Phil Morley, British Tomato Growers Association:

“UK production of tomatoes will bounce back over the next few years”

The British tomato industry is navigating a challenging landscape marked by rising input costs, volatile energy markets, and post-Brexit issues. With…

Rubén Ortiz, commercial director of Técnicas Sanjorge: "We advise our clients based on the berry variety they are going to produce"

"The experience acquired in our own land allowed us to become specialists in greenhouses for berries"

Based in the province of Huelva, Spain's main strawberry production area, the company Técnicas Sanjorge has been devoted to the supply of agricultural…

Russia: New production facilities have commenced operations at Teplichnoye JSC

New production facilities have recently commenced operations at Teplichnoye JSC, a part of the ROST group of companies. These facilities are set to increase…

Corenthin (Felix) Chassouant new director of sales and business development at Harnois

Harnois Industries is pleased to announce that Corenthin (Felix) Chassouant has been promoted to the position of Director of Sales and Business…

Two award-winning tomatoes introduced

Lipman Family Farms introduces two flavorful new tomatoes to its family of tomato varieties: the Monet Red™ and Bellavina®. Both tomatoes were recently…

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Chinese exhibitors return to Asia Fruit Logistica

Asia Fruit Logistica has started with a return to the location in Hong Kong rather than Bangkok, Thailand. For the first day, it seemed to be a very…

Certis Belchim partners with Clever BioScience

Certis Belchim has announced a new development agreement with the Italian bio specialist company Clever BioScience. Clever develops and delivers…

US (MA): UMass medical school to open 40-foot hydroponic freight farm

By early next summer, UMass Chan Medical School is working to open its new Wellness Farm, a 40-foot hydroponic freight farm that can produce up to…

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Kazakhstan president visits greenhouse complex in Almaty region

The greenhouse complex covers an area of seven hectares. Its capacity is 3,650 tons of tomatoes per annum. The amount of investments attracted is 5.2…

Guilhem Flammen, Greenery France:

“The French tomato market should pick up again this week”

Last week, vine tomato prices plummeted on the French market. “We went from 1.30€ to 1€ per kg between Monday and Friday,” explains Guilhem Flammen,…

Rise in the quota for Turkish tomato exports to Russia will result in an increase in the number of tomato greenhouses in Turkey

The Turkish tomato, which is famous for its taste in Europe, has started to be in high demand, especially in Russia. Russia currently has an annual tomato…

RKW HyJet® nonwoven crop cover:

Focus on reliability, longer lifetime, reusability, and flexibility

RKW HyJet® nonwoven crop cover was created with increasing crop yields in mind, focusing on key benefits, reliability, longer lifetime,…

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Kenya: Kirinyaga government supports tomato growers in building horti infrastructure

The Kirinyaga government is supporting tomato farmers to increase production in readiness for the upcoming Sagana Agro-Industrial City that will…

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Governor Patrick Ntutu hopes this will help cultivation

Narok County hopes to register about 200,000 farmers

Narok County in Kenya targets to register about 200,000 farmers in the ongoing National Agriculture Value Change Development Project. County governor…

In Georgia, the state is investing in cold storage facilities for berry crops

According to the decision adopted at the meeting of the Government of Georgia, the state program “Co-financing of refrigerated warehouses for storage of berry…

Central Otago Fruit grower fined after worker’s hands were caught in conveyor belt

After a worker needed three fingers to be partly amputated, a Central Otago fruit grower has been fined for safety negligence. The victim was working at Clyde…

Blueberry harvest in the interior of São Paulo underway

In Reginópolis, in the center-west of São Paulo, the biloxi blueberry is successfully cultivated. Today, it is possible to find the biloxi blueberry…

“We’re going to make this product a big category in India”

Starting promotions in the coming months, the Indian retailer Zepto is confident that SN!BS healthy snacks can gain a big share in the fruit &…

Georgia: $95,000 greenhouse opens in central Georgia with Israeli support

A high-tech greenhouse equipped with hydroponic technology that allows growing plants in water rich with mineral nutrients instead of soil has been…

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US (WA): New Toledo learning garden greenhouse opens

Kids learning to garden at Toledo Elementary School can now be part of the full growing process, from seed to fruit, thanks to a new greenhouse built…

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Epidemiology and control of fungal diseases in crop plants

Crop fungal diseases are a major threat to crop health and food security worldwide. The epidemiology is the basis for effective and sustainable control…

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Tomato crisis and the role of innovative seed technologies

India’s tomato market continues to remain volatile due to extreme weather conditions such as drought and deluge. This has led to unprecedented price…

UK: Berry grower signed agreement to deploy farm robots

The Summer Berry Company (TSBC) signed an agreement with Tortuga AgTech for the deployment of farm robots to harvest strawberries, provide forecasting…

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…

Erich Herret of BODENSTARK Bio Ltd. from Vienna:

"Earthworms have slowly been coming back for the past few years"

The Herret family business has decades of experience in vegetable cultivation. With the BODENSTARK brand, it is now going back to its roots, growing organic…

Lode Claus, Kruiden Claus:

"For us, a second season arises in autumn nowadays due to demand from tree nurseries"

For Kruiden Claus, these months are normally the calmer months of the year. The nursery experiences its peak in spring, but for several years now, it…

UK: New vertically farmed range available in Asda

A new British salad range brand, Homegrown, is being launched exclusively through Asda this week. The range includes three SKUs: 80g Mixed Salad, 60g…

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Carrefour customers in Romania can swap plastic bottles for fruits and vegetables

Lidl has opened its largest Regional Distribution Centre (RDC) in the world

ALDI celebrates its 1st anniversary of the new banana sustainable sourcing modelALDI SOUTH Group reported: "Since 2022, the ALDI SOUTH Group has…