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“From when we first formed more than 50 years ago, we have focused our efforts only one thing: it is ethylene to help fruit ripen,” says Greg Akins who is the CEO and President of Catalytic Generators. Since then, the consumption of fruit has increased dramatically, growing the demand for ripening. “Our clients all share […]

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In Guatemala the greenhouse productions of tomatoes, flowers, and sweet peppers have already been established. But Veggiwell is a leader in the development of lettuce grown hydroponically. Since its inception Veggiwell has grown its operations not only in terms of acres but also their customer base, from distribution of restaurants, to grocery stores. Manager of […]

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A two-year study by Weijing, et al published in Scientific Reports shows biochar and bentonite improve sandy soil health, increasing water retention, nutrient availability, and crop yield by 36.6%. They also enhance carbon sequestration, offsetting 100 million tons of CO₂ annually, offering a sustainable solution for agriculture and climate resilience in degraded lands.

North Waikato organic beef farmers, Hamish Browne and Robyn Budd, are now in their eighth year of farm ownership and bring very different skills to their new roles as farmers. Brought up on a dairy farm, Browne took a farming course but couldn’t see a path to farm ownership and changed to a mechanical diesel apprenticeship.

In the marketing the year (MY) 2024/25 due to the increased area being planted, and with normal yields Post forecasts that production from lemons would increase by 2.6 percent to 197,000 metric tonnes (MT). Chilean exports of lemons will grow by 3.3 percent to 93,000 metric tonnes. For MY 2024/25 Post believes that the production […]

The transition from the northern hemisphere imports is happening, with the predominance of grapes without seeds in the current year. They are also becoming more well-liked within French families. Eric Godard Durand, president of Agence Laparra, which has offered Candy grapes for some time and is now taking stock of how the market is performing […]

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Daniel Badger, Managing Director of UK importer Vitafresh Produce, moved out for South Africa in May 2024 Since then, the team has been working on the back end in order to create Vitafresh Exports which is based in South Africa. “We inaugurated Vitafresh Exports in November, it’s a subsidiary run by Vitafresh Produce in the […]

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