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Rising Farms: Leasing Mexico’s agriculture back to life

Mexico’s climate conditions and its strategic vicinity to the North American markets make it perfect for agriculture, but lacks the sophistication seen in developed markets…

Dutch pepper grower looking at 7 hectare expansion

Around the corner from their greenhouses that are currently full of yellow peppers, construction of another seven hectares of greenhouse is ongoing for Dutch grower De…

Serre Red: new quarantine greenhouse in the Netherlands

Fluence by OSRAM has been selected by Wageningen University & Research (WUR) as the lighting provider for Serre Red, the university’s new, high-tech quarantine greenhouse.…

Warren Russell on Moleaer’s expansion into Chile and Peru:

“There is much potential for optimizing blueberry and grape crops with nanobubble technology”

Nanobubbles are very small vessels of gas that are created to remain stable in bulk solutions. When they are added to the irrigation water used in agriculture, they increase…

Greenhouse producer looks at $18 million expansion in Daleville

Muncie-based agriculture technology firm Balance Holdings (BHI) is looking to expand operations in Daleville, investing nearly $18 million for the assembly of…

The importance of monitoring EC levels in an indoor grow

There are numerous things in an indoor grow that are critical to measure and monitor to keeps things growing. Lighting, CO2 levels, airflow, for example, are essential aspects…

AgroPro by ICL

New crop nutrition advice community for farmers and agronomists

ICL is launching a new, international and interactive advisory crop nutrition forum, AgroPro.com, created in response to the agronomic communication challenges…

An interview with Massimo Pavan, expert on European agribusiness

Growing tomatoes nowadays entails losing money

We are approaching the last week of May, a quite crucial month for the marketing of tomatoes which, at this time of the year, is subject to downturns. To take stock of the…

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"Golden opportunity for Vietnam's farm produce to regain home market"

Because of Covid-19, the global farm produce supply chain has been interrupted because of logistics problems. Now is the right time for domestic farm produce to conquer…

Topping-off for tomato breeding

North Carolina farmers grow $33.8 million worth of fresh market tomatoes each year and approximately half of the tomatoes grown in the state are the fruit of NC State’s tomato…

Special webinars & online education

May 28 4:00 PM (CET)

Webinar on vertical farming

Heliospectra is having a free webinar this Thursday, May 28 at 4:00 PM (CET). This webinar is designed for vertical farmers, cultivation and operation teams, support…

Signs of hope for Corona pandemic

While the news is dominated by negative stories about the effects of the coronavirus pandemic, it's important to remember that there's a light at the end of the tunnel. Here…
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Sustainable Agriculture

USDA's COVID-19 farmer relief will leave out farmers most impacted by crisis

The Trump Administration announced the impending opening of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) farmer aid payments to be delivered by the United States Department…

Texas specialty crop sector hit hard by COVID-19

The specialty crop sector in Texas — consisting primarily of fruits and vegetables — has been one of the hardest hit sectors of agriculture due to the COVID-19 pandemic,…

How Singapore plans to survive world’s impending food crisis

Singapore’s obsession with food goes far deeper than its world-famous chili crab and laksa. One of the most densely populated countries on the planet, its 5.7 million people…

Controlling aphids with Eupeodes-System

Growers of protected vegetables, fruit and ornamental crops have a new weapon against aphids. Biobest launches the Eupeodes-System from the beginning of June. The hoverfly…

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We are testing the impact of different floral margins (sainfoin, chicory and native perennial wildflower mix) next to commercial strawberry crops @WetCentre. These provide…

Philippine government launches 'Urban Aquaponics' project

As part of the Farmers' and Fisherfolk's Month celebration, Agriculture Secretary William Dar unveiled the project “Urban Aquaponics” during the launch of the Plant, Plant,…

Optiberry project:

Non-premium berries for use in cosmetics?

FACCE-JPI funded international project OPTIBERRY is looking into high added value (non)-food applications to process or market the non-premium class fruit from raspberry,…

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Experts claim: Vegetables can be used to self-distance children at school

Many parents fear sending their children back to school following lockdown – insisting it is impossible to keep from hugging and playing with one another but…

USDA files actions against New Hampshire company for alleged PACA violations

As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act and ensure fair trading practices within the U.S. produce industry, the U.S.…

Report sheds light on profitability of WA vegetable growers

The third annual vegetable industry financial and production benchmark report has been released by vegetablesWA and partners Planfarm, revealing important data…

CPMA and NSF Canada to offer online food safety workshops beginning in June

CPMA has partnered with NSF Canada, a division of NSF International, to offer online Food Safety, Regulatory and Quality Assurance workshops to CPMA members…

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Onion price falls to Rs 8 per kg

Tomato prices in New Delhi wholesale market drop to Rs 1-2 per kg

Tomato prices have crashed to Rs 1-2 per kg while onions have fallen to about Rs 8 per kg in Delhi’s wholesale market because of weak demand and strong supply…

US: Ready-to-eat salad bowls launched nationally

Dole Food Company is taking its line of ready-to-eat salad bowls national with the launch of Dole®  FreshTakes™ Salad Bowls in supermarkets throughout the West following a successful…

CPMA announces board of directors for 2020-2021

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association announced its Board of Directors for 2020-2021. Elections took place last week, following the 2020 CPMA Annual…

StC International gains an Account Manager

Aart van der Jagt has been strengthening the StC International team since May 2020. He has been appointed as this Dutch wholesale company's Account Manager. "We are delighted…

Scott Ledger explains benefits in an interview

The benefits of temperature monitoring in fresh produce supply chains

Ensuring consistent quality of fresh produce on arrival at export market retail stores is important to all export supply chains. Scott Ledger, Export and…

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Polish retailer accused of selling Ukrainian vegetables as domestic

In Poland, retailer Biedronka has been accused of misleading buyers by selling fruits and vegetables from other countries, while indicating that they were…

Tomato greenhouses in Turkey at 2,050 meters altitude

Despite being the coldest region of Turkey, with temperatures that can drop to -46 °C during the winter, the eastern region of Ayranjilar produces more than…

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