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Record number of projects for Agrikol

Serbian greenhouse constructor spans the globe

From the singeing sun in Abu Dhabi to the harsh circumstances in Volzhsky, Russia and from a Japanese F-clean project to a glass greenhouse in Australia. There’s greenhouses…

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Third edition HortEx gets started

This morning in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, several international representatives were present to cut ribbons in the SECC exhibition centre, officially opening the HortEx…

How to evaluate a lighting design?

“For growers, evaluation of lighting designs sent by several lighting manufacturer companies can be a hard task. Since they most likely never even saw a lighting design…

"Biological crop protection only has advantages"

Young Plants Grünewald in the Dutch town of ’s-Gravenzande specializes in the rooting of herb, potted and bedding plants. Under 3.6 hectares of glass, over 1500 varieties of…

Chris Bell - InterNatural Marketing

US organic company brings 150 years of experience to the UK

Chris Bell has been in the organic trade for around for 38 years in the US. Chris started InterNatural Marketing initially to export organic products to Europe. “At that time…

"Quality controls help Mexican producers export to Europe"

The Dutch company Control Union has recently been helping Mexican producers and exporters comply with the right standards demanded by the European market. "We focus on the…

Russia: 7 ha greenhouse opened in Stavropol

The second phase has been launched in the greenhouse complex for year-round vegetable growing, located in the Mirny village (Predgorny area, Stavropol). The acreage of the…

A ‘plug & play’ solution for liquid fertilizer supply

During HortiContact in Gorinchem, Yara Benelux placed the YaraTera Easyfeed in the spotlight, a mobile and fully automatic A and B container dosing unit and storage in one.…

Video Healthy fun during sixth Tomato Day in Almería

The Tomato Day party was held on February 22 in Almería and served to value the flagship product of the province. Throughout Saturday morning, the Paseo de Almería gathered…

Gerben Messelink appointed as special professor of Entomology

The Executive Board of Wageningen University & Research has appointed Gerben Messelink as a Special Professor Biological Pest Control in greenhouse production systems. The…

Special Trade Shows 2020

Indoor Ag-Con announces marketing alliance with PMA

Indoor Ag-Con has announced a marketing partnership with the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) for the 8th annual conference taking place May 18-20, 2020 at…

How lettuce plants could help fight a deadly disease

In pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), high blood pressure in the lungs’ arteries causes the heart to work extra hard to pump blood to the lungs and around the rest of the…

"The future of food looks small, dense, and very bushy"

The way we live is out of balance with the way we eat. About eleven percent of the Earth’s land area is used for agriculture; meanwhile, two-thirds of the human population is…
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US (NY): There’s a new farm in town and it’s indoors

Cory Mahony read an article about hydroponic farming that piqued his interest and then got him hooked. He started the controlled scientific growing practice at home. He’s now…

US (ME): Wild blueberry conference strategizes how industry can stay relevant

Wild blueberries are an iconic food in Maine. Despite the products’ rich flavor and known health benefits, though, the industry has struggled to make inroads, especially…

US: Working across borders to fight ‘mite’-y big problems

It’s hard to fight back when you don’t know what the enemy is, especially if they’re nearly impossible to see and they number in the millions. There are more mite species in…

China deploys 100,000 ducks to counter locust invasion

Everybody duck

Reportedly, the Chinese government has deployed 100,000 ducks in preparation for the locust invasion from Africa arriving at its borders. The Chinese media claim the birds…

Agriculture Ministry raises Turkish tomato export quota by one-third

Russian Federation boosts Turkish tomato export ceiling

On Tuesday, Russian officials increased the quota for tomatoes imported from Turkey from 150,000 to 200,000 tons. "Approve the permitted volume of import of the product…

Integrated pest management strategies for CEA

In horticulture there are always challenges when growing a crop. One of the most common challenges faced by growers is the risk of pest incidence on their crop. But, how can…

US: Paul Kiecker to lead Food Safety and Inspection Service

U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced the appointment of Paul Kiecker to serve as Administrator of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and…

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Always a sad day, final harvest of the #Mars #moon experiment. Main result adding #struvite from #human #urine as manure works very well @wur @WURplant @WURenvironment…

South Africa: Greenhouse facility up for sale in Carletonville

Living Gold (LG), now in liquidation, is the owner of a greenhouse facility in Carletonville in North West (South Africa). The property was used originally as a rose farm, but…

Singapore officials find 5,000+ cartons of cigarettes in 'vegetable' consignment

Last week, officers from the Immigration and Checkpoints Authority (ICA) seized thousands of cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes declared as vegetables in a…

Future tomato market in China not promising with warmer weather

A tomato grower expressed his concerns that tomatoes may rot in the ground when the weather gets warmer. We are currently in a tomato marketing window. The…

New low-chill strawberry selection with early yields

CIVL519 is the new promising selection of low-chill strawberries that CIV is testing with excellent development prospects that could complement the CIVS115 Parthenope®. “In the…

Soft fruit growers want new SAWS extended to at least 70,000

UK: Maximum non-EU seasonal worker quota is 'drop in the ocean'

UK growers have warned that their government’s proposals on seasonal workers could mean 'the end of the Scottish strawberry'. The current maximum of 10,000…

Broccoli shipment hides $18 million in drugs at Texas-Mexico border

US officials report that a shipment of broccoli stopped at the US-Mexico border in Texas also had over $18 million in meth and a variety of other drugs (cocaine, heroin and…

Slow start of Dutch campaign due to bad weather

Good March expected for Spanish peppers and cucumbers

Almeria's pepper and cucumber volumes have dropped significantly this week and the supply will be more limited in the coming weeks, something that begins to be reflected in…

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Grupo Agroponiente and Bayer organized training day about ToBRFV in Almeria

The training day about the Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus, or ToBRFV, organized by Grupo Agroponiente and Bayer Crop Science and held at the facilities of Vegacañada, a…

For accusing an Almeria-based company of re-labeling Moroccan products

Andrés Góngora freed after being arrested for more than 5 hours

In an interview with Diario de Almería, Andrés Góngora, secretary of COAG's Almeria delegation, explained his situation after having been arrested for more…

Mexico's products are a big competitor for Florida

US import of Mexican strawberries increases by 44%

Since the approval of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994, fruit and vegetable producers in the United States have faced a series of…

"Sabors d'Ibiza, variedad tradicional"

Ibiza recovers an indigenous strawberry variety that was thought to be extinct

After years of work seeking Ibizan fruit and vegetable varieties, the agro-food quality promotion technician of the Consell de Ibiza, Josep Lluís Joan, has…

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