FreshPlaza's March Global Focus is on Machinery and Packaging. Do you have an innovative system or new packaging? Are you investing in robotics? Changing from plastic to cardboard packaging? We would love to hear from you. read more

The NFU is calling on government to introduce a Horticultural Buyers Code of Practice as part of a package of recommendations to underpin confidence and profitability in the British horticulture sector and ensure fairness in the supply chain. read more

This is the first year Bernardi has been producing Swiss chard and the market is reacting well. "We grow the produce directly and feedback is great. The produce reaches supermarket shelves in just a few hours, as freshness is at the basis of good quality." read more

The significance of HortiContact is evident from the fact that it is chosen as the platform to launch innovations. This aligns with the trade fair's slogan: HortiContact; Where the future begins.Please find below the complete trade fair program and a few examples of the innovations. read more

The Alameda del Obispo (Cordoba) centre of the Andalusian Institute for Agricultural, Fisheries, Food and Organic Production Research and Training (Ifapa) has held a

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As the seasons change, vibrant anticipation fills the air – it's that time of year when cherries fill our markets and tables. While some see it as the onset of summer and others as the start of a new year, our collective love for these ruby-red gems is truly universal. read more

John Albers is the proud President at Amerigo Farms, located in Mt. Dora, Florida. With a passion for cultivating flowering crops, John has expanded his farm with the latest greenhouse technology from Cravo, the Cravo Retractable Cooling House. The primary focus of this expansion is to grow
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Technology that harnesses lightning’s nitrogen-fixing properties could revolutionise fertiliser production and supply, cut carbon emissions and support soil health, researchers claim. read more

The EU should no longer pursue the directive in this form, according to Dr Dirk Jandura, President of the German Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services Association (BGA). read more

The NFU has called on the government to introduce a Horticultural Buyers Code of Practice. read more

Researchers at Goa University have developed a novel method for producing gold nanoparticles, crucial in the delivery of anti-cancer drugs, using a specific species of mushroom indigenous to Goa. This method, detailed in the Geomicrobiology Journal, represents a significant stride towards
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Logistics company Kuehne+Nagel has expanded its John F. Kennedy International airport (JFK) facility with a 4,500 sq. ft. stand-alone, GxP-compliant, temperature-controlled area, as well as an additional 10,000 sq. ft. warehouse space. The expansion of their 78,763 sq. ft. warehouse also
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The Eleventh International Symposium on Kiwifruit was held in Mt Maunganui recently with the theme of "Diversifying for Future Uncertainty". read more

Intra-Europe container shipping capacity has gone up nearly 18% year-on-year, as the Red Sea crisis results in more feedering and larger ships being assigned to this segment, according to Alphaliner. read more

With a brief squeeze, you know whether an avocado, peach, or tomato is ripe. This is what a soft robot hand also does, for example, during automated harvesting. However, up until now, such a gripper needed sensors in its 'fingers' to determine whether the fruit was ripe enough. Shibo Zou and Bas
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