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Investment group takes stake in greenhouse suppliers Prins Group and Stolze

Another major investment group gains ground in the horticultural industry. HAL Investments, the Dutch investment subsidiary of HAL Holding, has signed agreements to acquire…

Sollum Technologies

Sollum Technologies signs an agreement with Les Productions Horticoles Demers

Québec grower dedicates 0.5 hectares of greenhouse to lighting trials

Les Productions Horticoles Demers is launching a project with the aim of continuing the development of Sollum Technologies’ smart LED lighting solution. A well-established…

Javo

Labor cost increases continue, highlighting importance of automation

Rising labor costs and the move to greater automation remain driving forces in the horticulture industry, even amid the Covid-19 crisis. A recent industry survey highlighted…

Simon Calder - Blackdown Growers

New look for Leampak herbs after 40 years

This week saw the launch of a new look for Leampak herbs which is an established brand of herbs from Blackdown Growers. The company has been supplying herbs to UK caterers for…

Bilancia

A new world of distance guidance and learning in horticulture

The corona pandemic has caused a number of international horticultural projects to be delayed in construction and/or cultivation. The world is changing rapidly and the…

Kagome promotes vegetable culture for greater health

Well-known throughout Japan as a tomato company, the 120-year-old Kagome firm has transitioned into a fully integrated vegetable company committed to…

"Italian table tomato campaign not looking good due to ToBRFV"

For some operators, the winter season that is approaching is "looking bleak, especially when it comes to tomatoes, as ToBRFV is spreading very quickly," reports Vittorio Gona,…

Russia: New greenhouse complex in the Stavropol Territory

The implementation of an investment project for a new greenhouse complex in the Stavropol Territory has begun. In the Soviet urban district of the Stavropol…

80 Acres Farms

80 Acres Farms raises funding round led by Barclays

80 Acres Farms added Barclays as a strategic investor in the business, joining Virgo Investments, Orange Wings Capital, QuietStar Capital, and other family office investors.…

led by Barclays to accelerate growth in automated vertical farming technology

80 Acres Farms raises funding round

80 Acres Farms is a 2019 fellow from the Unreasonable Impact Americas program and award winner recognized for their work addressing the global pandemic’s…

Grower2Grower

"Covid-19 doesn’t slow down high-tech greenhouse construction"

Recently Stefan Vogrincic, Consultant at Grower2Grower, met with James Harris, Managing Director of Apex Greenhouses, at a project currently being built near Auckland, New…

Paul Zuijderwijk, PZ Import:

"Calm start to Spanish Intense-tomato season"

At P. Zuijderwijk Import, the import season for Spanish Intense plum tomatoes has slowly started once more. "Small volumes are now coming in. I have already sold most of them…

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Steenks Service

String machines in times of crop rotation

The end of the year is approaching, and for many greenhouse horticulturists this period is dominated by crop rotation. The crop rotation is the process in which the old crop…

Hydroponic growing becomes a trend during Indian lockdown

Several celebrities like Bhumi Pednekar, Dia Mirza, Juhi Chawla, Shilpa Shetty, Mouni Roy took to gardening during the coronavirus-induced lockdown. Slowly and steadily it…

Makivik Corporation

CAN (QC): Hydroponic growing container arrives in Inukjuak

The arrival of a hydroponic growing container in Inukjuak is a significant milestone in the Pirursiivik Project, and one of the first phases of a larger collaboration with the…

APS

Economic studies reinforce efforts to safeguard specialty crops in the United States

Pathogen-tested foundation plant stocks are the cornerstone of sustainable specialty crop production. They provide the propagative units that are used to produce clean…

California Bountiful

US (CA): Family farm delights in touting the benefits of blueberries to consumers

A crop that is easy to grow, is profitable and fits in with what is already planted—some might call it a farmer's dream come true, but the Sorensens call it delightful, as in…

More up-scale markets appearing in China

A new kind of market is starting to appear in big Chinese cities, appealing to a more well-off sector of the population and aiming also at receiving tourism groups. These…
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Polybee

Singaporean startup looks to grow more from less

23-year-old NTU Engineering student Toh Wen Qi was tasked with what seemed like an impossible task during her apprenticeship at a Deep Tech startup earlier this year: To…

USBG

US: Greenhouse manual for schools honored with design award

Greenhouse Manual: An Introductory Guide for Educators, a project of the U.S. Botanic Garden, NCAT, and City Blooms, has been honored with a 2nd place national award by the…

Vertical Field

Israeli start-up makes vertical farms to grow crops in city parking lots

An Israeli agri-tech start-up has created vertical farms in urban environments, allowing for fresh produce to be grown in cities.  These vertical, sustainable farms were developed…

agROBOfood

agROBOfood Industrial Challenges - Info Session for DIHs and RCs

agROBOfood Open Call on Industrial Challenges is now launched! The overall concept of the Industrial Challenges is that real industry problems seek real tech solutions. SMEs…

ICBA

New community initiative supports food security efforts in UAE

The International Center for Biosaline Agriculture (ICBA) has successfully completed a unique community initiative aimed at raising public awareness about agriculture and food…

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Exploring key roles of Fusarium oxysporum non-pathogens associated with tomato cultivation

The Fusarium oxysporum Species Complex (FOSC) comprises a wide diversity of plant pathogenic fungi, causing severe disease in a wide range of economically…

Agronomy

Responses of cucumber seedlings to supplemental LED light

In order to inhibit spindling growth and improve quality of cucumber seedlings under low irradiance, effects of supplemental light-emitting diodes (LED) light (SL) on…

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Chromosome manipulation for plant breeding purposes

The transfer of genetic variability from related species into crops has been a main objective for decades in breeding programs. Breeders have used interspecific genetic…

Matt Heaton

A molecular roadmap to the plant immune system

The latest advances in our understanding of the plant immune system are mapped out in a new review by John Innes Centre researchers. A molecular roadmap to the plant immune…

Netafim

Netafim India launches FlexNet to make irrigation simplified

Irrigation solutions provider Netafim India announced the launch of launched FlexNet - mainline and sub-mainline piping - for above and below-ground drip irrigation systems.…

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UK: Fresh Produce Consortium launches two new events

The Lincolnshire Showground will see the first ever event for agritech in the fresh produce, flower and plant industry take place on 10 June 2021. Launched by…

Call for comment on irradiation of fruits and vegetables

Food Standards Australia New Zealand is calling for comment on an application to irradiate fresh fruit and vegetables. FSANZ CEO Mark Booth said the Queensland…

Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports expected to recover after nine-month slump

Vietnamese fruit and vegetable exports are showing signs of recovery after a slump in the first three quarters of the year. According to Dinh Gia Nghia, deputy…

Column Elena Malkova, Confidenca Coaching

"Involvement starts with the right communication"

"Last week I spoke with a director of a large organization about how he and his people are doing in the present situation. And although he was very positive about how his team…

Agribio®

High-performance and practical biodegradable mulching films

There is increasing attention towards the issue of environmental sustainability linked to agriculture and the preservation of natural resources such as soil, water and air has…

Strawberries are flourishing in Sudan

The strawberry has been found to flourish in many parts of the Sudan, a matter that can open avenues for its export to provide greatly need foreign cash. In…

Potato no longer a staple good due to prices

Increased vegetable prices troubling for Mumbai citizens

The vegetable prices in Mumbai are skyrocketing with the price of onions touching Rs 100 (€1.20) per kilogram. The increased rates are troubling both the…

New venture Fountain Fresh Espana - broccoli

"We have shipped 1000 more pallets of Spanish salads than last year"

The Spanish salad imports started considerably earlier this year, according to Jack Hanson from Fountain Fresh. this is because back in March people cancelled orders with…

Drone-focused precision agriculture is aiding growers in Ghana

Banks in Ghana have traditionally been reluctant to lend to agriculture because of the perception of its high-risk nature and the lack of adequate risk…

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