HortiDaily Newsletter | Tuesday, September 5, 2023

Renzo Grootscholten and Peter Kuijvenhoven about the internships at Bevofarms:

“It is important to see how big the world is”

"A time to never forget!" This is how Renzo Grootscholten described his internship at Bevofarms in Canada. In February, Renzo started his 3rd-year…

Enza Zaden presents 2024's new high-resistance tomato introductions:

"HREZ-resistant varieties provide an answer for at least 90% of the tomato assortment"

The Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus (ToBRFV) has held the tomato world in its grip in recent years, but now, growers can breathe again. Last season,…

CAN (QC): Greenhouse grower replaces HPS with LEDs in propagation and strawberry production

For more than 40 years, AMCO Produce has been producing fresh produce. Striving to continually improve their business, AMCO will be replacing HPS…

An unlikely match: viticulture meets controlled environment agriculture

Kyle Freedman began pursuing his doctorate with Associate Professors Mark Hoffmann and Ricardo Hernández at North Carolina State University with an…

Antonio Escobar, Nature Choice Manager:

"In the last year, Egypt has entered the European market, especially with its peppers and cucumbers"

Looking back, the entire sector agrees that Almeria's 2022/23 campaign had two very distinct parts. "The fall/winter campaign was reasonably good; we…

New dehumidification system with heat recovery developed

Hortivision is developing an innovative dehumidification system for greenhouses that also allows growers to cool the climate in summer. While…

India: "A horticultural sector in its infancy but with enormous potential"

Dutch Greenhouse Delta launches a whitepaper about how Dutch knowledge and technology are enabling fast development of production efficiency and food…

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India: Deputy Chief Minister visited hydroponic farm

The Deputy Chief Minister reached Tikli village in Gurugram on Friday to inspect the OG Roots Hydroponics Farm of a progressive farmer. The Deputy…

Electric tractor easily does 47,500+ km

The Donkey electric tractors of Weterings are a household name in the market, and it turns out they can keep going, even with tens of thousands of…

Nikki Hargreaves new Branch Manager Royal Brinkman UK

From September 2023, Nikki Hargreaves will be the new Branch Manager at Royal Brinkman UK. In this role, she will be responsible for managing the team…

Peter Maes, Koppert:

"Our biological products are often wrongly lumped in with chemicals"

"When, in 1967, Jan Koppert began searching for biological solutions to control pests and diseases in his cucumber crop, the terms sustainability and…

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Can Tokyo-style smart farming help with food supply shortages?

The dwindling birthrate, combined with the aging population in Japan, has presented a serious issue for Japanese agriculture—namely, a decline in the…

Hydroponic lettuce greenhouse in Temple, TX:

“We harvest and we seed everyday, but we still do it with about 12 folks"

It started with a picture and an email to 25 News asking about those strange pink/purple lights spotted in Temple. Turns out, there's a mass production…

Boosting root development with Ascophyllum Nodosum biostimulant

The transplantation phase, a key moment in a plant’s life cycle, can be helped with Stim Pure Liquid, our organic biostimulant derived from 100%…

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US (RI): Flower grower prepares its transition from wedding venue to food production

For the Charlestown-based seasonal cut flower farm South County Flowers, 2023 has been a year of gradual change. South County Flowers co-owners and…

Australia: The future of vertical farming is about right sizing rather than super-sizing

“Instead of rolling out mega-farms, we’d rather build suitably-scaled farms that cater to – and can flex with – regional and seasonal needs. We believe…

US (FL): UF/IFAS brings back urban food production short course

Communities are hungry for urban food production. Engagement continues at an all-time high when there is an opportunity to grow food in containers,…

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UK: Community horti project grew into an international enterprise

Starting out as a community project in the North of Shetland, Polycrub has evolved into a successful, international social enterprise. The company now…

Tomato prices in Karnataka drop to Rs 20 per kg

From a high of Rs 140 per kg in the wholesale market a few weeks ago, the prices of tomatoes have come down sharply in parts of Karnataka to about Rs 20 as the…

UAE: AgraME event to showcase solutions to region's food security problem

Innovative crop technologies that could revolutionize the Middle East’s agricultural landscape will be showcased in Dubai this October at AgraME, the…

UK: Horticulture and Potatoes Board strive for diverse representation

At the beginning of the year, the NFU Council approved a series of reforms, including several aimed at improving member representation in the…

Neolithics' Crystal.eye™:

Revolutionizing food waste reduction with AI quality control inspection

Israeli startup Neolithics is has used Artificial Intelligence software algorithms to develop "Crystal.eye," a software application that helps address…

A tool developed by the Ecotone Foundation and Solagro

First Pesticide Footprint Calculator for all

The Ecotone Foundation, in partnership with the Solagro association, has developed a Pesticide Footprint Calculator for the general public. This…

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India: Director of Agriculture inaugurates polyhousees in Budgam

The Director of Agriculture Kashmir, Chowdhury Mohammad Iqbal, inaugurated hi-tech polyhouses under vegetable clusters at Narkara Budgam. On his visit,…

Dutch screen installation company obtains HortiQ certificate

SchermNed has been awarded the HortiQ certificate. The certificate was awarded to Jack van der Voort (director of SchermNed) and Martin Steenks (QHSE…

"No end in sight for rise of labor costs"

Companies in horticulture have two major struggles: labor costs and energy. Leon Verkoelen of Bogaerts Greenhouse Logistics: "As a builder of internal…

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McDonald’s Japan: French fries are vegetables to celebrate Vegetable Day

Jumbo has agreed to acquire four stores from Jan Linders

Australia: People on low incomes forced to skip meals as cost of living bitesAlmost three-quarters of people receiving income support are eating less…

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Conad has taken over local supermarket chain Marzi & Fulignati:

7-Eleven Japan scans palms to check if customers are eating their fruits and vegetables

Caroline Oosterbaan named chair of SPAR Holding B.V. supervisory boardSPAR Netherlands has appointed Caroline Oosterbaan as the new chair of the…