HortiDaily Newsletter | Friday, October 13, 2023

Extreme weather in Morocco: are Canarian greenhouses out of date?

Observers agree that climate change has become the biggest challenge facing Moroccan agriculture, an assertion confirmed by professionals who are…

Kiemle nursery have with the AS 1200 spray blower from Birchmeier?

"We use far fewer chemicals, and the solution gets to exactly where it’s needed"

Kiemle, a family-run firm based in Bietigheim-Bissingen, Germany, specializes in growing vegetable plants. The site, covering around 35 hectares,…

"Plastic is still plastic no matter how you look at it"

Hortiware, known for their plastic ring clips (Tom system), is taking another step towards sustainability with their new focus on metal brackets—a good…

Organic substrate mat ready for upscaling after successful testing

Over the past two years, the necessary tests have been carried out with organic substrate mats from Klasmann-Deilmann. Both research centers and…

Malaysia: LNG greenhouse cooling in new strawberry greenhouse

Bluelab, in collaboration with partner Excel Seeds, announces collaboration with the Malaysian government-backed think-tank MIGHT (Market-Driven…

Tomeco and Coöperatie Hoogstraten launch new brand during Fruit Attraction:

"A lot of tomatoes used for sauces and soups due to an increase in home cooking"

Tomeco and Coöperatie Hoogstraten have launched a new brand: Thomasso. The tomatoes marketed under the brand have been grown by Tomeco's growers for…

Harvest robot that hoovers up tomatoes will scale up

At Syngenta, they are working with a robotic hoover that sucks up cherry tomatoes. Ruud Kaagman, Global Crop Unit Head Tomato at Syngenta, told…

App analyses tomato appearance within seconds

For researchers and breeders, it is important to measure and record the characteristics of a fruit. This is now done manually, which is time-consuming…

Maine developer proposes big strawberry farm in Cambria

Who knew strawberries could be such a big business?An investment firm from Maine that is primarily focused on power generation wants to construct a…

International Horti Experience focused on knowledge sharing

Already for the ninth time, foreign Royal Brinkman employees visited the headquarters in 's-Gravenzande this week to participate in the Horti…

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CAN: Minister of Agriculture announces federal investment of $9.8M in horticulture

The Honourable Lawrence MacAulay, Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, announced a federal investment of $9.8 million to the Canadian AgriScience…

CGMMV virus concerns Polish and Baltic growers

In recent years, Poland has faced a growing threat from the CGMMV virus, causing significant concerns in the agricultural community. CGMMV, which…

Braga Fresh CEO Rod Braga announced as OGS 2023 Grower of the Year

The Organic Grower Summit, presented by Western Growers and OPN, will honor longtime organic grower Rod Braga as the recipient of the sixth annual Grower of…

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CAN (SK): Governments invest $5M in Saskatchewan food industry development centre

Canada's Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food, Lawrence MacAulay, and Saskatchewan's Agriculture Minister, David Marit, announced funding today of $5…

Zuari FarmHub collaborates with CropX Technologies to boost precision farming in India

Zuari FarmHub has partnered with CropX Technologies, a global agri-tech company specializing in digital agronomic solutions. The collaboration aims to…

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US (TX): Big Tex Urban Farm working with high school interns to spark interest in horticulture

When you go to the State Fair of Texas, you probably think of food on a stick. There is also food on a string and in buckets that grow at Big Tex Urban…

Singapore: ComCrop and Grobrix form partnership to supply salad bundle

Grobrix and ComCrop join forces to unveil the 'Living Dot Super Salad Bundle' subscription offering. The Living Dot Super Salad Bundle is cultivated by…

Governments of Canada and Ontario invest:

$16.5 million CAD to support agri-food research and innovation

The governments of Canada and Ontario are investing up to $16.5 million through the Sustainable Canadian Agricultural Partnership (Sustainable CAP) to support…

Tanzania: Pigweed vegetable Mchicha dissapearing from Tanzania, sprouting in Ukraine

The popular green leafy Amaranthus or pigweed, known locally as Mchicha is among the vegetables about to disappear from Tanzania as well as many parts…

TikTok may help farmers cultivate empathy around climate change

Farmers are used to growing crops and producing other goods, but a new study led by Penn State researchers suggests the social media platform TikTok…

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MilliMobile is a tiny, self-driving robot powered only by light and radio waves

Researchers at the University of Washington have now created MilliMobile, a tiny, self-driving robot powered only by surrounding light or radio waves.…

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Effect of light abatement curtains on the greenhouse environment

Learn how light abatement curtains can be used and their effect on the greenhouse environment. This technical information is for commercial greenhouse…

Harry Thijssen of Rheinlandhof on the deep-floating technique:

"We leave the root and the root ball, so the lettuce stays fresh longer"

The Thijssen family grows lettuce on water in Willich. The so-called deep-floating technique is unique in Germany so far, farmer Harry Thijssen tells WDR. On…

Production increase, but turnover decline recorded by greenhouse vegetables in Flanders

The global production of Flemish greenhouse vegetables grew by 9.5% in the first 8 months of 2023 compared to 2022. This increase was mainly due to production…

New premium berry line on the way

Fresh berry producer Naturipe Farms has added a new line, Sweet Selections, to its premium product portfolio. The line will feature Naturipe’s…

Futamura supplies compostable packaging to fresh produce industry

Futamura’s NatureFlex films are made from renewable wood pulp sourced from responsibly managed plantations. They are certified for home composting by TÜV…

DPD starts fresh products delivery service in mainland Portugal

Express transport company DPD Portugal has launched a new home delivery service for fresh food and drinks across the mainland of the country. The…

"Underpricing fruit and vegetables leads to increased wastage in Ireland"

According to the dean of Cork University Business School, prof. Thia Hennessy, the underpricing of fruit and vegetables is a ‘vicious circle’ that fuels the…

Akiki Frères LB SARL:

Greengrocer in Beirut can count top restaurants as clients

"It's the nicest greengrocer I've ever seen," declares Pieter Boekhout. That carries considerable weight since the Fresh Publishers manager is a…

Ahold Delhaize dominant in Dutch ecommerce

UK: Britain's Sainsbury's to recruit 22,000 workers for Christmas seasonBritish supermarket group Sainsbury's will recruit 22,000 temporary workers for…