HortiDaily Newsletter | Thursday, August 29, 2024

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Dutchies plan to realize 8 x 8 ha in Canada

"We see that there is global interest in realizing horticultural projects, but also that many projects stumble over securing financing or the…

"TikTok video about cucumber salad has increased the demand in Iceland"

The latest TikTok craze that saw cucumbers sell out across Iceland in recent weeks is a bit unusual, says Bárður Marteinn Níelsson, purchasing manager…

Cravo, Plantlogic, and Organia México open day:

"I've seen the improvements with the Hi-Grow system"

"What a grower looks for is to economize, and metal gutters are more expensive and don't provide the same functionality or the added benefits you need…

FlavourFresh, suppliers and research

UK consortium to unlock potential of greenhouses

A pioneering new group of researchers, growers and manufacturers aims to improve food production in the UK by unlocking the potential of greenhouses.…

Nijs and Teun van Zuilen, BerryBrothers:

"Smaller crop of redcurrants results in in-demand market"

The redcurrant harvest at Dutch company Berrybrothers has come to an end. "We took a shorter time to harvest this year than we were used to.…

extreme weather and salinization feared

Dutch horticulture sector actively addressing climate change

Greenhouse growers expect that extreme weather will have negative consequences. They have been acting on these expectations, and will continue to do so. Most…

Marek Knop, StC International:

"Polish peppers an interesting alternative"

The Polish pepper season kicked off at StC International back in week 25 with the first green peppers, and about four weeks ago the colours have been…

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BLE KW 34:

'Tight supply gap for cucumbers intensified'

The presence of the dominant German and complementary Dutch and Belgian cucumber offerings continued to shrink on the German market. According to the…

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$142,650 grant

CAN: New greenhouse to boost fresh produce for Nisga’a on North Coast

The Gitmaxmak'ay Nisga'a Society (GNS) has been approved for a $142,650 grant by the Northern Development Initiative Trust (NDIT) to build a second…

energy supplier not too happy

Dutch grower profits from energy crisis by selling unused natural gas

During the energy crisis, a Dutch energy supplier encountered difficulties when a grower shut down his cultivation business in the fourth quarter of 2022. Both…

Couple surprises wedding guests with fresh produce souvenirs

At their wedding on August 11, 2024, Niño Basco and Yanna Ferrera delighted guests with a unique souvenir: fresh fruits and vegetables. Instead of…

US: Pennsylvania specialty crops sector receives $1M+ in federal funding

The Shapiro Administration has announced that Pennsylvania has secured $915,758 in federal funds designated for enhancing the state's specialty crops…

US: Demand for Baby Romaine continues to grow and so does acreage

Even with California's recent high temperatures, the supply of baby romaine lettuce is good. "The heat affected the quality of the crop. There has been…

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US (CA): "It's going to be a seed-to-a-seed-to-a-seed, which has never been done before in space"

Grow-in-the-dark crops could feed astronauts in space and nourish Earth's growing population. A compact version of a tomato plant developed at UC…

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Nigeria: Relief as fresh harvests crash tomato and pepper prices by 60%

As the new harvest season unfolds, markets across Lagos and Abuja have seen a significant drop in the prices of tomatoes and peppers. At the bustling…

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Mid-Ohio Food Collective opens smart farm in the Hilltop

In central Ohio, many families are struggling with food insecurity and hunger. The Mid-Ohio Farm is located right behind the station's studios and…

Netherlands ready to invest in greenhouses in Ukraine post-war

The Dutch government and local entrepreneurs are prepared to invest in high-tech greenhouse projects in Ukraine once the war has ended, according to Leonid…

NL: Twenty horticultural companies get a biodiversity strip

This autumn, twenty selected horticultural companies in the Netherlands will start planting biodiversity strips next to their greenhouses. The strips…

Is your greenhouse really closed?

"I thought my system was closed and that it could not end up in the surface water," a grower who made the Dutch news with an illegal discharge allegedly said.…

The EU imported 6.8% fewer Moroccan tomatoes this season

EU member states' Morrocan tomato imports from September 2023 to May 2024 decreased by 6.8% over the same period of the previous year. According to the…

Andalusia's greenhouse watermelon has reached its second-best price in the last ten seasons

In the 2023/2024 season, Andalusia's watermelon sector achieved its second-highest average prices in the last decade, according to a report by Hortoinfo based…

Logistics UK statement on funding for Channel port investment

In response to the 27 September 2024 government announcement of £10.5 million of funding to prepare the Channel ports for new EU border checks, Nichola Mallon,…

Vertical farming in the Netherlands: from hype, through disillusionment to reorientation

Leafy vegetables have been growing in a new vertical farm in an industrial area in Amsterdam-West for a few weeks. This is Growy's vertical farm, one…

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Morrisons: Broccoli, potatoes still the same price or lower than those offered by Aldi and Lidl

Aldi Nord has announced the launch of a new campaign

Coles rolls out compostable fresh produce bags in support of creating a more sustainable and plastic-free WAColes has removed single-use fresh produce…