In the harsh, wind-swept expanses of Ladakh, where winter temperatures often plummet below –30 degrees Celsius, sunlight remains intense and agricultural landholdings are small. Farming in open fields is limited to the short summer window between May and September. Yet, in this high-altitude cold desert,…
PATS-C is great at detecting moths. But let’s be honest, the larvae cause the real damage. And in most cases it’s also the stage where biological control is most effective. The key is timing. That’s where the new PATS-Cast forecasting algorithm comes in. PATS launches PATS-Cast, an AI forecasting tool…
The St. Clair Region of the Ontario Soil and Crop Improvement Association (OSCIA) will be hosting a Compaction Event on August 7th, 2025, at the Jackson Seed Service elevator in Rutherford, Ontario. This event is open to all interested and will feature the Ontario Compaction Team showcasing the impact of…
Indoor Ag-Con and the CEA Innovation Center have announced that the 4th Annual Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) Summit East will kick off with the opening morning keynote panel titled “Cultivating Sustainable Growth: Balancing Economics and the Environment in CEA” at 8:45 AM on Tuesday, September…
Landgard eG will be led by Chief Financial Officer Moritz Krannich (pictured below) until further notice. On Wednesday, the Supervisory Board decided to revoke the appointment of the previous CEO, Oliver Mans. In accordance with the Articles of Association, the previous Supervisory Board member Dr.…
Telephone and fax are a thing of the past: At KÖHRA-Frische GmbH in Saxony, the majority of orders are now processed digitally – 80 per cent of all order items are now automatically entered into the system. The company is thus demonstrating how far digitization has already progressed in the fresh produce…
Grupo La Caña has completed its participation in the iGUESSmed (Innovative Greenhouse Support System in the Mediterranean Region) European project, an initiative focused on improving the efficiency of water and nutrient use in greenhouse crops in the Mediterranean area. Over four years, the consortium…
Controlled Environment Farms (CEF) is introducing a structural rethink to indoor agriculture. Rather than retrofitting entire buildings to grow one crop under one set of conditions, the company’s approach centers on a modular, patent-pending innovation: The growing capsule. Each capsule functions as a…
Visitors to Fruit Focus 2025 will be among the first to see the most up-to-date research and innovations from Niab. The specialist one-day event will bring together more than 1,500 visitors and over 100 exhibitors from the fresh fruit sector and wine making/viticulture at Niab’s East Malling site in Kent…
This article reviews sustainable strategies to control postharvest fungal decay (e.g., Botrytis cinerea, Alternaria spp., and Colletotrichum gloeosporioide) in tomato. Eco-friendly alternatives to synthetic fungicides, focusing on microbial antagonists, and integrated approaches combining biological…
Chili farmers in Rwanda’s Kayonza District face obstacles related to ineffective pesticides and unstable market prices, resulting in a loss of six tons last season. The GIKADINI Cooperative, which translates to “Live a Healthy Life in Kabare by Growing Fruits and Vegetables,” highlights that the…
The UK’s exports to the EU have dropped by 23% since 2017, while imports from the bloc have declined just 5%, according to business group Logistics UK. The figures were shared by the group’s President, Phil Roe, during his speech at Multimodal 2025 at the NEC in Birmingham on 17 June 2025. Roe called for…