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Bogus market reports abound, but the good stuff is out there

Suppose you're looking for news about aquaponics. The logical thing to do would be to fire up Google News, and typing aquaponics into the search field. You'll then end up with…

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HortEx week kicked off with trade mission

"Lam Dong can provide high-class produce of sub-tropical origins"

Tomorrow the HortEx will kick off in Vietnam. The trade show brings together horticultural and floricultural growers, suppliers and traders. Prior to the show many people are…

Investments exceeding 2.8 billion euros

Greenhouses are big business in Russia

Greenhouses turn out to be the most profitable sector in agriculture in the Russian Federation. This business sector has attracted investors after the Russian ruble…

Video Photo gallery of the Tomato World event

The industry tomato chain reunited at Tomato World in Piacenza on 20th and 21st February 2020. The main event on the first day was the convention coordinated by Tiberio…

Brazilian greenhouse gets off the ground in special location

All projects are equally dear to Havecon, but sometimes they are allowed to contribute to a project that is extra special, if only in terms of location. Fonte Verde Agro is…

Giaccio Frutta presents its new organic range

"Our organic product range was presented at Fruit Logistica 2020 and feedback was good. So far, it includes strawberries, kiwifruit and stone fruit. The commercialization of…

Innovation presented at Novel Farm

Above-ground: complete management with maximum simplicity

For the management of small and medium above-ground systems, "Nido" is able to give answers with maximum simplicity. Among the novelties presented at Novel Farm (19-20…

CropKing and Urban Crop Solutions to cooperate in vertical container farm showcase

Cropking and Urban Crop Solutions will start a collaboration, combining the extensive hydroponic experience of Cropking with the controlled environment technology in vertical…

Always know your water levels

Looking for an easy way to see how full your water storage system is? It's possible with a new tank level indicator, which operates using a plastic float ball/solid float…

Major seed deposit at Svalbard Global Seed Vault

35 genebanks from all continents deposited seeds at the Svalbard Global Seed Vault, at a deposit event hosted by Norwegian Prime Minister and co-chair of the UN group of SDG…

Special Trade Shows 2020

Italy will host the International Strawberry Symposium 2020 Rimini, from May 2 to the 6

The International Strawberry Symposium 2020 (ISS 2020) will have more than 300 scientific interventions (148 oral presentations and 172 posters). It will be…

Singapore hotel turns over a new leaf with aquaponics farm

In New York and London, rooftop gardens have become the must-have accessory for any self-respecting luxury hotel. In what is being touted as a first for a Singapore hotel, the…

Detecting Salmonella in less than eight hours

Germany: Researchers developing rapid Salmonella detection tester

A team from the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology, Branch Bioanalytics and Bioprocesses are working with the German microbiology and food…

From strawberries and cucumbers to mango and almond trees

CRISPR technology opens door to vertical farming of many crops

Do you want it locally grown, water-saving and pesticide-free? Urban agriculture might suit you, with a little help from gene editing. Zachary Lippman’s team has already…
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Philippines urged to take up vertical farming

Filipino agriculture and logistics firm Delgado Brothers (Delbros) Group said there is a need for the Philippines to set up more vertical farming facilities in urban cities to…

Top Seeds International introduces new brand

Like it or not, Generation Y, or Millennials, as they are better known, have a huge influence on the trade sector. Which is why Top Seeds International introduced a brand for…

DG Agri Dashboard tomatoes - update 20-02-2020

EU weighed average tomato prices Feb 2020 at €110 per 100 kg

The EU weighed average tomato prices (€ per 100 kg) in 2020 are at €110 per 100 kg, €4 more than last year and €11 over the 5-year average. The tomato price changes from Jan to Feb…

Nature Fresh Farms Matt Quiring transitions into new role

Nature Fresh Farms announced Matt Quiring’s recent role transition from Executive Retail Sales Accounts Manager to Director of Sales. Matt Quiring, son of…

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US (RI): Rhode Island Farm Incubator nearing full reconstruction

After a particularly damaging fire caused severe damage to the property last September, the Rhode Island Farm Incubator is nearing full restoration, with an estimated…

Corteva appoints Nayaki Nayyar to Board of Directors

Nayaki Nayyar has been elected to Corteva's Board of Directors, effective February 21, 2020. Ms. Nayyar is currently President of Digital Service and…

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Organic seed database now also available in Denmark

In order to make the availability of organic seeds more transparent, the implementation of an electronic database is obligatory for all EU member states…

Food safety and aquaponics

At the Aquaculture America Conference, Aquaponics Association Members Charlie Shultz and Dr. Nick Savidov delivered a presentation on aquaponics food safety: Good Agricultural…

Hornworms causing headaches for Mallorca tomato growers

A plague of green-eyed monsters are wreaking havoc across Mallorca’s countryside. Farmers are at a loss when it comes to stemming the damage caused by…

Kenyan traders turn to Ethiopia for tomato imports

Kenya is now importing tomatoes from Ethiopia to bridge the market deficit that has seen the commodity’s prices more than double in the past one month. A single tomato is…

The 10 (+1) largest cities in Poland

Quite rare: all big cities spread evenly throughout the country.

Nick Finbow - Perishable Movement Ltd.

"Last year we handled 58 million kg of airfreight inbound and around 5000 outbound"

17 years ago, Mike Parr started Perishable Movement Ltd (PML), over the years the company has grown quickly and now has a 64,000 ft2 temperature-controlled warehouse and a 200…

"If I am acting lawfully, why should I have to hide?"

Spanish distributor of Moroccan products denounces damages and threats

A fruit and vegetable distribution company in El Ejido, Almería, accused by other Almeria-based producers of "re-labeling" products from Morocco to make them look like Spanish…

Turkish tomato exporters wait for Russia to remove quotas

In January, Turkey exported a record high volume of tomatoes and earned 40,116,000 USD (37 million Euro). Thus, the export quota to Russia has already been met. Tomato…

Bulgarian pink tomatoes reach record price

The price of Bulgarian pink tomatoes has reached a record level for the season in a large retail chain. The product is sold in trays for 5.99 lev (3.06 Euro).…

Asaja, COAG and UPA announce that the protests in Spain will last until March

Asaja, COAG and UPA, the organizations calling for the protests of the Spanish agricultural sector, have announced that the demonstrations will continue until…

Spain

Three people arrested in Almeria for theft of greenhouse peppers

The Guardia Civil of Almeria has arrested the three perpetrators of a crime of theft with force in a greenhouse in the Spanish municipality of Vícar. After a…

Spain

Protests in Murcia end up with thousands of kilos of broccoli on the ground

The Region of Murcia's agricultural producers put an end to the demonstration of Friday 21 in front of the headquarters of the capital's Government Delegation with the dumping…

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