HortiDaily Newsletter | Wednesday, May 29, 2024

Protecting crops from summer heat and weather events while simultaneously increasing revenue per hectare

Summers are becoming hotter, the amount of rainfall is becoming more excessive, and hailstones seem to get bigger and cause more damage. Climate change…

“The transition towards alternative energy resources provides opportunities for our CO2 capture technology”

"We've seen a massive interest for our solutions from the Dutch, and global horticulture market. Through R&D, we will continue to evolve and are set to…

Village Farms features two long-term employees from the Netherlands

Village Farms Fresh has been growing in greenhouses in North America for the past 35 years. The company operates high-tech growing facilities in West…

Cherry trees protected in greenhouses in northern Italy

Three years ago, the idea of growing cherry trees in a greenhouse was born. It is now made up of 1,040 covered square meters with 1,000 plants inside,…

Driving hydroponic growing in Frederick with lettuce

You may think all lettuce is the same. Sure, there are different classifications and varieties—but when it comes to the growing process, it's all the…

Colombia: Semi-closed plastic greenhouse to be built at University of Cali

J. Huete Greenhouses will build a semi-closed plastic greenhouse in Colombia. It will be for the University of Cali, a project that will be completed…

Nature's Miracle launches smart dehumidifier brand

Nature's Miracle Holdings has launched the Company's efinity brand name dehumidifier. This dehumidifier product is a complementary product under the…

"England is almost exclusively buying Moroccan tomatoes"

Moroccan tomato imports have been the reason behind the staging of new protests by several associations and producer organizations in France, which…

Belarus to build a greenhouse complex on 70 ha plot

A modern greenhouse complex is being established under the name LLC "TK Soyuz" in the Brest district of Belarus. A 70-hectare plot has been allocated for the…

Whose cucumber is the longest in the world?

Cucumber is one of the most popular vegetables in the world. Thus, growers often like to brag to their colleagues about the size of their cucumbers,…

Bangladesh

11,000 farmers empowered to adopt eco-friendly agricultural processes

Standard Chartered Bangladesh has partnered with Thengamara Mohila Sabuj Sangha (TMSS) to facilitate 11,000 farmers in adopting polyhouse farming across…

"Sanitation practices are crucial to control pathogens year-round"

There are two phases to prevent infections from plant pathogens in the greenhouse and nursery during and after production: the preventative phase and…

Reducing tomatoes carbon footprint

VitalFluid and Azura are taking steps to address the environmental impact of synthetic nitrogen fertilizers in tomato production. Celine Montauriol,…

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Phenotypical and biochemical characterization of tomato plants treated with triacontanol

Biostimulants are heterogeneous products designed to support plant development and to improve the yield and quality of crops. Here, we focused on the…

UK: HTA to host FutureGrow expo on October 8

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) has announced the inaugural FutureGrow Expo, scheduled for 8 October at Stoneleigh Park. This pioneering…

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Cleaning and sanitizing a greenhouse

Now that Victoria Day weekend has come and gone, many floriculture greenhouses find themselves with a rare period of empty compartments or benches…

Leafy greens market expanded through licensing agreement

PRPairwise–which launched its first leafy greens blend edited with CRISPR for improved flavor in North America last year–is starting the next phase of…

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AU: Industry’s best and brightest nominated for Horticulture Awards for Excellence 2024

Innovation, best practice and passion are the common features of the 83 growers, researchers, agronomists and other industry stakeholders that make up…

US (NC): Winston-Salem spent $2.5m on a controversial anti-hunger hydroponic farm that failed

The future of a city-funded hydroponic farm in Winston-Salem is still unclear after being delayed by five years and exceeding its original budget by…

Seed industry gathers in Rotterdam

The entire seed industry is coming to the Netherlands this week for the ISF World Seed Congress. A special edition, as the International Seed…

Why are microgreens turning yellow?

Noticing yellowing leaves on your microgreens? It happens! This is a common issue, but the good news is there are often easy solutions. Let's explore…

Sri Lanka: First model village for strawberry cultivation established in Nuwara Eliya

The Agrarian Development Department has taken steps to establish Sri Lanka's first model village for strawberry cultivation based on four villages in…

New Seeds are added to the Svalbard Global Seed Vault

The Svalbard Global Seed Vault welcomes shipments from five new depositors as the world's largest repository of crop diversity raises the number of…

Agrify regains compliance with Nasdaq

After the recent $13.8 million debt-to-equity conversions, Agrify has received confirmation from Nasdaq that it has regained compliance with the…

Study on energy savings in greenhouses and indoor farms

CalNEXT, a statewide initiative to identify, test, and grow electric technologies and delivery methods to support California's decarbonized future, has…

Gulf states' imports grow; United Arab Emirates becomes a hub

The United Arab Emirates is quite a significant importer of fresh vegetables and fruits, with annual imports valued at approximately 2 billion dollars.…

Organic “Elodì” strawberry from Italy launched

Almaverde Bio, an Italian organic brand, launched the "Elodì" strawberry grown exclusively in Romagna. This strawberry is the result of research by the…

An increase in Mexico's trade balance

Mexican agri-food exports show a new record

With a total of 14,085 million dollars, Mexico's agri-food exports reached a new maximum in the first quarter of 2024.In the accumulated period from…

U.S. officials examine imposing tariffs on Mexican tomato imports to shield domestic growers

The United States is examining the possibility of imposing tariffs on Mexican tomato imports to shield domestic producers, with the U.S. Department of Commerce…

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Tesco: Rising mashed potato demand prompted opening of UK’s biggest and most modern mash factory

Brand-new store is one of the largest that Asda has opened in recent years

Romania: Carrefour launches initiative to fight inflationCarrefour Romania is introducing a nationwide price reduction programme, to help customers…