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Master Grower - Canada

Senior Packing Supervisor - Warragul, Australia

Assistant Grower - Stevensburg (Virginia) USA

Greenhouse Manager/Head Grower - Devens (MA) USA

Irrigation and Fertigation Engineer - Berlin, Germany

Indoor Farming Product Manager - Berlin, Germany

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OVERVIEW GLOBAL POTATO MARKET

In Europe, the heat has caused a decrease in the consumption of potatoes, but also in the regrowth of new potatoes in the field. At the moment, this is resulting in difficult…

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Master Grower - Canada

Less wild blueberries for strong demand

Wild blueberries look to be down in volume. “The forecast for wild blueberries in Eastern Canada and Maine a month ago was targeted to be around 290-300 million lbs. But there…

PMA webinar event

How consumer flavor preferences drive breeding technology

On Thursday, August 27th, PMA hosted a free webinar that focused on understanding consumer tastes and preferences and how these drive plant-breeding technologies. The webinar…

Comments from Louisiana and Texas

Hurricane Laura: “It looks like we made it through okay”

While there was concern that it would land and leave behind the type of destruction that Hurricane Katrina did in late August of 2005, thankfully Hurricane Laura had much less…

Slow market for tomatoes predicted

Supplies of tomatoes in North America are increasing as areas of production are coming on. Diana García with Agros Produce LLC in Queretaro, México notes that along with U.S.…

Produce labeling company renews Quality Certification for North America

Sinclair is pleased to have once again successfully completed the ISO 9001:2015 surveillance audits maintaining certification at all Sinclair North America manufacturing…

Mission Produce promotes Stephen Fink

Mission Produce announced the promotion of Stephen Fink to Vice President of North American Sales. Fink’s new executive responsibilities include overseeing…

Jon Dorminey joins G&R Farms as Director of Operations

G&R Farms, who specialize in sweet onions, welcomes Jon Dorminey to serve as Director of Operations. Dorminey will be responsible for long-range planning, cost…

Joseph Clemens joins Giro Pack as Territory Account Manager

Giro Pack, Inc. has expanded their sales team and hired Joseph Clemens as Territory Account Manager. Clemens will join Giro’s commercial sales team and help…

Launch of National Tour Peelin’ Good- The Zest is Yet to Come

Limoneira has announced that the Peelin’ Good- The Zest is Yet to Come tour will kick off Tuesday, September 1st and will “travel virtually” coast to coast and visit 18 US…

A unique and innovative green approach to reducing plastic food product packaging

Harpak-ULMA Launches Its PaperSeal® Sustainable Food Packaging System

Harpak-ULMA today announced the official launch of its innovative PaperSeal® packaging technology as part of the company’s initiative to fundamentally rethink packaging…

Special Latin America

True Origins by La Dona Fruit

Latin American company launches new brand for avocados and limes

La Dona Fruit, a producer and exporter of fresh golden pineapples and tropical fruits in Latin America – announced the launch of a vibrant brand for its high quality,…

Global Focus Soft/Stonefruit

Season highlights in photos

British Columbia cherry season has wrapped up

Known for growing the latest ripening cherries in the northern hemisphere, Jealous Fruits announced the completion of the 2020 cherry season. “Due to frost damage that…

Retail

Dollar General plans to accelerate remodeling efforts

Fresh Thyme Farmers Market is changing its name

Amazon's latest grocery store concept opens, with high-tech cartsAmazon.com Inc said it is opening a supermarket in Los Angeles with shopping carts that let customers skip…

Fifth episode of Avo Effect released: A Ripe Responsibility

West Pak Avocado, a California-based grower, packer, and distributor of premium avocados, just released its latest Avo Effect campaign video, Avocados - A Ripe Responsibility.…

Church Brothers Farms launches Green Giant fresh items

Church Brothers Farms is expanding its value-added offerings to the retail segment with the introduction of five new items under the Green Giant Fresh® brand: Sweet baby…

FLM Harvest announces their 2020 pro-bono grant recipient

FLM Harvest announced it has selected the Produce for Better Health Foundation as the recipient of its 2020 Seed to Succeed pro-bono program. The agency will…

National Mango Board to hold 2020 referendum

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is conducting a referendum among eligible first handlers and importers of fresh and frozen mangos to determine whether they…

New plant-based dressings and keto beverages introduced

Continuing its journey toward its vision of Plants Powering People™, Bolthouse Farms introduced two new plant-powered innovations that deliver function, taste and value to…

Katy Ayers

Nebraska student creates eco-friendly mushroom boat

Katy Ayers is a student at Central Community College in Columbus, Nebraska. She made a canoe out of mushrooms on a school grant, and her 8-foot boat is made from “mycelium,…

Dilok Klaisataporn

Farm export forecasts highlight uncertainties over US-China deal

Over the past years, US president Trump promised American farmers great sales of agricultural commodities to China for two years. That’s unlikely to happen, if you believe the…

CDC Investigation Update on peaches

Peach recall expanding over possible salmonella contamination

A peach recall has expanded to include loose peaches and peach products after 78 people were sickened in 12 states by salmonella poisoning linked to the fruit,…

United Fresh offers fall Cornell certificate program

Registration is now open for a new United Fresh-Cornell University External Education / eCornell certificate program Navigating Emerging Issues in the Fresh…

Chiquita

London streets sport Chiquita-branded banana buses

Chiquita is happy to return to the streets of London with a vibrant campaign that will be featured on London’s iconic double decker buses. In its sixth year of running, the…

Chile's clementine season concludes with a 3% growth in exports

Chile's clementine season has concluded with a 3% growth in the exported volume over the previous season, totaling 51,792 tons, the Citrus Committee of Chile-ASOEX reported.…

Melon exports from the Brazilian state of Ceara increase

Melon exports from the Brazilian state of Ceara have registered a strong increase during the first half of 2020, totaling 14 million dollars, i.e. 133% more…

Belize: Agriculture industry suffers in Q2 2020

According to thе lаtеѕt dаtа frоm thе Ѕtаtіѕtісаl Іnѕtіtutе оf Веlіzе, rеvеnuеѕ frоm thе prіmаrу рrоduсtіvе ѕесtоr (Аgrісulturе) fеll bу $9.8 mіllіоn dоllаrѕ…

Complejo Agroindustrial Beta (Peru)

"Cherry has all the characteristics of a high export product"

The cherry has become the great new bet of the Peruvian agro-exporter Complejo Agroindustrial Beta, which plans to compete in international markets against the…

The Peruvian tangelo reached a total of 20 countries in July

Peruvian tangelo exports fell by 10% in July 2020 over the same month of last year, going from 10,646 tons in July 2019 to 9,555 tons last month, according to…

Australian Strawberry Breeding Program

New temperate strawberry varieties preparing for commercialisation in Australia

Strawberry researchers are seeking a commercial partner to hold the licence for new temperate strawberry varieties, which have come from the Australian Strawberry Breeding…

New Zealand company launches a new, cheaper method of removing ethylene from cold stores

New Zealand company Ethylene Free launched a new method of removing ethylene from cold stores this week. According to Roger Cherry who owns the company, this method removes…

Cricketer Kane Williamson joins Rockit™ as Global Ambassador

New Zealand apple company Rockit Global Limited, recognised across the world for its miniature Rockit™ apple variety, has today announced an inaugural Global Ambassador…

Barry Hugo – Dunlash South Africa

Reducing claims through improved cold air flow within a reefer container

In refrigerated containers the chilled air often short circuits, not keeping the fresh produce at the desired temperature. “Cold air is lazy, it takes the path of least…

Refrigerated warehouses in China begin to export garlic in bulk

The summer harvest of Chinese garlic is already finished. The season did not last as long as in previous years. Looking back on this season, however, the export conditions…

Sukhdeep Sethi -AVI Global Plast.

"Consumers today are much more likely to buy a packaged product than loose products"

In India the lockdown came suddenly back in March and affected a lot of businesses especially those involved in the grape export as it was just 2/3 way through.AVI Global…

Raymond van Ojen (Xenia Europe):

"Focus this year on expanding sales of Xenia pears in Southern Europe"

The new season for the Dutch Xenia pear is almost ready to start once again. "Given the weather conditions we have had, we are satisfied with how the harvest looks. We expect…

Piet van Vugt, Van Vugt Kruiden, the Netherlands

“I’d rather throw a little away than have nothing to offer”

Last year Piet van Vugt moved his herbs to the new location in Ridderkerk, the Netherlands. At that time, the newly built, gas-free, one-hectare greenhouse, and 0.6-hectare…

Dutch company has a total solution for potato sorting dust

In the past, you’d get your hands dirty while sorting potatoes. Nowadays, during this process, a cloud of fine dust drifts through the air like a grey mist. This is released…

New Envero F1 and NUN 68638 F1 varieties

BASF completes its range of calibers in Piel de Sapo melons from 1.5 to 4 kilos

Since markets differ, there should also be different varieties of melons. That's why Nunhems®, BASF's horticultural brand, continues to expand its Piel de Sapo portfolio with…

28 -30 November 2021

Interpom postponed until 2021

Although the Belgian government decided that trade fairs could be organised once again from 1 September 2020 provided they comply with measures as currently applicable to commerce,…

An Israeli company developed a method to plant seeds in saline soils

The increased salinity of soils, both due to the use of chemical products in agriculture and to climate change, is one of the factors that limit plant…

Sjors Vullings, Marcelissen

“More options for sorting potatoes”

Many optical sorting machines work by discarding subpar material or foreign matter from a batch of potatoes. But some sorters check products’ quality. “It’s a matter of good,…

John Fletcher

Papaya fur combating hair loss

Turning this fruit into a mask protects the scalp

Progressive hair loss is still a problem for many men, and some women as well. Hair undergoes three cycle stages; through cyclical loss and new-hair growth…

Hortgro

Global development: Is Africa the ‘last frontier’?

Africa is a unique continent and probably ‘the last frontier’ globally. If Africa as a whole can get its act together it can become a powerhouse in terms of world economies.…

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