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Looye Kwekers and RedStar

Big merger in Dutch tomato industry annulled

It would have created a tomato farm of more than 150 hectares, with a turnover of 180 million euros and focusing on the high-end market completely. The merger between Dutch tomato growers Looye Kwekers and RedStar got cancelled, however. After…

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French cucumber grower goes year-round with LED

Jardins Réunis and Cheminant have both installed Philips GreenPower LED toplighting and Philips GreenPower LED interlighting in their new cucumber greenhouses in the Nantes region of France. The members of the Océane grower cooperative are the first to grow high-wire cucumbers with LED lighting in the…

German AgTech startup to support growers remotely

German AgTech startup Farmee and Dutch crop consulting company Delphy just launched the online platform Farmee Experts ( https://experts.farmee.io ). With their service, both partners provide affordable crop consulting services online. Any farmer in the world having an issue with their plants can post a question on the Farmee Experts…

David Revington joins TomaTech as Regional Manager for North America

TomaTech has appointed David Revington as Regional Manager for North America. David’s focus will be to develop and deepen business relationships by providing TomaTech's hybrid tomato seeds to the growing market for specialty tomatoes through tailoring of products and solutions to its customers in this region. David, who…

UK: Bench flood tops open door to new experiments

Ebtech Glasshouse Systems have recently been working very closely with the John Innes Centre in Norfolk (UK), to supply and install their last three requirements for ebb & flood benching in the recently revamped glasshouses, where crops are grown for experimental purposes. Tony Walker, Managing Director of Ebtech Glasshouse Systems, tells…

Table tomato: turning the produce value into marketing price

“Despite some frost issues during the first days of the new year, 2019 have kicked off very positively for the Sicilian table tomato sector. The anti-frost plants and the technological greenhouses are now capable of mitigating the effects of the cold, even though, this time, the temperatures reached - 4/5°C…

800,000 kg were withdrawn in the second half of December

Spain: More than 1.8 million kilos of cucumbers withdrawn

The general director of Productions and Agricultural Markets of the Spanish Ministry of Agriculture, Esperanza Orellana, revealed on Thursday that 1.8 million kilos of cucumbers have been withdrawn from the market since January of last year, and that this has been carried out in an orderly and remunerated…

UK: Inspiring a new audience for watercress

A new watercress marketing campaign is set to increase awareness and inspire a new audience of consumers to include it in their diet. AHDB and The Watercress Association have collaborated to increase the consumption of watercress amongst 18-30-year-olds. Nicola Dodd, Marketing Manager at AHDB, said: “Social media is a great way…

Prime Minister announces support for Canada’s first geothermal power facility

Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, announced support for a new geothermal power facility near Estevan in Southeastern Saskatchewan. The energy project, led by DEEP Earth Energy Production Corporation, is the first of its kind in Canada and taps into a new renewable energy resource. The Government of Canada will provide $25.6 million…

March 11-15, Tucson

US (AZ): Greenhouse crop production & engineering short course

The Controlled Environment Agriculture Center at the University of Arizona are currently preparing for their March Short Course event on March 11-15, 2019. The event features three days of lectures from prominent Controlled Environment Agriculture experts from Arizona and around the country, a full day of hands-on workshops that…

Japan: NRGene and Toyota to develop strawberry varieties for local production

NRGene and Toyota announced the decoding of a leading commercial strawberry genome, a key milestone in the development of high-quality, locally-produced fruits for the Japanese market. The combination of NRGene’s assembly of the strawberry genome and Toyota’s GRAS-Di DNA analysis technology will enhance the…

Reducing plastic: A priority for Canadian greenhouse grower

Inspired Greens living lettuce has made it a priority to reduce the use of plastics since its inception, it states. The company has operated since June 2017, and has reduced its plastic use by packaging its living lettuce in a sleeve rather than the domed clamshell. According to Inspired Greens, greenhouse…

Australia: Abundant delivers delicious nutrition by the tonne

Abundant Produce harvested a bumper crop of super-sweet cherry tomatoes, and donated around two tonnes of these vegetables to SecondBite, delivering nutrition to Australia’s neediest families and individuals. Over a million Australians regularly go hungry, and this food insecurity exposes them to increased risk from…

Special Trade Shows 2019

Artificial vision system on grading machine launched at Fruit Logistica

The Sorma Group range has been further expanded with an artificial vision system installed on its own SormaTech grader. InstanDEF-QI 2.0 is the new software to be launched by the Cesena-based company during Fruit Logistica in Berlin (Hall 9 stand D-13), to be held from 6 to 8 February. Designed to enable extremely precise fruit…

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Australian growers take note of latest innovations

Protected Cropping Australia and the Hydroponic Farmers Federation (HFF), recently partnered with Chisholm Institute of TAFE, De Ruiter Seeds and Signify to present a Grower Innovation Day. by Tony Bundock, PCA Deputy Chair Over 75 delegates came together at Chisholm’s Cranbourne Campus, which is also home to the National Precision Growing…
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Rene Steur of OZPlanten:

"Scandinavians willing to pay extra for quality"

With the rise of discounters, DIY stores and retailers that include plants in their range of products, garden centers are looking for ways to stand out. And in Scandinavia it is all about quality. "This part of Europe prefers high quality over low prices. They are willing to pay extra for it", says Rene Steur of OZPlanten. For…

Benson Hill Biosystems expands commercial team

Benson Hill Biosystems, a crop improvement company dedicated to unlocking the natural genetic diversity of plants, announced the addition of several key industry executives to its commercial team in response to expanding growth opportunity. The company, which recently closed a $65 million Series C round led…

Bangladesh: Saline Farming building first training center for development of saline agriculture

The Saline Farming, Lal Teer Seed Ltd and ICCO have signed a cooperation agreement to set up a training centre near Bagerhat, Bangladesh. This training facility will be used to test crops for salt tolerance and to show and develop agricultural techniques. The research results will be used for the project…

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China: Life is not a bowl of cherries

The world’s longest line of fruit is made up of tens of thousands of Chilean cherries. It was displayed to the public at the Shanghai Port International Cruise Terminal on January 10, 2019. The Chilean Cherry Committee of the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association created an image of two giant cherries, made up of 24,638…

Florida: Cooler weather helps out Collier County organic farm

Cooler weather is bringing much awaited relief to some farmers in Southwest Florida. With temperatures cooling down to the 40s Thursday, organic farmers are welcoming in the chill. Organic farmer Saint Clair Martins with Martins Food Technology said the…

Canadian firms invest in European cannabis companies

Two Canadian cannabis investors – SOL Global Investments and LGC Capital – have made investments in separate European cannabis companies. As European nations witness the benefits of marijuana legalization occurring in North America, momentum for legalization is building across the continent. Over the course of the…

AGRIS Co-op pledges $100,000 to new Ontario Sustainable Crop Research and Innovation Centre

AGRIS Co-operative board President John Nooyen announced at the cooperative's annual meeting, that AGRIS has pledged $100,000 towards the construction of a new Ontario Sustainable Crop Research and Innovation Centre to be built at the University of Guelph's Ridgetown Campus. The proposed new research centre will focus…

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Kenya must step up cargo handling capacity

On December 1, Kenya Airways will be sending its first non-stop cargo flight from Kenya to US. This is a great step forwards for Kenya’s flower growers as well as its fruit and vegetable farmers. For years now, they have decried the lack of direct and non-top flights to the US. But does this cargo route really stand to…

Martijn Pabon, Snow Donuts:

“Packaging is the publicity booster that can make the difference”

The cultivation of vegetables is getting more and more efficient, and because of this more products reach the market. Then how can you as a grower make your product stand out amongst the competitors? Quality is important, of course, but it doesn't always do the trick, as Martijn Pabon of Snow Donuts Designs…

US: Greenlight Biosciences plants $50M round

GreenLight Biosciences, which is developing RNA-based solutions for agriculture and pharmaceutical applications, has disclosed a $50 million first closing of its latest funding round. The company previously raised about $46 million in equity since 2013,…

Millennials and Hispanics drive boost in US organic sales

According to Nielsen data, organic product sales in the US have jumped almost 9% to more than $21 billion during the 52-week period ending Nov. 24. The top buying groups were millennials, who spent 14% more on organic foods and beverages compared to last…

Advanced Berry Breeding introduces new raspberry variety, Sarafina

Once again Advanced Berry Breeding has brought out a new raspberry variety: Sarafina. This variety is seen as a nice addition to the previously introduced varieties Wengi, Shani and Rafiki. This is also confirmed by the extensive tests that have been carried out in Spain, Tanzania and Mexico and other…

Switzerland: First samurai wasps found in stink bug eggs

One invasive species that began to appear in Europe over the last decade or so is the Halyomorpha halys , commonly known as the brown marmorated stink bug. Native to eastern Asia, the bug feeds on more than 170 plant species, including tree…

Sipo widens gourmet range with vegetable spaghetti

After launching the Super Veggies ready-to-eat salad-with-shoots line, Sipo widens its gourmet product range with the Spaghetti Veggies line. We are talking about vegetables cut like spaghetti that can be enjoyed raw, steamed, sautéed or boiled. They are ideal as a side dish, with pasta or rice or as a vegan…

Christoph Buchner joins management

Generational change at Hausladen Fruchthandelsgesellschaft mbh, Munich

Hausladen Fruchthandelsgesellschaft mbh, based in Munich, has announced a generation change. "I am very pleased that my son Christoph has risen to be a partner and managing director. Thus, the fourth-generation Hausladen…

Queen Elizabeth has a truffle farm on Sandringham Estate

What started off as an experiment, has now become a full-fledged enterprise on the grounds of the royal Sandringham Estate. Back in 2006, Prince Philip, an ‘ardent horticulturist’, planted 300 oak saplings impregnated with truffle spores. Now, 12 years later, the prince’s dream is realized. Adrian Cole of Truffle U.K., the…

Viva Fresh Expo expands Gateway to Innovation Awards

The Viva Fresh Expo is taking a new approach for the second annual Gateway to Innovation Awards by expanding its submissions to all types of innovations from the fast-growing, Tex-Mex corridor. In addition to packaging designs and new point-of-sale developments, industry members are encouraged to submit a wide variety of…

US cyclosporiasis outbreaks associated with consumption of raw produce

The U.S. Public Health Service has identified micro-organisms associated with contamination of fresh fruits and vegetables. These include Escherichia coli 0157:H7, hepatitis A virus, Cyclospora cayetanensis, Shigella spp., Salmonella spp., Listeria monocytogenes and norovirus. A recent report from the Centers for Disease…

UK: Tesco in talks to stockpile goods awaiting Brexit

Although Tesco Plc has remained quiet on Brexit since the referendum result nearly three years ago, now the UK’s biggest retailer has disclosed it is planning to stockpile in the run-up to the March deadline. The supermarket has delivered stock-holding and production plans for each of its suppliers by using existing networks…

Greengrocers fear winter weather in Spanish and Italian growing areas

"Today's harvest and growing leaf lettuce partially damaged or destroyed"

The weather conditions in the formerly "safe" growing areas of Italy and Spain are becoming increasingly extreme. Italy is struggling with considerable snowfall, parts of Spain have to deal with frost. Even if it would only turn out to be a short period of frost or snow, the consequences are already…

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