HortiDaily Newsletter | Monday, May 15, 2023

Nicolas Julien, R&D Engineer at Filclair:

"Vertical solar panels under the gutter can provide significant savings in plastic greenhouses"

After being requested to dive into photovoltaic plastic greenhouses, Nicolas Julien, R&D Engineer at Filclair, rapidly concluded placing solar panels…

Sungrow Farms

Mastronardi Produce forms joint venture with Intergrow

Mastronardi Produce, a fourth-generation family-owned business that pioneered commercial greenhouse growing in North America, has announced a new…

Indian grower empowers female microentrepreneurs

Investing in women is a great way to improve the overall level of prosperity in a community. When women work, they generate income not just for…

Flier Systems and Demtec partner up to tackle NA market

Flier Systems USA and Demtec have partnered for the North American market. Starting July 2023, Flier Systems USA Inc. will add several machines from…

Ultrafiltration highly suitable for removal of nematodes and tomato virus

By correctly reusing drain water, a grower can significantly save on valuable nutrients and water. However, since drain water can contain pathogens,…

Former AppHarvest president lists Revol Green as first clients

New technology startup focuses on propagation

David Lee, former president of AppHarvest, has taken on the role of CEO and Board Chair at Inevitable Tech, a business-to-business agtech platform that employs…

South Holland's greenhouse horticulture explores Medium Temperature Storage

Soil energy in the form of Heat and Cold Storage (WKO) is already widely used in greenhouse horticulture in South Holland. Freely available heat and cold are…

Niewczas Strawberry Plant Nursery:

“We choose our varieties carefully so they can really answer the need of our clients”

Niewczas Strawberry Plant Nursery, a family-driven company, has over 40 years of experience in cultivating strawberry plants. The nursery is in the…

“De Ruiter Experience Event” in China successfully held with 80 customers

On April 18, De Ruiter team of China held an Experience Event in Beijing Hortipolaris Agricultural Park in Miyun, Beijing, sharing glasshouse…

Bombus bees are produced in laboratories to be used in greenhouses

With the 'bombus bee' project of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, bombus bees are produced under laboratory conditions. These bees ensure the…

Dutch horticultural visit to Bulgaria in mid-April

Dutch golden triangle (business-knowledge institutes-government) visited Bulgaria in April to explore and expand opportunities for bilateral…

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CAN (ON): New urban farm greenhouses draw praise

A non-profit urban farm in London is celebrating the building of two greenhouses with a commitment to grow more safe and affordable food for Londoners…

UK: Defra Secretary of State visits John Innes Centre

Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, the Rt Hon Thérèse Coffey, visited the John Innes Centre in Norwich to learn more about the…

Effective 31 May

Managing Director Dr. Kristian Moeller of GLOBALG.A.P. to step down

Kristian Moeller, Managing Director of GLOBALG.A.P. c/o FoodPLUS GmbH, has announced he will step down from the role effective May 31. Dr. Moeller has been…

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UAE minister shows off fluent German to explain how to grow tomatoes in the desert

Using her fluency in the German language, Mariam AlMheiri, UAE Minister of Climate Change and Environment, explains how the UAE, with only little…

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NZ: The novices growing lettuces by the thousands

Two couples with no market garden experience will soon be growing nearly half a million lettuces a year in South Taranaki. Salad Brothers in Waverley…

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US (CT): New crops, new technologies, (many) old farmers

Agriculture has been changing in Connecticut, a quiet revolution that’s not just about legal cannabis. As the UConn banquet demonstrated, there are…

How scientists developed a robotic hand to pick blackberries in Arkansas

Imagine an autonomous bi-pedal robot with 10 arms, each tipped with three-fingered silicone grippers picking its way through rows of blackberries, and…

Proexport will organize the Lettuce Attraction 2023 to be held during the fair in Madrid

“Lettuce will be Fruit Attraction 2023's star product”

The director of the event, Maria Jose Sanchez, announced yesterday in Madrid that Proexport would organize the Lettuce Attraction 2023. There are many reasons…

Driscoll's eyes expansion of Chinese market for its berries

Driscoll's, a California-based fresh berries provider, will triple its investment in China over the next five years, said its top executive. Miles Reiter,…

Professor Sami Ayodele:

"Nigerian growers should increase mushroom cultivation to boost agro-revenues"

According to university professor Sami Ayodele, has Nigerians should have more awareness of the cultivation of mushrooms. Ayodele, a professor of Botanical…

QCAV-4 Cavendish banana should resist Panama disease

Australia’s first genetically modified fruit sent for approval

Scientists have submitted Australia’s first genetically modified fruit – a Cavendish banana – to regulators for approval. The fruit has been engineered to…

CPMA announces new 2023-2024 chair

The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) is pleased to announce Colin Chapdelaine as the 2023-2024 CPMA Chair following his appointment during…

Northeast Spain faced with crippling drought

A massive drought in Catalonia is forcing this northeast region of Spain to turn to water rationing, seawater desalination, and recycling effluent from sewage…

Camposol opens first blueberry packing plant in Sinaloa

Camposol has built its first blueberry packing plant in northern Sinaloa, Mexico, which will offer the service not only to the company but also to…

Bosnia and Herzegovina yields to Ukraine and Morocco on the global raspberry market

According to EastFruit analysts, Bosnia and Herzegovina, one of Ukraine’s competitors in the global frozen raspberry market, has reduced its exports in value…

BayWa reports above-average earnings in first quarter of 2023

BayWa AG generated above-average earnings before interest and tax (EBIT) in the first quarter of the current financial year. Despite falling year on year to…

Kenyan President Ruto strikes horticulture deal with the Netherlands

Kenya and the Netherlands have committed to boosting ties and developing economic relations. The nations have partnered to enhance trade in fruits and…

IDH Rwanda hosts German delegation to showcase achievements of horti-export project

Late last month, IDH Rwanda hosted a German delegation of representatives from the BMZ, The German Embassy in Rwanda, the Head of German Development…

Deep Impact AG

Switzerland: Christian Fehrlin on the further development of the ERP software Frutico and Deepico

"AI will massively simplify sales planning"

The urgency of digitization is being recognized: In Switzerland, the Charter for the Digitization of the Swiss Agriculture and Food Industry, adopted…