HortiDaily Newsletter | Thursday, March 21, 2024

Mexico: In a month, Sinaloa’s water supply will be reduced

"It has been a semi-difficult Mexican vegetable season," says Pedro Balderrama with SunFed Perfect Produce®. The different growing regions in the…

Hawthorne and BFG Supply forge strategic distribution partnership

The Hawthorne Gardening Company, a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company, and BFG Supply, a leading national horticultural and…

Complete blackout screen lowered by one meter for integration of special solar panels in greenhouse

Voltiris is rolling out a patented system of solar panels and spectral filters in Dutch horticulture. In collaboration with Dutch greenhouse builder…

New Costa Innovation Centre launched:

“We are excited to be able to diversify and extend our product offering”

The new Costa Innovation Centre was formally launched on March 20 at Costa's glasshouse facility in Guyra, on the Northern Tablelands of New South…

KWS inaugurates new R&D facility in Navolato, Mexico

On Wednesday, March 13, KWS officially opened its new breeding station in the Navolato municipality in Sinaloa, Mexico. Here, the company will breed…

New greenhouse operations in New Hampshire to launch this spring

In 2021, the groundwork was laid for a new venture in the agricultural landscape: a greenhouse operation that yields fresh and healthy produce but also…

VBT Figures Week 11:

"Tomato prices spike at the start of unlit cultivation"

Last week, for the first time since January, tomato prices crept above the five-year average. With mid-prices of 2.19 euros for both loose tomatoes and…

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“If we can produce much more food per unit of land area, then we can have a farm in the desert"

Resilient food systems are essential to our country's environmental, economic, and social well-being, and the challenges faced by our growers and…

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North America: New construction rebates for greenhouses

Strategic businesses build greenhouses to pay for them quickly. An effective way to lower the construction costs of greenhouse operations to ensure…

Netherlands: Informative meeting on coco substrate well attended

On Thursday, March 14, the Van der Knaap Group organized a knowledge meeting on coco substrate at the World Horti Center. About sixty attendees,…

Show dates for 2025 edition: March 11 to 12, 2024 in Las Vegas

Indoor Ag-Con sees 16% attendance increase

"Every year, our speakers, exhibitors, and attendees from across the country and globe look forward to Indoor Ag-Con, which brings together our…

The team of Semillas Fitó:

"We don't want to be just another seed house, but an 'expert partner' for every link in the chain"

Semillas Fitó has been in the business for five generations, since 1880, producing seeds for fruit and vegetable crops that are currently supplied to…

New Seed Health Lab opened in India

Syngenta Vegetable Seeds inaugurated a new Seed Health Lab in Hyderabad, India, further strengthening the company's continued investment in quality…

Benfried and Paskal initiate collaboration in the Mexican market

Suppliers Benfried and Paskal are set to collaborate in the Mexican market. Together, they aim to offer a wider range of products to Mexican growers…

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The importance of energy systems for a more sustainable food sector

A new study from the University of Gävle highlights the environmental benefits of growing tomatoes all year round in Sweden, compared to importing them…

Wageningen University & Research:

Interplay between knowledge of plants and robotics for innovations in precision fruit cultivation

The Next Fruit 4.0 project involves around 35 partners, all working to advance the development of technological solutions for precision fruit…

Although maintaining their greenhouse operations:

Ohio vegetable grower turns to grain cultivation

In the face of weather risks, labor uncertainties, and food safety pressures, K. W. Zellers & Son, Inc., a prominent vegetable producer in Hartville, Ohio, is…

Supporting Moldova in establishing a Horticulture Office

The Republic of Moldova wishes to establish a Horticulture Office, a public institution that shall professionalize and speed up the development of the…

North American trade topics to be addressed at policy summit

The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas' annual Spring Policy Summit on April 3, 2024, at the Tubac Golf Resort & Spa promises to be a…

How the greenhouse business is developing in Kazakhstan: rising vegetable prices

Retail prices for vegetables in Kazakhstan continue to rise, according to data from the National Statistics Bureau. At the beginning of this year, average…

Vegetables NZ

Nelson vegetable research and levy roadshow:

"The nationwide roadshows are an opportunity to talk through the research and how it can be applied"

More than 20 vegetable growers and other industry participants attended the Vegetables NZ and VR&I research and levy roadshow in Richmond on March 19.…

Resulting in €35,064 worth of damage, according to the press service of the Prosecutor's Office Department:

In Uzbekistan, an illegal connection to the gas supply was discovered in a greenhouse

In the Sergeli district of Uzbekistan, a greenhouse was illegally connected to the gas supply, reports the press service of the Department under the General…

13% of world seaborne trade under attack from Houthis and Somali pirates

Since November 2023, the threat to shipping has increased as the Houthis started attacking ships in the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Simultaneously,…

Nasdaq

US: Nature's Miracle CEO rings closing bell at Nasdaq Stock Market

Nature's Miracle Holding Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer James Li just recently rang the closing bell at the Nasdaq Stock Market studio in…

USDA

Applications for USDA Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Grants due April 9

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is accepting applications for grants to support urban agriculture and innovative production. Applications for…

US: Mechanical pollination technology shipped for strawberry tests

Affinor Growers, a diversified agriculture and biotechnology company with proprietary vertical farming systems, has shipped the first test machine to a…

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Let's Talk Organics - Experiences with cover crops for field-scale organic vegetable production

Elaine Leavy, Teagasc Organics Specialist, hosted a webinar on Wednesday, March 6.The webinar was aimed at horticultural growers and farmers who are…

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US (MD): Certis Biologicals acquires Howler and Theia fungicides from AgBiome

Certis Biologicals acquires multiple assets from AgBiome, including market-tested fungicides Howler and Theia. "Certis Biologicals is committed to…

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Garden centers hope would-be green thumbs stay interested after pandemic gardening boom

Garden centers enjoyed a pandemic boom, particularly with millennials, as people looked for outdoor activities during lockdowns. Now the question is,…

Nature's Miracle signs MoU to explore acquisition of Future Tech

Nature's Miracle Holding Inc. a supplier of vertical farming technology and infrastructure, has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Future…

Megan Foley joins Impello Biosciences team

Impello Biosciences, active in agricultural microbial products and other biological technologies, has hired Megan Foley as their new Pacific Northwest…

Study on the impact of LED light intensities on cucumber seedling development

Industrialized seeding production stands as a pivotal method for cultivating seedlings in a uniform and efficient manner, yet its progression is hindered by…

Hanke Seegers of Paletten Concept Ltd.:

"Our pallet boxes are increasingly being used for pumpkins, among other things"

Sustainable pallet boxes with a wood structure, as well as cardboard, are now indispensable from the fresh produce sections of many supermarkets. For…

Tide turning against PVC cling film in the food industry:

Global uptake of Superthene polyethylene cling film

Every time a sheet of PVC cling film is heatcut to cover a tray of fresh produce or meat, a puff of toxic hydrogen chloride gas is released. When it is…

Sr Innovative:

Hose peg is popular thanks to it being practical

Simple, useful, and practical, these are the three adjectives that describe the hose peg: an accessory that was launched on the market in 2023 and that has already received positive fee…