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Sollum Technologies

Producing a winter crop of bell peppers in the Allegro Acres greenhouse

“[The horticultural sector] is just at the beginning of understanding the impact of lighting on plants; that has been enabled by LEDs,” says Louis Brun, president and CEO of…

Vacancies:

Driven by investment companies in desert and tropical climates

Demand for retractable roof cooling houses increasing

Retractable roofs are being used to protect fruit and vegetable crops from losses due to extreme weather conditions, providing increased quality and yield. “When we started in…

GrowFlux Dimmer

Fifty light fixtures, controllable in the palm of your hand

When controlling light levels in a greenhouse, is there better way than simply turning the lights on when clouds roll in and off when sunlight returns? GrowFlux, a…

Royal Brinkman

Smart climate solutions ensure top quality lettuce in Chile

Hidropónicos La Cruz S.A. in Quillota, Chile has become one of the world's leading lettuce production after several new construction phases. They grow and supply various types…

Hoogendoorn Growth Management

Growers share their first experiences with new climate computer

On October 8, 2020, Hoogendoorn Growth Management organized an exclusive launch event to launch IIVO, their next level climate computer. Intelligent climate controlIIVO’s…

GreenTech

More than 6,300 professionals signed up for GreenTech Live Online

Over 6,300 horticulture professionals signed up for the virtual show GreenTech Live & Online on 20, 21 and 22 October. Attendees from 107 countries watched 53 knowledge…

Increasing lettuce leaves' fresh weight by light treatments

While red light is widely considered the visible spectral region with higher effects on the photosynthesis, the amount of blue required for different species is an ongoing…

Almeria's pepper sales exceed those of tomatoes in Europe

According to the latest study prepared by the General Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock and Food, in the period from January to July 2020, Germany became…

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CAN (ON): Kingsville approves bylaw against greenhouse light pollution

The Town of Kingsville Council has passed a bylaw to crack down on greenhouse growers using lamps that produce a nighttime glow that can often be seen from dozens of…

&ever

Singapore: New vertical farm to produce 500,000 kg of greens annually

&ever Singapore Pte Ltd (previously Farmers Cut Pte Ltd), a fully-owned subsidiary of &ever GmbH from Germany, will grow and deliver leafy greens to consumers in Singapore…

Automation can help Chinese horticultural industry

Even though the mechanization rate of cultivating and harvesting of the major agricultural crops in China has exceeded 70%, the development is uneven among different…

Special Management

Ireland: Minister Hackett announces €9m investment in horticulture sector

The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Horticulture, Senator Pippa Hackett, has announced…

Mexico: EFI joins AMHPAC for social compliance webinars

Equitable Food Initiative, the workforce development and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers and consumer advocacy…

India: Organic farming redefines Kashmir agriculture

In Kashmir, more than 2000 hectares of land are being brought under the cultivation of organic vegetables. The Director of Agriculture for Kashmir, Altaf Aijaz…

Effect of high tunnel coverings on antioxidants of tomatoes

Researchers assessed the impact of high tunnel coverings and harvest maturity (breaker and light red) on antioxidant capacity, ascorbic acid (AsA), lycopene, β–carotene, and…

Premier Tech

10 golden rules for seedling and plug production in greenhouse

Germination and growing requirements for flowers, vegetables and herbs from seed can vary depending on the type of plant grown. With moisture, light, fertilizer and other…

Eagle Labs

Soft fruit and crop growing facilities

Barclays launch Eagle Lab Farm to boost future of UK agriculture

Barclays is launching a new Eagle Lab Farm in partnership with the University of Lincoln at the Riseholme campus. The Lab and the surrounding farm will offer entrepreneurs and…

Seoul unveils plan to create 1 million urban farmers

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced this month it will add another 40 hectares of farmland by 2024 and dramatically boost the number of people who tend…


The advantages of vertical farming when it's all about canopy size Oregon was one of the very first states in the US that legalized medical cannabis. Initially, the regulations allowed growers to have only a specific number of plants, thus limiting the size of the operations. “Everything was dictated by the number of plants you could grow,” says Jason McAlister, Director of Cultivation with…

James Hutton Institute

UK: New Chair of the James Hutton Institute Board of Directors announced

The James Hutton Institute has announced the appointment of a new Chair for the Institute Board. Dr. Ian Gambles has been announced as the new Chair of the Institute’s Board…

More than $7 billion paid in second round of USDA Coronavirus Food Assistance Program

In the first month of the application period, the USDA Farm Service Agency (FSA) approved more than $7 billion in payments to producers in the second round of…

HortNZ

New Zealand: People Capability Manager ready to promote careers in horticulture

Emma Boase has been appointed to the new role of People Capability Manager at Horticulture New Zealand. The role has been created to help develop and promote careers in the…

The Aquaponic Source

Aerobic mineralization in aquaponics

Aerobic mineralization is very similar to Aerated Compost Tea (ACT) or Actively Aerated Compost Tea (AACT) and is one of the easiest ways to grow more plants using less fish…

New partnership will explore green hydrogen solutions for horticulture in the UK

CambridgeHOK have signed an agreement with London-based Protium Green Solutions to work together and help speed up the decarbonisation of the UK horticultural…

NZPPI

New Zealand: Government assigns $38.5m to plant imports

Plant and seed imports are vital to New Zealand, as a source of new varieties of food and ornamental plants, and for clean virus-free propagation material. NZPPI have been…

AHDB

UK: Planning a future for the WET Centre

Set up in 2017, and part funded by AHDB since 2019, the Water Efficient Technologies (WET) Centre demonstrates the results of AHDB-funded research in a commercially relevant…

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Virginia Tech research: How long does COVID-19 survive on food surfaces?

Virginia Tech researchers are studying how long COVID-19 survives on these food surfaces. Dr. Andrea Bertke a virologist and associate professor, told…

Wikipedia

Israel to start supplying fruit and veg to Bahrain

Israel will export agricultural products to Bahrain by road, with trucks traveling through Jordan; a move that should significantly reduce logistics costs. The…

Mariska de Zoete, Fruca Marketing, Spain:

"Our clients will soon switch to Spanish iceberg lettuce and bell peppers"

Fruca Marketing is located in Murcia, Spain. It has an extensive product range. That consists of lettuce, (water)melon, citrus, and bell peppers. The lettuce and bell pepper…

Relief only to be expected at start of 2021

Vegetable prices up in Bhopal, India

The prices of vegetables are skyrocketing in the Madhya Pradesh state capital. The price of onions has soared drastically in last fortnight and is likely to…

Hungary offers €82.4 million in subsidy for modernization of domestic vegetable producers

The horticultural event “Vegetable Forcing Day” was held in Szentes, Southern Hungary last weekend for the 7th time and it was attended by members of the South…

9.5 per cent growth

Organic sales in UK record largest rise in more than a decade

UK sales of organic foodstuffs have grown by an impressive 9.5 per cent during 2020. This is the largest rise since 2006. According to Nielsen data -up to…

Pakistan vegetable exports grow by 11.58 percent

The exports of vegetable from the nation of Pakistan during first quarter of current financial year witnessed an 11.58 percent growth as compared the exports…

Successful trial shipment of Hass avocado

"Huge export potential for Ethiopian produce"

Durabilis – an international impact investment company, and the owner of fresh produce importer FairFruit in Belgium – is elated to announce the successful arrival of trial…

Azerbaijan increases tomato exports Jan-Sep 2020

Azerbaijan increased its tomato exports during the period of January-September 2020. During the reporting period -State Customs Committee reporting- the…

Gaia Herbs revamps is Dutch branch and acquires Via Maris

Gaia Herbs Bv expands its reach in Europe by merging with German company

Gaia Herbs has had a subsidiary in the Netherlands since 2017 and it has now merged with Via Maris GmbH, one of the largest herb companies in Germany. Gaia has been a strong,…

VSSE cancels trade fair duo expoSE and expoDirekt 2020

The surge in the number of corona infections, the expansion of risk areas in Europe and the fact that Baden-Württemberg is now also a risk area have forced the…

Maintain safe food temperatures with T&D data loggers

Ensuring safe temperatures throughout the cold food storage process is a top priority for all food handlers. For compliance with federal food safety regulations, companies…

Pandemic triggers sales of fresh Peruvian capsicum

Peruvian exports of chili peppers and peppers will end 2020 with a 17% contraction. According to the president of the Association of Exporters' Capsicum…

Harnesstom project

In search of tomatoes that have a better quality, flavor, and more resistance to pests

Over the next four years, a multidisciplinary team of experts from 22 institutions and entities from 7 countries - Bulgaria, France, Israel, Italy, the…

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