HortiDaily Newsletter | Monday, June 24, 2024

Growing greenhouse veggies with a side of solar power

In the search for sustainable cultivation systems, many have been looking at agrivoltaics providing a dual use of agricultural land for agriculture and…

Gearbox and Ridder celebrate collaboration at GreenTech Amsterdam

Smart quality control and reporting enhance harvest quality and labor savings

Over the past year, Gearbox and Ridder have worked intensively on integrating the GearStation AI quality inspection within the Productive labor…

Status of Andalusia's greenhouse crops in mid-June

The Junta de Andalucía published a report on the state of greenhouse crops in Andalusia in the week of June 10-16, highlighting the activities in the provinces…

FAO assists with greenhouse farming on Nevis

Minister of Agriculture in the Nevis Island Administration (NIA), Deputy Premier the Honourable Eric Evelyn has expressed the government's gratitude to…

Treatment of rock wool blocks for planting tomatoes in glass greenhouses

The substrate blocks for soilless cultivation of tomatoes in glass greenhouses are mostly made of rock wool or coconut strips. The substrate has good…

Industry players respond to market turmoil

What's going 'down' in the Singapore vertical farming scene?

"The government bet on the wrong horse, and that's called indoor farming. This doesn't just apply to Singapore, but it's happening in Europe and the…

Abels Früchte Welt GmbH

Nico Gaude from Abels Früchte Welt Ltd:

"Outdoor catering in particular is suffering from the unseasonal weather"

The persistent cold and heavy rainfall in large parts of Germany are having a major impact on some markets. "Outdoor catering in particular is…

Opportunities in micro-propagation: Growing Wasabi in Scotland

"At that point, someone challenged me to grow wasabi. Although I had tasted 'wasabi' with sushi some time before, I had not connected it with a…

RipeLocker Partners with distributor in Ecuador to deploy their technology to the floral market

RipeLocker, a company which specializes in post-harvest hypobaric storage solution announces a partnership with AgroIdeas, a supplier of storage and…

Vietnam: HCMC sets target of high-tech agriculture development

Currently, approximately 60 percent to 70 percent of agricultural production activities in Ho Chi Minh City have been integrated with advanced…

new family tree shows evolution

Tomato, potato?

Recent research has unveiled significant insights into the evolutionary history of the Solanum genus, renowned for its vast diversity of fleshy fruits. This genus includes…

searching for 'lost' heritage varieties

Wanted: Thick Leidsche Winter, Delft Green Short-leg, Long Hollow-crowned

A century ago, there were many more varieties in Dutch agricultural and horticultural sectors than there are today. The Centre for Genetic Resources,…

Funding to help promote Canadian agri-food products around the world

Canada is one of the world's largest food exporters, and the success of the Canadian agriculture sector depends heavily on theirability to export our…

Competition Commission's Fresh Produce Market Inquiry

South African fresh produce value chain remains rarefied, report finds

Some points of accord with the industry – the need to ringfence income generated by fresh produce markets and to invest in its ailing infrastructure –…

Egypt exported 45,000 tons of strawberries from September 2023 to February 2024

Egypt's agricultural sector exported 45 thousand tons of strawberries, valued at $129 million, in the six months from September 2023 to February 2024. These…

Vanessa Bersuat, Biogaronne

France: Satisfactory strawberry campaign

Biogaronne has just ended its strawberry campaign, which was fairly satisfactory despite the changeable weather. "We sold our last trays on June 7th.…

Kyrgyzstan

Bell pepper harvest and export trends in Jalal-Abad

In the Nooken district of the Jalal-Abad region, the harvest of bell peppers is currently underway. Initially, the cost of bell peppers was 80 soms, but it has…

For small and large growers

Portable temperature-controlled grow site launched

The Green Living Company (GLC) and Consolidated Distribution Partners, Inc. (CDP) announced the launch of their co-branded line of portable…

Horticulture statistics - 2023

Value of UK home-produced vegetables increased by 10% to just under £1.9 billion in 2023

The value of home-produced vegetables increased by 10% to just under £1.9 billion in 2023, and the volume of home production decreased by 4.9% to 2.2…

USDA PACA updates

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that South Side Fresh Produce LLC satisfied a $6,800 reparation order issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities…

“The cheapest store on the market,” according to Carrefour CEO

France's first Atacadão supermarket has opened

Carrefour's discount "cash and carry" chain, Atacadão, has opened its first 10,000 m² store in Aulnay-sous-Bois (Seine-Saint-Denis). Here are the first…

Iranian researchers recycle wastewater for greenhouse products

At present, the company produces 12 tons of fish, 20 tons of tomatoes, 3 tons of quail meat, and 9 tons of quail eggs with a 95% reduction in annual water…

Dreamstime

Spinneys has announced the opening of its first store in Saudi Arabia

CEO: Picnic uses AI "predicting how many bananas we will sell in three weeks' time"

Lidl GB calls on contractors as it sets sights on store expansionLidl is calling on contractors from across the country to sign up to a series of…