HortiDaily Newsletter | Friday, December 15, 2023

Autonomous growing continues to drive higher cucumber yields

Since 2018, Koidra CEO Dr. Kenneth Tran has been expanding the possibilities of cucumber growing in controlled environments. That year, a team led by…

Peter Broekman appointed as new Havecon CEO

Havecon announces significant changes in its organizational structure with the appointment of Peter Broekman as the new Chief Executive Officer (CEO),…

LED light measurement: Determining rules in advance is essential

"Growers investing in a lighting system undoubtedly seek a system that performs exactly as promised. The post-delivery light measurement in the…

Danny Mucci with Mucci Farms:

“This tomato variety is resonating at retail”

"When introducing a new variety to the market, you're always hopeful that consumers will love it as much as you do," says Danny Mucci, Managing Partner…

Disinfection of drain water and adding natural nitrogen with one machine at the same time

Disinfection of drain water and adding natural nitrogen with one machine at the same time. This is what VitalFluid has been developing during the…

"Biological control of spotted wing drosophila in soft-fruit outperforms insecticides"

UK trials of a biological – and chemical-free – technique for the control of spotted wing drosophila (SWD) in soft-fruit crops have shown how it can…

Insect mesh filter 'globally applicable'

SchermNed developed an insect mesh filter system in-house several years ago. According to experts in screens from Naaldwijk, the system is globally…

CFAES names Chieri Kubota, and Lingying Zhao as distinguished professors

The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) has named Chieri Kubota, Jeff Firkins, and Lingying Zhao as…

Monday, March 11, 2024:

Paul Sellew to take the keynote stage Indoor Ag-Con

Indoor Ag-Con is excited to announce Paul Sellew, Founder and CEO of Little Leaf Farms, will give the 2024 edition's opening morning headline keynote…

Mexico: "Higher crop growth rates possible by controlling the vapor pressure deficit"

Controlled Environment Agriculture (CEA) has become an important field of study in recent years. The objective of a recently completed research is to…

'Tyumen Agro' the largest greenhouse complex in the Urals

In the Tyumen region, a groundbreaking greenhouse complex, 'TyumenAgro,' is taking shape, poised to become the largest in the Ural Federal District.…

Making plastics biodegradable by UV-light

Although efforts to improve the collection and recycling of plastics to achieve a circular economy are increasing significantly, some (synthetic)…

Notes from the 2023 Northeast Greenhouse Conference:

US (VT): "We need many more plants propagated from local populations by local growers"

On November 8 and 9 the Northeast Greenhouse Conference was held in Manchester, NH. This conference was attended by growers, both big and small,…

Warehouse clearance on horticulture supplies

Over the next several days, the team with Hort Americas clearing out the warehouse to make room for new 2024 inventory. "Now is your opportunity to enjoy extra…

New Zealand’s horticulture sector set to outpace forestry in export revenue

The Ministry for Primary Industries’ Situation and Outlook for Primary Industries shows a strong future for New Zealand horticulture with forecast…

CAN: Council approves of hydroponic farm in St. John's

The council approved a discretionary use application by Rockland Microgreens Ltd for a hydroponic greenhouse and access road on Northern Pond Road. The…

Aeroponics greenhouses and screenhouses to enhance Pakistan potato output

Pakistan Agriculture Research Council (PARC), in collaboration with Korea Program on International Agriculture (KOPIA), will construct 574 m2…

Looking for right tomato varieties for Korean greenhouses

In South Korea, experiments were conducted in hydroponic greenhouses aimed at distinguishing high-yielding, disease-resistant varieties and hybrids in…

South Korea launches full-scale production of lettuce to export to Europe

Nonsan City announced on December 14 that it plans to transform the cultivation of lettuce, targeting the European market by production efficiency.…

World's first online agricultural wholesale market officially launched in South Korea

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs have held the opening ceremony for the Online Agricultural Wholesale Market (hereinafter referred to as the…

NL: Searching for 'shallow' geothermal energy in Erica

The Geothermal Group Netherlands (GGN) has plans to extract geothermal energy from 25 locations in the horticultural area near Erica. Chairman Andre Mol…

Food supply at climate summit: Faster climate change, faster breeding

Last Sunday, food supply was the focus of attention throughout the entire day at the climate summit in Dubai. This is a first, as reported by Nieuwsuur…

Christoph Kotz e.K.

Hasan Atula from the Düsseldorf wholesale market:

"There was only a brief shortage of raspberries at the start of the season"

The marketing of soft fruit is currently going relatively smoothly. "We mainly source raspberries from Morocco and Spain, blueberries from Peru, and…

Dreamstime

Chinese supermarket operator to sell 1.4% stake in Wanda unit

Online supermarket Rohlik moves into Europe

Germany turnaround 'will take a little longer,' says Metro AG CEOTurning around the performance of wholesaler Metro AG's German operations is likely to…