HortiDaily Newsletter | Tuesday, October 24, 2023

Faster-than-humans harvesting robot now also picks cucumber

Four Growers has recently added cucumbers to its harvesting robot. This is just the latest addition to Four Growers’ harvesting robot, which is one of…

HAWE celebrates its 65th anniversary

HAWE is proud to celebrate its 65th anniversary as a mobile cultivation system pioneer. Since 1958, HAWE has dedicated itself to transforming internal…

Photo report: Novelties on display during IFPA 2023

During the Global Produce & Floral Show, novelties and innovations are shown on on-site display shelves. This year, over 200 companies listed their…

Finland: 'New possibilities for vertical farming with high-wire crops'

Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) has patented a vertical farming solution that enables the production of high-wire crops in vertical farming.…

Michiel Vermeiren, Coöperatie Hoogstraten:

"September heat wave brought fall crops forward; we'll have pay for that in November"

Last week marked a supply turnabout in the Dutch and Belgian strawberry markets. "The generally cold nights and low temperatures mean early fall crops…

Global fertilizer market set to recover, despite potential disruptions due to the Israel-Hamas war

According to a recent report by Rabobank, the outlook for the global fertilizer market is positive in the coming years, with some challenges and…

How high-transmittance glass achieves a geometric increase in output

Nowadays, when we talk about glass greenhouses, one of the profiles that must be mentioned is glass. Greenhouse glass is divided into two large pieces:…

Nezapar wins bronze Bernard Blum Award 2023

Nezapar has won the Bronze Award in the 2023 Bernard Blum Awards at the Annual Biocontrol Industry Meeting (ABIM). This award is an annual recognition…

Two new ToLCNDV-resistant squash varieties introduced

To help offset the challenges created by Tomato Leaf Curl New Delhi Virus, ToLCNDV, growers today now have access to two new squash varieties featuring…

ToBRFV and new, resistant varieties topics at online tomato mini symposium

The tomato world is changing fast. ToBRFV is necessitating strict hygiene rules, and there are many new resistant or high-tolerance varieties. Growers have to…

Norway: First sprouts and herbs delivery for aquaponic farm

"This is an important milestone for us, given the facility construction in Fauske just began this spring. Back then, we sowed the seeds for watercress,…

UK: Agtech awarded as one of 15 trailblazing companies in the region

Oxfordshire-based agri-tech company, Gardin, has been named one of the fifteen trailblazing companies in the region by WIRED. The award recognizes…

In Zabaikalsky Krai, a dangerous quarantine virus has been identified in a shipment of tomatoes from China

During quarantine, phytosanitary control at the temporary storage warehouse of TLT-Zabaikalsk LLC, a shipment of 5,123 tons of tomatoes from China revealed the…

Israeli farmers struggle as war and imports flood the tomato market

Farmers in settlements near the Gaza Strip, who returned to their plantations to start harvesting, found that there is no demand for their produce as the…

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US (CT): Therapeutic farm helps trauma survivors heal and grow

Much like the plants and crops that fill her George Street yard, Ivette Ruiz grew from the soil. After suffering a traumatic brain injury from a fall…

Report shows effect of Cyclone Gabrielle on NZ horti exports

Fresh Facts has highlighted some of the impacts Cyclone Gabrielle had on the sector this year. The Fresh Facts 2023 report on fruit and vegetable production…

Windset Farms wins Best Island Booth in Produce at IFPA Global Produce and Floral Show

Windset Farms® is fresh off exhibiting at the IFPA Global Produce and Floral Show in Anaheim, California, where they were thrilled to be recognized…

Commissioner Stella Kyriakides endorses new genomic techniques and plant reproductive material

On Tuesday, October 17, in a landmark gathering of distinguished panelists and esteemed guests attending Euroseeds Assembly General, the EU…

Africa's first IAEA collaborating center for plant breeding and genetics

Innovative plant breeding programs using safe and proven nuclear techniques are vital for enhancing food security and sustainable agriculture. For…

Hort Innovation Board candidates announced

Four candidates are in the running for three vacant Board positions at Hort Innovation, the grower-owned research and development corporation for Australian…

Growing Kent & Medway:

UK: £1.6 million awarded for sustainable food and drink innovation

Growing Kent & Medway has awarded a share of over £1.6million to 13 businesses to fund projects that will sustainably transform the horticultural and…

Wasabi grower Sander supplies 'Restaurant of the Future'

What will be on our plates in the future? That question is addressed by the TV program 'Restaurant of the Future.' In it, the focus is on making the…

Canadian producers warn proposed plastic reductions could drive up prices

A proposed federal plan to curb plastic packaging is on a timeline that Canadian fruit and vegetable producers are calling “problematic” and “unrealistic.” In…

Aftermovie: International Horti Science Congress

A fortnight ago, the Municipality of Lansingerland organized the International Horti Science Congress. At the meeting, which took place at Anthura's…

Cold storage industry succeeds in meeting climate change target

The Cold Chain Federation announced that the businesses participating in the Government's Climate Change Agreement (CCA) for cold stores succeeded in meeting…

No positive news yet for Bengaluru tomato growers

The current price of a box of tomatoes (15 kgs) is just ₹50 - 120 at the Kolar APMC. Even in Bengaluru markets, tomatoes are costing ₹15 - 25 per kg, depending…

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U.S. Mexico Canada Agreement seasonal perishable products - weekly update:

Movement of avocados from Mexico through Texas expected to increase

Produce exports out of Guatemala are being limited by political unrest. The Guatemalan fresh produce supply chain is experiencing logistical delays due…

Income from the export of fruit and berry products from Ukraine decreased

The income from Ukraine's fruit and berry export has decreased for the first time in 2023. The total revenue declined by 30%, reaching 167 million dollars. The…

Morocco is conquering the German market with its sweet peppers

Morocco increases its exports of sweet peppers to all important destinations, including Germany, reports EastFruit. For several seasons in a row,…

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IFA: Empty supermarket shelves 'will become the new norm' if action is not taken

Lidl has overtaken Asda to become the third-biggest supermarket operator in London

Belgium: Okay Compact opens a new store in the heart of AntwerpOn Wednesday, 25 October, Okay Compact, the city store of local supermarket Okay, will…