HortiDaily Newsletter | Tuesday, June 20, 2023

"the focus has not been on our market"

Kinghaven Farms to supply Ontario with greenhouse grown lettuce

"Many big CEA players are opening US-based facilities now, intended to service the US market, but here in Toronto, we still primarily eat west coast…

Baifukang Smart Agricultural Science and Technology Park, Linnan Town, Linyi County, Dezhou, Shandong

"Our tomatoes grow up listening to music"

In the greenhouse of Baifukang Smart Agricultural Science and Technology Park in Linnan Town, Linyi County, workers shuttled among the tomato seedlings…

Organic greenhouse grown strawberries will complement field category

Earlier this year, an article was published about the expansion plans of Nature Fresh Farms into the organic greenhouse strawberry category in Ohio.…

Extra protection for the upcoming warm period

Certain regions of Europe, following a rainy spring, are currently experiencing a shift in weather patterns. It turned sunny and warm at the end of…

What's in data-driven cucumber cultivation?

In this third episode of the BASF video series on data-driven cucumber cultivation, cucumber specialists Marcel Huibers and Kees van Vliet opens up…

A response to Florida tomato industry claims

The recent request by the Florida Tomato Exchange (FTE) asking the Department of Commerce to withdraw from the 2019 Tomato Suspension Agreement jeopardizes the…

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US (NH): North Country Growers in Berlin receiving $20M loan to rebuild hydroponic greenhouse

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is seeding agricultural producers and food businesses with millions of dollars in investment funds to improve…

Biking and greenhouses - how Dutch could it be?

"Things are going well in horticulture," Bart Melis of Priva jokingly concluded Friday afternoon. He was referring to all the beautiful bikes that were…

Adem Kulauzovic - Domino:

"These solutions reduce the risk of coding errors and protect businesses from the risk of recalls"

Fresh produce companies must be compliant with the latest government legislation when it comes to labeling their produce. In some regions, this…

Esasem meets with Sicilian operators from the vegetable segment

Esasem presented its bell pepper and tomato range for the new 2023/24 campaign during a dedicated event attended by over 360 operators. The audience at…

Hoogweg Paprikakwekerijen helps balance electricity grid

In Luttelgeest in Flevopolder, Hoogweg Paprikakwekerijen grows some 50 million kilos of peppers in a sustainable way every year. To do so, the growers…

Samsung shares findings of lighting studies on lettuce and cherry tomatoes

"It has been found that white, full-spectrum-based LED lighting leads to healthier and more balanced growth compared to narrow spectrum-based LED…

Transparent green packs awarded OPRL sustainability certification

Consumers get through mountains of green PET bottles every single day. Modiform uses those empty bottles as raw material to make transparent green…

Michal Taraska, Hazera:

"Balance between resistance and delicious taste enances the marketability of tomatoes"

Growing up on his family farm in Poland, Michal Taraska developed two main interests: agriculture, coming from the family business, and the commercial…

International DCM Meeting 2023 hands out top prize for strawberry concept

Last week, DCM hosted its annual international meeting. Colleagues from the Netherlands, Belgium, France, Germany, Austria, and the US, all working in…

Woman entrepreneur in Sirnak, Turkey sells her gold to set up her own greenhouse

Ayhan Ay, a woman entrepreneur living in the village of Alakamis in Sirnak's Idil district, sold the bracelets on her arm to build a greenhouse. Additionally,…

Potentials and opportunities of Ethiopian horticulture sector

Ethiopia offers plenty of opportunities to cultivate a range of horticultural crops due to its diversified soil and climate, which includes numerous…

Symbiotic and pathogenic fungi may use similar molecular tools to manipulate plants

Symbiotic and pathogenic fungi that interact with plants are distantly related and don’t share many genetic similarities. Comparing plant pathogenic…

Gearing up for California vine-ripened tomatoes

Oceanside Pole will harvest its first vine-ripened tomatoes at the end of June alongside exclusive marketer Oppy. This unique growing method raises…

UK: New agri-engineering research collaboration to boost food innovation

A new partnership has been announced between Growing Kent & Medway and Canterbury Christ Church University to connect horticultural and food and drink…

New high-tech factory for Dutch packaging company

Stora Enso opened a new corrugated packaging production factory at De Lier, the Netherlands. The site is part of the recently acquired De Jong…

Australian wholesale vegetable prices down due to strong winter crop

Australian consumers are being encouraged to look past the major supermarkets for cheap fresh vegetables as ideal growing conditions lead to an abundance of…

Waddington Europe first to supply full range of easier-to-recycle punnets that use less plastic

European thermoforming packaging specialist Waddington® Europe, a division of Novolex®, has become the first to supply a full range of soft-fruit…

UK Appeal Court refuses attempt to upset trade deal with Morocco

A former cabinet minister has hailed a court ruling, underlining that since leaving the EU, Britain's trade deals are protected from international…

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Movement of asparagus from Peru through South Florida ports of entry is expected to increase

The movement of asparagus from Peru through South Florida ports of entry is expected to increase. Trading moderate. Prices higher. 11-pound cartons…