Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have created a new electrochromic device for smart windows utilizing sustainable materials like amylose sourced from corn, potatoes, and beans. This advancement meets the demand for more sustainable and energy-efficient building solutions. Guihua Yu, a read more

"Origin Fruit Group" is the new name for Origin Fruit Direct, Origin Fruit Services, Origin Direct Asia, and Origin Direct Spain. According to managing director Corné van de Klundert, the name change is aimed at highlighting the family connection. "We want to demonstrate more clearly externally that we are one entity." read more

Close to Qonce (King William's Town), potatoes on Thulani Magida's farm Juta Agritech will be harvested in May. Throughout the year, they also grow cabbage, pumpkin, and butternuts, which will be rotated with green mealies (corn) in summer, and onion and carrots in winter. Pictured on the right is Thulani Magida of Juta... read more

Close to Qonce (King William's Town), the potatoes on Thulani Magida's farm Juta Agritech will be harvested in May. Throughout the year they grow cabbage, pumpkin, and butternuts, which will rotate with green mealies (corn) in summer, onion and carrots in winter. Right: Thulani Magida of Juta... read more

The 2024 Tasmanian apple season is ramping up with excellent growing conditions set to deliver an increase in sweetness, size, and vibrance in colour, according to Fruit Growers Tasmania. read more

To this end, the association has introduced the Innovation Corner, a new point-of-sale format dedicated to modern apple brands, in cooperation with various European retailers. read more

Italy’s Vog apple consortium has launched a new display format across several European countries that showcases its most modern brands together in one place in a bid to add value and attractiveness to supermarket produce departments. read more

Italy’s Vog apple consortium has launched a new display format across several European countries that showcases its most modern brands together in one place in a bid to add value and attractiveness to supermarket produce departments. read more

When you are the Attorney General in a state known for corn, soybeans, and livestock, why wouldn't you find it an unexpected and exciting opportunity to visit a world-class greenhouse operation located within your state? On Thursday, March 21, 2024, Plantpeddler hosted Iowa Attorney General
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Vog, the Consortium of South Tyrolean Fruit and Vegetable Cooperatives, has launched, in partnership with several European retailers, the Innovation Corner, a new point-of-sale display format dedicated to the most modern apple brands with the aim of enhancing the value of this apple in the department.
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The VOG Consortium is increasingly determined in its efforts to increase the value of the apple category and enrich the consumer experience in the fruit and vegetable departments, with a

Part of the VOG Consortium.
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Branch: A Family of Farms, has launched Sweet Scarlet, a unique addition to its lineup of premium sweet corn varieties. Developed through meticulous breeding practices through seed developers at the Crookham Company, Sweet Scarlet has a distinctive flavor profile. While it has uniquely sweet
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Benary has added Anthony Cornaccia as a Area Sales Manager to the Central US region.Anthony holds a Bachelor's degree in Horticultural Science from Michigan State University. After graduation, he started his career at Neal Mast Greenhouses/Mast Young Plants, where he focused his efforts on
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Last weekend, Green Specialties celebrated its 25th anniversary. Adrie and Hennie van de Einden founded this Dutch company in 1999. With the addition of their children Noralie, Corné, and Kayleigh, it has evolved into a family business. Within Green Specialties, a team cultivates, processes,
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"The spring sunshine is boosting the demand for sweet corn. We had a strong start to the Senegalese season, then had a slight sales dip, which caused turnover to lag behind expectations," says Con Storm of Hermans Suikermais, a Dutch company. "But now, with the spring weather, sales are picking
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"The spring sunshine is boosting the demand for sweet corn. We had a strong start to the Senegalese season, then had a slight sales dip, which caused turnover to lag behind expectations," says Con Storm of Hermans Suikermais, a Dutch company. "But now, with the spring weather, sales are picking
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Second cycle melon production from Guatemala is underway and volumes ahead of the Easter holiday look good. "With Spring just around the corner, we're getting into a period of increased volume that coincides with the warmer temperatures," says Tom Ferguson, vice-president of sales at Classic
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Giacomo Accinelli, Coordinator of the Selenella Consortium, tells IFN about the inspections carried out in the field in recent days in the areas of south-eastern Sicily, in the Syracuse area, where the new potato campaign is just around the corner. "The prospects are the best, the campaign is
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With spring around the corner, greenhouse tomato production is ramping up. At Windset Farms®, crops in its Delta, British Columbia facility that were planted in early February will start production later this month. Windset's Delta facility. "The local season in Delta previously ran from March
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'Organic farming is a cornerstone of the strategy that sees environmental sustainability travelling in parallel with productivity and the need to maintain social balance'. Thus the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco
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