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Vertical farming won’t replace all greenhouse production, but it’s more a combination of all of them

“We have been studying the vertical farming market for a couple of years now. Today, we haven’t seen any new, exciting things I must say, but vertical farms continue to…

Urban Greenhouse Challenge'2 participants share experiences

Meet the urban greenhouse developers of the future

Create a liveable and healthy environment for urban dwellers, ensuring that a city can feed itself sustainably. That's the premise of the Urban Greenhouse Challenge, the…

"Particularly in basic and mid-tech, a lot of gains can be made with simple automation"

Jan Wijgerse sets up own product line with GHBD Holland

For the international grower with greenhouse horticulture ambitions the range of high-tech technology on the market can be overwhelmingly. Once the greenhouse with all the…

Charles Cavallini, Alpilles Primeurs:

“The demand for organic herbs is high”

The farm Alpilles Primeurs, located in Saint-Rémy-de-Provence, France, is a producer of potted aromatic plants. The company only offers organic herbs. “The demand for organic…

360 Energy

How do I overcome supply limitations in my local electricity grid?

Since the indoor agriculture sector is one of the fastest growing sources of load in Ontario, a critical issue for growers currently, is their ability to access affordable…

"It's important to have reliable and experienced partners at your side"

Rabensteiner is a greenhouse construction company, who has worked with specific knowledge for over four decades. They guarantee high standards by combining good suppliers with…

"Eletta F1 brought back the flavor of table tomatoes while meeting modern expectations"

Eletta F1 cherry tomatoes by TSI Italia, a branch of Top Seeds International, were presented to the Italian public in 2018 with the "Bentornato sapore" (Welcome back flavor)…

Arizona tomato grower responds to ToBRFV in their tomato plants

Organic certified produce grower and distributor Wholesum Harvest is in the process of burning all the plants inside one of its greenhouses after they were…

Jesús Gómez, director of Agromediterránea: "Now people are cooking more at home and experimenting more"

New consumer trends are boosting the demand for aromatic herbs

Aromatic herb sales are growing, not only because consumers are going out less and cooking more at home since the pandemic started, but also because they are increasingly…

US: Administration rolls out $14 Billion CFAP 2.0 program for farmers

On September 18th the President and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced up to an additional $14 billion dollars for agricultural producers who…

Special Starting Material

October 1 and 2

Virtual conference on genome editing in Europe

On the occasion of the German Presidency of the European Union Council, the German Research Foundation (DFG) and the German National Academy of Sciences…

Tasmania, Australia

Hillwood Berries optimistic after promise of seasonal workers

For the first time in months, there's an atmosphere of optimism at Hillwood Berries. The state government's announcement that seasonal workers would be allowed…

Lanski

Market arrivals drop by 50% - tomatoes & chilli get more expensive

India: Vegetable prices spike in Hyderabad

Vegetable prices in Hyderabad have seen a sharp rise as traders and growers are finding it hard to transport. Logistics are problematic because of the…

Sesame curly top virus, SeCTV, threatens vegetable and ornamental plants in Iran

Sesame curly top virus (SeCTV) is a new species of the genus Turncurtovirus in the family Geminiviridae and was reported for the first time in sesame in Iran…

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Malaysia

Bad weather and labour shortages push Kuala Lumpur vegetable prices

In Kuala Lumpur the prices of most vegetables are up by between 30% and 50% due to a drop in production caused by unfavourable weather conditions and labour…

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Nepal: Salarhi District exports vegetables worth Rs 3 billion

Lalbandi is a municipality in Sarlahi District in the Janakpur Zone of south-eastern Nepal. The district has exported vegetables worth more than Rs. 3 billion…
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United Fresh takes one-on-one buyer/vendor sessions virtual

United Fresh launched the fresh produce industry’s first virtual convention and expo this June on its platform United Fresh LIVE!, attracting more than 7,500…

DEMETER

H2020 Agri-Tech Project, DEMETER, announces 1st Open Call for Innovative Solutions

The Horizon 2020 project, DEMETER, has announced the launch of its 1st Open Call, DEVELOP on 16th September, with a total budget of €300,000 available to SMEs. DEMETER aims to…

CEA Food Safety Coalition

webinar, September 24

Food safety in CEA systems

In the webinar 'Food Safety in CEA Systems', presented by GLASE on September 24, 2020, Dr. Gioia Massa, plant scientist at NASA, will highlight some of the unique aspects of…

Apeel and Houweling’s plastic-free cucumbers are at select Walmart locations

Houweling’s Group has officially launched its plastic-free CaliforniaGrown English Cucumbers in partnership with Apeel. While English Cucumbers traditionally have required…

Bad air quality from California fires causes labor challenges

It is fire season in California, and this season, though it has only just begun, has been a heavy one. As of September 21st, 2020, over 19,000 frontline firefighters are…

Autogrow

webinar, September 29

Combating harmful crop pests without spraying more chemicals

Registrations for the Autogrow webinar Combating Harmful Crop Pests Without Spraying More Chemicals are now open. For this interview-style webinar, guest expert, Applied…

Matt Roney new Lumileds CEO

Lumileds announced the appointment of Matt Roney as the company’s Chief Executive Officer, effective October 1, 2020. Roney most recently served as President of Lumileds’…

Ruben Martinez Barricarte

Australian grapes might be on the shelves year-round thanks to specific gene

The Australian climate sees table grapes in peak production between November and May, but new research from the CSIRO hopes that could move to year-round…

Rwanda exports 305.6 tons of fresh products in week 38

Over the last few weeks, business is picking up for Rwandans in the horticulture sector. The country recorded a total of 305.6 tons of fresh produce. The…

National Hurricane Center

USDA reminder: prepare for storm Beta

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) reminds communities, farmers and ranchers, families and small businesses in the path of Tropical Storm Beta that USDA has programs…

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Pakistani agriculture experts advise farmers to start summer vegetable cultivation in tunnels

Pakistani agriculture experts have advised farmers to start cultivation of summer vegetables in tunnels with the advent of October and complete it by mid of…

Bom Group on LinkedIn

Video State-of-the-art greenhouse project in England

Bom Group is building a new greenhouse. In the video you can see how the project is developing. The project is a total of 290,000 m2, with a state-of-the-art sustainable…

AU (QLD): Seasonal worker funding package welcomed

Growcom has welcomed the Queensland Government’s announcement of a new $1.1 million funding package to get more seasonal workers onto farms across Queensland.…

New Zealand: Horticulture supported through immigration changes

Horticulture New Zealand has welcomed the Government’s latest immigration changes, saying they offer support to stranded backpackers and RSE workers as well as…

Deadline: October 31

Bayer opens application window for Grants4Ag

Bayer has opened the application window for its Grants4Ag initiative. First introduced in 2015, the initiative has evolved in 2020 to offer researchers…

4G-cat1 IOT technology improves the cold supply chain of fresh produce industry

Fresh-key Technology collaborates with DiMuto to test the 4G-Cat1 real-time data logger in Singapore

The fresh produce market has rapidly developed in the last few years, but fresh produce suppliers face significant risks related to cold supply chains and storage management.…

Nicole Lewis

Southwestern Ontario: Vegetable growers not too optimistic

Southwestern Ontario’s growers and experts are projecting a mixed bag for the harvest, this fall. While vegetable farmers have felt the brunt of the COVID-19…

UK sees launch of first ‘medicinal’ mushroom beer

Mindful drinking consultant Zoey Henderson is due to launch a range of 0.5% AVB craft beers made with ‘medicinal’ mushrooms in the UK this month. The product is called Fungtn.…

California Giant strengthens executive team

California Giant Berry Farms welcomes two produce veterans to its executive team: Jay Brown as Chief Financial Officer and Alan Ediger as Vice President of Sales. Focused on…

Malaga, España

Spanish grower sees perspective in aquaponics

La Noria social innovation center has promoted the first aquaponics system in the province of Malaga, combining aquaculture and hydroponics for the production…

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