Meteor Systems is opening a facility in Mexico

Meteor Systems manufactures and distributes complete growing systems for (greenhouse) horticulture worldwide. These include growing systems,…

Agro Care grower Tomasz Golisz uses Source:

"Successfully growing with higher humidity thanks to new insights"

"Typically, with innovations, it always takes a while to win everyone over to something new. In the end, however, growers often like innovation." This…

The Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Técnicos Agrícolas prepares a guide to identify, prevent, and control the pest:

'Thrips parvispinus' threatens Almeria's pepper crops

Thrips parvispinus is putting Almeria's pepper crops at risk. Faced with this growing threat, the Colegio Oficial de Ingenieros Técnicos Agrícolas…

Gartenbau-Versicherung stands by affected members:

Severe storms in Bavaria destroys greenhouses

"Severe storms caused considerable damage in various regions of Bavaria at the end of August. Horticultural businesses were also hit hard by hail,…

Greenhouse market in Poland: a report

The greenhouse companies are spread out throughout the whole country. There are, however, some regions where the amount of greenhouses is bigger. The…

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No, GMO tomatoes can't swim

A video on Facebook claiming to show a slice of genetically modified tomato 'swimming' in salt water due to a 'fish gene effect' has been shared thousands of times. Some…

CAN (ON): OGVG celebrates region with launch of 'Greenhouse Goodness campaign

The Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) has launched the 'This is Greenhouse Goodness' campaign, which has converted the baggage claim area to…

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Collaborative and data-driven approach appeals to buyers of African products

South African strawberry exports by air to the Middle East and Malaysia have been doing well so far, says Elton Greeve, managing director of newly…

Relationship opportunities drive participation at Southern Innovations

"We are part of a very relationship-oriented industry," says Michael DuPuis with Divine Flavor. "This makes it important for us to be present at the…

Earthquake in Morocco: large-scale agriculture spared

The picture is becoming clearer in the aftermath of the "Al Haouz earthquake" that hit Morocco last Friday. According to several corroborating…

UK: Former asylum seeker awarded honorary horticulturalist degree

Writtle University College in Essex has awarded an honorary degree to gardener, horticulturalist, and former asylum seeker Kuda Chimbudzi. On Friday,…

AUS: New partnership to supply MicroGel to commercial microgreens market

Nanollose Limited has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Greenspace ESG Pty Ltd for the exclusive evaluation and supply of MicroGel™ for the…

Toopi Organics secures €16M to flood European agricultural markets with urine-based biostimulants

Toopi Organics, a French biotechnology startup developing plant biostimulants derived from the fermentation of human urine, today announces the closing…

UK: Eurofins enters new partnership with SRUC

Eurofins Agro Testing is now leading the soil, forage, and plant pathology laboratory at SRUC and will work in partnership with SAC Consulting to…

UK: New T Levels open and set to deliver future horticulturalists

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has opened enrollment for the new Agriculture, Land Management, and Production T Level this month…

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Malaysia: Horti project empowers underprivileged children

Eight MBA students from the Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Graduate School of Business (UKM GSB) embarked on a transformative Corporate Social…

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CAN (QC): School greenhouse initiative combines theory and practice

West Island College’s (WIC) 40-foot x 65-foot greenhouse aims to revolutionize the student experience by cultivating green minds and empowering young…

Brand refresh and new packaging approach for greenhouse vegetables unveiled

Windset Farms®, a producer and marketer of greenhouse-grown produce in North America, is thrilled to announce the launch of its brand refresh and…

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US: South Dakota specialty crop economic impact

Specialty producers represent a small but essential part of the Agriculture industry in South Dakota, but there is little official data on these…

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US: USDA to conduct facility certification visits to offshore greenhouses

USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) will conduct annual certification visits to offshore greenhouse facilities that wish to…

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Genetic analysis of cucumber lines for growth, yield, and quality parameters under polyhouse conditions

The experiment was carried out to assess the genetic variability, character association, and path analysis in fifteen gynoecious parthenocarpic…

Start-up ClimateAi aims should help growers prepare for a more disruptive climate

Himanshu Gupta grew up in India, where he saw how the unpredictably late monsoon season was often damaging crops and affecting farmers’ lives. The frustration…

Kuehne+Nagel buys Morgan Air and Sea Freight Logistics Kenya Ltd. for an estimated Sh8 billion

Logistics firm Kuehne+Nagel (Kenya) Limited is set to acquire rival Morgan Air and Sea Freight Logistics Kenya Limited for an estimated Sh8 billion, marking…

Agricultural exports South Africa amounted to $3.4 bln in second quarter

South Africa’s agri exports amounted to R64 bln ($3.4 billion) in the second quarter of this year. According to data from Trade Map, this amounts to a 0.1%…

Efficient sorters are fighting the threat of toxic weeds in green vegetables

Toxic datura and nightshade weeds are more often harvested with crops such as green beans and baby leaf spinach, with the risk of getting into the…

Farm fresh food in US schools is getting big federal support

Getting local food into schools has proven frustratingly complicated in the US. And while up-to-date data on the reach of farm-to-school activity is lacking,…

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Tomato prices plummet in Rayakottai market

The price of tomatoes, standing at three digits a month back, has now fallen to single digits. In the Rayakottai market of Dharmapuri district, known as the…

UK farmers are still struggling to recruit harvest workers

The UK government has made 15,000 extra visas available for seasonal workers, bringing the total number of people who can travel here to help to 45,000. Tessa…

Call for participants for Viva Fresh’s Fifth Annual Clean Eating Challenge

The Texas International Produce Association (TIPA) proudly invites industry members to apply for this year’s challenge, which will kick off in mid-October and…

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Carrefour wants to focus on its core business

CSIRO report: Only two in five Australians are eating enough vegetables

KKR raises stake in Indian billionaire Ambani's Reliance Retail with $250mlnKKR & Co. Inc. has increased its stake in Indian billionaire Mukesh…