the AgriStability"

On behalf of Canada’s fruit and vegetable growers, the Canadian Horticultural Council has released the following statement regarding the completion of the…

Iran and Azerbaijan to cooperate in horticulture

The Minister of Jihad-Agriculture, Kazem Khavazi stated in a joint meeting with the Minister of Agriculture of the Republic of Azerbaijan that the President of Iran emphasizes…

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Hainan - China

Average income of Sanya growers reaches $45,000 per hectare

Agriculture near the district city of Sanya, on average, produces 300,000 yuan (US$ 45,000) worth of products per hectare. According to the local Sanya Daily,…

Italian radish prices and demand are dropping

Between November and April, società agricola De Simone in Francolise (CE) produces different types of radishes available in various types of bunches and packets (bags, without…

Swedish Ugglarps Grönt risks being left with excess kale due to cancelled Christmas dinners

It is normally the busiest time of the year for the Swedish cultivation company Ugglarps Grönt. About 75 percent of their kale crop goes to restaurants through…

Historic moment for New Covent Garden Market

After fourteen years of negotiations spearheaded by the Covent Garden Tenants Association's (CGTA) longest standing chairman, Gary Marshall, along with Chairman, Jason Tanner,…

Ukraine: Imported Turkish tomatoes more expensive

Over the past two weeks, tomatoes imported from Turkey to Ukraine have been increasing in price. Prices went up because of the seasonal decrease in the supply…

Orange capsicums on the menu for long-term eye health

A five-year cross-industry project, Naturally Nutritious is researching the development of innovative food products and varieties that are nutritious, delicious and visually…

AU: Exporting vegetable growers continue to trade through COVID

Australian vegetable grower-exporters have demonstrated strong resilience in their businesses and supply chains to continue to export during the first three quarters of 2020…

AU: Life beyond COVID-19 for fresh produce

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly impacted the way consumers buy fresh produce. The ‘homebody economy’ looks set to stay. Our new normal means many of us are working…

Ripe Robotics

Alleviating Australia's worker shortage

Fruit-picking robot might cover Goulburn Valley seasonal worker gap

Robot fruit picker ‘Clive’ will be working on two Goulburn Valley properties to see if it is a commercially viable alternative to human labour. The machine was built by…

AU: Launch of gourmet herb brand paying off

In 2018, a Victorian growing operation launched its own herb brand that now consists of 20 different varieties. Based in Heatherton in Melbourne’s south-east, Butler Market…

Because of potential salmonella health risk

Vegpro International issues a recall of Fresh Attitude Baby Spinach

Vegpro International of Sherrington, QC CAN is recalling Fresh Attitude baby spinach (5oz and 11oz) with Best before dates of Dec 4th (for 11oz) and Dec 4th & 5th (for the…

Will Box - BoxedFresh

"Quality, convenience and variety has meant we have retained a substantial loyal customer base"

Back in January, Will Box and his business partner, Jonny Honeyman, had the idea to start a home & office delivery service delivering fruit and veg boxes - BoxedFresh - which…

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