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Launch of Biogrow Philippines

"Philippines offer great potential for coco substrate market"

Over the last couple of years, the supply of coco peat for the horticultural industry has not been easy. The weather in production countries like Sri Lanka and India, a…

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Video From tilapia, LED and diffuse glass to autonomous growing and crop protection trials

Delphy Improvement Centre and the greenhouse horticulture business unit of Wageningen University & Research recently organized a knowledge-sharing event focused on the…

Houweling-Dutch Plantin now providing full line of hygiene products

“With all of the crop clean-outs happening, we’ve developed the full program"

“With all of the greenhouse clean-outs happening at this time of the year, we’ve developed a whole hygiene program to facilitate crop rotations,” says Jake Houweling, VP of…

WayBeyond expands to Latin America

WayBeyond has established its first Latin American presence with the establishment of a new Business Development Consultant role in Mexico City, supporting growers in the…

BumperCrop introduces affordable tool for greenhouses

"Scouting solution saves hours of data entry time and improves crop health"

A new system, introduced by BumperCrop, simplifies data collection and improves decision-making, thus aiming to save scouting teams hours of data collection work each week and…

Claus Lermer, Früchte Lermer GmbH & Co.:

"Great demand for cress, wild herb salads and organic sprouts in hospitality industry"

Convenience products are more popular than ever. Particularly in the restaurant and hotel industry, which has been hit hard by Covid-19, there is a shortage of staff, which is…

American organic crop delivers same production as regular in test at Dutch grower

In the greenhouse of cucumber grower Herman Keijzers in Veldhoven, tests have been carried out with VitalFluid's natural nitrogen. The test involved a 'standard' USDA organic…

High-tech indoor facility to produce for Kuwait market

Australis Capital announced that its subsidiary ALPS has entered into an agreement with Pure Harvest Smart Farms, a controlled-environment agriculture company…

Fanell, a new mini plum tomato, launched

The Italian division of Top Seeds International, the vegetable seed company that specializes in the development, production, and distribution of hybrid varieties, is launching…

Video IPS company tour showcases cultivation in climate cell to plant breeders

Plant breeders had a great time during the International Propagation Seminar. After day 1, with a number of interesting lectures about which we already published a (photo)…

Special Lighting and Technique

How does change in red-far red ratio do with plant pests?

Insects in the greenhouse also react to changes in lighting. A group of Dutch researchers, therefore, looked at the effect of playing with red and far-red light on herbivorous…

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Rwanda: Vertically stacked strawberry farm focusing on hydroponic farming

Rwanda needs at least Rwf 68.5 billion in the next two years or so to invest in hydroponic farming. The Ministry of Agriculture says it has earmarked 38.1 hectares on which to…

Two new partners at investor Astanor Ventures

Emmanuel Faber and David Barber join investor Astanor Ventures. The goal with the new partners is to "build the next generation of agrifood technology companies with impact,"…

The state of North American organic produce: a closer look at trends and issues

After years of slowing, the growth rate of retail organic food sales increased threefold in 2020 in the aftermath of the pandemic. However, it is expected to slow down once…
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UK: Pershore looks at future food production

A Festival of Horticultural Technology held at Pershore College has been greeted enthusiastically by both speakers and an audience which was made up of a range…

Back to business in a big way: Indoor Ag-Con hosts in-person edition In Orlando

Indoor Ag-Con, the premier trade show and conference for indoor vertical farming and controlled environment agriculture, welcomed growers, suppliers, tech companies, startups,…

Concerns in India about delay approval of gene-editing guidelines

India Agriculture Advancement Group (IAAG) International writes to the Hon’ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, expressing serious concern on the inordinate…

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Vegetable inflation: prices for greenhouse vegetables in Ukraine could break records in 2022

EastFruit analysts draw attention to the threat of a sharp rise in prices for greenhouse vegetables in winter and spring 2022. At the same time, price levels may turn out to…

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First berry business forum in Serbia takes place

The first Berry Business Forum, held on October 6, was a place to be for all berry growers in Serbia. The first Berry Business Forum was held in Serbia on October 6 and the…

Joint venture supports rapid growth of greenhouse grower

NatureSweet is expanding its operations through a joint venture with Ganfer, a high technology greenhouse grower in Mexico. The joint venture will add more than 200 acres to…

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Container benching project completed in North Yorkshire

Ebtech Glasshouse Systems has completed a container benching project with 1,176 containers in North Yorkshire. The project consists of over two acres of benching comprising…

Cultivate'22 open for submissions

AmericanHort is seeking submissions for Cultivate’22 education topics and speakers, which will take place from July 16-19 in Columbus, Ohio. At Cultivate’21,…

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Global food security index shows overall decline in food security

Today, Economist Impact released the 10th annual Global Food Security Index (GFSI), which revealed a decline in global food security for the second consecutive year. The GFSI…

Irish supermarket to sell hydroponic microgreens

SuperValu has announced the launch of two new hydroponically grown products grown in Ireland. SuperValu is the first retailer to bring vertically farmed hydroponic microgreens…

Spanish growers protest against Moroccan agricultural products

Spanish growers have been demanding that government officials "comply and control imports from third countries," including Morocco, based on agreements with…

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The UK government recently announced their plan to quadruple the number of ‘Green’ jobs by 2030. With the aim of steering those considering a job in this field, Bower…

Sunswap to deploy a transport refrigeration unit into DFDS fleet

Engineering firm Sunswap has announced an agreement with international shipping and logistics company DFDS to deploy a Sunswap transport refrigeration unit (TRU) into their…

Fruit & Vegetable Boxes from BILLA:

Second chance for fresh fruit and vegetables

Under the motto "SAVING THE GOOD", BILLA is expanding the offer of the popular fruit and vegetable boxes which are already offered at eight Styrian BILLA stores, the Rewe…

Julius Kühn Institute moves into new €28 million building

"With this new building, we are taking a big leap forward"

The Julius Kühn Institute (JKI) researches the causes and control of diseases and pests in fruit growing at its site in the Bergstrasse community. Next year,…

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Genome-edited tomato enters Japanese market

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