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“In some situations, using artificial lights can be just too expensive”

Many growers have to deal with increasing energy prices, and we have already seen some major producers halting winter production or outright close business. "In some…

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Ohio State to lead research project to help greenhouse growers create optimal conditions

The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) is leading a research and development project to help greenhouse growers create the…

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Labor inspection: growers still not using crop protection safely enough

The Dutch agricultural sector is well aware of the risks of using crop protection products. However, it seems they are taking insufficient practical measures.…

NZ: Front-footing freshness from harvest to plate

Superb Herb's range of potted and cut products now get to customers fresher than ever, thanks to developments at its northwest Auckland growing facility. By chilling the…

New campaign highlights the nutritional heroes of produce

If there's one thing consumers have on their minds right now, it's their health. As a result, it's only timely that a produce marketer and grower is introducing a new campaign…

Resource Innovation Institute

Team of industry experts formed to tackle water circularity

Resource Innovation Institute (RII) announced the formation of the Water Circularity Working Group, a team of experts tasked with identifying best practices for CEA farmers to…

Crisis update: Short-term gas price drops further

Short-term gas prices continue to fall. Relatively warm weather for the time of year also helps to keep heating costs still within limits. For the longer term, gas prices are…

Postharvest quality solution for tomatoes-on-the-vine

Windset Farms and Verdant Technologies announce a partnership for the use of Verdant’s postharvest shelf-life extension solution, HarvestHold Fresh. The companies will partner…

MSU-led team studying expansion of controlled environment culinary herb production across US

A Michigan State University-led team has received a $3.4 million U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant to evaluate the profitability and environmental sustainability of…

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UK horticulture fears seasonal labor crisis

The impact of falling labor availability has been demonstrated in a survey carried out by British Berry Growers in November 2021. This found that, since 2019, there has been…

Fresh Canadian strawberries now available year-round at Walmart Canada

There’s nothing sweeter than strawberry season. That’s why strawberries are one of the most popular fruits in Canada, with the average Canadian consuming around three…

Special Lighting and Greenhouse Technology

Great Lakes Greenhouses begins new chapter with new dynamic LED grow lights

The team at Great Lakes Greenhouses takes pride in their list of firsts: first to use CO2 enrichment in the greenhouse, first to grow cucumbers year-round, and first to…

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AgBiome receives approval for new fungicide

Esendo fungicide is the latest in AgBiome’s lineup of microbial-based solutions and the first of its proprietary Connate portfolio to receive approval from the…

US (CA): Central Valley processors making drinking water from tomatoes

Truckloads of tomatoes lined up for processing in California's San Joaquin Valley at Ingomar Packing. The Merced County facility sees more than a million tons each season.  Usually,…

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It’s apple season at the Azilda Greenhouses

Besides the vibrantly changing beautiful leaves of the trees, apples have become a familiar sign of fall at the Azilda Greenhouse along Municipal Road 35. A wide variety of…

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#Vietnam was seeking ways to expand the #export of #organic farm produce as global demand was anticipated to increase rapidly with consumers paying more attention to…

Specialty crop sector in South Dakota receives grant funding support

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) awarded five projects over $390,000 to enhance the competitiveness of South Dakota…

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Vietnam: Bac Ninh moves towards hi-tech agriculture

The northern province of Bac Ninh has set a target of raising the proportion of hi-tech agriculture in the province’s total agricultural output value to 35 – 40% by 2025, with…

Fertilizer prices down – Surpluses emerge as farmers pull back

Fertilizer prices are dropping as farmers, frustrated by the high costs, hold off on purchases. This is driving down demand and causing gluts that are upending…

Ghana: Tomato imports from Burkina Faso hit US$400 mln annually

Trade data from the Ghana Vegetable Producers and Exporters Association indicates that annual tomato imports from neighboring Burkina Faso have hit US$400 mln…

Demonstration saw robots assist soft fruit farmers in a variety of tasks

BT demos automated agriculture using robots and IoT

BT has announced the successful deployment of a robotics platform and management system to support the agricultural project Robot Highways, enabling a fleet of robots to help…

Greenhouse growers keep each other here even after investors step in: 'Ecosystem too important'

In recent years, the number of takeovers and investments in the South Holland greenhouse cluster has increased rapidly. The municipalities of Westland and…

Video Drummers in the greenhouses of Klazienaveen

On Sunday, 16 October, 'Art in the Greenhouse' was held in the greenhouse area around Emmen. It is an initiative of the Promotie Groep Tuinbouw Emmen, which consists of…

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Germany wholesale market: Imported tomatoes pricier, not so for local products

Tomatoes prices are high on the German wholesale markets. Since early September, Belgian beef tomatoes have been far pricier than the five-year average. That…

Tomato farmers in California suffer from years of drought

Tomato farmers in California are being hurt by the state's water crisis as well as inflation. "We pick at the peak of freshness," said Aaron Barcellos of A-Bar…

Australian strawberry growers looking to extend season after bad start

Australian strawberry growers are trying to extend their season after some farmers lost up to 70 percent of their crop earlier this year when parts of…

"We have launched a reuseable 4G wireless temperature and humidity location recorder with light sensors"

In the booming cold chain supply chain monitoring market, temperature and humidity recorders play an increasingly important role. Mr. Liao is the director of Tzone Digital…

Tapp.online generates data such as temperature and humidity from paper

Smart paper as sustainable alternative for data logger

Tapp.online can safely be called revolutionary. The Frisian company has developed an alternative data logger by integrating sensors and chips with paper made from agricultural…

CAES produces Ph.D. plant breeders ready for green industry jobs

Recent data shows that the University of Georgia College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences produced the third-most plant-breeding Ph.D. graduates between 2015 and…

Delaware Valley University supplies peppers for local brewery’s latest creation

Warwick Farm Brewing in Jamison continues to collaborate with Delaware Valley University to create delightful libations brewed with ingredients grown and harvested by DelVal…

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