Leafood officially opens its 4000m2 vertical farm
The first Leafood farm has been officially opened in Vilnius, Lithuania. Celebrated by many invitees, CEO Valentinas Civinskas happily welcomed all guests to the company's vertical farm.

Cucumber pricing remains difficult, including organic
The cucumber price continues to hover at low levels. In week 18, the average price dropped slightly again after a small rebound of the average price in week 17. With an average price of 12.7 euro

"It neither reduces food waste nor increases the shelf life of the products"
The German Fruit Trade Association (DFHV) has sharply criticized the EU's planned ban on fruit and vegetable packaging. "Such a ban is counterproductive, as it neither reduces food waste nor

Gene-editing trial reaches potatoes
Researcher Daniel Moñino-López of Wageningen University (Netherlands) has used this technique to modify resistance genes susceptible to late blight (downy mildew) by genetic variants in wild

Hort sector dismayed at govt u-turn
Farming groups have expressed anger and dismay at the government’s decision to scrap plans to co-produce a comprehensive horticulture strategy to support and grow the sector.

UK students work with industry experts to commission latest robot
A group of students from Harper Adams University’s Engineering Department have been working closely with the Small Robot Company in a project that looks at the building and commissioning process