More extreme heat, rain and wind patterns are causing increased challenges to growers around the world, especially in warmer winter production areas. To maximize and extend strawberry harvests, producers are needing to protect their crops from heavy rains and punishing heat. On the other hand, producers…
Harnois Greenhouses and Dubois Agrinovation have announced a partnership to provide turnkey solutions for open-field and berry producers across Canada and the United States. This initiative stems from their successful collaboration on a significant project in Quebec, Canada, which led to the installation…
Veg Power announced its ‘Growing to Love’ campaign that supports children’s learning about food, its origins, and growth, while also encouraging vegetable acceptance, which is set to return in 2025. In 2024, ‘Growing to Love’ reached 21,000 children from 375 primary schools across the UK. Over 50 of the…
Enza Zaden’s Product Developer Gustavo Hacimoto spoke to Brazilian Magazine Campo&Negocio about the importance of resistant portfolios and efficient crop management in the fight against Bremia. “Bremia is a genetically diverse organism responsible for causing downy mildew in lettuce. This pathogen poses…
Insecticides have been used for centuries to counteract widespread pest damage to valuable food crops. Eventually, over time, beetles, moths, flies, and other insects develop genetic mutations that render the insecticide chemicals ineffective. Escalating resistance by these mutants forces farmers and…
Morrisons Foundation has donated a grant to Nene Park Trust to help the company develop Nene Nursery further – so that it can reach even more people and provide more therapeutic and horticultural sessions. The grant of £7,998 will be spent on a new greenhouse and a stove for the potting shed, so Nene…
New Country Manager for Dutch Amazon branchOn New Year’s Day, Eva Faict will add the title of Country Manager Netherlands for Amazon to that of Country Manager Belgium, where she helped launch the platform in 2022.Source: retaildetail.eu Australia: Primary Connect team at Heathwood Chilled and Fresh…
This winter, the lights are, once again, blazing in Belgian and Dutch cucumber greenhouses. Stabler energy prices and using energy-efficient LED lighting means growers and buyers have reached agreements more quickly. Although lit cultivation remains costly, trading partners and supermarket demand ensure…
Due to the rising popularity of LED lighting systems, driven by the high energy costs, the search for sustainability, and further boosted by incentives and rebate programs, the market for fixture suppliers and LED component suppliers has expanded rapidly. Although the efficiency of LEDs is often…
The first farmers wrote their stories in seeds, selecting and saving the strongest, the sweetest, and the most abundant. Ten thousand years later, in laboratories across the globe, we’re still writing agricultural stories – but now our ink is algorithms, and our paper is the double helix of DNA itself.…
Source.ag is introducing the Source API for Harvest. Following the successful launch of the Source API for Sensors, this latest API streamlines the communication of harvest data for seamless collaboration among growers, sales organizations, and cooperatives. The Source API for Harvest delivers real-time harvest expectations and…
Strawberry (Fragaria ananassa) is a widely grown horticultural crop, which exists in red, yellow, and white varieties. In recent years, the white-fleshed strawberry variety has gained more attention from consumers for its unique taste and appearance, but a comprehensive understanding of the molecular…