HortiDaily Newsletter | Friday, April 14, 2023

"Greenhouses are often over-dimensioned on equipment"

Greenhouse operations are a complex business with many factors to consider when designing and constructing a new facility. Factors such as location,…

Fruitful days on IPM Shanghai 2023

The first IPM Exhibition in Shanghai after China lifted its Covid policy proved to be a fruitful one as the show is well visited. For many companies,…

Evolution of Almeria's greenhouse 'plastic ocean' between 1984 and 2022

Google Earth has updated the Timelapse with new images that allow anyone to visualize, through an interactive map in four dimensions, the evolution of…

Video Trilogy (3):

LED-cucumber trial: 4.5 pieces per week on average, weighing 360 grams

What did we learn from our high-wire cucumber cultivation trial? In the third and final episode of our video trilogy, the end of the trial approaches.…

Autonomous robotics prompt safety initiatives at the University of Illinois

As new technological innovations in agriculture continue to advance, it is critical to understand the safety implications of automated equipment. The…

The impact of cooler weather on western Mexico's vegetable crops

In 2023, cooler weather has been a trend amongst many growing regions in the produce industry. Taking a closer look at Mexico, colder temperatures in…

global market overview strawberries

European retail switches to local greenhouse production

As spring reaches the Northern Hemisphere, the strawberry markets in various countries enter new phases too. In the Netherlands, the shift from Spanish…

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France: Government invests 100 million for its fruit and vegetable sovereignty

As part of the fruit and vegetable sovereignty plan and France 2030, Marc Fesneau, Minister of Agriculture and Food Sovereignty, together with Bruno…

Space tomatoes on route to planet Earth

A SpaceX Dragon cargo resupply spacecraft is set to depart the International Space Station on Saturday, April 15, returning scientific research samples…

New Zealand CEA Summit overview:

“Growing the future indoors”

NZPPI Extension Officer Jacinta Harrop attended the two-day CEA summit in Hamilton on April 3rd and 4th, which included a tour of the Greengrower facility. Here are her…

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Latvia: Tomato and cucumber harvests have not suffered from energy crisis

As the first buds and sprouts begin to appear outside, greenhouses are already very green. Mārupe and Getliņi Eko, tomato and cucumber growers, say the…

Getting to know the Africa Vegetable Breeding Consortium and WorldVeg

The Africa Vegetable Breeding Consortium (AVBC) is a partnership for research with a track record of commercial success. Established in 2018, AVBC is a…

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Egypt: Paving way for self-sufficiency in Red Sea's Al-Qusayr

Citizens of Al-Qusayr city in Red Sea governorate in Egypt are seeking to achieve self-sufficiency as they started six years ago, paving a farm within…

Memorandum of understanding signed to accelerate vertical farming in Singapore

Singapore's vertical farming industry and international research institutes have taken a significant step forward with the signing of a Memorandum of…

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UK: Soaring energy costs force growers to quit

Lee Stiles saw 10 growers leave 'London's salad bowl' last year as they struggled to make ends meet. He expects a similar number in his Lea Valley…

Ton Wallast joins the Kind Technologies Board as CFO

Kind Technologies has appointed Ton Wallast as its group CFO in line with its strategy based on strong organic growth combined with active…

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US (TN): Lincoln County high school gets a greenhouse

A new 24-foot-x-48-foot Gothic-style greenhouse was recently installed at Lincoln County High School. This new greenhouse will be used to help increase…

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US (CA): Plants and flowers bloom at the Arc Horti Dept

The greenhouses of the horticulture department are going to experience big renovations in the future. Students and faculty will be able to make use of…

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CAN: Fewer employees working in the agricultural sector in 2021, report shows

According to a recent Statistics Canada report, there were 276,977 employees in the agriculture sector in 2021, down 0.6% from 2020. Almost half of all…

Dialogue with Kaisheng Haofeng and Rijk Zwaan:

The development trend of vegetable seedling nurseries in China (Part 1)

Since the "Standards for the Construction of Vegetable Intensive Nursery Farms" was implemented on January 1, 2014, China's seedling production…

Moroccan and Turkish pepper producers are paid less than Spanish producers

A Hortoinfo analysis of pepper prices with data from Faostat reveals that in 2021 farmers in Morocco charged an average price for their peppers that was 78.57%…

Fluctuating temperatures delayed Mexican spring cucumbers by two weeks

The spring crop of slicing cucumbers started out in northern Mexico. "Production has been a bit on the slow side due to cooler weather, and that has…

Francesco Mari, Mari Serre:

"Agrivoltaic systems are the future of greenhouses"

"With our twenty years of experience in the sector, we design and build greenhouses for agriculture as well as photovoltaic greenhouses. We aim at…

"Inspire is a winning variety for us"

Italy is entering the final stretch of its strawberry campaign. A year that, as in other producing areas of the Mediterranean Arc, has been marked by…