HortiDaily Newsletter | Thursday, June 8, 2023

"It was a risk, but we succeeded"

Setting up an Arabica coffee greenhouse in the UAE

Elite Agro Holding was one of the first UAE-based companies to successfully grow blueberries in the harsh Middle-East climate and ultimately even…

Vice president visits Indonesian greenhouse company

In an effort to encourage modern and sustainable agriculture in Indonesia, the countries vice president, Ma'ruf Amin, visited greenhouse company…

Source.ag receives investment, bringing total Series A to $27m

Source.ag has completed its Series A extension financing. The additional funding of $4M was split between SK networks, made through its US investment…

Planting robots, automatic pest detection, and realtime frost warnings

Fraunhofer develops automated processes and digital solutions for strawberry cultivation of the future

Fruit cultivation is an important economic factor for rural areas. However, as the demands surrounding environmental protection, food quality, and…

"High-transpiring plants prove adabtable to water shortage"

In their research on tomato plants, Plant DiTech explored how different varieties respond to drought stress using their PlantArray system, which…

GRoW Harvesting Robot picking tomatoes at Axia Vegetable Seeds

The GRoW Harvesting Robot, a collaborative effort by Ridder and MetoMotion, is picking XR ToBRFV-resistant tomatoes in Axia Vegetable Seeds' demo…

"30% of Greece cultivation affected by ToBRFV"

Hazera was present at the AgroExpo 2023 on Crete, Greece, from 26-28 May. Dimitris Karanikolos, Financial Administration Manager and Marcom Business…

AgriForce forms joint venture with Swiss firm to help with in-progress acquisitions

AgriFORCE has formed a joint venture with Agrigrada sarl, a Swiss management and consulting company. The joint venture is expected to help AgriFORCE's…

Chat GPT creates robot gripper for harvesting tomatoes

Poems, essays, and even books – is there anything the open AI platform ChatGPT can't handle? These new AI developments have inspired researchers at TU…

Stephan Schmidt Group takes over customer base of clay segment from Griendstveen

With effect from 01.07.2023, Stephan Schmidt Group, one of Europe'sleading producers of clay granulates for the substrate industry willtake over the customer…

Belgian strawberry grower captivates European Parliament with IPM approach

As an advocate of integrated pest management (IPM), Ipmworks received an invitation to the public hearing at the European Parliament in Brussels on May…

USDA

Mexico: Tomatoes and products annual

Mexico’s 2023 fresh tomato production forecast at 3.87 million metric tons

Assuming normal growing conditions for open-field and shade house cultivation, as well as continued greenhouse technology use, the USDA forecasts…

Piet 'Perlite' celebrates 25 years with Pull

When it comes to perlite, Piet Mertens is your man. Just look at the trade fair photos of recent years. Piet, called Piet 'Perlite' by his colleagues,…

Lab Associates present at GreenTech 2023

A product portfolio of over 9,000 products and growing

Over the past year, Lab Associates, a global supplier for plant science laboratories and plant-based industries, has focused on expanding their product…

'Farms need to use more data to better optimize and predict'

"The current agriculture system cannot work as it is today to solve the issues we face, even when optimizing every individual component of it. These…

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The slimy weed of greenhouses

Nostoc is a genus of cyanobacteria or blue-green algae that can proliferate in almost any environment. Its ability to withstand any weather, including polar, tropical,…

Genotype chip launched for production of insect-based proteins

Ÿnsect, a vertical insect farming company, announced the creation of a genotyping chip named Axiom® YNS_Mol1, an insect breeding and larvae lines to…

Broadcast on June 9, 12:30PM GMT

What does the future hold for greenhouse crops and vertical farming?

A new Beanstalk Global, Circle of Leaders, Vertical Farming & Glasshouse they'll, be discussing, "What does the future hold for Glasshouse Crops and Vertical…

Mathieu van de Sande leaves PlantLab

"I am thrilled to announce that I will be starting a new career. After much contemplation and careful consideration, I have accepted a wonderful new…

NL: Government and business collaborate on joint Dutch horticultural promotion during GreenTech

Several government and horticultural organizations are joining forces to promote the Dutch horticultural sector internationally during GreenTech…

Biostimulant wins EU LIFE Award 2023 in the Environment category

Van Iperen International and LandLab joint project, Plants for Plants®, has been awarded the EU LIFE Award 2023 in the Environment category. This achievement…

US: Plant breeding, seed priorities highlighted at Senate hearing on Farm Bill horticulture title

Dr. Margaret Leigh Worthington, University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture (UADA), testified this morning on behalf of the American Seed…

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China: Xinjiang farmers make desert mushrooms bloom

Tumushuke city in the Third Division of the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps (XPCC), has been seeking benefits from the desert and has…

Blueberry exports fell by 79% and strawberry exports by 62%

Moroccan berry exports up to April plummeted by 28%

According to Amine Bennani, the president of the Moroccan Association of Berry Producers, Morocco exported 157,616 tons of fresh and processed berries in the…