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Eucalyptus propagation farm: Trinog design fixed roof vent and sidewall #vent greenhouse with #film cover for #tropical weather. Also equipped with the T-rail #bench system to easy operation and high-quality plants.#eucalyptus #propagation #greenhouse #trinoggreenhouse #quality pic.twitter.com/diW2QJqZzl — Trinog Greenhouse (@Trinog_xs) June…

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Amazon seeks to convert Great Falls nursery into a greenhouse

The greenery proposed for Amazon’s second headquarters in Arlington is so extensive that the company needs a greenhouse to keep it going. According to plans submitted to the county, Amazon hopes to convert Meadow Farms Nurseries and Landscapes (10618 Leesburg Pike) in Great Falls into a greenhouse to…

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Big harvest for muskmelon in Indonesian greenhouse

The PC greenhouse project is located in Indonesia, covering an area of about 2500 square meters. The project is a big-span PC greenhouse for growing muskmelon, which is divided into nursery areas and growing areas. There is a wet curtain fan, a circulating fan, a high-pressure mist spray, a transferable…

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4-H raffle grand prize greenhouse built by A. E. Peacock students

A partnership between Yara Belle Plaine, A.E. Peacock Collegiate and Saskatchewan 4-H made it possible for the students at A.E. Peacock Collegiate to build the grand prize greenhouse of the 25th Annual 4-H Saskatchewan Lottery. Yara Belle Plaine provided the funds, while Vice-Principal Brad Raes…

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Aquaponics takes fish, nutrients and a lot of sweat

A program that emphasizes water-based sustainable agriculture is coming into its second decade at Lake Superior State University. What started as a testbed for economical Atlantic salmon micro-farming has branched into something that taps the skills of computer engineers to geneticists, all circling…

De Bakker Westland chooses save pipe rail trolleys

De Bakker Westland is a modern tomato grower in Kwintsheul, the Netherlands. They grow tomatoes in a greenhouse of 6 hectares. De Bakker Westland is a member of the growers association ‘Prominent.’ To do the crop work safely, they have chosen to invest in two new pipe rail trolleys that are in line with…

Produce vegetables with carbon dioxide

The Shuimu Mengdian Carbon Neutralization Demonstration Plant Project is a major project approved by the Henan Provincial Development and Reform Commission in 2021. It is jointly invested and constructed by Henan Mengdian Group and Beijing Shuimu Jiutian Technology Co., Ltd., a modern agricultural…

China: "We hope that fresh-flower preservation cards will replace ice bottles and make life easier for fresh-flower distributors"

Although the global pandemic is improving, there are still many limits on transporting flowers and plants. Transport costs are rising, and air freight is declining in volume. Keeping flowers and plants fresh during logistical difficulties is an important question for the industry. Manager Wang of…

Container farm allows growers to cultivate 14 different gourmet mushrooms

"We can grow 14 different strains of gourmet mushrooms in our container farms, with 3-4 strains per container and up to 2,000 lbs of mushrooms per 20-ft container per month, depending on the strain," says Jonathan Murray, co-founder, and CEO of Adapt Agtech. The company supplies container farming systems…

1st price for the pesticide-residue free tomatoes in the national level of European Business Awards for the Environment

Slovakian tomato greenhouse company Farma Kameničany has implemented the ZERYA standard at the end of 2019. ZERYA is the Spanish voluntary quality standard, which declares that the harvested production does not contain any pesticide residues (more specifically maximal limit is 0,01 mg/kg). It is a…

Improve greenhouse management efficiency to counter lack of labor

The preparations for the next spring-summer campaign are underway despite the worries for the increasing price of raw materials, made worse by the lack of labor. In this context, rationalizing human resources is essential for the survival of businesses. The tutor in its box A concrete example of how to…

Spray boom full of traps to catch pests

The rubber strings chase the insects from the plants causing them to fly straight into the sticky catch strips. That is the simple explanation for a video that shows Horiver 40x25 cm sticky traps attached to an automatic spray boom to catch thrips and whitefly. The Dutch company, Vos Capelle, shared the…

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Biosecurity advice: Blueberry rust Western Australia

In April 2022, the fungus Thekopsora minima, a causal agent of Blueberry rust, was detected in WA. Tracing, surveillance, and stakeholder engagement activities in WA led to detections in multiple locations, including the Perth metropolitan area, Manjimup, and Swan View. Plants with symptoms have been…

Some hydroponic lettuce lines still in production in South Australia amid national shortage

A leading South Australian salad producer admits that it has been a weather-affected season production-wise, but it is still able to provide quality produce for its customers. The weather has not only affected the growing conditions where Hi Fresh Salads is based in Virginia, but there have been floods…

Woolworths predicts prolonged vegetable shortages

Woolworths has warned of troubling weeks ahead as extreme shortages across fresh produce continue to cause problems. The retailer gave a grim insight into the month ahead in…

Farmer reveals increasing cost to grow strawberries in Australia

At this point in time, strawberries are selling for a staggering amount. But what does it actually cost for a farmer to grow a product like strawberries? Bundaberg strawberry…

Prices firming up on California iceberg lettuce

Even though supplies of iceberg lettuce out of California have tightened up, there’s enough availability to meet demand. “Some of the volume decreases we are experiencing is a normal planned reduction for this time of year as more local/regional harvesting comes into play for the summer months,” says…

Tsingsky: Using digital methods to reduce carbon fixation costs to benefit more growers

Tsingsky Technology (Tsingsky) was established in February 2014 and is headquartered in Beijing Tsinghua Institute of Technology. It is a national enterprise invested in by Tsinghua University and many listed companies, committed to driving the transformation and upgrading of China's agricultural…

Organic fertilizer guidelines launched to address fertilizer crisis in Ghana

As part of efforts to ensure food security in light of the international fertilizer crisis, Organic Fertilizer Guidelines for Ghana have been unveiled to help improve the soil…

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Cornell University once created purple strawberries

The elusive purple strawberry is celebrated for its deep, rich, almost regal tones, sweet flavor, and aromatic scent. It's rarely spotted in grocery stores, but you can grow your own. Developed at Cornell University's small fruits and breeding program over the course of 13 years, the aptly-named Purple…

Wimbledon strawberries tracked by high-tech sensors

The strawberries served at Wimbledon this year will be tracked from plant to punnet with new high-tech sensors. Specialist trackers record everything from the nutrient levels…

Re-Nuble partners with circular materials company to create growing media

Re-Nuble announces an exclusive partnership with a Santa Cruz, California-based circular materials company, Cruz Foam, which offers companies a frictionless transition to circular materials. As Re-Nuble pioneers the reutilization of localized and food safe, vegetative food waste into sustainable growing…

Proseal pioneers workable alternatives to plastic tray sealing

Proseal tray sealing technology is at the forefront of the race to find feasible alternatives to plastic trays and sealing film for the European soft fruit market. The company says the introduction of legislation such as the UK’s Plastic Packaging Tax and the EU’s Plastic Waste Levy, combined with increasingly…

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А ton of infected peppers were brought to Russia from North Macedonia

About a ton of infected peppers were brought to the Kaliningrad region from North Macedonia.   Service staff carried out quarantine control of 16 tons of vegetables from the Balkan Peninsula. The inspection found that the peppers were infected with the tomato spotted wilt virus. The presence of the disease was confirmed…

FPC opens registrations for FPC Future & FPC Careers 2022

The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) – the UK’s fresh produce trade association – has unveiled today brand new websites for the 2022 edition of FPC Future and FPC Careers, the agritech and careers event for the fresh produce and flower industries. The launch of fpcfuture.co.uk and fpccareers.co.uk enables…

One in five Organic Produce Summit attendees will be a retailer

On July 13 and 14, the 6th edition of the Organic Produce Summit will be held. This year's event is shaping up to be the largest edition yet. "We have a sold-out tradeshow floor with 154 exhibitors, and we expect about 1,500 attendees," says Matt Seeley, CEO, and co-founder of the Organic Produce…

Photo report of Finnish supermarkets

Freshplaza visited a few supermarkets in Finland in early June and compiled this photo report. But first, some general information: Finland is in northern Europe and shares land borders with Sweden, Norway, and Russia. The Gulf of Finland separates it from Estonia. Finland is a Scandinavian country, and…

Measures needed to stop laborers leaving farm jobs to claim asylum in Cyprus

In Cyprus, all the services involved need to cooperate more effectively to tackle the phenomenon of seasonal farm workers quitting their jobs to claim asylum. Yiannakis…

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UK: storm of Covid, Brexit, and the Ukraine war leads to worsening shortage of soft fruit pickers

A bowl of freshly picked strawberries may be a staple of the great British summer, but the soft fruit sector is facing tough times this year as finding seasonal workers becomes ever harder. A perfect storm of Brexit, Covid, and war in Ukraine has meant the crop of people willing or able to come to the UK…

Signify LED lights power the first semi-closed modern greenhouses in Korea

Signify has signed a business and recipe development agreement with an agricultural company in Korea, Woodeumgee Farm (WDG farm), to increase the production of Tomango and improve fruit quality through Philips horticulture lighting solution. Dutch technology embedded in horticultureWDG farm is operating a…

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Effect of magnetic treatment of irrigation water on tomatoes under salinity conditions

The use of magnetic technology in irrigation is increasing significantly in the world as it has been established in several research studies that its application in irrigation water can improves crop productivity and even alleviate plant salt stress. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of…

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Finland: Robots will pollinate vegetables in greenhouses

A Finnish tomato grower, Agrifutura Oy, has signed an agreement with Israeli company Arugga AI Farming to start operating pollinating robots in its greenhouses. This kind of pollination is relevant in winter when the bees can't do their job properly during the long dark days.  In Finland, the long dark days…

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Performance of colored bell pepper cultivars under different concentrations of nutrient solution

Knowledge of the nutritional requirement of the crop under cultivation systems adapted to local realities, in addition to the adequate availability of nutrients in a nutrient solution, is of fundamental importance both for plant growth and for the production of quality fruits. Thus, the objective of this…