Beekenkamp Plants

We have a new machine at our vegetable department! 🌱 With this machine we can clean the deck on the inside. This is great because the machine reduces labor intensity and provides even better hygiene in our greenhouses. 👌 How does it work? The machine drives through the greenhouse and sprays the deck with water and cleaning…

Greenhouse pepper growers in Tokat, Turkey cannot solve root collar rot problem

Greenhouse producers in Tokat suffer financial damage due to the disease called root collar rot. Greenhouse producers cannot find a solution to the disease, which is thought…

North Dublin vegetable grower fears enormous tax bill after farm land was rezoned for housing

A north Dublin vegetable grower is facing a potential €120,000 tax bill because of a government levy targeted at developers hoarding prime building land, that is also hitting…

Red chilis drying between railway lines create a pretty picture

At the Thakurgaon Sadar county Ruhia railway station, local farmers have left their ripe chili peppers to dry near the railway lines. This leads to a pretty picture worth…

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South Korea: New 9-unit strawberry farm produces 500kg daily

"In the Netherlands, vertical farming is considered an expensive and uneconomical business, as it costs a lot for construction, LED, and energy. This kind of business is exceptionally possible in South Korea because the average agricultural produce price is double the world prices in South Korea.…

US: GEM-Pack & Well-Pict Berries combine forces

GEM-Pack Berries, LLC and Well-Pict Berries are forging a new partnership, combining companies to build an industry leading team of berry expertise. GEM-Pack is excited to welcome the Well-Pict team and its impactful brand into the company’s assemblage. In 2020, Gem-Pack added Red Blossom Sales, Inc. and…

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US: Growing crop of women in agriculture makes waves in Maine

It’s the first harvest day at Liberation Farms in rural Wales, where Habiba Salat and Maryan Mohamed are tending their crops in greenhouses lush with leafy green vegetables. “A good harvest, yes,” Mohamed says of her spinach yield this sunny May morning. Far from their east African homeland in war-torn…

Release system demo at Delphy soft fruit Field Day

Koppert will be giving a pollination presentation and demonstrating its Natutec Drive application at the Delphy Innovative Soft Fruit Centre’s Field Day in Horst, the Netherlands, on June 8. This event will be organized in the middle of soft fruit crops and ongoing research trials. Natutec Drive is a…

Kenya: Big shift in moving horticulture exports from air to sea freight

Kenya's horticulture industry is crucial to the nation's economy, with exports accounting for a significant portion of the sector's revenue, and millions of people depend on…

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Ireland: Minister Hackett announces €10 million investment in the Horticulture Sector

The Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine with special responsibility for Horticulture, Senator Pippa Hackett, today announced the opening of the 2023 Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector. Giving details of the competitive…

Bhutan’s declining chili production sparks concerns

Bhutan’s plan to halt chili import if domestic production reaches self-sufficiency is facing a potential setback; recent data reveals a significant decline in chili harvests.…

"Asparagus season was great, price-wise, but with very erratic supply"

The last month of the Dutch asparagus season is here again. "We're not dissatisfied. Price-wise, it was definitely a good season, with no lows," says Will Teeuwen of Teboza. "However, this season's erratic weather made planning particularly difficult." "We have no control over that but have to,…

New geothermal well contributes to the energy transition for Dutch greenhouses

In 2012, a group of vegetable horticulturists in IJsselmuiden jointly started heating their greenhouses with geothermal heat, pumping warm water of 73-74 °C up from a depth of 1,950 meters. Now, five vegetable growers heat 23.5 hectares of greenhouses this way. With the use of geothermal energy, natural…

Cheaper fertilizer is a relief for Australian farmers

Reports of easing fertilizer prices are great news for Aussie farmers, but they warn more will need to be done in order to combat food inflation. According to the Australian…

Salatrio: Rijk Zwaan demo reveals five insights

The Salatrio concept – a single, colorful head of ‘living lettuce’ made up of three different types – has been around for years and continues to gain popularity worldwide. At the Salatrio Client Demo in early May 2023, Rijk Zwaan showcased 40 innovative combinations of leafies: more robust, more…

Two new cover additives to balance the temperature between night and day

The issue of temperature control in greenhouses has become one of the most important aspects of crop management also due to climate change and the swift temperature changes that often occur in the production areas. In particular, high daytime temperatures throughout many months of the year make the…

Philippines: Development of coco coir to stop coconut farming waste

The Regional Inclusive Innovation Center (RIIC) has identified developing coco coir as a priority in Eastern Visayas to address environmental concerns and raise the income of coconut farmers. During a gathering at the Summit Hotel here Tuesday, officials from national government agencies and academe…

USDA launches organic INTEGRITY database trade partner module

On May 17, the USDA National Organic Program (NOP) expanded functionality for the USDA Organic INTEGRITY Database by launching a new Trade Partner Module. This new module is an expansion of INTEGRITY called the Global Organic INTEGRITY Database. GLOBAL increases access and transparency to quality data in…

$1.85m raised to make paper packaging stronger and more recyclable

Brisbane-based company Earthodic has managed to create an innovative and trademarked bio-based coating solution 'Paperbarc', and recently attracted investments of $1.85…

Precooling used to increase efficiency and reduce postharvest losses in bell peppers

In grocery stores brimming with brightly colored fruits and vegetables, it may not occur to many shoppers the complexity farmers navigate to consistently deliver high-quality produce each week. Consumers hold high standards for fresh food, which farmers aim to meet, but hot summer temperatures and…

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UAE: Counts of e-coli in vegetables from retailers in Abu Dhabi and Dubai

A new study by Ihab Habib, Rami H Al-Rifai, Mohamed-Yousif Ibrahim Mohamed, Akela Ghazawi, Afra Abdalla, Glindya Lakshmi, Neveen Agamy and Mushtaq Khan investigates the counts, antimicrobial resistance profile, and genome-based characterization of Escherichia coli in 11 different types of fresh salad…

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British Growers association addressed by PM during Farm-to-Fork summit

British Growers was invited to the Prime Minister’s Farm to Fork Summit held at Downing Street in mid-May. The guest list, which amounted to around 70, included a varied selection of guests from Kaleb and Cheerful Charlie from Clarkson’s Farm through to various major retailer bosses. After being…

‘Data Supermarket' will assist NZ primary sector in identifying a greater range of suitable land opportunities

Although Te Puke is well-known as New Zealand’s kiwifruit capital, new research might indicate that this top spot could be contested in the future. Effectively, suitable…

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UK: Grower warns industry would 'collapse' without migrant workers

A Hampshire farmer has warned that further restrictions on migrant workers coming to the UK could prove devastating for the farming industry. It comes after the government announced that UK net migration had hit a record high of 606,600 in 2022. The increase was mainly from people arriving from non-EU…

"Since the merger, we’re focusing more on greenhouse segments"

In the horticultural industry, Valoya is well-known for its research-driven approach to horticulture, their focus on light behavior, and how crops respond to that. Since this year, the company has merged with another Finnish LED developer: GreenLux. Valoya is and remains the horticultural brand of the…

EU considers granting drought relief to Spain

Talks will be held in Brussels this week as the EU Agricultural Ministers meet to discuss the ongoing drought in several member states, including Spain, Portugal, and Italy.…

Tomato and pepper leaf parts contribute differently to the absorption of foliar-applied potassium dihydrogen phosphate

Foliar fertilization is an application technique that is increasingly being used in agriculture and offers the possibility of providing nutrients directly to the site of highest demand. Especially for phosphorus (P), the foliar application is an interesting alternative to soil fertilization, but foliar…

UK: Indoor seaweed producer pushes for local production as demand soars

“This is where the airplane goes – and there’s another one right next to it,” Pure Ocean Algae’s Michael O’Neill joked during The Fish Site’s recent visit to the facility. According to O’Neill, the 600 m² building is – to his knowledge – the biggest seaweed production facility in Europe. It is a…