HortiDaily Newsletter | Thursday, October 31, 2024

Energy Source, Canada

"No heat in the dead of winter means losses within hours"

The greenhouse industry in Ontario has seen substantial growth in recent years, presenting both opportunities and challenges, especially in managing…

José Antonio Baños, president of Ejidomar: "It's a disaster".

"We estimate that hail has ruined more than 20% of the pepper crops in El Ejido"

Both in the southeast of the Iberian Peninsula and in the Balearic Islands, heavy rainfall, hail storms and strong gusts of wind have put nine Spanish…

Biogrow increases coco production capacity with new dryer

“No longer at the mercy of inclement weather”

Drying cocopeat is a vital part of the production chain, but wet weather and rain - common in India - can easily disturb the drying process. To help…

Jan van der Blom, Coexphal:

"Hail damage affects a small percentage of the total crop in Almería"

Jan van der Blom, who works for the Spanish cooperative Coexphal, lives only 20 kilometres away from the horticultural area of El Ejido. In his…

Germany: 14 ha Emsflower expansion launched

Emsflower, Europe's largest nursery for pot and bedding plants based in Emsbüren, Germany, is undergoing a significant expansion. The project, which…

Royal Brinkman sells 200th Moleaer nanobubble generator

Oxygen-enriched pouring water to prevent root problems

The employees at Belgium strawberry grower Raf Quirijnen recently fell head over heels. Or rather cake, because Kurt Lauwers and René Mondt from Royal…

New Zealand: Farmlands Cooperative new Araymond dealer

Araymond has formed a partnership with Farmlands Cooperative to expand its network and improve service accessibility for growers in New Zealand.…

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Romanian government allocating EUR25M to horticulture

The government of Romania will allocate almost RON 125 million (EUR 25 million) to agricultural producers in the vegetable field who grow vegetables in…

Puzzling over behavioural models for sustainable greenhouse horticulture

Due to the uncertainties of human behaviour, policies often play out differently in practice than what one might expect based on rational models.…

US (NM): UbiQD gets funding for five trainees from Economic Development Department

The New Mexico Economic Development Department (EDD) approved Job Training Incentive Program funding in October to six businesses in Albuquerque, Santa…

Iyris, Red Sea Global announce NFP initiative in Saudi Arabia

iyris and Red Sea Global have together announced the National Food Production Initiative ("NFP Initiative") in partnership with other Saudi Public and…

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XXI Eucarpia Meeting of the Tomato Working Group

Global tomato experts to convene at XXI Eucarpia Meeting in Bulgaria, 2025

The global community of tomato researchers and breeders is preparing for the XXI Eucarpia Meeting of the Tomato Working Group. Set to take place in the…

Bioline Agrosciences announces Benjamin Desruelle as Business Unit Director for Africa

Bioline Agrosciences has announced the nomination of Benjamin Desruelle as the new Africa Business Unit Director. Ludwik Pokornoy, CEO of Bioline…

Budget blow for British farming, says NFU

UK Chancellor slashes farming budget and caps APR

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves confirmed a freezing of the farming budget - a cut in real terms, criticasters say, - in their autumn budget. "Farming and…

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Tanzania looks to grow into horticulture

Tanzania intends to spearhead horticulture as the country's reliable vehicle for achieving future agricultural development goals. Deputy Minister of…

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US (IL): Jerseyville approves zoning regulations to add agricultural research centers

City Council has approved an amendment to zoning regulations to add agricultural research centers as an allowable special use in manufacturing…

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Algaewheel wastewater treatment facility realized in greenhouse

It has been more than eight years in the making; and it involved a team effort by city officials, designers, engineers, construction groups, and the…

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Combination of fertilize and herbicide aids in open field tomato growth, says UF/IFAS

A combination of herbicide and fertilizer can prevent the nasty nutsedge weed from harming tomatoes, new University of Florida research shows. That, in…

Growing the high value vaccine saponin adjuvant QS-21 indoors

"We cultivate Mediterranean trees in a controlled environment"

"It's one of the most valuable and coveted molecules known, and only nature knows how to produce it. You cannot make this saponin without the plant,"…

Rutgers University researcher receives USDA grant

US: $200 000 grant to improve blueberry pollination

Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, extension specialist in entomology, Department of Entomology, is the principal investigator of a two-year, $199,783 grant from…

Dutch presence for 29th Expo AgroAlimentaria Guanajuato confirmed

The 29th edition of the Expo AgroAlimentaria Guanajuato will take place from November 12 to November 15, 2024, in Irapuato, Mexico. Many…

US: Freight Farms announces appointment of new CEO

Freight Farms has announced the appointment of Brad Griffith as Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Griffith has also joined the Board of Directors. As a global…

Canadian government urged to support forest restoration post wildfires

This week during the Atlantic Forest Nursery conference, the Canadian Tree Nursery Association-Association Canadienne des Pépinières Forestières…

UC Davis to provide online CEA course about facility management

UC Davis is providing an online course designed specifically for professionals in facility management, plant science, and system operations, and anyone…

Eco-friendly berry pads launched to reduce food waste and cut carbon emissions

A new recyclable and compostable pad has entered the market, designed to help berry producers and their customers reduce food waste and cut carbon…

PBL critical of meeting 2030 and 2040 targets

Greenhouse horticulture energy use falls, but not fast enough

The Netherlands is very unlikely to meet its legal climate target of 55 percent emissions reduction by 2030. That, already leaked, is the conclusion…

Saica Flex

Holger Jentschke, Key Account Manager Germany at Saica Flex:

"Encouraging growth in lidding films and OPP hybrid films"

Under the name Saica Fresh, the originally Spanish company group Saica is now offering a comprehensive and, above all, sustainable approach to fruit and vegetable packaging. This inc…

What does it look like inside a Swedish fruit and vegetable warehouse?

What does it look like inside a fruit and vegetable warehouse? Since 2022, the Axfood Group in Sweden has had its large warehouse for fruit,…

Fresh Del Monte sells Fresh Leaf Farms to focus on core vegetable business

Fresh Del Monte Produce, through its vegetable division Mann Packing, announced the sale of its Fresh Leaf Farms brand and operations to First Leaf Farms—a new…

Four out of five cargo flights from Greece to Middle East have been suspended

The current war escalation in the Middle East has resulted in a terrible decrease in cargo flights to this region. According to Mr. Doulis Carafil,…

Spain: Second class long/black eggplant is back in the market

The Crisis Committee of the Andalusian Interprofessional Organization for Fruit and Vegetables, Hortyfruta, has decided to deactivate the Extension of…

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SPAR Gran Canaria sells approximately 2mln kilos of Canarian bananas per year

Jeronimo Martins posted a 7.1% drop in Q3 net profit

UK: SPAR retailer hits target to secure £100,000 free stock from James Hall & Co. Ltd SPAR North of England retailer Dara Singh Randhawa's family store…