Advancements in food production technologies provide meaningful opportunities to improve the resilience of Canada’s food system, offering people a greater diversity of food sources and building on Canada’s position as a global leader in agriculture, according to The Next Course, a new panel report from…
Grapes and tangerines are among the healthy foods being grown on the grounds of an Irvine primary school. Children and staff at Elderbank Primary have teamed up with parent Yousif Al Ahmed to create a garden inside a polytunnel. The growing area was created a few years ago through the Pupil Equity Fund…
Some students at DuBois Area High School will begin the school year taking a new class in aquaponics as they experience first-hand a technology that is increasingly finding its way into the agriculture industry and holds promise for transforming how food is grown. Kelly Stringer, a science teacher at the…
In Ukraine, the cost of cucumbers and tomatoes has seen a sharp increase, as reported by Finportal. This rise in prices has led to a situation where consumers are exploring more affordable dietary options. The escalation in cucumber prices is especially pronounced. A comparison between supermarket and…
Italian company SR Innovative has received and fulfilled numerous requests from customers in Spain, the Netherlands, Canada, and Croatia for its innovative wire hold-downs for securing dripper lines in place. This horticultural tool has been met with high demand among growers of open-field and greenhouse…
Belgian salad company Slamotra, which 10 years ago became one of the first salad companies in Europe to switch from Son-t to 100% LED lighting from Oreon, is taking the next step. “Innovation has caught up with us,” says Franky Hens, owner of Slamotra. “LED lighting has become much more efficient in 10…
“We’re super excited about the results of this lighting study, as growers can have a ‘Green Conversation’ for the first time. Roughly speaking, we ‘ask’ the plant how it feels about producing more biomass, and based on the ‘reply’ we get, adjustments are immediately made to the growing conditions,” says…
Manier Seeds, specializing in the vegetable seed sector, proudly participated in the Growtech 2024 fair for the 15th consecutive year. The event, an international fair in the agricultural industry, brought together important role players and visitors from Turkiye and around the world. This year, Manier…
The current trade flow of leafy salads in Greece is normal, ensuring good prices for hydroponic growers, according to Mrs. Elsa Zabouri, owner of the growing company Hydroponic Products Zabouris, located close to Thessaloniki: “We practice hydroponic cultivation of leafy salads year-round. We grow red,…
Ridder has announced a partnership with Navus CEA Enterprises, a family-funded investment company with a track record in controlled environment agriculture (CEA). The partnership between the companies aims to enhance Ridder’s capacity to invest in its business lines while leveraging the expertise,…
Kekkilä-BVB has announced the investment in a new wood fiber production line in Grubbenvorst. Wood fiber is already one of the key raw materials in Kekkilä-BVB’s growing media products worldwide. The raw material for the wood fibers comes from side streams of various wood applications. This new investment enables Kekkilä-BVB to…
In 2016 Turtle Bay Resort committed to preserving a large parcel of land mauka (toward the mountain) along Kamehameha Highway for farming. That means the 468 acres the resort owned, which was already being farmed by small growers, would remain zoned for agriculture in perpetuity. The area is now Kuilima…