On June 1, 2023, Primever Holland opened in Poeldijk, the Netherlands. It has cross-docking facilities for fruit and vegetable transport to France and its distribution from there to the Netherlands. "Proud. That one word summarizes it," says Henk van Berkel. read more

Predicting agricultural yields is one of the big problems for farms, especially with the unstable climate it becomes problematic to develop programmes. But the solution may come from precision agriculture using state-of-the-art tools such as satellites and
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Growing Kent & Medway, Innovate UK and the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) are joining forces for the first time at this year’s Fruit Focus. read more

Inaugurated in Gallo (Ferrara) the Newpal plant for the production of the innovative and sustainable Noah pallet. A circular supply chain project, unique in Europe, which is the brainchild of Cpr System and Lucart and also involves the Ferrara-based company Vetroresina. A product
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Corteva Agriscience has opened its first combined crop protection and seed research laboratory for the Europe, Middle East and Africa regions to drive innovation and develop sustainable solutions for farmers. The expansion of the research and
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If there is a place where innovation and the excellence of tradition meet, it is the wholesale market. A channel that is too often underestimated but which represents the true expression of the much-loved 'made in Italy' throughout the world. For a company to grow in this
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The Belgian cooperative BelOrta recently took a new sorting center into use. Its completion was delayed by several months, but the fully automatic optical sorting lines are now processing the first apples and pears. "The machine hasn't stood still. It's the first facility of its size in the
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American multinational technology company Apple Inc. seems to want the rights to the image of apples - the fruit - in Switzerland. This is a concern for the Fruit Union Suisse, a 111 years old fruit farmer’s organization in Switzerland. For most of its history, it has had as its symbol a red
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Corteva Agriscience has opened its first combined crop and seed protection research laboratory in EMEA, helping to drive innovation and deliver sustainable solutions to farmers. read more

Maersk will be the first company in the shipping industry to convert an existing vessel to dual-fuel methanol propulsion, enabling it to run on green methanol. The industry's first conversion of an engine is planned for mid-2024, and it is intended that the
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Agricultural company Planasa, which operates in Huelva, from its logistics center in Cartaya, and is the biggest Spanish player regarding red berries, has just started selling. This was announced by El Economista, which defines the operation as "the biggest competitive process of the year for
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A new partnership has been announced between Growing Kent & Medway and Canterbury Christ Church University to connect horticultural and food and drink businesses with agri-technology specialists. read more

In an effort to strengthen connectivity and meet customers’ integrated logistics needs, A.P. Moller - Maersk (Maersk) is bolstering its growing freighter network between Mainland China, Southeast Asia, Europe, and the U.S. by increasing frequencies of regular flights as well as introducing
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"We are currently getting ready for the watermelon campaign. The fruit is our most important summer crop, and we plan to market 10 million kilos of the white striped seedless variety," said Sebastián Torres, sales representative of the Benihort cooperative, which is located in the Spanish
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JAXA-accredited space venture Tenchijin is extending the application of its Tenchijin COMPASS data utilization platform for agriculture. With the vision of cultivating asparagus on the moon in the future, Tenchijin has successfully harvested “Moon Asparagus.” read more

Exports of Alphonos, Kesar and Banganpalli mangoes from India to the US market has more than doubled in the current season (April-June) compared to the year-ago period, because of a decline in air freight and a new irradiation facility in Ahmedabad. read more

The state’s peak farming body says rural and regional road and rail needs to be urgently looked at as part of a federal freight and supply chain review. read more

Despite the weather, this has been a good start to the Eastern European wild mushroom season. "The chanterelle campaign has started particularly well. The desired calibers are all available in sufficient quantities and the prices have also been particularly pleasing so far. We are currently
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Starting next month, the Horti Demo Centre at the University of Stellenbosch will share its expertise through a series of short courses aimed at participants with all levels of experience (as well as those with no experience but a keenness to learn more from the masters in greenhouse technology). read more

Training in logistics is already an integral part of some Aldi regional companies. At the start of the new training year, more regional companies are expanding their training portfolio and employing junior staff in logistics. This means that in future 17 of the 25
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