Month: February 2022

OPS 2022 Announces First Ed Session – CEA Part 1 Hydroponics: To Soil or Not to Soil?

February 21, 2022 Organic Produce Summit

The continued growth of Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) and the ramifications of hydroponically grown items being eligible for organic certification will be the subject of the first announced educational session at Organic Produce Summit 2022. Hydroponics: To Soil or Not to Soil? will feature industry leaders from opposing sides of the issue discussing the current lawsuit filed against USDA, and what the future of organic hydroponics may look like. …

KRONEN Introduces Advanced Drying System and its Large Capacity Processing Line

February 21, 2022 KRONEN GmbH

At this year´s Anuga Foodtec trade fair the KRONEN GmbH stand will be displaying the K650 respectively K850 as part of its extended product range of large centrifuges. The drying systems have been designed for processing large quantities of cut lettuce, vegetables, and fruit.  Also, KRONEN will be exclusively presenting innovations in the new virtual showroom including a processing line which can process up to 1,000 kg of baby leaf per hour using the latest technology and hygiene system. …

Duncan Family Farms and Agbotic Plan Distributed SmartFarms

February 21, 2022 Agbotic

Duncan Family Farms® (DFF), one of North America’s largest growers of organic leafy greens and herbs, and Agbotic, the leader in automation for organic, soil greenhouses, announced their intent to jointly build and operate distributed SmartFarms. …

Cell-Based Seafood is Catching On

February 18, 2022 Chemical & Engineering News

Lab-grown fish, crustacean, and mollusk products aren’t in stores or restaurants yet, but several companies say they are getting closer to commercial sales. …

B.C. Shellfish Growers Experiencing A Watershed Moment

February 18, 2022 Rochelle Baker, Canada's National Observer

West Coast growers have endured a tough couple of years as the COVID-19 pandemic dried up demand from restaurants and international markets, and extreme temperatures in June cooked countless beach-grown oysters and clams alive in their shells. …