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Dongyang, China: scientists give instruction in modern tomato greenhouse

On September 3, Cao Chunxin, a scientist from Jinhua City, instructed staff on how to conduct soilless cultivation of seedlings in the fully automatic glass greenhouse of the Modern Agricultural Ecological Park in Huayuan Village, in South East China.  In order to promote the development of agriculture, Dongyang Huayuan…

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"You can tell it's not from a hothouse'

Randy Katz lives on a 3½-acre farm tucked behind Copley High School’s football stadium. He has 540,000 bees and lots of plants to keep them busy. They love Katz and all his gardens. “You name it, I grow it,” said the retired scrap yard owner who is now the Summit County apiary inspector. “Flowers,…

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Vacant lot in South Dallas food desert transformed into urban farm for new growers

A vacant lot near a Dallas Area Rapid Transit station in South Dallas will soon come to life as an urban farm. And that is just planting a seed for more. Restorative Farms, a local nonprofit organization dedicated to creating community-centric farm systems, runs an existing training farm that’s near the…

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Vertically cultivated mushrooms are blossoming in Brussels’ cellars

“Once the summer break is over, our 10 growing rooms, consisting of 1000m2 in total, will be fully occupied and deliver 1000kg of mushrooms a month in total for 4000kg coffee grounds recycled,” says Julie Jacqmain, Production- and communication manager at Permafungi. “About four rooms are in use now, as…

Mythronics

Start-up develops robot doctor and dreams of harvesting robot

"If a disease breaks out somewhere in a greenhouse and you react quickly, you can still save a large part of the harvest." Growers know this, but so do Soheil Jananshahi and Koel Bol of Mythtronics. They are developing a small modular robot that can perform various tasks for growers with different…

UTA to use tiny sensors to track bugs and combat infestations

The University of Texas at Arlington is helping develop tiny sensors that attach to insects, tracking their movements and life cycles in an effort to combat infestations and…

Agricultural biotechnology center being built in Almeria

Kimitec, a company dedicated to researching, developing, and commercializing biopesticides, prebiotic biostimulants, and probiotics, has invested 50 million euros in expanding…

Way to Grow

"We’re excited to continue expanding our brands together in offering premium products"

Athena, a vertically integrated formulator, manufacturer of liquid and dry fertilizer blends designed for commercial cultivators, announces their continued partnership with Way To Grow, a Fort Collins, Colorado-headquartered chain of hydroponic and organic gardening supply stores. Athena is distributed…

US company provides high-tech growers with plant-based packaging

The North American provider of earth-friendly plant-based products, good Natured Products,  continues to grow its market traction with food producers who are taking a fresh approach to supplying plant-based, nutritional foods to communities across North America.  Heron Farms product in good natured® packaging (CNW…

Fresh produce grower works with Mexican government to increase trade

Fortune Growers, a fresh produce company based in Elgin, Illinois, has partnered with the Mexican government in order to strengthen the growth of Mexican produce. The company works closely with larger agribusiness companies across North America, and their latest initiative has them working closely with…

Agtech company lands 116m funding to scale microbial platform

AgBiome, an agricultural technology firm that harnesses plant microbiomes to develop novel crop protection products, has landed $116 million in funding. The oversubscribed…

European Union to allocate €5 bln for countries & companies affected by Brexit

The European Union is set to allocate €5 billion until 2025 to all countries and companies that have been affected by the UK’s withdrawal agreement. In an announcement, the…

New line of organic fresh herbs unveiled

Duncan Family Farms, a fourth-generation multi-regional certified organic farm and grower of baby leaf items, is proud to announce the launch of its organic fresh herb line. These will be on display for the first time at the Organic Produce Summit. “These new items are a natural extension of the existing…

"Good prices for tomatoes, collapsed bell pepper market, flat cucumber season"

Last year, the weather was hot at the beginning of August. That disrupted Dutch greenhouse vegetable supplies. This year's summer was, however, rather flat and stable. That has resulted in an entirely different picture for various greenhouse vegetables. So says Levarht's commercial manager Henri…

Vietnam and Belgium boost agricultural trade

Within the framework of the working visit to the European Union (EU) and Belgium by National Assembly Chairman Vuong Dinh Hue and a high-ranking Vietnamese delegation, on September 8, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development Le Minh Hoan had a meeting with the Belgian Federal Minister for Middle…

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Oregon farmers who grow 60% of world’s carrot seed stay without water for weeks

Phil Fine stands in a parched field and watches a harvester gnaw through his carrot seed crop, spitting clouds of dust in its wake. Cracked dirt lines, empty irrigation canals, and dust devils and tumbleweeds punctuate a landscape in shades of brown. Across an invisible line separating Fine’s irrigation…

New supplier for tomato clips and truss supports for Netherlands, Canada, and Germany

Tomato clips and truss supports that are easy to work with, have a long lifespan and offer an amazing price-quality ratio. These Simonetti products are now available for customers in the Netherlands, Canada, and Germany. The Italian producer has signed an exclusive partnership with Hortus Supplies…

"Profitable, clean, and efficient farming starts with renewable energy sources"

Energy is essential to agriculture, from fuel needed to operate machinery to the electricity necessary to heat or cool livestock and greenhouses. Most of this energy is…

Philippine agri chief wants growers’ groups to directly import and sell fertilizers

In a bid to help stem the skyrocketing prices of fertilizers due to tight global supply, the Department of Agriculture (DA) of the Philippines is encouraging farmers’ cooperatives and associations (FCAs) to import fertilizers directly from international producers and suppliers to reduce the farm input’s…

Stronger lettuce stems are a key part of disease resistance

Lettuce drop is a lettuce disease that results in browning or wilting of leaves, plant collapse, and death. The disease has not been well-researched, but a new study shows that a stronger stem increases resistance to lettuce drop. This disease is caused by Sclerotinia spp., one of the most destructive…

Machine brushes hands clean within seconds, drying them too

No one simply walks into a greenhouse anymore. Washing your hands first has become a habit. That is often done by putting your hands in a hygiene sluice and then disinfecting them. Scrubzone Europe has, however, introduced a new machine to the market. It eliminates the need to rub your hands while…

Modular living system for living plants indoor and outdoor

When new urban farming setups are created they integrate either individual proprietary solutions or standard horticulture components to set up grow spaces that are originally meant for large-scale and commercial operations. Urban farming can come in very diverse forms, contexts, and locations, and…

New fruit and vegetable punnet

Smart Packaging Solutions has introduced a new fruit and vegetable punnet. The solid cardboard packaging is strong, circular, and easy to handle. It is a sustainable, environmentally friendly packaging option. "The market and consumers are increasingly demanding sustainable packaging," says Martijn Fluyt, Product Development…

New baby iceberg lettuce debuts

Braga Fresh will debut Josie’s Organics baby iceberg lettuce in a two-count retail bag at the 2021 Organic Produce Summit, Sept. 16 in Monterey in booth #204. The Josie’s Organics baby iceberg is a bit larger than an apple or avocado, about the size of a large hamburger bun when halved, and easily fits in an adult’s hand. The…

More sustainable substrates are now equal to peat and rock wool

Is it possible to grow strawberries and tomatoes on a substrate with renewable raw materials without yield differences compared to growing them on peat and rock wool? Yes, according to large-scale international comparative research. Last week, the results of the four-year study were presented at…

The UK horticulture conference created by growers for growers is back!

The Organic Growers Alliance (OGA) is pleased to announce the second Organic Matters conference. It held the first Organic Matters in 2019 to facilitate the exchange of…

Air circulation within a refrigerated container greatly affects vegetables

Proper cooling capacity division is essential for storing and transporting fruit and vegetables in refrigerated containers. A uniform interior temperature depends mainly on the outside…

Dole Fresh Vegetables announces limited recall of curly leaf parsley

Dole Fresh Vegetables, Inc. is voluntarily recalling a limited number of cases of conventional Curly Leaf Parsley. The product being recalled is Dole® Curly Leaf Parsley, with harvest dates of August 18, 2021, and August 19, 2021.  A random, routine regulatory sample collected in Michigan tested positive for…

"Make fruit and vegetables cheaper," advised Dutch board

Introduce levies on added sugar, salt, and red meat in the Netherlands and make fruit and vegetables cheaper. That is what a report from the country's Scientific Council for…

German industry unites at DOGK 2021

At the 11th German Fruit and Vegetable Congress, which took place in Düsseldorf from September 13 to 14, many different representatives of the entire industry again met. At the start, the concept of go2markets was presented in Cologne on Monday. No meeting had not been possible in 2020 due to corona; now…

Australian industry faces largest rise in food prices in more than a decade

Australians will most likely be paying more for groceries and other essential goods heading into Christmas as the pandemic wreaks havoc on retail supply chains. Economists…

Chinese scientists grow rice that yields twice faster in hydroponic experiment

Recently, scientists of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences cooperated with the Qianqian team of the China National Rice Research Institute to successfully achieve an important breakthrough in rice planting: the growth cycle of the crop was shortened by half.  According to the team’s chief scientist and…

More absenteeism and 55+ year olds, fewer young people in greenhouse horticulture

The proportion of workers aged 55 and over continues to increase, also in greenhouse horticulture. This has been revealed by the fact sheets on safe, healthy, and vital work in the agricultural and green sectors that Stigas has updated. In contrast to the increase in the number of people aged 55 and over…

Growing Queensland’s online agri-food sales capability

The Palaszczuk Government is helping Ipswich and Toowoomba business to upskill producers and suppliers in e-commerce and support agriculture jobs. Member for Ipswich Jennifer…

"Many requests for support in the field of lighting"

The Dutch consultancy and engineering firm Orance moved from Monster to Wateringen in late August. With the move, the company has gained a demo area. The Orance growing team provides assistance to producers in the search for the most optimal supplemental lighting installation with the most suitable…

Spanish growers leave their tomato plants because of water scarcity

Coag Almería has issued a statement demanding that the Junta de Andalucía ensures compliance with the water concession in El Bobar so that the farmers of Bajo Andarax can…

US Department of Labor announces $7 mln funding to combat child and forced labor abuses in Mexico

The U.S. Department of Labor announced today the availability of $7 million in grant funding to combat child and forced labor abuses in Mexico’s chilli pepper and tomato…