The International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) applauds the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi for halting enforcement of a rule amending H-2A visa program regulations. IFPA and its co-plaintiffs argued that the regulation is both unconstitutional and beyond the Department…
The coffee crisis is not going away. Once again, the news is all about the ever-rising price of coffee. At the New York Stock Exchange on Wednesday, coffee prices reached the highest level in almost 50 years. Coffee has not been this expensive since 1977. The news begs the question: what is the state of…
The last domestic strawberries are now being replaced by greenhouse produce from neighbouring countries and goods flown in from Egypt. “In week 46, we were able to offer the last German strawberries, similar to other years. We have noticed that strawberries have become expensive relatively early this…
AGTIV Fortify (integrated within PRO-MIX growing media) aims to protect the root system with an expanded barrier against pathogens and improves nutrient and water absorption thanks to mycorrhizae and Bacillus. Watch the video below to learn more about the process. For more…
HortEx Vietnam 2025 – the 7th International Exhibition & Conference for Horticultural and Floricultural Production and Processing Technology in Vietnam, is returning. This event will gather industry players and experts to showcase Vietnam’s horticulture sector’s latest innovations, sustainable practices, and growth trends.…
On the 7th of November 2024, Innovation Agritech Group (IAG) hosted Growing Expertise: Bridging the Skills Gap through Research & Innovation, an Agri-Tech Week event in collaboration with Agri-Tech E. The event, hosted at the University of Essex, brought together academics and the agri-tech industry to…
Not only does urban agriculture hold the key to improving access to different types of food in large urban areas, but it might also help reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the process. “Urban areas have so much food-growing potential, but our knowledge about how, where and what kind of crops can be grown…
Da’Salvatore Farms owner Tony Sacca wants testing to speed up so that restrictions on exporting produce interstate can be lifted for farmers impacted by an outbreak of tomato brown rugose fruit virus. SA Primary Industries Minister Clare Scrivens told Sonya & Jules there had been huge demand for testing…
Researchers from Tohoku University developed a leaf-mounted sensor to simplify the process of determining whether a plant is prospering or dying. To satisfy ever-increasing demands, this small but powerful device could assist in increasing crop yields and resource management. The study was published in…
Since 2023, Made, the Netherlands-based BerryWorld has been collaborating with the digital forwarding platform Shypple Fresh. For Kees Heeren, who oversees logistics for BerryWorld’s imports from outside the EU, the platform has been a game-changer. “Shypple Fresh displays all our container arrivals on a…
At the extreme tail end of the pepper season, the price for green peppers rose by over 1 euro last week at VBT. Volumes are low. Tomatoes did come in higher volumes, as did cucumbers. For vine tomatoes, the middle price dropped sharply in week 47, while the middle price for cucumbers was slightly higher…
Two years ago during the HortiContact exhibition in The Netherlands, O2Solutions launched a new generation of nanobubble systems developed specifically for applications within greenhouse horticulture. Now, two years later, the successful concept is proving more successful than expected, shares Cees den…