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Twenty years ago, the radish got its face

The very first Dutch radish concept came out twenty years ago, and today Red Swing is still available. While the packaging tray is transparent now instead of black, and the…

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Cultivate’20 Virtual is as real as it gets this year

Cultivate'20 Virtual took off yesterday. In just 3 months, the AmericanHort team turned this 10,000 people event into a virtual event with more than 250 exhibitors. The…

NWT

Czech tech company and university develop smart plant monitoring and protection system

A new project called Berabot emerged from a cooperation of tech group NWT and Tomas Bata University in Zlin, Czech Republic. A third important team member is the biggest…

Netherlands: Imported tomato and pepper seeds to be tested for ToBRFV

Commissioned by the NVWA (Netherlands Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority), from mid-July imported batches of tomato and pepper seeds will be tested at…

OFVGA

Growers send a message to Ontarians

Ontarian fruit and vegetable growers have, in partnership with OFVGA, written a letter to all Ontarians. You can read the letter below the picture. COVID-19 has changed all of…

Biobest

Strategies for aphid control in sweet peppers

For the first time, sweet pepper growers in Belgium and The Netherlands have to fight aphids without the help of Plenum. To optimise control, Biobest advisor Marvin Koot…

UK: 73 COVID-19 cases found on farm

In Herefordshire, 73 cases of COVID-19 were found on a farm. The management is working with Public Health England (PHE) to support the people who have fallen…

I. Paucek

LED improves yield and precocity of greenhouse tomatoes in Mediterranean

In Northern Europe, the use of light–emitting diodes (LEDs) is widely adopted in protected horticulture, enabling to enhance plant growth by ensuring needed radiative fluxes…

CAN (QC): New cost-effective rate offering for greenhouse growers

Hydro-Québec has filed an application with the Régie de l’énergie regarding a new rate offering to support the development of the Québec greenhouse industry. The application…

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December 14-15, Berlin

Curtis & Wyss presents Indoor Farming and Agri-tech Innovation Summit

Curtis & Wyss will present the Indoor Farming and Agritech Innovation Summit, taking place in Berlin, Germany on December 14th-15th and featuring executives from Aerofarms,…

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Russian government expands loan payment terms for greenhouse construction

The government of the Russian Federation have expanded the terms of paying back loans with government support provided for greenhouse construction. The corresponding decree…

July 20-24

PMA unveils details on virtual foodservice show

Produce Marketing Association (PMA) is dishing out food for thought during its first-ever Foodservice: Delivered virtual event July 20-24. The online gathering…

Starting August 24

New, virtual format for Fruit for the Future 2020

“We are delighted to present a new format for Fruit for the Future, which we hope will make it possible for even more people to engage with the latest research and development…
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Rainwater generates electricity for shade houses in China

Light intensity, temperature, humidity, and salinity - through smart sensing technology, you can record growth indicators related to crop growth one by one to provide a…

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Understanding growth light terms

Choosing the best grow light for your facility is essential to growing healthy plants and getting a maximum return from your investment. One of the most challenging issues…

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in the past twenty years:

Price increase of labour in Hungary

A recent analysis of the Hungarian agroeconomy published by Takarékbank shows that in the past twenty years, labor has gradually become more and more costly in the agro…

BioTherm celebrates 40th anniversary

A lifetime ago, BioTherm started with two teenagers and a startup – today they’re celebrating their life’s work with a 40th anniversary. “Our first invention was…

Second wave of restaurant closures expected to affect demand again

As restaurants across the U.S., who were only just beginning to reopen their doors, have temporarily closed due to a spike in COVID-19 cases, what does this mean for…

Oppy expects peak volumes in September and October

Oceanside Pole tomato summer harvest kicks off

Oppy is ushering in the summer season with the Oceanside Pole label roma and round tomatoes, with harvest underway and volume expected to peak in September and October. As a premier…

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“It will take a long time to get back to normality"

Last Monday some of the lock down restrictions were eased in Ireland and some parts of the catering industry was able to open up again, but this was limited to restaurants and…

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Technology will lead to innovation within China's agriculture

China's e-commerce giants are using data capabilities and supply chain upgrades to help boost development of the agricultural sector. In Shanghai's Chongming District, Alibaba…

Drop in tomato production in the EU while imports increase

According to the European Commission's “Report on short-term prospects for agricultural markets in 2020” corresponding to the summer of 2020, the EU's production of fresh…

Kroger: Multiyear relationship with Vibenomics

Meijer: Five supercenters across the Midwest

Canada: Loblaw workers in Newfoundland to hold strike voteDominion store workers in Newfoundland will hold a strike vote across the island beginning on Sunday, July 12, said…

373 M€ in the first semester of 2020 alone

More compensations for damage to agricultural products in Spain

As reported by Agroseguro, compensations to insured agricultural producers during the first half of 2020 have increased by 12.62% compared to the same period…

Westland Horti Tours slowly starting up again

It should not come as a surprise that with the corona crisis, the activities of Westland Horti Tours also ceased abruptly. Now that the growers are getting to work again, it…

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Romanian vegetable imports increased in 2019

A study conducted by Cooperativa Tara Mea in July 2020 shows that Romanian vegetable imports increased in 2019. In 2019, vegetable imports reached 740,000 tons…

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As growing season ends:

New Zealand vegetable prices soar in June

The Statistics New Zealand food price index, which measures changes in food prices, shows record-high prices for courgettes, up 74 percent in the month of June…

State of Assam, India

Chief Minister Sonowal sets up committee to regulate vegetable prices in Kamrup

Kamrup Rural district is an administrative district in the state of Assam, in India. The Assam government has set up a core committee to ensured that fixed…

Spain was the world's largest customer for Moroccan peppers in 2019

In 2019, Morocco exported a total of 131.29 million kilos of peppers, 29.1% more than 5 years earlier, for which it received 118.66 million Euro, reaching an…

Meeting of Gartenbau-Versicherung representatives on 7 July:

Gartenbau-Versicherung is developing - both at home and abroad

During the meeting of member representatives of Gartenbau-Versicherung VVaG (GV) on 7 July 2020 in Wiesbaden, the GV Management Board reported on 2019 events, which was the…

"Market price of Chinese eggplants went up in the last few weeks"

"The price of Chinese eggplants has shown a significant increase in the last few weeks. The current price is 10%-15% higher than three weeks ago. The actual price rise depends…

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