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Olivier Dejonghe, Dejonghe Salads:

"Manual slicing is our strong point, maybe we don't communicate that enough yet"

Advancing lettuce cultivation outdoors is not easy. Nor is stretching the crop in the greenhouse. Therefore, the best thing is to switch as quickly as possible between indoor…

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Approximately 4,000 sq.ft. vertical farm under construction at mall in Istanbul

Timfog has partnered with Plant Factory to build a vertical farm in the basement level of the parking lot of a shopping mall in Istanbul. Timfog is handling the Vapor Pressure…

Beneficial insects are exposed to insecticides through honeydew

Insects can be exposed to insecticides through various routes, including a plant’s pollen and nectar. For the first time ever, PhD researcher Miguel Calvo Agudo found that…

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US (CT): Rising fertilizer prices hitting farms, parks and gardens

Stephanie Maynard, co-owner of Ox Hollow Farm in Roxbury, started the season with fertilizer prices twice as high as usual. That, coupled with fuel costs, is the farm’s…

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Canada: Church greenhouse program supports migrant workers

The Huron Farmworkers Ministry seeks to take care of migrant workers. The outreach program of the Anglican Church’s Huron Diocese focuses on “immediate needs,” such as clothes…

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Twentyfour-year-old Saudi farmer engineers a blooming desert

The last thing one expects to find in the middle of dusty and dry Khulais, located on the western side of the Saudi Arabian desert, is a farm blooming with all sorts of herbs…

Daniel Velo, partner of the Plus Berries group's Agrícola El Bosque:

"The new blackberry varieties that are coming allow us to look to the future with optimism"

The Spanish blackberry campaign's peak production period is coming to an end. In the past, this fruit was available in the spring months. Now, it's available throughout the…

More tomato acreage keeps pricing at a standstill

Tomato supplies in North America are shifting right now to include many of the local deals seen at this time of year around the country. Roger Riehm of Bradenton,…

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France: Producers hit hard by hail storms

Very violent hail storms hit France in the night from Sunday to Monday. Nearly 21 departments had been placed under orange alert for thunderstorms by the French weather…

Verdant Technologies

Shelf life extension solution adds 18 new crops

Verdant™ Technologies has received approval from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for an expanded label of HarvestHold Fresh®, including the addition of 18…
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Cock van Overbeek passed away

Tomato grower Cock van Overbeek of Gardener's Pride passed away on Saturday, the 25th of June. He was still full of plans, but it wasn't meant to be. Freeing for him but incredibly…

Teen farmer selected as USDA greenhouse grant winner

Several rows of plants line the growing farm of Bodie Janes, a Barren County teen who calls himself the “Barefoot Farmer of Finney Holler.” And thanks to a grant he obtained a…

Greenhouse opening helps Highfield Farm further develop industrial land into urban farm

The year-round greenhouse at Highfield Farm has opened to support Calgary's community-based local food system. Funded through Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's Local Food…

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Agrivoltaics for broccoli and cabbage

A research team at Chonnam National University in South Korea has looked at how solar power generation could be combined with broccoli and cabbage cultivation. The team found…

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How Vodafone IoT technology is serving up the perfect strawberry at Wimbledon

Hugh Lowe Farms has supplied all the strawberries to Wimbledon for nearly 30 years. Each year, more than 30 tons of strawberries are consumed by tennis fans at the event, so…

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UK: Seasonal worker visa route RFI notice

Seasonal labor has always played a vital part in bringing home the horticulture harvests each year in the UK. From 2019 to 2021, the government ran a series of annual pilots…

Strawberry robot for greenhouses and vertical farms

Less work, more BERRYs

Organifarms has been developing BERRY for almost two years. The harvesting robot was presented for the first time at Greentech in Amsterdam. BERRY is now ready for order. A…

S. Korean smart farm technology creates cooling greenhouses in Vietnam

In Hanoi, Vietnam, daytime temperatures can reach up to 37 to 38 degrees Celsius. On top of that, it often rains, and the climate is hot and humid. But to grow a certain type…

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According to the national trade promotion body ZimTrade, there is huge potential to transform local communities through enhanced production and export of…

Shouguang Biosow: Some thoughts on China's vegetable seed industry

Shouguang Biosow is a national seed industry company with international scientific research and innovation capabilities and levels. Its main business is the breeding,…

The EC wants to reduce the use of chemical pesticides in the EU by 50% by 2030

On Wednesday, the 22nd of June, the European Commission (EC) presented a proposal to force a 50% reduction in the use of chemical pesticides in the European…

Yongor: Uncertainty makes the advantages and prospects of horticultural planting increasingly apparent

The fragile traditional agricultural planting model that relies on the weather for growing crops has been overwhelmed by repeated natural disturbances. The advantages and…

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May saw many ports recording record numbers of imports as backlogs and arrival delays were largely resolved

The month of May saw many ports recording record numbers of imports as last year’s unloading backlogs, and arrival delays have largely been resolved. The Port of Los Angeles,…

Australia needs ‘Minister for food’ to combat supply shortages

Among the threats facing Australia’s food supply are climate change, loss of agricultural land, worker shortages, a looming fertilizer shortage, and global…

MultiGrow Grashoek & MultiFresa get complete food processing line

The Dutch company MultiGrow Grashoek recently began using a Reintjes Systems complete automation solution. The international food processor grows around 17 million cucumbers…

Sunnier days welcome for mini cucumber growers

Lots of sunshine predicted for the province of British Columbia, Canada, means the onset of a steady supply of baby cucumbers. Jeff Madu, Vice-President of Sales for Windset Farms®,…

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Integrated Pest Management farming methods get a boost in Europe

The biologicals market for crop protection products has seen healthy global growth in recent years, but In Europe there is still frustration seen at significant regulatory…

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Effects of silicon and salicylic acid on yield of greenhouse cucumbers

Plant nutrition management is known as an efficient strategy to control environmental constraints. This experiment was conducted in a climate control greenhouse with a…

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