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Heating a greenhouse with sugar factory waste water in Ankara

The second period of seedling planting in the Etimesgut greenhouse took place after the opening speech of Turkseker Tarim AS General Manager Muhammed Gumussoy. In the greenhouse where 50,000 tomato seedlings will be planted, 40 harvests will be made annually and an average of 30 tons of tomatoes will be…

Lettuce ice means higher January markets likely

Cold temperatures in the California and Arizona desert growing regions have caused issues with lettuce that are likely to impact the market come early 2022. Mark Shaw, vice-president of operations for Salinas, CA-based Markon Cooperative, says widespread lettuce ice started developing Thursday, December…

La Tortue Maraichère: fruits and vegetables grown on the water

In order to respond to environmental issues, François Plassard, a French agricultural engineer and doctor in economics, has created “La Tortue Maraichère”. This ecological aquaponics greenhouse, self-sufficient in energy thanks to its solar panels, is also sheltered from weather hazards and it is…

New narrow spraying machine with a large wingspan

A large grower of tomato plants was looking for a solution for the automatic spraying of its client's plants. The machine had to be suitable for an ebb and flood irrigation floor, narrow enough to be able to drive through the plants and high enough to also be able to treat the higher crops. Micothon,…

China: The sun is shining on the Dutch-style greenhouse at Fancun Town industrial town

In the No. 3 Dutch-style greenhouse in the Donghui Modern Agricultural Technology Industrial Demonstration Park, Fancun Town, Taigu District, the sun is shining the inside temperature is suitable, and the staff is adjusting the water and fertilizer recipe in the greenhouse. Two crops of tomatoes are…

China: Haisheng modern agricultural intelligent greenhouse project to speed up construction

In recent years, Minle County has made full use of the advantages of the large area of ​​the Gobi desert and abundant light and heat resources and introduced Haisheng modern…

Mellantas cucumber nursery continues under new ownership

At the end of February, cucumber grower Mellantas in Sevenum will be back in production. For growers Carla and Hans Houben this is an even more special moment than usual, as they sold their nursery last week. Although 'you never know where the dice will land' Carla expects that the growers will be…

Pandemic workforce modelling tool to help keep produce flowing to retail shelves

Australian and New Zealand fresh produce companies are being encouraged to utilize a new tool that uses mathematical formulas to model and predict the illness and absence of workers due to COVID-19, and ultimately hopes to reduce supply chain disruptions. Food safety software company…

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US: Lighting partnership to market LED growing lights

In 2015 Hort Americas became the North American master distributor and marketing partner of LED grow lights manufactured by GE Current, a Daintree company. This month Hort Americas has signed an agreement with Irrigation Design & Construction LLC (IDC) in Castroville, Calif., for IDC to become an…

Steenks Service

The 6th anniversary of the Stefix 135 ground cover floor sweeper

Last week Steenks celebrated the 6th anniversary of the Stefix 135 ground cover floor sweeper at Steenks Service. In 2016, Steenks launched this special floor sweeper at the floriculture trade fair IPM Essen in Germany as a machine with which you can get the MyPex anti-root cloth and other cultivation…

Switzerland: Vertical farming pilot plant in operation

The vertical farming pilot plant of Swiss companies YASAI and fenaco has started operation. The first products are available from today in around 80 selected Coop stores. After more than a year of planning, development and construction, ETH spin-off YASAI put the vertical farming pilot plant in…

Growing old style tasty tomatoes with new technologies

Rioja is renowned as the land of some of the best wines in the world. At the same time, next to vineyards, other crops such as traditional tomatoes are grown using modern techniques like hydroponics in high-tech greenhouses Marcos and Álvaro Pérez brothers studied agricultural engineering, but instead of…

"Start signalling and monitoring thrips on time"

During and after the clearing of the old crop, every effort is made not to allow an infestation immediately at the start of the new crop. Once the young plants have been…

India: Tomato prices crash in Chennai market

Prices of tomatoes in Chennai have crashed to Rs 20 a kg -for some varieties- from Rs 160 a kg two months ago. M. Thyagarajan, president of the Koyambedu Wholesale Tomato…

World cucumber production breaks records in 2020

According to data prepared by Hortoinfo from Faostat, in 2020 the world produced a record 91,258.27 million kilos of cucumber on 2,261,318 hectares, achieving an average yield…

Albanian Daily News

Frost risking greenhouse products in Albania

The recent frosts that swept across the country are damaging newly planted spring crops in greenhouses. Amid the hardships caused by rising commodity prices, as well as the floods of November last year, greenhouses are now in danger of being severely damaged by the frosts. most damage is feared in the…

“Harnessing geothermal resources can provide a steady stream of energy in all seasons"

On 17 January, the drilling rig will grind into action in Lavey-les-Bains. With plans going ahead to drill down to a maximum depth up to 3,000 meters, the water-source…

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Different organic fertilization systems modify tomato quality

The valorization of vegetal waste as a source of crop nutrients constitutes a circular strategy to improve the sustainability of intensive horticultural production systems. The main goal of this study was to evaluate the effects of organic amendments derived from vegetal residues on the yield and quality…

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UK puts new gene editing rules into practice

New legislation will be put in place to cut unnecessary red tape for gene editing, helping our farmers to grow more resistant, nutritious and productive crops. The rule changes, will mean that scientists across England will be able to undertake plant-based research and development, using genetic…

"Green shoots of Spring need green packaging options"

With Spring almost here the packaging manufacturer’s in-house design team are constantly developing new packaging formats and have added a variety of new packs to their ‘ready-to-post’ and plug Plantpac range over the last 12 months to help see their customers through what they envisage will be another…

Substrate company works with NGOs to kick-start better life for Philippine coconut growers

Long before incorporating a new structure in the Philippines, substrate company Biogrow was already looking at how they could organize it as a sustainable development program, capitalizing on the experience and impact they had in Sri Lanka or India. "The production of high-quality coconut husk-based…

Modiform now sells only circular thermoformed pots

Modiform is stopping its sales of non-circular thermoformed pots and in doing so closes the polypropylene (PP) material loop. The renewed product range consists exclusively of circular pots. These pots are recyclable, as the material used is recognized and separated when disposed of with household waste.…

Calling an ambulance for moldy tomatoes: please don't

"My neighbor came here and she gave me a sandwich, cheese, and tomato. Anyway, I feel quite sick now. I looked at the tomatoes and there's mildew on them."  This is the actual transcription…

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Vertical farming: A sustainable future?

Data Bridge Market Research (DBMR) has organized a conference on Vertical Farming 2022 with a focus on the wide range of changes that are needed in the food supply chains and global infrastructure. Collaboration between industries and successful integration of agricultural innovations are essential to…

Lidl gives green light to LEAF Mar­que on UK fresh produce

Lidl GB will be taking the environmental standards of its fresh produce suppliers to the next level of sustainability excellence through the LEAF Marque environmental assurance scheme. The move will see its entire British fresh produce supplier base achieving LEAF Marque certification by the end of 2023.…

Robotic system for tomato plant lowering

Arugga AI Farming, the Israel-based start-up company that has introduced pollination robots to the tomato greenhouse market, has successfully trialled a robotic manipulator which will replace the labour-intensive, manual task of lowering tomato plants. Arugga AI Farming robotic plant-lowering arm – accelerated…

Aelius LED launches new LED series

The Canadian-based company, Aelius LED has developed a new 20 Watt LED series, providing growers with an easily interchangeable system that responds to the specific growing…

New Ultrafiltration system for Pure Harvest Smart Farms

At the end of 2021, Pure Harvest Smart Farms commissioned its new greenhouses in Saudi Arabia. Growing in Saudi Arabia means that water management is of high importance. For the new greenhouses, Dutch company Mienis Water supplied the water treatment systems. This involves a Reverse Osmosis with a…

Transforming tomatoes with molecular biotechnology

James Duduit, a Horticultural Science doctoral student, utilizes molecular biotechnology to transform tomatoes and improve the crop’s resistance to bacterial wilt and other common pathogens. Molecular biotechnology has many crop applications and is seen as a critical area of research because it increases…

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Effect of root-zone heating on growth and quality of strawberry in greenhouses

Strawberry (Fragaria x ananassa) is a major commercial horticultural crop which is commonly cultivated in greenhouses to avoid adverse climatic conditions. This experiment was conducted to investigate the effect of root-zone heating using positive temperature coefficient film on plant growth and fruit…