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Young cukes are having a hard time on hottest day ever in Canada

The extreme heatwave blanketing British Columbia, Canada, is ongoing and despite the fact that plants can survive temperatures above 30 degrees Celsius, it’s not easy for…

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Israeli companies demonstrate their greenhouse technologies

"Israel can teach the world how to grow in extreme climate"

“Growing food in high temperatures, with little water available, is no more than usual for Israeli growers. For that reason, growers from around the world can use Israeli…

Battling CGMMV with seed treatment

JungWan B-F, the creator of a plant virus spread inhibitor technology, officially announced that they have developed a product that can completely prevent the occurrence of…

Will a home compostable label be developed in time to meet changing regulations?

“Sustainability is part of our everyday lives and this is a good thing,” says Duncan Jones with Sinclair. Like many companies, the label manufacturer is focused on continuous…

Lettuce grower Hofmann receives full package in new greenhouse

Horticultural projects are spring up all over Germany. Good news for Trintech, as the installation company, has plenty of work to do. Managing Director Albert van Dam talks…

Russia: Greenhouse vegetables production has increased by 9%

Greenhouse production is one of the most dynamically developing segments of agriculture in Russia. In June, 669 thousand tons of vegetables and greenery have…

Else we'll never eradicate ToBRFV

Growers, don't become virus-weary

‘The virus' is still around. "It seems to overshadow everything in greenhouse farming," says Jos Veugen of Frans Veugen Bedrijfshygiëne in the Netherlands. By 'the virus', Jos…

What opportunities do biodegradable sensors have?

The more data, the better growers can control their cultivation. Sensors play a crucial role in this: they can tell, for example, how moist the soil or air is or how high the…

"Beware of 24-hour temperature on dark summer days"

The bottleneck in summer is often associated with excessively high temperatures on days with high irradiation. In the past two years, when these conditions…

KWS Vegetables Italia boasts large tomato assortment

The open day organized by KWS Vegetables Italia on June 23, 2021, at azienda agricola Falcone in Fondi (Latina) was the first official event of the company after its…

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See bizarre seeds and fruits from around the globe

When it comes to admiring plants, flowers can hog all the attention. And though the ephemeral blooms may be dazzling, what appears after the petals fade—the fruits and…

Uzbekistan greenhouse cucumber export increased by 76%

In January-April of 2021, Uzbekistan exported 4.2 thousand tons of cucumbers in the amount of $5.1 million, which is $2.2 more compared to the same period of…

India: Growers criticise hydroponic projects

Last month, the non-banking finance company (NBFC) of Netafim Irrigation India received about ₹420 crore in equity and long-term debt funding. This funding will enable the…
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Germany: Continuing severe weather causes millions in horticultural losses

The German Weather Service (DWD) announced the weekend of 19 and 20 June as offering "heat, lightning and tropical nights". In large parts of Germany, the heat and tropical…

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Shade cloths and farming tools to support Fijjians after pandemic

The Ministry of Agriculture has launched the Back To Rural Agriculture Programme to support Fijians who have lost their jobs due to the current pandemic and want to return to…

Assessing flavor with the help of VR glasses

The flavor of horticultural products is important to consumers. That is why many growers and breeders have their products tested by the flavor panel of the Business Unit…

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Strawberry farm ships South Africa's first commercial medical cannabis

South Africa has sent out its first commercial shipment of medical cannabis. The shipment of Dry Cannabis Flower left for Switzerland last week from Cape Town…

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Vegetable pathology factsheets

Southern bacterial wilt of tomato

The southern bacterial wilt of tomato is caused by the soil-borne bacterium Ralstonia solanacearum (formerly known as Pseudomonas solanacearum). It is a widespread and…

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UK: Why are energy prices still rising?

In the last 12 months, the energy market has fluctuated by as much a 3.5p/kWh or 30-40%. Why has this happened and what is the best thing to do with my up-and-coming renewal?…

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A sole focus on organic farming will not get us where we need to be

An ominous figure was captured by a recent study by scientists from Cornell, Maryland, and Stanford universities, which found that global agricultural productivity has…

Authorities in Almeria arrest an arsonist who tried to set fire to a greenhouse with workers inside

The National Police have arrested a man as he was trying to set fire to a greenhouse in the north of El Ejido, located on the Adjutant Road. The owner of the…

Moroccan tomato exports: COMADER’s response to European organizations

Mohamed Alamouri, president of COMADER (Moroccan Confederation of Agriculture and Rural Development), reacted this week to the requests from European…

"Migrant laborers don't want harvest strawberries, bent-over, anymore"

Jan van Meer, from the Netherlands, has one great passion - cultivating strawberries. He fills three million boxes of these every year. Not by himself, of…

“Opportunities and obstacles for organic produce post-Covid”

Organic Produce Summit announces second educational session

On the heels of one of the most challenging and demanding years in the history of the fresh produce industry, leaders from the production and retail side of the business will…

Ahead of UK plastic tax

Sappi Rockwell Solutions presents new lidding film

Heat seal coating specialist Sappi Rockwell Solutions has come up with what it claims is its first sustainable, multi-substrate, heat sealing lidding film. Its…

AFPGEAN bemoans post-harvest losses

Nigeria: Vegetable exports still vastly unexploited

According to the International Trade Centre (ITC), Nigeria’s export of edible vegetables is still vastly unexploited. The ITC has stated that edible…

From July 5 to the end of August, the Vegacañada auction will include all the products from Campo de Nijar

Grupo Agroponiente unifies its La Vega and Campohermoso auctions in Vegacañada

Grupo Agroponiente has unified and centralized the schedules and execution of its product auctions due to the arrival of summer. Specifically, it has unified…

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Swiss Center for Vegetable Production and Special Crops

Many Swiss bell peppers score with organic label

With a per capita consumption of 5.3 kg, bell peppers were the third most popular vegetable in Switzerland in 2020, according to figures from the Swiss Center for Vegetable…

Pierre Blin, buyer-seller at SAS Robert-Renard

High demand for large leaf spinach

SAS Robert-Renard is in the middle of the large leaf spinach season. The demand is still good but the product is becoming more rare, as a result of the weather.…

PepMV detected in greenhouses

Exports of New Zealand tomatoes suspended

The New Zealand health authorities have suspended the exports of tomatoes and tomato seeds to other countries. New Zealand has detected in its soil the…

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