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Wolfgang Steiner, Gemüsebau Steiner LLC & Co.:

"Last week we harvested the first tomatoes in Germany's largest LED greenhouse"

Greenhouse production is becoming more and more an integral part of cultivation in Germany. Winter production is often still a problem, as high energy costs deter producers in…

Vacancies:

Growing Formosa papayas in a 4 hectare greenhouse

Several years ago, the Sunfresh growers from Venlo were involved in a trial with Wageningen UR in a test greenhouse in Bleiswijk to see which exotics can be grown in the Dutch…

Yuliyan Todorov, Todorovi Farm

"Post-harvest logistics are a vital part of microgreen growing"

“The challenge is not only to grow the best Microgreens, but also to get them to the customer in perfect condition." That's the vision of Todorovi Farm - and it's not just…

FarmVisionAI releases mobile app for powerful in-field AI

FarmVisionAI has released a mobile app designed to engage growers in-field with vision AI stress detections. The mobile app brings FarmVisionAI’s horticulturist trained AI to…

AppHarvest

Third greenhouses focuses on leafy greens in Berea

US (KY): AppHarvest keeps on building

AppHarvest has started construction on a third high-tech controlled environment agriculture facility in Central Appalachia and is expanding into growing leafy greens. Located…

HydraFiber launches Resource Library

"We hope that offering these online resources will put every customer in the driver’s seat"

HydraFiber, the horticultural business of Profile Products, announced the launch of the new digital HydraFiber Resource Library, designed to make it easier than ever for…

July 10-13, 2020, in Columbus:

US (OH): AmericanHort prepares for Cultivate'21

Last July, due to the pandemic, Cultivate'20 could not take place physically and was therefore quickly lifted to the show to a virtual platform by the organizers,…

Biobest

"Andersoni-system well suited to Spanish raspberries"

Raspberry growers in south west Spain tend to have two crops, at different stages, in production at the same time. One is grown from established bushes previously pruned back,…

Dense supplies of fall vegetables

Fall vegetable production is well underway and supplies look to be ample. Squash: “Supplies are very plentiful. In fact, people are long on inventory,” says…

Mike Keegan of Sambrailo Packaging:

“The pandemic was only a speedbump, demand for sustainable packaging continues to grow”

The demand for sustainable packaging solutions has been rising over the years, being driven by many factors. While the initial outbreak of the pandemic put this demand on hold…

Special Management

EU Agriculture

European fruit and vegetable sector managed to absorb the shock of the first COVID wave

The European Parliament Committee on Agriculture and rural development organised a hearing on the lessons learned during the first wave of the COVID crisis. For Luc…

RF Agriculture

Prepping grow light systems for winter

With Fall underway and Winter right around the corner, commercial and industrial growers that utilize either HPS grow lights, MH grow lights, LED grow lights, or any other…

NC State University

Growing up: Vertical farming makes the most of limited space

To increase agricultural yields, a CALS horticultural scientist and his students are literally looking up. They want to know if growing plants indoors in vertically stacked…

Jammu & Kashmir, India

First organic vegetable market in Srinagar

For the first time, the Kashmir Agriculture Department has introduced a completely organic vegetable market in Srinagar's Lal Mandi. It is the first vegetable…

Bangladesh vegetable exports drop due to high cargo charges

Bangladesh vegetable exporters demanded reduced cargo charges for boosting their exports to EU and Middle-Eastern countries because the demand of vegetables is…
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Ann M. Livermore and William R. Johnson

Plenty appoints two new members to Board of Directors

Plenty, the flavor-first vertical farming company with a mission to improve the lives of people, plants and the planet, announced the appointments of Ann M.…

Ascenza invests in the Mexican market

Ascenza starts a new operation in Mexico. The company moves into this new market offering a diversified portfolio, which includes chemicals, hybrids and…

Innovation Olympics

Philippines: Innovation Olympics 2.0 opens for developing new farming technologies

Along with the wave of changes that this new normal has been bringing, innovative technology solutions also take the center stage in the Innovation Olympics 2.0, an “agri…

April Folz

CAN (ON): Why this First Nation bought a shipping container during COVID-19

The first frosts have already arrived in Ontario, but in Sheshegwaning First Nation, a small community on the western edge of Manitoulin Island, April Folz is still awaiting…

Harrison Downing

US: New stakeholder brings a fresh perspective to BEST Human Capital & Advisory Group

Join BEST Human Capital & Advisory Group in welcoming Harrison Downing to the BEST team. The addition of Harrison brings a new industry focus to the BEST portfolio. Harrison…

Monash University

Nufarm appoints Paul Townsend as Chief Financial Officer

Nufarm Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Greg Hunt, announced the appointment of Paul Townsend to the role of Chief Financial Officer. Mr. Townsend’s 30-year…

Hidroexpo

CO2 GRO starts El Salvador pepper greenhouse feasibility

Toronto based CO2 GRO has successfully installed and commissioned a CO2 Delivery Solutions system at one of Hidroexpo’s 1-hectare pepper greenhouse in El Salvador. The…

Farm Credit Canada

"I can see hydroponics becoming bigger, from commercial use to homes"

A University of British Columbia student design team is developing a fully autonomous agricultural robot, driven by their belief that Canada can lead the world in sustainable…

Francisco Javier van Engelen Sousa new CFO of Signify

Signify announced that the Extraordinary General Meeting of Shareholders (EGM) appointed Francisco Javier van Engelen Sousa as a member of the Board of…

USDA

USDA releases 2019 Annual Pesticide Data Program Summary

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) published the 2019 Pesticide Data Program (PDP) Annual Summary. The summary shows that nearly 99 percent of the samples tested had…

Flavourfresh Salads

UK: The Lancashire company feeding the nation during lockdown

Across their four North West sites and under 17.3 hectares of glass, Flavourfresh Salads grows 2,700 tonnes of tomatoes, 600 tonnes of strawberries, 3.5 tonnes of blueberries,…

Jane Moorman, NMSU

NMSU developing perfect green chile pepper for mechanical harvest

There are many variables in producing the perfect New Mexico green chile pepper. Consumers select for flavor profile, and pepper pod size, shape, thickness and color.…

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Center for Growing Talent welcomes Leonard Batti as Chair of Board of Directors

Center for Growing Talent has announced that Leonard Batti, vice president at Taylor Farms, will serve as the chair of the organization’s Board of Directors…

Estonia: Rural Affairs Ministry drafts wide-scale farmer support package

Strawberry growers in Estonia are still awaiting a decision regarding loss compensation for their reduced yield this year, due to the coronavirus pandemic/…

European Union customs authority seizes South African blueberries

Dutch customs issued a Red Alert in Rotterdam and seized a container of premium blueberry fruit produced by a South African fruit producer and exported by a…

NeonMind manufactures 4 superfood mushroom coffees

Better Plant Sciences Inc. announced that its majority owned subsidiary NeonMind Biosciences has completed an initial production run of all four of its Ayurvedic, functional…

Queensland growers look for fresh ideas to combat labor shortage

A North Queensland vegetable grower still regrets having to make the decision to plough the last of her 2020 crop back into the ground. However, Lorelle…

H3

The (H3) Water Footprint Certification wins Innovation Hub Awards in F&V Industry Category

The (H3) Water Footprint Certification, from the AGROCOLOR company, was the winner of the Innovation Hub Awards in the F&V Industry Category, out of a total of 10 finalist…

Domingo Llamas, president of Hoyamar:

"Good transition from northern European lettuce to the Spanish one underway"

Spanish lettuce exports are increasing as the productions of central and northern Europe have started to decline due to the arrival of the cold. Broccoli is also starting to…

"One out of every two euros lost attributable to divestment in advertising"

Advertising has a positive impact on sales

A report from the consultancy firm Kantar shows that advertising has a positive impact on brand sales. After analyzing the different levels of coverage of the…

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