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"Raspberries in the summer in the desert? No way!"

How do you get raspberries to grow in the desert? Well, one way is by upgrading your farm with some greenhouse technology, as one grower from Israel can tell you. Metania…

Bas van der Elst, Hendic:

"More focus on stored water quality"

The floating tarpaulins used in Dutch water silos are sufficient for now. However, there's a growing demand for steel roofs for these silos. Bas van der Elst of Hendic, says,…

René Zwinkels visited growers with Xaverius in Poland:

"Plants keep doing well, even after extreme heat"

Within twenty seconds, you can see how a grower's crop is doing just by looking at their face, as is the experience of René Zwinkels. He is an ex-tomato grower himself and…

Controlling relative humidity to prevent powdery mildew

Powdery mildew is a dreaded disease in strawberry cultivation. The fungus spreads quickly, and infected strawberry fruits cannot be sold. The Business Unit Greenhouse…

Valagro

Syngenta acquires Valagro

Syngenta Group announces the acquisition of Valagro by its business unit Syngenta Crop Protection. Valagro will continue to operate as an independent brand in the market…

Kalera announces fifth facility:

"As gateway to the Rockies and a great food city, Denver is the ideal location for our new farm"

Kalera, a fast growing vertical farming company in the United States, announced it will open its newest facility in Colorado in 2021. The Denver-area facility…

NIAB becomes CHAP partner

"We look forward to working together, promoting and developing agri-tech innovation"

NIAB has launched a new molecular diagnostics service on becoming a partner of the AgriTech Centre Crop Health and Protection (CHAP). NIAB will host the new…

UK: Ballot confirmed on statutory levy for horticulture

AHDB has formally announced there will be a ballot on the continuation of a statutory levy in horticulture. It will be a yes or no vote on the future existence…

lef Farms

US (NH): lef Farms adds new production manager

Coming off a very eventful summer that resulted in expanding distribution by adding Stop & Shop stores throughout New England and supporting medical first-responders during…

Gropro earns OMRI-listing

"We are excited to provide organic farmers with our biological products"

The importance of organic production in the USA continues to rise, with the total sales of organic products in 2019 hitting $55 billion. Currently, it's the…

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Toundra Greenhouses won Mercuriades award

The grand finale of the prestigious 2020 Mercuriades awards was held on Monday evening. Toundra Greenhouses was crowned this year's grand champion, taking top honours in the…

Kingpeng

Greenhouse project in Chinese wetland park

"With this project, we can almost harvest and supply grapes year-round"

Nowadays, there are 898 national wetland parks all over China. The wetland parks or wetland nature reserves were built to protect rare species like birds, trees, fish, plant…

Sollum Technologies

CAN (QC): Margaret Ingratta joins Sollum Technologies as Chief Agronomist

Sollum Technologies announced that Margaret Ingratta is joining the company as Chief Agronomist. She will contribute to the growth of their operations thanks to more than 30…

Growing Media Europe

Growing Media Europe reinforces technical expertise

Dr. Nele Ameloot recently joined the Growing Media Europe (GME) team as a technical expert, highly experienced in marketing, Research & Development and project management. As…

Nutrient deficiencies, water stress, and more

New leaf measurement helps predict commodity shelf-life

This month, a new tool from CID Bio-Science is hitting the market. The device, called SPECTRAVUE, gives deep insights into plant and crop health with a simple leaf…

PMA Fresh Summit: Still the place to be in October

Produce Marketing Association has opened the 2020 Fresh Summit virtual platform for the Buyer Preview of the Produce, Floral, Solutions and Complementary Items…

Hortilux

In high-wire cultivation, it's important that the light penetrates deep into the crop

Many growers who invest in LED lighting opt for wide-beam LED fixtures with a high light output. In this way, they aim to achieve optimal light distribution at the top of the…

Saaraketha

A first for Sri Lanka:

Zero carbon smart greenhouse project

When people think of greenhouses, we tend to think of the cold hills of Nuwara Eliya, old fashioned English homes and Victorian botanical gardens full of exotic plants. We…
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Rob Baan will speak at Vertical Farming Conference

'The sun is for free'

Microgreen grower Rob Baan promotes fresh produce as health benefit. From his sustainable all electric greenhouses, he supplies 70,000 restaurants in the major European metropole in a…

Management of abiotic stress in horticultural crops

Horticultural crops are exposed to multiple abiotic stresses because of ongoing climate change. Abiotic stresses such as drought, extreme temperatures,…

Iran: market of 600 million people abroad for the export of greenhouse products

The director general of the Office of Greenhouses, Ornamental Plants and Edible Mushrooms of Iran said: "There is a market for our greenhouse products of 600 million people in…

Putting the plants first in facility design

The Association for Vertical Farming has a new Canadian member: AgricUltra. Their AMPL Controlled Micro-Environment Agriculture design aims to provide operators with a higher…

Wonderplant S.A.

Greek hydroponic greenhouse company expanding their greenhouse CHP

Wonderplant S.A. is a Greek hydroponic greenhouse company. They are continuously expanding their greenhouse investments.  Photo: Wonderplant S.A. For the expansion of their CHP…

Vertuo (DRCE9613)* the new De Ruiter cucumber variety

"This spring is blooming with choices"

This spring, growers will have more choice in terms of Spring cycle cucumber varieties. Autumn 2020, De Ruiter launches Vertuo (breeder reference DRCE9613)*, the new De Ruiter…

Video on interpreting irrigation water quality

A new YouTube video by Dr. Paul Fisher from the University of Florida IFAS Extension describes how to sample, interpret, and solve chemical issues for water used to irrigate…

Equinom

Israel: Equinom builds new R&D center

Equinom is the first seed-breeding company to open an R&D center that houses all vital departments together – biochemistry, applications, sensory, and breeding. The new center…

Australia breaks world record for heaviest blueberry

In September, the Guinness Book of World Records confirmed that an Australian couple, who grew a blueberry that weighs 16.2 grams, are officially world record holders. Their…

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Tecnova promotes the development of greenhouses for intensive crops in urban environments

The Tecnova Technological Center is working with the Novagric, Polímero Gestión Industrial, Alarcontrol, and Induser companies in the Greendomo project to…

United Fresh releases Q2 2020 FreshFacts on Retail report

United Fresh Produce Association’s Q2 2020 issue of FreshFacts on Retail reports is now available, sponsored by Mucci Farms. Mucci Farms is a greenhouse…

Planasa Polska starts supplying strawberry plants

The commercial plant nursery that the Planasa group has in Poland (with Ostrowo as the plant production center), which serves the Italian, Greek, Moroccan and Albanian…

Country Fresh expands voluntary recall

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…

Canada requires romaine from parts of California to be tested for E. coli

Thanks in part to imported products, Canadians can enjoy fresh produce year-round. From 2016 to 2019, romaine lettuce from California was linked to outbreaks…

Bangladesh: Vegetable prices keep going up

In Bangladesh, prices of vegetables shot up further last week. The department of agricultural marketing (DAM) recorded a 20-25 per cent hike in vegetable…

California sees ample red beets

Supplies of beets out of California are currently steady. “We have red table beets and we’re in excellent supplies,” says Frank Ratto of Modesto, CA.-based Ratto Brothers.…

Spanish tomato exports fall for the seventh consecutive season

According to a report prepared by Hortoinfo based on data from the Estacom statistical service (Icex-Tax Agency), Spanish tomato exports have decreased for…

John Grootscholten, Daily Fresh Radish:

"Radish trade is very tame"

"We have such good quality at the moment and yet the trade is not really looking for it," says John Grootscholten of Daily Fresh Radish. "It is not really a huge surprise,…

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