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Sector | Cultivation

US study finds strawberries boost heart health and lower cholesterol

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Study: Investigating boron deficiency response in tomatoes

World Food Prize 2024 starts on October 29

CAN: SVRSS hydroponics has first harvest

BASF I Nunhems develops hydroponic lettuce through data-driven cultivation

Heavier heads of butter lettuce and ever-new leaf types

Breaking grounds in organic fertigation with The Conscious Farmer

NL: Topdressing approach seeks to help strawberry growers

Kenya: Biota Nutri announces calcium, iron trial results

"Achieving success in mushroom production requires careful attention to facility design"

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Canada: Manitoba First Nation tribe receives geodome to improve food security

LED lights to increase pepper yields under saline irrigation conditions

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New Zealand: Growers have crops "undercover" to counter adverse weather conditions

NL: FutureProp officially open for business

High-temperature strawberry farming with aeroponic towers

New plan launched with G7 to enhance Africa’s participation in the OECD seed certification scheme

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Israel: 1000 year old plant seed revived

Solution for gutter hygiene introduced at CGC 2024

GyroPlant collaborates with Dole plc

Partnership to advance substrate-free berry and leafy greens cultivation

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US: Despite vast amounts of Kansas farms there isn't enough food for school lunches

Murcia continues to be Spain's second-largest pepper-producing area

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The benefits of crop diversification

"Our new Biota Phos shows the true value of circular fertilizers"

How mycorrhizae help plants absorb more nutrients and water

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Using vegetables in architecture

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October 10, 2024

US (TX): SFA Gardens October lecture to feature pretty plants, specialty soils

ISF members call for universal regulations on breeding techniques

How dipping fruit in chocolate improves focus and reduces stress

NL: Research on interactions between seeds and microbes receives funding

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Dutch guests visit Polish greenhouses

Grafting skills explained at International Propagation Seminar

Ukrainian propagator Pan Bilan plans major expansion in seedling production

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Swedish farm builds vertical farms inside of supermarkets

A visit to the Vegetable Growing Experimentation Station

Controlling tomato leafminer, covering water basins and inspecting tomato varieties

Expanding Belgian strawberry grower uses UV robot and everbearers

Canadian combat ship to grow fresh veggies at sea

Growers taking next step in plant protection with The Conscious Farmer

"We make sure you don’t need the chemicals in the first place"

Blueberry Factory 2024

Celebrating the end of the harvest season in Karczmiska, Poland

AU: Unique climate creates opportunities and challenges for NT vegetable growing

Xinhua

Juncao technology: Promoting cooperation between China and Africa

'Banksy' among Westland greenhouses

First watermelon harvested from plastic tunnel

Variety: Apirene, average weight 1.5 - 2 kg

Vertically-grown mini greenhouse watermelons are an experiment in the making

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US (NC): Transforming poultry barns into greenhouses

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US (CA): "It's going to be a seed-to-a-seed-to-a-seed, which has never been done before in space"

US: Demand for Baby Romaine continues to grow and so does acreage

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Mid-Ohio Food Collective opens smart farm in the Hilltop

This week's playful wholesale action in the French market

"More demand for Dutch Red Egg tomatoes in Europe"

Australian strawberry market: focus on techniques, variety selection and propagation

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Niger: Govt delegation visits soilless cultivation to explore innovative practices

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CAN: Growing vegetables with enhanced nutritional value

Moroccan peppers season to start earlier than usual

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India: New climate-resilient variety released

"Growficient gives reliable insight without weight scales"

Data helps Farma Bezdinek automate cultivation

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Eggplants abound in Sri Lanka with Good Agricultural Practices and technologies

Economic potential of strawberry cultivation in Kyrgyzstan

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UK: Biostimulant to improve tomato resilience to climate change

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Hydroponic blueberry trial shows excess nitrogen adjustment in substrate

Addis Ababa: Workshop on seed systems development in East and West Africa

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Women pave the way for sustainable agriculture in Bangladesh

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South African cousins hooked on hydroponic farming

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US (MI): USDA falls short on bridging gap with Detroit urban farmers

Sri Lanka university sees fruitful strawberry and lettuce trials

Propagation in vertical farming: "This plant can only be grown in the greenhouse for three weeks a year"

Greenhouses back in the picture as coffee crisis looms

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AI-controlled production of soft fruits using new sensor systems

'This is the healthy way of making food'

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US (CA): Heat hurts tomato haul as harvest begins

Californian strawberry growers see current prices being $8-10 lower than last year

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CAN: Fruit and vegetable growers affirm commitment to worker protections in response to UN Report

Japanese luxury fruits make waves in Spain

Barcelona producers grow exclusive strawberry, intended for fancy cuisine

17th International Peatland Conference held in Taizhou, China

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CAN (AB): Committee sends development permits to council consideration, formal adoption of Aurora greenhouse land use

Nigeria

Boosting tomato production in Edo State

New study sheds light on hormone that controls branching

How plants become bushy, or not

Tobi Seeobst AG
Tobi Seeobst AG on the Swiss berry season:

"Growing open ground strawberries tends to become more difficult in summer"

What makes peppers spicy?

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Canada's supermarket rooftop vegetable garden grows in St-Laurent

Canada: Fusarium causing a large amount of loss of pepper plants