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The future of Quebec’s greenhouse industry

Bolstered by food security concerns stemming from the pandemic, Quebec’s government has plans to increase greenhouse production volume between 2020 and 2025. The government…

Vacancies:

"Demand for glass is huge"

An export manager who never travels. It sounds strange, but with the corona pandemic in mind, that is - unfortunately - a normal situation. Philippe Gers started a year ago as…

Humidity adapted greenhouse project realised in Nigeria

"One of our latest projects consists of more than 200 greenhouses in Nigeria, specifically adapted to produce in hot climates. In tropical areas, where humidity is high, we…

The multiple advantages of having soilless strawberry crops on three rows

"Soilless strawberry crops are now more common in Italy than they used to, but it is still rare to find them on three rows. We set up soil-less systems with three adjustable…

Nijs van Zuilen, Berrybrothers, about the early start of the Dutch redcurrant, raspberry season

"Our new greenhouses mean we can meet the early demand for redcurrants, raspberries even better"

The redcurrant and raspberry season has begun at Berrybrothers in the Netherlands. "We've invested in a new, modern, 2.3-hectare greenhouse for redcurrant cultivation. We grow…

Steenks Service

"Simplify heavy internal transport with Bull tow tractors"

Want to easily transport trolleys with large quantities of bell peppers or other vegetables? Or move plants in the greenhouse quickly and easily? Then, a Bull electric tow…

NVWA

Tomato bronze in chrysanthemum is also a danger to tomato and pepper cultivation

Inspectors from the NVWA occasionally find the tomato bronze spot virus (TSWV) in chrysanthemum. People share photos of what that looks like on Twitter. Contamination means a…

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Chinese high-tech agriculture Park in Jiashan central in webinar

Three internationally acclaimed best practice cases will be highlighted in a new three-part webinar series “A one-stop solution to feed the world”. The main objective is to…

Hartley Botanics

UK: Greenhouse manufacturer buoyed by Queen's award

"Glasshouses are linked to a romantic notion of Englishness"

Do the words romantic and comforting spring to your mind when you think of a greenhouse? No? Well, then probably you're not working with the craftmanship greenhouses of…

$650,000 investment to breed green chile peppers for mechanical harvesting

Allen Van Deynze, professor in the Department of Plant Sciences at the University of California, Davis, has received an investment of $650,000 from the U.S. Department of…

Special Crop Protection

"Orius-System tackles adult thrips in strawberry"

Over recent years, Biobest advisor Arno Hellemons has seen good results using a combination of cucumeris and Orius to control thrips in strawberry crops. "With this strategy,…

The tomato brown spot virus could break out in Norwegian horticulture

A new virus threatens Norwegian tomatoes

Tomato growers in several countries have in recent years had problems with this new tomato virus, which was first found in Israel in 2014. "The virus is called…

Hort Americas

Looking for LED grow lights made in the United States?

Walking through Current’s LED light manufacturing facility in Hendersonville. N.C., you’d be surprised to learn that the plant has been in operation since 1955. Inside this…

Certis USA names new global portfolio manager

Certis USA announced today the addition of Rob Gibson as Global Portfolio Manager to support its industry-leading portfolio of biological solutions. Gibson joins Global…

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Start of a new series of tests for plant cultivation on the moon and Mars

Nine weeks of darkness and temperatures down to minus 50 degrees Celsius. Under these harsh conditions of Antarctica, NASA and the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum…


Sri Lanka: “Ever since we started, costs have dropped and economics have improved" “Even greenhouses are relatively new here,” says Aneeshan, one of the co-founders of Honest Greens. “There were no high-tech greenhouses to be found, until five to ten years ago. Our farm, therefore, is something rather odd here. Many people are trying to work with hybrid systems, but the main problem is high humidity and…

Anthropocene Magazine

The veiny structure of a spinach leaf could be perfect for lab-grown meat

The future of lab-grown meat might depend on spinach leaves. Researchers have found a way to grow cultured meat cells on the veiny scaffolds provided by these salad greens—and…

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CAN: Workers unionize at Lufa Farms greenhouse in Laval

The workers at one of Lufa Farms’s greenhouses have formed a union. The new Local 501 of the Travailleurs unis de l’alimentation et du commerce, affiliated with the FTQ,…

Krishijagran.com

IN: New nutrient-rich tomato and eggplant varieties developed

Punjab, known as the granary of India, has come up with few improved crop and vegetable varieties that are rich in nutrients and can make great contributions to the…

"Evaluate and conclude which substrate works best for you"

After running a substrate trial you want to use all the data you’ve collected to draw the right conclusions. In some cases, it might already be clear to see which way you…

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US (MN): A closer look at the deep winter greenhouse going up on 15th Ave.

On South 15th Avenue, half a block south of E. 28th St., Tamales y Bicicletas is building a winter greenhouse on its urban garden space. For ten years, the nonprofit has used…

US: Mansfield residents speak out on greenhouse plan

Citing quality-of-life concerns, many neighbors spoke against a proposed greenhouse project during a public hearing Monday. The applicants, John and Donna…

Kenya: Horticulture exports up to US$ 1.37 bln in 2020

Last year, Kenya's horticulture exports earnings rose to US$ 1.37 billion, up from US$ 1.27 billion in the previous year. Government official Benjamin Tito, head of…

Government biosecurity support welcome, but more action is needed to support growers

A new $371 million biosecurity package will support the vital investment in the nation’s biosecurity sector, but industry representative body Ausveg says that…

Research agreement between Australia and University of Florida

“This collaboration will advance tropical fruit production in Australia, the US, and beyond”

The highly coveted vanilla spice, along with mangoes and passionfruit are at the root of a collaborative agreement between two entities that are continents apart. UF’s Board…

US: This summer Michigan State University offers several online greenhouse courses

This summer, Michigan State University offers several online greenhouse courses. Greenhouse growers who are new to the industry or those who are interested in brushing up on…

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Should brand and value be guaranteed by big retail chains?

Brand and value are concepts the international fresh produce sector cannot ignore, however different markets may have different approaches when it comes to consumers, who…

Iran: development of 185,000 hectares of new irrigation systems

Since the beginning of this year, the plan to develop new irrigation systems has been implemented and put into operation at the level of 53,953 hectares, which is being…

'UK seasonal agricultural workers being recruited from dictatorial regimes'

At this point in time, a minimum of 30,000 foreign workers is being sought from countries including Belarus and Russia to come quarantine-free to the UK. In…

Fraunhofer Institute for Process Engineering and Packaging

Bioactive paper coatings to replace plastic for packaging foods

The amount of plastic waste increases every year. Some of this waste is due to plastic packaging used to protect food. As part of the “BioActiveMaterials” project, researchers…

New sustainable packaging solutions launched to meet increasing demand

Demand for sustainable packaging solutions is high. “We’re seeing increased requests across all regions we do business in,” says Shannon Boase with CKF, Inc. “However, all…

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