Kaduna State University (KASU) has secured a World Bank-funded Agro-Climatic Resilience in Semi-Arid Landscapes (ACReSAL) grant. Dr Aliyu Jaafar, Chairman of Green KASU, disclosed on Friday, March 28, 2025, during a courtesy visit by the ACReSAL team to the Vice-Chancellor in Kaduna. He stated that the…
Learn about the hardiness, yield and taste of different varieties of 10 common vegetables during an in-person workshop in Delta Junction. Glenna Gannon, assistant professor of sustainable food systems at the University of Alaska Fairbanks Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, will lead an…
The UK Government’s revised National Action Plan (NAP) for the Sustainable Use of Pesticides (2025) was published to reduce pesticide risk and promote more sustainable crop protection practices. However, for the World BioProtection Forum (WBF)—the voice of the biologicals industry—this plan represents a…
Birthday Bonanza: Aldi set to treat shoppers who share its birthdayAldi reported: “Aldi is celebrating its 35th anniversary in the UK with a unique giveaway for shoppers who share the same birthday. Britain’s fourth-largest supermarket, which opened its first UK store on 5th April 1990, is inviting…
The Dutch pepper season has restarted at Harvest House. “We are already seeing strong demand for our Dutch peppers. Spain has faced significant cultivation challenges, leading many European retailers to seek partnerships with Dutch pepper growers,” says salesman Marco Bergman. He expects a slow start to…
IPM Essen 2025 was a success, as confirmed by the recently published event analysis. The report provides insights into detailed survey results and key trade show trends. It highlights not only the high satisfaction of exhibitors and visitors but also the international presence and the growing interest in…
Eamonn Creane of Greenhill Fruit Farm has applied to Wexford County Council to construct a road underpass and strawberry tunnels in order to expand his strawberry farming operations at Ballyeden, The Leap. Greenhill Fruit Farm has been a family-run fruit farm over three generations and has been…
The construction of Axia’s new research center in Naaldwijk is progressing according to plan. The greenhouse roof has now been fully fitted with glass and sandwich panels. A notable feature is the integration of solar panels into the corridor’s roof. “The installation of the screening systems and the…
Bananas. Berries. Tomatoes. What do these three produce items have in common? Paul Rice knows. As the founder of Fair Trade USA and author of the new book, Every Purchase Matters, available starting April 8, he knows that in produce, these three are the top Fair Trade produce items. “Fair Trade produce last year in the U.S.…
“Growers often have a host of questions when it comes to microbial products—what crops they work best on, how to optimize application rates, and how they interact with other inputs,” explains Danielle Rose, Founder and CEO of Ceragen. “By running trials at a commercial scale, we can provide growers with…
“After integrating with the DeepSeek large model, our team trained the robots through tens of thousands of images to improve their pest identification accuracy, which has exceeded 80 percent,” said Wu Yuanqing, the robots’ developer. Once the accuracy is improved, these robots can help farmers increase…
Dutch strawberry grower Royal Berry has purchased 16 hectares of land in the former Huissense greenhouse area Leutensche Leigraaf. The strawberry grower buys out a livestock farmer, an amaryllis grower, and two fruit growers, reports De Gelderlander. The livestock farmer is moving his business, while the…