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"Decision to grow organic strawberries in Ohio was a business differentiator"

Established in 1999, Nature Fresh Farms is one of the largest vertically integrated leaders in greenhouse-grown produce in North America, producing…

50 years in the family company

An Beekenkamp appointed Knight in the Order of Orange-Nassau

During the celebration of her 50th anniversary, co-owner An Beekenkamp of the family business Beekenkamp Group was appointed Knight in the Order of…

Fighting imports with locally, greenhouse-grown tomatoes

The Czech Republic still has a relatively small local tomato market, as most of the demand is met by imports from Morocco and Spain. Yet, rising…

Frutania/Aldi Süd

Frutania Ltd on the exclusive Aldina strawberry concept in cooperation with Aldi Süd

"We invest large sums every year to obtain new varieties and technologies"

A few weeks ago, the latest innovation on Aldi Süd's strawberry shelves, called Aldina, saw the light of day(FreshPlaza.de reported). The tasty and…

ToBRFV-resistant varieties from Axia Vegetable Seeds 99.9% identical to original

"Our flagship products are making headway with resistances"

Initially, it was mainly 'red and round' varieties that dominated the scene in ToBRFV-resistant tomato varieties. This was also the case at Axia…

UK strawberry grower completes facility expansion

Dyson Farming's extension of Lincolnshire-based strawberry facility has been successfully designed and built. After the successful completion of a…

Lumiforte unveils biobased greenhouse shading coating

Lumiforte recently hosted an exclusive event for its global distributors to showcase the company's latest innovation: LDC 101, their first biobased…

Electric utility rebates and incentive programs for Canada’s greenhouse growers and vertical farmers

Electric utility rebates and incentive programs don't stop at the border. Many of Canada's 151 electric utilities operating across 10 provinces and 3…

The US lifts restrictions on Mexican tomato imports

After four years of technical arguments between Mexico's National Food Health, Safety, and Quality Service (Senasica) and the United States Department of…

California delivers about 90% of U.S. strawberries annually

In 2022, the consumption of strawberries in the United States reached approximately 8 pounds per person, positioning strawberries as the seventh…

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US (AK): Council approves Alaska Road South greenhouse permit

City council issued a temporary use permit for two greenhouses on 11527 Alaska Road South for three years to support plant production and build…

US (AR): Fruits, vegetables, high tunnels, ornamentals the highlights of Horticulture Field Day

The latest research on growing fruits, vegetable and ornamental will be featured at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture's…

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Terra Vera launches portable fogger for automated crop management

Terra Vera has lauched Breezy Blue Response Fogger. Created in partnership with Build With Robots, an Albuquerque-based tech company specializing in…

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S. Korea and U.S. discussed ways to expand future-oriented cooperation in agri-food products sector

On 19 April in Seoul, Minister Song Miryung of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs met with U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Korea Philip S. Goldberg. At the meeting, Minister Song asked f…

Ukrainian agro-producer receives grant for horticulture and greenhouse development

An agro-producer from the Poltava region, Ukraine has received a grant of $416,000 to develop horticulture and greenhouse farming. The funds are aimed at…

US: Green Life Farms issues voluntary recall of Baby Arugula because of possible health risk

Green Life Farms is voluntarily recalling one lot of its 4-ounce containers of Baby Arugula because they have the potential to be contaminated with…

Edible Garden implements proprietary “shrink savings” solutions to support basil product offering

Edible Garden has implemented several proprietary "shrink savings" innovations related to its basil product offering, designed to reduce product…

Strawberry farming in Ukraine with a government grant

Two entrepreneurs from Zhmerynka, Ukraine Vyacheslav Roman and Oleg Britansky, have joined forces to cultivate strawberries. They got government grants and…

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Turkey: Extreme weather hits yield in fields, greenhouses

The unusual weather patterns experienced in Türkiye, including heavy rainfall and hailstorms in some regions and drought in others, have damaged crops…

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Jamaica: JBI teams with Papine High on greenhouse farming

A memorandum of understanding (MOU) has been signed between the Jamaica Bauxite Institute (JBI) and Papine High School for the utilization of a…

CAN (AB): Spruce View students get $20,000 grant for hydroponics project

Spruce View School students will learn how to grow vegetable crops year-round after receiving a $20,000 grant to purchase hydroponics equipment. Grade…

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US (NJ): Getting ready for your food safety audits

Anyone who has not scheduled their audit needs to be aware of the documentation needed to be sent to the New Jersey Department of Agriculture prior to…

Kent Shoemaker appointed to chairman of AgroFresh's board of director

AgroFresh named Kent Shoemaker to its Board of Directors and appointed him Chairman of the Board. "As we continue to expand our products and services…

EU organic farming: 16.9 million hectares in 2022

The area used for organic agricultural production in the EU continues to increase, and in 2022 reached 16.9 million hectares (ha), up from 15.9 million…

Greenhouses make millions in Novosibirsk, Russia

Novosibirsk stands out in the retail market of fruits and vegetables for its large producers. The produce seen on local supermarket shelves often originates…

Jean-Hugues Belland, Interfel Nouvelle-Aquitaine:

"Our businesses must adapt to the expectations of the new generation"

"Supporting and developing the consumption of fresh fruit and vegetables" is INTERFEL's main mission, and it works every day to achieve this objective.…

Family history continued with strawberry farming

One greenhouse after another is being demolished in the Barendrecht region, but 26-year-old Ewout Booij has just started a business on 3e…

USDA

National Retail Report - Specialty Crops

Retailers focused on graduation and Father's Day celebrations

Retailers focused on graduation and Father's Day celebrations this week by offering a wide array of festive produce favorites. Conventional and organic…

Cucumber price slipped, lettuce prices high

The high cucumber prices of recent weeks disappeared last week. The median price for week 24 comes out at 24.7 euro cents each at FBT. Still a tidy price,…

Oregon's strawberry industry in decline

Oregon's strawberry industry, once a robust export market, has faced decline due to stiff competition from California. Varieties like Hoods,…

Traders grappling with soaring tomato prices

Tomato traders in major markets like Mallam Atta Market in Accra, Techiman in Bono East Region, and the Northern Region in Ghana are grappling with…

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Just Eat Takeaway.com is partnering with Amazon in Germany, Austria and Spain

Amazon Fresh has expanded its services to 130 cities

New Zealand: ComCom files proceedings against Foodstuffs North Island for blocking rivalsThe Commerce Commission has filed proceedings in the…