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- Head Grower - Berries, New Zealand
- Grower - Morehead (KY) USA
- Africa Fruit Export Sales Manager (Africa Division)
- Fruit Export Junior Sales Manager (Europe Division)
- Horticulture Production Manager
- Farm Manager (Cherries) - BC, Canada
- Process / Application Engineer - Water Treatment
- Lead of Irrigation - Warren, MI USA
- Grower / Head Grower Canada
- Sales agents / representatives
"Tweeting Growers"
Top 5 -yesterday
- What do papayas, vanilla and black pepper have in common?
- Recirculating hydroponics and robotic technology to save on fertigation and labour
- Downloading water tanks from across the world
- British raspberry breeding programme results in three new varieties
- Vladimir Putin wants to increase grower support
Top 5 -last week
- "Organic growers want to add microorganisms or bio-fertilizers without changing the EC"
- What do papayas, vanilla and black pepper have in common?
- Rising Farms: New lease of life for Mexico’s agriculture
- “There is much potential for optimizing blueberry and grape crops with nanobubble technology”
- "Breeding for the entire world from the new centre Tomato Vision"
Top 5 -last month
- Strawberry growers take production up in the air to answer market demand
- Indian aquaponic growers have big plans for organic produce
- Israeli vertical farms in New York
- "Organic growers want to add microorganisms or bio-fertilizers without changing the EC"
- "If we can bridge the gap between technology and reality, the sky is the limit for horticulture"
Fertilizers
Verano365 launches Nutrivix
New root system improvement product
Verano365 is releasing a new product for greenhouse, nursery and hydroponic growers, which intends to improve the plants root system development. The product is Nutrivix Zn | CU,…
Resource utilization efficiency in continuous lettuce production
New plant production systems with a low environmental impact (or a high resource utilization efficiency) are necessary for urban agriculture development. A recent study explores the benefits of closed plant production systems (CPPSs) with artificial lighting using a commercial CPPS at Osaka Prefecture…
With or without corona
Production and transport of fertilizers continue as usual
The border controls are more strict than ever, due to the Corona crisis. India is even in the largest lockdown in the world, 1.5 billion people who are afraid for more outbreaks. To send a ship there at this time means even more administration than usual, but it does continue, tells Dave Pinxteren with…
Agronomy
Main root adaptations in pepper germplasm to phosphorus low-input conditions
Agriculture will face many challenges regarding food security and sustainability. Improving phosphorus use efficiency is of paramount importance to face the needs of a growing population while decreasing the toll on the environment. Pepper (Capsicum spp.) is widely cultivated around the world; hence, any…
Crop response to low phosphorus bioavailability with a focus on tomato
Tomato is a high-value crop that has potential to enhance its P-use efficiency. While phosphorus (P) is an essential nutrient, supplies are finite and much of the P supply in agricultural soils is not bioavailable after application due to reactions such as soil adsorption, immobilization, or…
"Nutrients and plant resilience? A very simple mechanism"
Growers are slowly beginning to realize just how important the right nutrients are to the resilience and health of crops. It demands a shift in thinking, from curative to preventative. Dutch consultant Plant Health Mark van der Werf of Koppert Biological Systems hopes that this new way of thinking will…
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