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Paul Mastronardi, Philip Karp, and Marc Oshima

"CEA is here to stay"

Last week, one of the educational sessions at the Organic Produce Summit included a panel discussion on the Growth of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA): What’s Real and…

Vacancies:

Analyzing historical data to improve crop performance

During the growing process, growers analyze actual and historical data to determine the best plant strategy for their crop. But what would happen if you had a tool which…

Bayer to launch organic vegetable seeds portfolio

"We believe growers should choose tools and practices that suit them"

Bayer today announced that it will expand its vegetable seeds offerings under the new Vegetables by Bayer umbrella to include organically produced seeds. The launch will focus…

Leon Delhez, new financial controller at Peter Dekker Installations

"When a company grows, it is important that the organisation grows too"

As the new financial controller at Peter Dekker Installaties, Leon Delhez is unlikely to be bored. He is taking over the tasks of financial director Gabriel van Oostenbruggen,…

Tomorrow: British Tomato Conference 2021

Don't forget: The British Tomato Conference 2021 is coming up. Tomorrow the fully digital event will take place. The event is a free event for all delegates.…

Nutrien develops specialized products using Agra Tech greenhouses

"Having greenhouses is critical to our ability to develop products"

Nutrien Ag Solutions recently added a new greenhouse in Biola, CA, close to its R&D department in Kerman, just outside of Fresno. Nutrien is a fertilizer company providing…

Max-Henrik Fabian, IFH Cologne at DOGK 2021:

"Wide range one of the many challenges to reach consumers"

This week, we will start presenting individual lectures from the German Fruit and Vegetable Congress 2021, starting with Max-Henrik Fabian from IFH Cologne. He says that…

Discover education center Serre Red in a virtual 360 degree tour

Wageningen University & Research (WUR) takes a new leading international research and education facility into use. Serre Red is located on the WUR campus and is unique because…

Video Extra powerful gutter cleaner reaches end of 200+ metre cultivation gutter without any problems

What do a cultivation gutter and a sewer pipe have in common? For one, you can't just spray them clean once they get dirty. So it's not surprising that IPSAM Technology and…

Dutch growers updated on new varieties, ToBRFV research and Data Driven Growing

Organized for the Dutch market, Syngenta's Inspiration Day recently took place in the port of Rotterdam. In between imposing container ships, a large group of Dutch growers…

Special GreenTech Live & Online

Great news for horticultural sector and GreenTech

Full steam ahead for GreenTech Live & Online on 28 - 30 September. An important decision by the government brings the entire Dutch event industry back in…

New greenhouse drive system can be installed using a smartphone

With SmartDrive, Ridder is introducing a new generation of smart drive systems to provide greater ease of use and even more accurate control of the climate inside the…

2nd quarter 2021 compared with that of 2020

Dutch growers use more lighting due to bad weather, CO2 emissions rise

Dutch agriculture and horticulture emitted 1.8 megatons of CO2 in the second quarter of 2021. According to figures from the CBS, that is more than in 2020 and 2019. The…

Biota Nutri nominated for Innovation Award

Fertilizer calculator helps growers reduce environmental impact

On September 28th, 2021, the Innovation Award will be presented during the GreenTech fair at the RAI in Amsterdam. This is one of the leading horticultural fairs in the world.…

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Growing pitaya in Northwest China

  In the Limin Farmers Professional Cooperative in the Wanwan Community, Northwest China, workers were weighing and packing the newly picked pitaya. In the pitaya greenhouse, brightly colored, huge…
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Chemical ant factories can substitute pesticides in plant protection

Plant diseases are an increasing threat to food production, and several diseases are resistant to existing pesticides. A new Danish study shows that ants excrete chemical…

RNA production facility opened to develop enzymes and RNA for agricultural applications

GreenLight Biosciences, a biotechnology company focused on RNA research, design, and manufacturing for human, animal, and plant health, today announced the opening of its…

Alessandro Montanarella

Tomato variety suitable for all European climate zones

Summer 2021 was rather unpredictable and it caused crises in various areas all over the Italian peninsula due to over 500 extreme events such as downpours, floods, tornados,…

Guy De Meyer, Demargro:

“Belgian strawberry quality is unrivalled”

"This year hasn't been the greatest for quality in the Belgian soft fruit sector," says Guy de Meyer of Demargro. "The cold weather means woody, soft fruit's quality was…

Georgia imports record volume of tomatoes from Turkey

Georgia imported an unusually large volume of tomatoes in August. Imports amounted to 570 tons, which is 13 times higher than the average import volumes in…

Trias Westland growers temporarily dependant on other heat sources

The investigation into the brief fire at Trias Westland geothermal project on Friday, September 10, has yet to be completed. Ahead of the completion of the…

US: Fresh produce reaches highest year-on-year gain since March 2021

The multi-month normalization of grocery shopping patterns came to a halt in August. “Since January 2021, we had been seeing the share of meals prepared at home decrease a…

First half of 2021

"Of all Dutch fruit-vegetables, eggplants are performing worst"

Price-wise, most Dutch greenhouse vegetables got off to a good start this year. This, however, did not continue, partly due to COVID-19. Price formations are…

Stone wool mat will soon be bricks again

The end of the traditional greenhouse cultivation season is approaching. This means that the crop rotation is back in the picture, and stone wool slabs are…

First Dutch rainwater basin fitted with “Genap Energy Cover”

The Dutch company, Genap, has a rich 70-year history in water projects. Dick van Regteren has owned the company since 2007. But he has been part of its history since 1999.…

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Keynote speaker for United Fresh Washington Conference announced

USDA Under Secretary for Marketing and Regulatory Programs Jenny Lester Moffitt will be the keynote speaker for tomorrow morning’s opening general session…

Laser Food has been using its Natural Branding technology for 15 years

"The best companies trust the indelible marking of their fresh products"

"There's no doubt that, back in 2006, when Laser Food had the idea of starting to develop the technology to indelibly mark fresh agri-food products, this seemed a little…

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rbb consumer magazine SUPER.MARKT:

Loose fruit and vegetables almost always more expensive than packaged goods

Supermarkets and discounters apparently deliberately confuse their customers with prices that are difficult to compare: Loose fruit or vegetables are almost…

This "glass tree" vertical farm could solve urban food deserts

Creative agency Framlab is tackling the problem of 'urban food deserts' with their conceptual Glasir project. This group of modular vertical farms provides low-income…

The Government is working on a royal decree that aims to reduce plastic pollution, which already has exceeded all limits

Spain will ban selling fruit and vegetables in plastic containers starting 2023

According to official sources, the Royal Decree on packaging and waste that the Government is working on, and that the Ministry for the Ecological Transition…

United Fresh Mid-Year Trend Report:

Has COVID-19 changed our shopping habits forever?

Grocery shopping trends over the past few years have focused on the latest’ superfood’ or diet and lifestyle craze, but this year research commissioned by…

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