Koppert has announced its intention to invest €800,000 in Amoéba S.A. This equity investment reinforces the companies’ long-term collaboration, following the recently signed five-year exclusive global distribution agreement for Amoéba’s biofungicide solution. Advancing sustainable agriculture through…
This year, Coöperatie Hoogstraten invested in a fully automatic lid machine from Actitec for its central pepper sorting department. The machine, capable of processing around 1,500 boxes per hour, handles the entire lidding process: From unfolding to placement, as well as detecting crates that do not…
Dutch tech company CE-Line, developer of sensor technology for greenhouse horticulture, has been declared bankrupt. The international branch, CE-Line International, is also in a state of bankruptcy. The trustee is investigating a potential restart, and interested parties are invited to come forward. The…
Following the official launch of a digital platform for freight and logistics management at Fruit Logistica, Shypple began its expansion into the global fruit and vegetable industry. The rapidly growing company is already working with renowned importers such as Frutania and Bratzler. However, there is…
Sekoya’s global licensees and supermarket category managers gathered at Fall Creek in Meterik on Tuesday, 15 July, for the Sekoya Field & Forum. After a bus trip to a nearby field where the Sekoya Grande and Crunch varieties were grown both in pots and in the ground, the official programme got underway.…
Carrefour assured on Tuesday that it complies with the current regulations on product traceability and labelling. The company issued this statement after the Spanish growers’ organization COAG and the consumer association CECU filed a complaint. Both organizations want the Ministry of Consumer Affairs to…
Richard Taylor has joined the Board of the UK crop organization Niab. Mr Taylor, a graduate from UEA and a UK chartered accountant, recently retired after a 36-year career in agritech with Syngenta in the UK and Switzerland. His many roles included Finance Controller for Syngenta Seeds as well as Head of…
Some vegetable markets are in transition at the moment. “The corn market is snug right now. There were some pretty good aggressive promotions in the West, and they’re getting ready to transition to regions such as Yakima, WA, etc.,” says Daren Van Dyke of Five Crowns. As he notes, growers and shippers generally…
The European Parliament’s Committee on Petitions addressed two interventions by Spanish MEPs Carmen Crespo and Mireia Borrás Pabón during its last session. The Spanish MEPs asked the European Commission to review the EU-Morocco Association Agreement. According to them, the current implementation…
Recently, an unusually quick onset of heat has heated up vegetable fields nationwide, followed by concentrated monsoon rains, triggering an emergency for crop yields. Notably, the damage to leafy vegetables such as spinach, lettuce, and perilla leaves, which are sensitive to hot and humid weather, is…
With Phytoftora, the lack of water available, and pests like thrips challenging outdoor cultivation of strawberries in Greece, there’s a need for alternative producing methods. Recently, a 2-hectare tomato greenhouse has been refitted to fit the needs of strawberry production. “We have a strictly biological approach, tackling thrips and spider mites using IPM and ben…
Apex Greenhouses has recently commissioned a new state of the art research and training facility at its Australian headquarters within the intensive horticulture area of Virginia, SA. The hypermodern 1,000sqm facility is split in 2 compartments and features the most cutting edge technologies including…