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Tuesday, June 22, 2021

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Local Bounti pipeline includes 8 facilities by the end of 2025

US (MT): Lettuce growers expand, expand and expand

US greenhouse company Local Bounti is more than doubling the size of its flagship facility in Hamilton, Montana, and plans to break ground on two additional facilities in the…

Fast & efficient crop rotation by means of a scrap trolley

The pepper harvest season is in full swing. After the last harvest round at the end of October, the crop rotation follows. The meters high pepper plants are cut down and…

New innovation in the plastic covering system

“Safe-D Vento 2 has ten times more ventilation than our previous product”

Innovation in plastic covering has come a long way, with covers protecting from weather and UV light as well as impacting the growth acceleration and brix levels of a product.…

Pepper became Almeria's leading horticulture production, displacing the tomato

Asaja-Almeria presented its balance of the horticultural campaign in the province, which confirms the pepper's trend of recent years and shows this crop has…

Last remaining California pole-grown tomatoes

Harvest of vine-ripened tomatoes is around the corner

More than a million poles stretch toward the sky on 750 rolling acres in Oceanside, CA, graced by vines that will yield the season’s first vine-ripened roma and round tomatoes…

Fogging system to effectively humidify and cool greenhouse air

"Greenhouse climate control is an important part of efficient production and stable yields. Together with light, temperature, nutrients, and CO2, – humidity plays a crucial…

PlantTape announces promotions

"With significant labor shortages on the farm, automation is taking over the agricultural industry"

PlantTape®, an automated transplanting system, announces the promotion of Lance Portman to president and Hunter Smith to vice president of agriculture and sales. The two…

"The first greenhouse complex in the Kurgan region, Russia"

On June 17, in the village of Martynovka, Safakulevsky district, a presentation of the first and only greenhouse complex in the Kurgan region for growing greenhouse vegetables…

Five new ToBRFV infections in the Netherlands

The Netherlands currently has 26 cultivation locations officially infected with the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus. Since March, 5 new infections have been…

NZ: Phasing out fossil fuels for industrial heating

NZ Plant Producers has partnered with HortNZ, Tomatoes NZ, and Vegetables NZ to submit the Ministry for the Environment's (MfE) proposals on the use of fossil fuels in…

Webinar recap

Optimal lighting for commercial tomato production

With so much speculation and confusion in the commercial tomato cultivation community — as related to supplemental lighting — Fluence set out to demystify the choices by…

Light intensity could be the key

Are you lighting for optimum yields?

How do you achieve the highest yields with your lighting system? Increasing light intensity up to certain species-specific points results in a corresponding increase in yield.…

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Consultation on regulatory requirements for the environmental release of plants

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is seeking feedback on proposed guidance for the environmental release of plants, to allow stakeholders to better understand the…

Patents based on innovative plant breeding can contribute to more sustainability

The protection of the intellectual property rights of plant breeders could be used to ensure that crops are grown according to good agricultural practices and in this way…

IN: Tomato virus and Covid lockdown slash farmer incomes in Maharashtra

“Two decades of cultivating these fields helped lay the foundation of this house,” said tomato farmer Bharat Navle, 43, gesturing at his two-storied white bungalow. “Now, just…


Grower teams up with Jim Belushi to bring "The Blues Brothers" to OK "We are going to grow and distribute Jim Belushi's cultivars in OK" Unlike other cannabis markets in the US, the Oklahoma one is certainly a case study on its own. Rather than putting the entry barrier high, getting a cannabis license in the Sooner State is easier than elsewhere. This created a situation where many LPs are active, driving the competition up, as well as the quality of the…

Koppert invests in digital transformation

Koppert Biological Systems has acquired the Dutch artificial intelligence start-up company AgriAI to scale up and accelerate its digital transformation. The…

Turnkey horticulture gets turnkey support for growth in Australia

With the growth of horticulture worldwide, companies are looking for ways to provide the best possible support for growers elsewhere. Since COVID, the term 'local' has been…

PO Ioppì from Sicily

Italian growers' organization launch new line

The Italian growers' association Ioppì, which groups together more than 120 market gardens in Sicily with a year-round range of fruit and vegetables, has been using…

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Local vegetable productions in urban regions can surpass import

Fresh vegetables available on Northern European markets usually originate from a high number of sources. Environmental impacts for these goods typically arise from the…

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"How farm tech can cultivate a new generation of innovators in Hong Kong"

Hong Kong has a lot going for it when it comes to farming and farm tech. The landscape of modern skyscrapers and a fast-paced urban metropolis belie the reality that its…

Southeast Asia looks to Israeli tech to improve growing techniques

Israel's agriculture technology companies are seeking business opportunities in Southeast Asia, as countries like Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines look to the Middle East…

Spectrum News

US: Brick Gardens turns empty buildings into urban farms

Growing enough produce to employ a handful of locals and feed, even more, Dominique Peebles said it’s been a productive start for one of his newest gardens. All it takes is a…

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How farmers and scientists strive for more flavor

"Flavor is a re-emerging trend, without a doubt," says Franco Fubini, founder of fruit and vegetable supplier Natoora. You might be surprised that flavor ever went out of…

Geeky Gadgets

WaterMate: automated, solar-powered plant watering system

WaterMate is a new fully automated plant watering system that uses solar power and sensors to irrigate your greenhouse or indoor garden. The solar-powered watering plant kit…

Fields & farms: green pasture farm

Amy takes us on a tour of Green Pasture Farm in Chuckey, Tennessee to learn about the operation that includes hydroponic lettuce and tomato plants.

High-tech indoor farm to expand to Central Appalachia

AppHarvest today announced the start of construction for two new high-tech indoor farms in Central Appalachia. The company’s new farms, located in Somerset and Morehead, Ky.,…

Today on social media

Record degasification tank for Trias Westland

Step by step, the geothermal heat project Trias Westland is working towards taking the second source into use. To make that possible, a new degassing tank was recently…

Dutch farmers use slightly more CO2 in 2021's cold Q1

In the first quarter of this year, Dutch greenhouse gas emissions climbed 1.4%. That's compared to the same time in 2020. This is mainly due to higher gas consumption for…

Strawberries exported also to Switzerland and Austria

Successful business collaboration between Cesena and Sweden

It was a good year for strawberries grown in Romagna, at least according to the largest producer in the Cesena area (Forlì-Cesena). Antonio Benzi counts more than 600,000…

More Dutch-corrugated cardboard products: "Soon, no need to turn customers away anymore"

The demand for corrugated cardboard has exploded in recent years. Were it up to Henk de Jong, the first corrugated cardboard would have rolled off the machines in a new…

FDA to resume Produce Safety Rule inspections in 2021

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will resume Produce Safety Rule inspections under the Food Safety Modernization Act in Oregon. This means that Oregon…

Extension of EHG subsidy for greenhouse horticulture

As of 18 June 2021, greenhouse horticulturists can apply for subsidies for three additional energy-saving techniques. These are LED lighting, high-pressure…

Pandemic boosts folding box production in Belgium

The COVID-19 year was very good for the retail sector. And rising sales benefited the packaging industry. "Folded box production for the retail sector has increased…

European Commission asked to act against non-application EU-Morocco agreement

Today, Fruit Vegetables EUROPE (EUCOFEL), the PDO Tomatoes of France, FEPEX and DPA have sent a joint letter to the president, Von der Leyen, and to the…

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