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Google meets agriculture at Go Green Agriculture

“Our passion is driven by the desire to make a difference, not chase a market opportunity. It is and continues to be about developing passionate leaders and creating a…

Celebrating Dutch-Sino Relationships at Expo Floriade 2022

Fifty years of Dutch - Chinese diplomatic relations were celebrated at the launch of the Greenports Netherlands China Portal at the World Horticultural Exhibition Floriade…

Rising energy costs cause problems for Knoblauchsland vegetable growers

Germany: "We will not be able to avoid gas as an energy source in the medium term"

Nuremberg vegetable grower Peter Höfler relies on gas to heat his greenhouses. In addition to the availability of gas, Höfler is primarily concerned about rising costs. He is…

New 26 cm hook provides labor savings at GreenValley

Royal Brinkman, together with Magic Hooks, is bringing a 26-centimeter high-wire hook with a tail on the market. The longer Easyhook provides significant labor savings in…

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CAN (BC): Greenhouse gas emissions exempted for big B.C. greenhouses

Burning natural gas or propane to heat greenhouses growing vegetables, tree seedlings or flowers is up to 80 per cent exempt from B.C.’s carbon tax. The B.C. agriculture…

Grafting vegetable plants: from challenge to standard practice

Grafting can be applied to all vegetable crops such as tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers, courgettes, peppers and watermelons. Today, grafting has transferred from a challenge…

Substrate cubes and slabs offer aubergine grower maximum steerability and control

Jan, Tom and Ann Heulens’ nursery is an aubergine farm in Belgium. The family has been working with substrate cubes and slabs from Saint-Gobain Cultilene for many years and is…

Saudi Greenhouses Management signes partnership with AL Watania Agriculture

The Saudi Greenhouses Management & AGRI Marketing signeda long term partnership with AL Watania Agriculture Co. to manageand operate their high-tech 5-hectare greenhouse…

ClearVue Technologies provides update on solar greenhouses in Perth and Japan

Update: growing plants under solar panels in Perth & Japan greenhouses

Smart building materials company ClearVue Technologies provides an update on the progress of its solar greenhouse trial at Murdoch University and the progress of the…

Construction management agency starts growing soft fruit: "Glass-proof in one day"

Construction management agency Looije Agro Technics from Made not only supervises construction projects, but will also roll up their own sleeves and get to work, as they did…

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"The HortiCycle program it is about getting the appropriate structure, getting long-life materials and maintaining those materials"

Reducing the problem of plastics that are not being recycled in horticulture production

Horticulture is the biggest contributor of non-packaging plastics usage on farms across the agriculture sector, but there are initiatives underway in Australia to help recycle…

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A novel spray-based plant modification

Improving the quality and productivity of crops by modifying their original properties to increase resistance to pests and extreme weather has been going on for ages.…

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Long-term fertilizer reduction in greenhouse tomato-cucumber rotation systems

Technology-oriented approaches to reduce chemical fertilization in agroecosystems without influencing the vegetable yield is a proficient method for sustainable agriculture…

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NZ: Food prices are up, but the cost to grow it has skyrocketed

Food prices were 7.6% higher in March 2022 compared to March 2021, Stats NZ says, but farmers say this does not reflect the price they are paying to grow what Kiwis are…
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UK: NFU Energy adds to team

There have been two sides to the energy crisis at NFU Energy. On the one hand, we have calls from farmers, growers, and businesses concerned about the astronomical prices they are…

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UK: Plant importers needed to test new Inland Border Facility

Defra is looking for volunteers who import high-priority plants or plant products to take part in a ‘soft launch’ of Sevington, the new Inland Border Facility. Based in the…

Pest counts and action thresholds in the greenhouse

There are essentially three options available when scouting your greenhouse crops for insect/mite pests. 1- No scouting performed with pesticides being applied on a calendar…

Brazil: Fruits and vegetables continue to see upward price trend

The Brazilian fruit and vegetable market continues with an upward trend in prices at the main supply centers. Lettuce and potato showed price stability, with…

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US (VA): New indoor organic farm to operate

Area 2 Farms, a Public Benefit Corporation, will operate a new organic, indoor farm and retail farm store in Arlington County, Virginia. The $1.8 million project is expected…

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Retail trends as a inflation surge is set to include the fresh food and grocery sector in Australia

A specialist retailing consulting and advisory firm believes that the shopping category known as the 'middle consumer' is set to become more divided from a surge in inflation,…

UF/IFAS scientists record first case of harmful bacteria in ubiquitous weed throughout U.S.

Scientists at the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF/IFAS) have recorded the first North American case of a harmful phytoplasma disease…

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Agritechnica Asia & Horti Asia set to receive agri-community

As international travel restrictions to Thailand and the region ease further, next month from 25 to 27 May 2022, the agricultural and horticultural machinery community for…

Video Beekers Berries holds tasty inspiration day

On April 14th, in the Netherlands, the Beekers Berries Inspiration day garnered much attention. Some came to learn about cultivation, others for inspiration or both. Everyone…

Boskovich Fresh Food Group launches Green Fork

Boskovich Fresh Food Group subsidiary Fresh Prep, LLC, the processing arm of the historic company, brings an exciting new retail line, Green Fork, to the industry this month…

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US: Easter vegetables on sale last week

Favorite Easter vegetables such as sweet potatoes, artichokes, asparagus, green onions, green beans, broccoli crowns, Brussels sprouts, and potatoes were on sale this week.…

Spain produced a record 16.39 million tons of fruits and vegetables in 2021

Spain's fruit and vegetable production was led by tomatoes with 4.74 million tons (4.31 million in 2020), peppers with 1.50 million (1.46 million); onions with…

Agrichem Bio will take part as a speaker at the World Tomato Congress 2022

The World Tomato Congress will be held at the Palacio de Exposiciones y Congresos de Campohermoso, in the Spanish municipality of Níjar, in the province of…

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Adhesive solution for trees against ants, cotonet and aphids in organic cultivation

The Pegafit adhesive solution for trees, marketed by Koppert, has been certified for use in organic horticulture. The certification was issued by CAAE, a Spanish certification…

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Simon Schumacher, VSSE, at the start of the strawberry harvest

"Frost protection measures have gone well due to the dedicated efforts of growers"

Throughout Germany, strawberry plants are doing well. After an average mild winter and storms, the crops have weathered the late frosts well so far thanks to foil tunnels,…

Smart algorithm can save hundreds of hours of work when processing images

Through deep learning, robotic systems in the agricultural sector are getting better at recognizing and processing photos of crops. To properly train the systems, hundreds to…

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