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No doubts at Robur's 100th anniversary:

"Robots for crop care have just the right future"

On 7 January 2022 it was exactly 100 years ago that Robur was founded. The Westland company has been active in horticulture ever since, currently as a specialist in robots for…

Vacancies:

Fibredust increases capacity

North American coir demand keeps on growing

North American growers still have to deal with delays in the coco supply from India and Sri Lanka. The team with Fibredust explains how they help growers with the supply from…

Koidra.ai

Koidra raises $4.5 million funding to bring automation to greenhouses

Koidra, an intelligent automation (IA) platform company based out of Seattle, has raised $4.5 million in its seed round. Ospraie Ag Science (OAS) led this round of funding,…

Michael Shen, Certhon:

"Also in China, energy and energy resources are key challenges"

The Chinese adventure for Certhon started in 2011 with cooperation with Rijk Zwaan and a Venly greenhouse project. After that, the turnkey greenhouse solution provider won the…

Dutch investment firm backs packaging machine manufacturer

The Dutch investment firm, Quadrum Capital, is backing JASA, also based in the Netherlands. JASA manufactures packaging machines and complete weighing and…

RAYN Growing Systems releases Fotono luminaires

RAYN Growing Systems, a manufacturer of lighting and control equipment for horticultural environments, introduces new Fotono luminaires. Fotono is a one-to-one LED replacement…

Horticulture training and demonstration center established in Georgia

Eighteen foreign and Georgian companies signed the declaration of membership, under which the companies have joined and became members of the newly established…

Canada: PB tec to move into new office

PB tec Canada will be moving into a new office at 1 May 2022. The new facility is 1300 m2 and has sufficient space to expand in the future on the second floor.  In August 2021,…

Susglobal's second facility converts organic waste to fertilizer

SusGlobal Energy Hamilton continues the development of its 51,535 square foot facility on 3.26 acres located at 520 Nash Road North, in Hamilton, Ontario, which includes an…

Special Labor and staff

Protected Cropping Australia Conference 2022

How to get the most out of a horticulture workforce in challenging labor times

With labor challenges impacting Australian horticulture, a leading glasshouse vegetable producer says a key to optimizing and getting the most out of the workforce is…

Tomato varieties show 43% increase

Prices in Hungary soaring since the start of the war

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, food prices on the international market have been going through a steady and steep incline. According to the latest data…

BioBetter develops cultivated meat with tobacco plants

FoodTech start-up, BioBetter, has assigned a new role for the much-maligned Nicotiana tabacum plant upon discovering it can overcome the greatest hurdle in cultured meat—that…

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An example of a biologic control unfolds inside high school greenhouse

It’s a bug-eats-plant, bug-eats-bug-that-eats-plant world out there.Sedro-Woolley High School agriculture teacher Christian Warman is showing his students how Mother Nature…

Strong year-round organic cucumber program

Mexican bell pepper production increasing

Supplies of cucumber and peppers continue to be steady out of Mexico. Peppers: “Pepper supplies are probably going to be a bit more than last year,” says Michael DuPuis,…

Supermarket Perimeter

Canada: Demand for greenhouse-grown continues to surge

In 2021, Kingsville, Ontario-based DelFrescoPure completed its 25-acre expansion under lights, said Ray Mastronardi, the company’s vice president of sales. DelFrescoPure is…
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Kuala Lumpur: agritech firm reaps $3m in seed money

Plant Cartridge, a Kuala Lumpur-based agritech company that offers sustainable agriculture solutions, has raised US$3 million in seed funding. Founded in 2016 by Channing Ling…

Seed treatment project involving Bangor University aims for more sustainable future

A more sustainable and eco-conscious method of treating vegetable seeds is the focus of a multi-partner research project involving a UK seed producer and Bangor University.…

Russia: succesful harvest of greenhouse vegetables

The production of greenhouse vegetables is growing! in Russia. As of March 25, 2022, 278.6 thousand tons of vegetables have already been harvested in winter…

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With the salad season growing around the UK what better way than to take a look at the progress some of the crops are making. A big thank you to all our associates working…

November 1-2

Resilient Harvests Conference brings together CEA and cannabis cultivators

Endeavor Business Media and Resource Innovation Institute announce the inaugural Resilient Harvests Conference to take place on November 1-2, 2022 at the Hyatt…

Società Egiziaca

Positive trend for Italian Iceberg lettuce

"The lettuce campaign is in full swing, especially when it comes to Iceberg lettuce, and we are witnessing high consumption and lively requests (around 100 tons a week). The…

The Spanish Government and shippers could soon reach an agreement

It remains difficult to get goods to their destination and there's a shortage of packaging materials

The shippers' strike called by the Platform for the Defense of National and International Road Freight Transport has already been ongoing for many days, and although in some…

Arizona producers intrigued by hemp as salad green

Arizona officials recently legalized hemp as a leafy green crop, according to Robert Masson, an assistant agricultural agent with the University of Arizona…

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Movement of Mexican asparagus though Calexico, California and San Luis Arizona expected about the same

Fuel prices somewhat surprisingly fell this week as the war in Ukraine approaches its second month with no clear end in sight. Truck availability for domestic growing areas…

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National Retail Report - specialty crops

'Ads for strawberries, peaches, cantaloupes and asparagus were plentiful'

As weather warms across the country, stores are beginning to lure shoppers in with the promise of spring. Ads for strawberries, peaches, cantaloupes and asparagus were…

'Perfecting trade amid overwhelming global developments'

Europe Retail Packing BV of Poeldijk, Holland foretells that the entire industry is destined to face difficulties of historic magnitudes caused by both Covid and War in…

REV will be exhibiting at Fruit Logistica in Berlin, hall 9, stand A-04

Fast and flexible closing machine for cardboard trays with flaps

Elephant, the new closing machine for cardboard trays with flaps from REV, is fast, flexible and keeps working uninterrupted. REV, an Italian company that has been…

Solatìa by Granfrutta Zani

One kg strawberry crate increasingly popular

Solatìa strawberries by Granfrutta Zani available in 1 kg crates are uniform and boast a high Brix level. "This type of packaging is getting more and more popular and demand…

Tomás García-Escribano, CEO of Cincofresh:

"The demand for formats with ready to cook fresh products continues to increase"

"Our way of life has changed a lot in recent decades and so have consumption habits. The demand for formats with ready-to-cook fresh products continues to increase," says…

Rewe on course for innovation

Germany's first nahkauf BOX in Franconia

REWE continues to innovate: In the Upper Franconian municipality of Pettstadt, REWE is testing a new format called "Josefs nahkauf BOX", which is intended to ensure a supply…

Philippe Blanquet, from Cichorium, specialist in the cultivation of organic chicory:

“We make our custom chicory cultivation chambers available to producers around the world”

It is believed that Belgian producers of chicory roots, which were used as a substitute for coffee at a time when coffee was only available to the very rich. They were the…

Jurgen Sinnaeve:

"Independent drivers main force behind transport strike"

"The Spanish transport sector strikes show the power of transporters when they don't take to the roads," says Jurgen Sinnaeve, who has been active in the…

Japan asked for explanation on contaminated strawberry exports to Taiwan

In its latest weekly report on substandard food imports, the Taiwan Food and Drug Administration said nine shipments of fresh strawberries from Japan had…

The novelties of Naddeo Technologies at Fruit Logistica 2022

Rebranding and new automatic deseeder for iceberg lettuce and radicchio

"We are about to officially launch our new brand (on the side) at Fruit Logistica 2022. In a way, we are returning to our origins, in terms of color by switching back to…

Stefan Seischab offers parsley as well as rhubarb

"I think a future trend will be focusing more on greenhouse production"

The situation is currently very tense for many vegetable producers, says Stefan Seischab (r), managing director of Gemüsebau Seischab from Nuremberg. "Costs are skyrocketing,…

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"Our reusable containers are in use for an extremely long time, in some cases up to 30 years"

Plastic crates are ideal for storing and transporting fruit and vegetables and are sustainable as a reusable solution. Reusable containers are the trend in fresh produce…

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