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12 horticultural robots to keep an eye out for

Can the sector do without the audience of around a hundred horticulturalists? That question was asked during day 1 of the RoboCrops event, organised in Netherlands last week.…

Video "With the right tools, the grower can control more and larger greenhouses simultaneously"

A grower can now control about 10 hectares, but this has to be increased to 3 times 20 hectares. At least, that's what Dirk Aleven with FoodVentures shared last week during…

O’Hanlon Fresh Herbs improves crop production with innovative rolling gutter system

A new innovative glasshouse rolling gutter system installed by high-tech horticultural facilities specialists CambridgeHOK is to help a long-established fresh herb business…

HS Evolution Pot increases strawberry cultivation in customised substrate

Hydroponic Systems launches the HS Evolution Pot, the new solution for growing strawberries in pots with customised substrate and on an elevated metal channel. It is a system…

Dirty LED fittings clean in no time with special cleaning cloth

The real breakthrough of LED lighting in horticulture took a while, but when the time came, Lightshine Cleaning was quick to offer a cleaning solution for these fixtures as…

Lytone will be present at HORTI ASIA at Booth #B22

"We are ready to share our experiences in tackling freshness quality issues after logistics uncertainties"

As the worldwide Covid-19 situation improves, international exhibitions are starting to be held once more. Lytone Enterprise, Inc., from Taiwan, will present…

Laurens Maartens (StoneX): "Savings to be made with payments in local currency"

"Almost all payments to Vietnam are still in euros and dollars"

Following the free trade agreement concluded between the EU and Vietnam in 2020, the import duty on 94% of Vietnamese fruit and vegetables was immediately reduced to 0% as of…

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Israeli cooperative invests NIS 10 million in algae growing company

Granot Cooperative Association, a purchasing organization of the kibbutz movement in Israel, is making its first investment of NIS 10 million in BarAlgae, an algae cultivation…

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Gene-edited tomatoes boosting vitamine D could soon be sold in England

Tomatoes that boost the body's vitamin D could be among the first gene-edited crops allowed on sale in England. Researchers in Norwich created the plants by turning off a…

Banana tissue culture production expanded in the Philippines

House of Musa is an independent tissue culture laboratory from the Philippines, founded in 2020. It specializes in cultivating different banana varieties, and it is headed by…

Alan Down appointed as HTA Vice-President

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has announced the appointment of Alan Down as vice-president. Alan, who is hugely experienced in commercial horticulture, has worked…

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Growcentia celebrates grand opening of new Colorado HQ in Loveland's Centerra area

Growcentia, a Colorado-based biological agtech company producing science-based soil-enhancement solutions under the Mammoth product line, opened its new corporate headquarters…

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Advanced Intelligent Systems to launch Phoenix, an autonomous UV-C robot

Autonomous UV-C robotic technology coming to market for powdery mildew control in greenhouses

"We are preparing to launch Phoenix, a UV-C robot based on our autonomous modular robotic platform, designed to combat powdery mildew and other fungi in greenhouses. We see…

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US: Scientists turn tomatoes into a rich source of vitamin D

Tomatoes get riper and tastier in the summer Sun. Two studies now show that with a little help from gene editing, Sun-ripened tomatoes can also stockpile a precursor molecule…

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Indonesia: PLN grants financial aid to hydroponic cultivation group in Biak

The Customer Service Implementation Unit (UP3) of state-run electricity provider PT PLN in Biak District, Papua Province, supports hydroponic plant cultivations in the…
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Influence of the quality of tomato seedlings on production of fruits cultivated in substracts

This study evaluated the relationships between the biometric characters of tomato seedlings with the production characters obtained at the end of the crop cycle to determine…

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Reflectance based non-destructive determination of lycopene content in tomato fruits

Lycopene is a pigment present in tomato fruits with multiple health benefits. Thereby, non-destructive and simple methods of lycopene estimation are needed. In the present…

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Evaluation of the risk of development of resistance to QoI fungicide ZJ0712 in Podosphaera xanthii under greenhouse conditions

Greenhouse-grown cucumbers were monitored over two successive growing seasons to investigate the effects of successive application of ZJ0712, a new quinone outside inhibitor…

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Paradajz produced record 5,200 tons of tomatoes last year

Last year, the greenhouse tomato grower Paradajz from Renkovci in north-eastern Slovenia produced a record 5,200 tons of tomatoes, up from the average annual figure of 4,500…

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Maxville’s Canobi Agtech helps communities around the world improve food security and sustainability

In a small white building east of Maxville, a local startup company is helping communities around the world to improve their food security through indoor farming. “Food…

How to properly water cucumbers so they don't turn bitter

Cucumbers are a popular crop, but everyone knows that fruit can be bitter sometimes. The reason is simple; improper watering. But how much water do cucumbers need? Gardener…

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Solidarity Lanes to help Ukraine export agricultural goods

As part of the EU's solidarity response with Ukraine, the Commission presented a set of actions to help Ukraine export its agricultural produce. Until recently, 75% of…

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Structure of “gliding bird” plant defense protein could lead to better crops

Researchers used two imaging and crystallography techniques to uncover the structure of a key plant defense protein called NPR1, which resembles “a gliding bird.” Biologist…

Iron Ox' fresh produce expanding across Southwest

Iron Ox announces that their fresh produce is now on store shelves in the Austin area and, by next week, will be available across the Southwest region. That means the fresh…

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"Tomatoes with good taste" are sought after by the market

"Tomatoes, as long as they are tasty, are easy to sell, and they are very popular among consumers." On the 17th of May, in a vegetable greenhouse in Gu'an County, Langfang…

"Agriculture must be the priority of the next government"

Today, Secretary of the Eastern Highlands Agricultural Society, Solepa Aganisafa, said that the next government formed after the 2022 National General…

Imports thrive as locally grown fruits and vegetables languish in Vietnam

Vietnam imported US$562.1 million of vegetables and fruits in the first four months of 2022, up 23.1 percent. At the same time, domestic produce was being sold off with no…

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Peak season container shipping chaos might be round the corner

According to a survey held among forwarders, traders, and shippers, even more chaos for global supply chains will be this year's rise in cargo in the peak…

Water-resistant paper brings plastic alternative

Smurfit Kappa has developed water-resistant paper. AquaStop™ is part of Smurfit Kappa's new TechniPaper® portfolio, which consists of an array of papers designed to handle…

Guatemala presents innovative agricultural offer based on industrialization

Over 140 international buyers among retailers and distributors from the United States (63%), Central America (17%), Canada, South America (4%), Mexico (3%), The European Union…

Cheaper bananas could soon be on their way to British stores

UK starts free trade deal talks with Mexico

On Friday, May 20th, UK officials said talks over a free trade deal with Mexico had been started. Both parties are looking to add services to the current…

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U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement seasonal perishable products - weekly update

Movement of Mexican asparagus through Arizona, California and Texas expected to remain the same

International Roadcheck was this week. This annual 3-day event is the largest targeted enforcement on commercial motor vehicles in the world and is sponsored by the Commercial…

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National Retail Report - specialty crops

Significant increases in price this week included Honeycrisp apples, red cherries and yellow peaches

This week produce aisles were bursting with new crop goodness, just in time for graduation celebrations across the country. Locally grown watermelons, tomatoes, peaches, corn,…

Morocco has passed Spain and became the UK's second-largest tomato supplier

Between 2019 and 2021, Spanish tomato sales to the UK decreased by 43.07%, and the Netherlands' tomato exports to this market fell by 22.03%, while Morocco…

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