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The hardest harvest: looking back on the shutdown of Nature Fresh Farms

"COVID-19 has presented the entire agriculture industry with unprecedented challenges. As farms, we have an important duty: to continue operating as an essential service and…

Vacancies:

Australia and New Zealand offer big opportunities for world’s smallest tomato

It's the size of a blueberry but it is bright red and shiny - like a tomato. And indeed - it is a tomato that Ben Meadows is holding in his hand. It's the Tomberry, a Dutch…

"difficult to find employees willing to do this kind of work"

Gutter system makes strawberry harvest more easy

A state-of-the-art soilless strawberry crop has just been set up in the Metaponto area, and more precisely in Policoro (MT). "One of the main challenges for each campaign is…

Russia: Eco-kultura to invest 153 million euros in berry cultivation

Agricultural holding Eco-kultura is planning on investing 153 million euros in the construction of a contemporary greenhouse complex aimed at growing berries in…

Wageningen students in finals 4TU Impact Challenge

Grab a rosemary or basil plant from a vending machine as if it were a can of coke

Grab a rosemary or basil plant from a vending machine as if it were a can of coke or a candy bar. Wageningen masters’ students Nikolaos Alfieris and Orestis Spirou made it to…

Rose Perry

Micro and nanoplastics not absorbed by plant cells, but do attach to the root cap

Like a toxic Trojan horse, microplastics can act as hot pockets of contaminant transport. But, can microplastics get into plant cells? Recent research shows that they can't.  Over…

New light-weight PP buckets offers sustainable opportunities

Poorthuis Packaging, in the Netherlands, has developed a light-weight PP bucket. It can be used for products like snack tomatoes. The buckets have gaps in their sides. That…

UK requires imported EU fruit and vegetables be quality certified

On 27 October, the United Kingdom (UK) indicated that it requires a quality certification for imported shipments of fresh fruit and vegetables. This…

University of Florida IFAS Extension:

Five tips on using vermicompost in container growing media

Dr. Paul Fisher from the University of Florida IFAS Extension hosts Dr. Dan Jacques of Sun Gro Horticulture in a new YouTube video. Dan provides tips on using…

Dreams come true: here's a greenhouse for cats

We've seen many different uses of greenhouses over the last years. If it is for stalling a caravan, for keeping cattle or for creating a COVID-proof restaurant experience -…

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Crop Defenders

Newly reared Aphidius Ervi strain strong tool against aphids

Aphids are one of the most destructive crop pests; for many growers it is truly their worst nightmare. Throughout the years, Aphid control in many crops has been depending on…

Tyfu Cymru's Virtual Plant Health Conference 2020

Conference shows importance of plant health in protecting horticulture industry, environment

The Plant Health in Horticulture brought over 100 delegates in the horticulture industry and world class speakers such as Professor Nicola Spence, Pippa…

China: Smart agriculture helps rural revitalization

Aerial photography has been released of the first phase of the smart glass greenhouse in Fengtai Modern Agricultural Technology Demonstration Industrial Park in Huainan, Anhui…

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The importance of light controllability for plant growth

One of the most critical challenges—whether for greenhouse managers or for horticulture aficionados—is to provide plants with enough photoperiodic sunlight for effective…

Ryerson University

CA (ON): Rooftop farm to be constructed on Daphne Cockwell complex

Ryerson University’s second rooftop farm is the first purpose-built green roof for food production under the City of Toronto’s Green Roof Bylaw.  The University played a major role…

Dreamstime: Mosab Biltawi

"Resilient plants can be the new weapon against climate change"

Sally Mackenzie spent her childhood summers walking through the vast fields of bright, red, ripe tomato crops: They grow best in the heat of her home state of California. Yet…
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Hidekazu Yoshioka

Photovoltaic roof-shade system for food and electricity production in a greenhouse

The use of renewable energy in modern greenhouse management is important to achieve efficient and sustainable food supplies for a world with an increasing population. This…

From combat to the classroom

Growing up in rural Wakefield, Nebraska, Wyatt Brown was surrounded by conventional agriculture. As a teen, he worked several jobs in the industry including walking and…

Waste360

Local college students turn food waste into fertilizer

With help from local college students, Swissvale Borough will soon use discarded table scraps to make fertilizer and grow crops. The community, located east of Pittsburgh,…

Automating irrigation with the Arduino controller

A research trial was conducted in the greenhouse of the Community of Mollepata in Ayacucho, Peru. The objective of the work was to develop an automated irrigation system with…

DNA sequence data of 445 SSD lines of lettuce available

In cooperation with the Beijing Genomics Institute, CGN’s Lactuca collection is being sequenced. Sequence data of 445 single seed descent (SSD) lines are now publicly…

CPMA and CHC recommend government action to support fresh produce industry

From November 2-5, the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) and the Canadian Horticultural Council (CHC) hosted virtual meetings with industry…

Ontario supporting agricultural and horticultural societies during COVID-19

The Ontario government is investing $5 million to help offset revenue losses for eligible agricultural and horticultural societies impacted by the necessary…

Grow box gets kids growing - fall vegetables, that is

Family life tends to run in constant motion — errands to finish, school work to complete, sports and hobbies to enjoy. The hectic pace that comes with children can make it…

CN: Growers reap fortune from smart farming on barren land

In the heart of the Loess Plateau in northwest China's Gansu Province, more than 200 greenhouses of various sizes dot the barren land covered with sand and…

South Africa: 'We see hydroponics as the future of farming’

Getting children to learn how to grow vegetables at school is an idea which is growing in popularity across Mzansi. The topic is close to the heart of Branden Gee and his…

UK: Garden Organic appoints new Director of Organic Horticulture

National horticultural charity Garden Organic has appointed Donald Murray as its new Director of Organic Horticulture.  Donald Murray Don will be responsible for the development…

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Effects from the pandemic on US perishables and exports

In 2019, the August through November Washington State apple harvest yielded a record 133.9 million 40-pd boxes of fruit. Yet fewer apple exports have been…

1500 Australians registered for farm work, but none are being hired

The coronavirus pandemic has thrown Australia’s fruit and vegetable picking industry into crisis, with an expected worker shortage by March of 26,000, and billions of dollars…

Courgettes go to waste due to lack of labor

Brett Heap is now the sad owner of rows of courgettes he couldn't get picked because his expert and specialised workforce can't get into the country. New…

Inaugurated by Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan

Kerala opens new Indo-Dutch Centre of Excellence for flowers and vegetables

An all new Indo-Dutch centre of excellence (CoE) for flowers and vegetables was recently inaugurated in Kerala's Wayanad area. The centre will put together…

Aaron Fox:

“We expect to see the Covid-19 packaging trends continue into 2021”

Packaging has seen a big boost in sales this year as a result of the pandemic. Just like everyone else in the industry, the ability to be flexible proved vital for packaging…

Due to potential E. Coli 0157:H7 contamination

Tanimura & Antle voluntarily recalls packaged single head romaine lettuce

When a company announces a recall, market withdrawal, or safety alert, the FDA posts the company's announcement as a public service. FDA does not endorse either the product or…

Situation of the 2020/21 campaign in Almeria

Rijk Zwaan's Thelma aubergine is one of the most cultivated in the greenhouses of Almeria's Poniente

The first quarter of the 2020-2021 campaign is already coming to an end in Almeria. In this period, there has been an overall rise in the price of greenhouse…

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