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“The concept of being late on the market will be diminished in the upcoming years”

If it is up to Ilyas Ahmadov, the concept of being late or early in the market will be diminished for his blueberry crop. The general manager of the Azerbaijani company…

Combining much-needed high-tech machines backed with AI capabilities

South Essex Fabricating partners with Robovision

South Essex Fabricating (SEF) has signed a partnership agreement with Robovision to pave the way for the research and development of deep-learning software and enhanced AI…

Real-time detection of crop stressors helps develop new crop protection

Swiss-based technology company Vivent announced today a new partnership with Bayer which grants the company access to the  system PhytlSigns.  PhytlSigns provides real-time detection of…

2021 Canadian Greenhouse Conference “Seeds of Change”

The 2021 Canadian Greenhouse Conference (CGC) will take place online October 6 & 7. The popularity of the 2020 online conference gave CGC organizers the…

Dutch grower places solar panels over strawberries

Fruit cultivation is undergoing a transition. The weather is changing, and there is an increasing focus on sustainability. These factors are leading growers to 'future-proof'…

Oreon

How a tiny cooling element led to an innovation that changed everything

Sales Director Jan Mol is one of the founders of Oreon. Jan Mol and his partners started the business incubator Tendris in 2002, with sustainability as its absolute starting…

Annus horribilis

Horticultural companies forced to face a continuous succession of negative events

"Annus horribilis' is how Vittorio Gona of the Sicilian PO Alba Bio defined the recently concluded greenhouse season. "How else could we describe an agricultural year that has…

Webinar: solutions for small-scale hydroponics agribusiness opportunities

On September 9th, a free webinar is being organised on the trends / solutions for small-scale hydroponics agribusiness opportunities.  Topics include: Hydroponics world-wide…

Soft robotics might increase use of robots on the farm

‘Soft’ robots are made of malleable materials such as silicone and other polymers instead metal. These materials give robots organic characteristics,…

Affinor Growers:

Patent issued for automated vertical growing towers

Affinor Growers Inc, a vertical grower, announced it has been issued Patent No. 38806 by the Superintendencia de Industria y Comercio (Industry and Commerce), Republica de…

Special Energy 2021

A Takagi-Sugeno Fuzzy Model for Greenhouse Climate

A recently published paper investigates the identification and modeling of a greenhouse's climate using real climate data from a greenhouse installed in the…

How to stop unnecessary venting in the glasshouse

Common sense tells us that eliminating unnecessary venting will save energy. However, putting this theory into practice is not as straightforward as it sounds, especially when…

Video Aquaponics greenhouse fueled by renewable energies

This is the Ekoponics system. The aquaponics greenhouse is built with an Ekodome Cosmos geodesic dome frame system, while the renewable energy station is made with an Ekodome…

Island Growers Caribbean

Trinidad & Tobago soon home to 'largest' berry farm in the Caribbean

Trinidad & Tobago will soon be home to the Caribbean’s largest source of locally-grown fresh organic berries. A 12-acre climate-smart hydroponic greenhouse farm located on…

Diaphragm-type pneumatic-driven soft grippers for precision harvesting

Soft actuator technology and its role in robotic manipulation have been rapidly gaining ground. However, less attention has been given to the potential advantages of its…

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US (OR): OSU Berry Initiative, funded by Oregon Legislature, gets a new leader

Erica Chernoh, Oregon State University Extension Service horticulturist, is the new leader of the OSU Berry Initiative at the North Willamette Research and Extension Center in…

Peter Hvizdak / Hearst Connecticut Media

US: (CT): Interest in using old school for hydroponic operation

City officials are entertaining a proposal that the city grow its own lettuce or microgreens in a hydroponic operation inside the old Stiles School building to generate…
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Dayton 24/7 Now

US (FL): Foodbank shows off donated greenhouse

A donation in honor of a Vandalia woman is expected to help feed thousands of people in the Miami Valley. The Dayton Foodbank today dedicated its new Beverly K. Greenhouse, a…

Xinhua

Kenyan farmers use online groups to plan for adverse climate changes

Inside his feed store in Kajiado, south of Nairobi, Kenya's capital, livestock farmer Paul Sosonik has tens of hay bales that he has stored for his 12 Friesian dairy cows.…

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US (IL): Urban farm cultivating the means to fight food insecurity

Inside an Englewood hoop house, dozens of tomato plants climb about seven feet into the air. Various greens, eggplants, peppers, and more sprout from the soil around them. A…

As influenced by moisture stress

Plant-insect interactions of false codling moth and tomato

False codling moth Thaumatotibia leucotreta (Meyrick) is a pest native to sub-Saharan Africa infesting over 100 plant species including tomato. Its survival and performance…

Transplanting strawberries: how to ensure good plant establishment

Transplanting strawberry plants is a critical process for good crop development. Plants experience stress when they are moved from the greenhouse to the new planting out site.…

Agriplace chain makes lab analyses more transparent

AgriPlace, an international platform for managing a safe and sustainable supply chain, now also automatically retrieves information for users from their laboratories. In…

Farm Progress

US (CA): INSV-virus confirmed in desert lettuce

A bothersome plant virus first discovered in 2006 in the Salinas Valley of California was discovered last season near Tacna, Ariz., a farming community east of Yuma, and in…

UAE: Plans unveiled for region’s 'largest' high-tech' fresh produce farming hub

ADQ on Tuesday unveiled its plans to launch the UAE’s first fresh produce AgTech Park to accelerate sustainable innovation-centric food production and distribution. The new…

JAMPRO

Jamaica: Encouraging people to invest in vegetable cultivation

Jamaica Promotions Corporation (JAMPRO) is encouraging entrepreneurs to invest in vegetable cultivation for the hospitality sector. Manager for JAMPRO’s Sales and Promotions…

Use of thermal imaging to assess water status in citrus plants in greenhouses

The direct examination of plant canopy temperature can assist in optimizing citrus irrigation management in greenhouses. This study aimed to develop a method…

CCA Educate Me

US (PA): Mobile lab brings aquaponics closer to society

AgWorks at CCA created “The AquaJack” Mobile Aquaponics Lab to bring learning opportunities across the state of Pennsylvania.  AgWorks at CCA (Commonwealth Charter Academy) has…

Yara acquires Finnish Ecolan to expand its organic fertilizer business

Yara Suomi has acquired Ecolan Oy, a Finnish producer of recycled fertilizers. This is Yara’s first acquisition in the organic fertilizer segment and reflects…

Today on social media

Video "Wow, what an unprecedented variety this is guys!"

Last year, YouTube vlogger and pepper fan Kalvijn discovered in GroentenNieuws that there is a pepper variety named after him. Yesterday he went to check out 'his' variety and…

PerfoTec gets new commercial director

As of September 1st, PerfoTec welcomes Martin van Lier as its Commercial Director. Martin has many years of experience working in a wide range of jobs within…

Thermo King to deliver all-electric, zero-emission solutions for end-to-end cold chain by 2023

Thermo King, a brand of global climate innovator Trane Technologies, has announced that it will invest more than $100 million over the next three years to…

Agri Impol Tech presented at Macfrut

Innovative strategies for biological control

Year after year, the number of crop protection and chemical products that can be employed to counter pathogens and harmful insects in agriculture gets smaller and smaller.…

Czechs protest Polish greenhouse over light pollution

It’s much ado about a greenhouse. A huge and well-lit greenhouse opened last year on the Polish side of the border with the Czech Republic. The light helps…

From now on, Den Berk Délice will have CO² neutral packaging in their new packaging plant

Den Berk Délice wants to let consumers enjoy the most flavorful tomatoes that have been sustainably cultivated and packaged year-round. To fulfill this mission, Den Berk…

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