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Wednesday, May 29, 2019
CAN (AB): Big Marble Farms expansion: 10 acre greenhouse and 6MW cogeneration facility In a continuation of our growth journey, Big Marble Farms Inc. is pleased to announce their next expansion. "We are adding 10 acres of vegetable greenhouse and a…
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First report of Tomato brown rugose fruit virus on tomato in Turkey The ToBRF virus has been found in Turkey. The British Society for Plant Pathology confirms finding of the virus in Antalya greenhouses in their magazine New Disease Reports.…
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Pieter van Gog steps down as board member Van Gog Kwekerijen / Wittenberg Gemüse
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Pieter van Gog recently announced to the family and management of Van Gog Kwekerijen in the Netherlands and Wittenberg Gemüse GmbH in Germany that he has decided to step down…
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Mexico: Small and medium-sized tomato exporters won’t be able to export
Mexico’s Economy Department states US consumers can pay 38% to 70% more for berries following the US Commerce Department declared it might re-impose…
World's irst raspberry-picking robot set to work Quivering and hesitant, like a spoon-wielding toddler trying to eat soup without spilling it, the world’s first raspberry-picking robot is attempting to harvest one of the…
US (WI): Selling microgreens at the farmers market That microgreens are not only a niche product for fancy chefs is what Bear Creek Organic Farm is proving. “We never heard of microgreens when we started the farm, but we…
Norway: Vegetables grown at Stavanger Airport arrival hall On Friday, April 26, the official opening of the new arrival hall of the Stavanger Airport took place. The hall is unique in comparison to other halls. The passengers might be…
Ellen van Kester, Horticola Guadalfeo:
Spain: “Growing interest in Marazul tomatoes in Germany, the UK and Austria”
“This year, the sales of Spanish tomatoes went fairly well in relation to production. There were hardly any surpluses, although shortages occurred regularly. Unfortunately,…
Condensation, the forgotten problem A few weeks ago, at approximately 3pm, I was driving past a glasshouse and noticed the internal glass was covered in condensation, not just on the side walls but inside the…
Powerfoil D
New overhead fan designed for harsh industrial environments Powerfoil D, the product of 10 years’ experience and purpose-built design. The exceptionally engineered Powerfoil D is the first and only direct-drive overhead fan designed…
Third edition of Infoagro Exhibition closed with praise to the sector's dedication since the 50's The last day of the third edition of Infoagro Exhibition was an intense day in which the sector's good work, both in the past and in the present, was praised. For the third…
Special GreenTech
"Ideal growing conditions wanted 365 days a year" Growers around the world are striving toward the best conditions for achieving ideal growth and production 365 days a year. This includes vertical solutions, as the world…
Controlling septoria leaf spot and bacterial leaf blight in parsley Septoria leaf spot (SLS) in Parsley can cause significant losses in fields where it has become established. Like other Septoria’s, the leaf spots produced on parsley look much…
Farm stays busy with no-till potatoes, high tunnel, biochar and worm juice Though many fields in the area remain damp from the wet, cool spring, the staff at Menoken Farm are finding plenty of projects to keep them busy, like no-till planting…
UK: Scientists growing food 'ten times faster' without soil at urban farm Some 24 billion tons of fertile soil is being lost globally to erosion every year and such is the mounting crisis that academics at the University of Sheffield predict the UK…
Five WUR researchers receive Vidi grants The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research (NWO) will award €800,000 each to Wageningen University & Research (WUR) researchers David Ludwig, Annemiek ter…
Bionema raises £180,000 for ongoing development bio crop protection
Bionema Ltd., a biotech company, announces the completion of £180,000 equity investment, led by private investors with co-investment from the Development Bank…
Kenya: Reducing tomato losses in Kirinyaga county
Farmers in Kirinyaga, Kenya's largest producer of tomatoes, are grappling with 55 percent post-harvest crop losses. The Kenya Agricultural and Livestock…
The importance of the root zone temperature Every grower tries to maximize their yield and to keep the production cost low. With regards to the cannabis industry, this result can be achieved in many ways, from optimizing climate control to choosing the right strain to grow. But the question still remains: Is there a way to improve a grower’s cultivation without resorting…
Wednesday, July 31, 2019
Greenhouse IPM In-depth Hands-on Workshop Cornell University will host a workshop with the latest in pest management methods for commercial greenhouse producers on Wednesday 31 July. Topics will include best practices…
What food will look like in 50 years
In the face of climate change and innovation, how will food fare? Top food experts weigh in. Welcome to dinnertime in the year 2070. Your food—perfectly…
Artichoke grower announces results of spring promotion Ocean Mist Farms has announced the results of its 'Reach for the Gold' promotion. The company said that rather than a traditional sweepstakes approach, the Reach for the Gold…
How soil can create sustainable environments Cheddar visits Scotts Miracle-Gro headquarters in Ohio to learn about the science behind different types of soil, and why soil is so important when it comes to building a…
$3,000 donation for new high school greenhouse Cargill, Inc. recently donated $3,000 toward the construction of a second greenhouse at Barren County High School. Barren County Schools Superintendent Bo Matthews told the…
How an aquaponic vertical farm improved food safety
Food poisoning is a common problem across the globe, and 600 million people become sick after eating contaminated food every year. As the agricultural sector…
Tangail farmers pro it from cucumbers Despite recent damaging hail storms, farmers have had a healthy and profitable cucumber crop this year. Farmers in the Mokna, Pakutia, and Mamudnagar unions of Tangail are now…
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Snack vegetables in 100% recycled packaging All 500-gramme buckets of Tommies snack vegetables are now made from 100% rPET, meaning they are made from 100% recycled and recyclable material. In 2018, Greenco introduced…
Bonnysa at PLMA with fresh gazpacho in Spainnovation Bonnysa has presented its catalog of innovative products within the framework of the PLMA in Amsterdam. The company selected its range of gazpachos,"La Gazpachera", because of…
Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge - Texas
US of icers ind over $18m worth of methamphetamine in carrot shipment US Customs and Border Protection officers seized $18.5 million worth of methamphetamine at a port-of-entry. It happened Friday at the Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge. The…
Two cantaloupe melons were auctioned for 40,800 euro in Japan The Cantaloupe melon season started with the auctioning of the first two melons in the central market of Sapporo, the capital of the Japanese region of Hokkaido. The melons…
Genetic and metabolic effects of ripening mutations and vine detachment on tomato
Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) ripening is regulated co-operatively by the action of ethylene and a hierarchy of transcription factors, including RIPENING…
International Finance Corporation supports Kazakhstan horticulture The International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, is providing a $10 million financing to Phoenix Fruits LLP for establishing greenfield…
Qatar: Vegetable sales surge over 3-fold under farms program Qatar’s Ministry of Municipality and Environment has stated that sales of local vegetables have surged over three-fold in the second season of ‘Qatar Farms Program 2019’…
Ghana: Government places inde inite ban on export of leafy vegetables
Starting Saturday, June 1, 2019, Ghana will not be exporting any more of leafy vegetables. According to the Ministry of Food and Agriculture, the move to place…
First harvest of Swedish pak choi The first harvest of pak choi has started at HD Odling in Blekinge, the first conventional grower that works in large scale cultivation of pak choi in Sweden. Pak choi is a…
Minnesota farmers: “Several veggies may come in late or be in short supply this spring” More rain is in the forecast and it’s not welcome news to farmers who sell to markets and contribute to Community Support Agriculture, better known as CSAs. "The weather has…
Denmark and Sweden: Ongoing Yersinia outbreak traced to fresh spinach
An outbreak of Yersinia in Denmark and Sweden with more than 50 cases has been linked to fresh spinach. Statens Serum Institut, a public health research…
Food waste solution - biodegradable, advanced barrier coating
US team develops sustainable shelf-life technology
A team of Indiana’s Purdue University, researchers have manufactured an innovative new process that uses cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) to create advanced…
State of Punjab, India
Machhiwara soon to have vegetable processing industry
A vegetable processing project, having capacity of 80,000 tons per year, will come up in Machhiwara, in Punjab’s Ludhiana district. The first stone of the…
Boggiatto Produce rebrands as Hitchcock Farms
Boggiatto Produce, located in California's Salinas Valley, has announced its May 2019 rebrand as Hitchcock Farms with Jeff Hitchcock maintaining his leadership…
Robocrop, the new red fruit picking robot developed in the United Kingdom The shortage of laborers is a common problem across Europe and has become a growing concern in the fruit and vegetable production sector; therefore, various technology‌
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