HortiDaily Newsletter | Monday, November 4, 2024

Plant-lowering robot launched

What's next for robotizing greenhouse growing? Plant lowering! Arugga AI Farming, the Israel-based start-up company known for bringing pollination robots to tomato greenhouse…

Mastronardi Produce completes acquisition of local greenhouses

Mastronardi Produce® announced the addition of 91 acres of Canadian greenhouse capacity. This consists of a newly constructed, state-of-the-art 27-acre…

GreenCap Solutions, Norway

“Our CO2 system keeps energy use low, which is a key achievement”

"We want to move away from the transport of liquid CO₂ and instead work toward a decentralized, more sustainable CO₂ delivery model. Traditional CO₂…

Measuring photosynthesis efficiency without physical contact with a plant

Three Dutch growers have started measuring photosynthesis efficiency every minute at more than 1,000 samples per second. They are doing so with a new…

crowdfunding launched

Young Dutch entrepreneurs hit hard by Spanish severe weather

Dutch Plant Force has lost about 1 million plants that were ready for delivery as starting material for growing giant sequoia grass due to the severe…

Growing eggplants on Reunion Island

Optimizing efficiency and sustainability is crucial in greenhouses. One of the main reasons this grower from Reunion Island decided to use Hydroponic…

Ellen van Kester, Horticola Guadalfeo:

"After introduction to Spanish market, there is increasing demand for specialty tomatoes for export"

At Horticola Guadalfeo in Motril, Spain, the greenhouse vegetable season has kicked off again. "In our area in the province of Granada, there is not…

Jonathan Vandesande, FMB:

"Severe Spanish weather will mainly cause logistical problems in the short term"

In the greenhouse vegetable market, the impact of the severe weather in Spain, and resulting flooding, remains limited as yet. "There is no panic for…

Rijk Zwaan in the FD

"Greenhouse farming is sometimes seen in too negative a light"

Seed breeding company Rijk Zwaan needs a strong Dutch greenhouse horticulture sector to remain competitive. So says managing director Ben Tax in conversation…

First purple broccoli variety being introduced worldwide

At the Global Produce & Floral Show in Atlanta, Sakata Seed America introduced a brand-new product: Purple Magic Broccoli. "It is the first…

BLE

BLE week 43:

'The end of the season for German cucumbers is approaching'

The presence of domestic offers had noticeably decreased for cucumbers: the end of the season is approaching. Spanish deliveries dominated over Dutch…

Norway: “Despite our ability to offer stable supply, we are following prices of imported lettuce”

The Norwegian retail market is battling shifting consumer preferences and increasing demand for local products. As prices rise and affordability…

Albanian Deputy PM and Minister of Agriculture visit greenhouses

In Lushnja, Deputy Prime Minister Belinda Balluku and the Minister of Agriculture, Anila Denaj have visited several greenhouses in which new…

US (NY): Yeshiva University alumni explores the future of space agriculture

Duckweeds are humble-looking plants whose tiny, brilliant green globules spangle ponds all over the world, but they've captured the interest of…

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nano bubbles for aquaponics

South Africa: Firm believes it is making strides in water treatment

Water treatment supplier Fine Bubble Technologies (FBT) is making strides in the agriculture and aquaculture sectors with its nanobubble system,…

Photo report of Greeneration, Dubai

"We pride ourselves on working closely with chefs to meet their exact needs"

Greeneration, a high-end vertical farm based in Dubai, specializes in edible flowers, specialty leaves, and microgreens, supplies fine dining and…

US: UCONN students to celebrate flex farm success

Students from the University of Connecticut have planted and maintained a flex farm from fork farms and are now ready to harvest, taste, and celebrate…

UK: HTA, FPC issue urgent call for government action on border

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) and the Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) have issued a joint letter to the government, calling for urgent…

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Chinese factory to take care of food for astronauts

A high-tech vegetable factory at the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China is producing fresh food to ensure the healthy diet and…

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Registration open for 6th Texas A&M Controlled Environment Conference

Join Texas A&M for a conference tailored for both new and prospective growers interested in specialty crop production under controlled environments, as…

UK brassica propagator partners with investor

Eighteen months after closing its oversubscribed Fund II at $850 million, Boston, Massachusetts-based Solum Partners is making some moves. Solum…

Thai agriculture to advance with smart greenhouse project

Turnkey Communication Services (TKC) has developed a smart hydroponic greenhouse project to boost crop quality and improve Thai people's quality of…

UAE-headquartered Shorooq aims to be Middle East’s Blackstone

Investment company Shorooq has ambitions to become the Blackstone of the Middle East to fill a gap in the market for private investors that pushes…

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US: Ozark company aims to bring joy into farming

One Wiregrass area company is looking to bring joy back into farming. Joyful F.A.R.M.S. (Farm Agriculture Resource Management Services) held an…

US: New Phytophthora discovered at two nursery operations

Phytophthora austrocedri, a species of Phytophthora never before reported in North America, has been detected in two Pacific Northwest nursery…

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World food Prize Laureates issue statement on US election

"Food is overlooked in U.S. elections"

The following is a statement from the World Food Prize Laureates We are struck that the U.S. elections, just one week away, have included almost no…

US: University of Georgia ranked No. 1 in research-based products

The University of Georgia once again ranks No. 1 among U.S. universities for the number of commercial products to market based on its research,…

US (CA): Protecting strawberries from dangerous pathogens

Some 90% of the United States' fresh strawberries are grown in California, but the crop is threatened by the Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. fragariae (Fof)…

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EU gave more than €3bn in subsidies to billionaires, including Sir James Dyson

The European Union gave generous farming subsidies to the companies of more than a dozen billionaires between 2018 and 2021, the Guardian can reveal,…

PlantTape brings on new Western USA regional sales manager

PlantTape has appointed Jesus Vasquez as the new Western USA regional sales manager. With nearly three decades of extensive experience in the…

Iranian scientists produce "hybrid" seeds

Seyed Majid Toliat Abolhassani described the achievement of sustainable and knowledge-based agriculture as one of the missions of the Innovation House,…

U.S. Mexico Canada agreement: A focus on the specialty crops market

A newly launched update on the Norht American produce market delves into the latest movements, trading activities, and price fluctuations for various…

Newly developed ginger to be grown in Polish greenhouses

Researchers in Poland have developed a strain of ginger capable of growing within the country's borders. Traditionally, this root vegetable, known for its use…

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Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources visits strawberry greenhouse

Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar visited the Mechanical Biological Separation Center, which was completed by the Gaziantep…

USDA files PACA complaint and imposes sanctions

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against Berry People LLC for alleged violations of the Perishable…

Dreamstime

Grupo DIA reported gross sales of €1.8bln in Q3

Morrisons continues to stand shoulder to shoulder with UK farmers

UK: Sainsbury's leads way as first retailer to match to Aldi in convenience stores, taking value investment to £1bln Sainsbury's reported: "Giving customers…