HortiDaily Newsletter | Wednesday, October 30, 2024

"The desolation of the affected growers is unimaginable"

Million-dollar losses as hail strikes El Ejido greenhouses

This Monday, a particularly intense hailstorm hit the town of El Ejido, Spain, causing significant damage. Between 9:00 p.m. and midnight, emergency…

UK: LettUs Grow officially opens its Aeroponic Innovation Centre in Bristol

"Having our own greenhouse Innovation Centre is central to helping growers across the CEA space and allows us to work with growers and innovation…

Canada: Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers chair to step down

After nine years chairing the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers board of directors, George Gilvesy has chosen not to seek reappointment, which has…

OP Albani

Ensuring year-round supplies of yellow plum tomatoes

Thanks to modern protected structures, Sicilian horticultural productions are now available throughout the year. For its part, OP Albani has everything…

Rijk Zwaan hits €627 million in sales, celebrates 100 years

Fruit and vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan generated a total net sales of €627 million in the 2023/2024 financial year. Highlights from…

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South Australian tomato farms to remain quarantined for months to come

The Australian tomato industry is still reeling from its biggest biosecurity threat to date, two months after an exotic disease put three South…

New market report 'Greenhouse cultivation in Italy' available

The market study 'Greenhouse cultivation in Italy' was recently published. The research was carried out by the renowned Italian market research agency…

US (NY): “Our mission goes beyond food access to fostering student advocacy”

"Appropriate access to healthy food is a basic right. Yet, too often, the politics around food security prevent this basic need from becoming a…

Huelva achieves record €1.1 billion in berry exports, dominating Spain's market

The province of Huelva has achieved a historic milestone in red fruit exports, with sales reaching 1.101 billion euros in the initial seven months of 2024,…

NZPPI video shines spotlight on sustainability in West Auckland

A new video about Van Lier Nurseries in Auckland, funded by EECA as part of its sponsorship of the NZPPI Sustainable Futures Award 2024, highlights the…

"Our disposable temperature and humidity data logger has received extensive inquiries at Fruit Attraction expo"

With the peak export season approaching, particularly for holiday-bound fruits, rising shipping costs are expected due to limited cargo availability from…

US: MSU professor receives Outstanding Leadership and Administration award from ASHS

Dr. Vance Baird, professor and chair of Michigan State University's Department of Horticulture, was recently honored with the Outstanding Leadership…

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Study: Explaining the determinate-2 phenotype in cucumbers

The determinate growth habit of plants reduces the number of internodes and shortens the main stem by terminating the shoot apical meristem through a…

US: BioSolutions Conference reveals agenda for 2025 show

Celebrating its 10th year, BioSolutions Conference & Expo is an event for North American specialty growers, advisers, and researchers. It offers…

NFU offering sustainability webinar on November 05

As part of Countryside COP4, NFU Energy is hosting a webinar, "How Sustainable is Your Farm? A Practical Guide to Energy and Carbon Efficiency," on 05…

Strategic partnership between Green Growmaster and Grow Glide

Green Growmaster, the exclusive distributor of UPuper® brand Rockwool substrate in New Mexico and Oklahoma, United States, has forged a strategic…

Chinese embassy officials visit Kingpeng Technology at Saudi Agricultural Exhibition

As a member enterprise of Sunlon Group for the first time, Kingpeng Technology presented its full-industry-chain agricultural solutions at the 41st…

US: Nature's Miracle orders 150 electric trucks from Robostreet

Nature's Miracle Holding has announced that it has entered into a Cooperation Agreement with Robostreet to order a total of 150 LS450 electric trucks…

US: University of Delaware assistant professor attend ASHS Conference in Honolulu

This September, the University of Delaware's Qingwu (William) Meng traveled to Honolulu for the American Society for Horticultural Science (ASHS)…

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UK: Alarm bells sounded over border strategy

As the UK strives to strengthen its domestic fruit and vegetable production, the glasshouse industry—especially the tomato sector—is raising urgent…

Strengthening plant breeders' rights:

A discussion between Seed World Europe and the CPVO vice president

Join Marcel Bruins, Editorial Director of Seed World Europe, as he interviews Nuria Urquia Fernandez, Vice President of the Community Plant Variety…

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Study: Examining side effects of insecticides used against Tomato leafminer

Trichogramma brassicae is one of the most important egg parasitoids of many pests including South American tomato pinworm, Tuta absoluta (Lepidoptera:…

NL: Celebrating 40 years in the seed industry

Wim van Krieken has been working in the seed industry for 40 years. This was celebrated with a delicious home-baked apple pie from Wim and a beautiful…

Malaysia: Residents encouraged to #PlantSmart in new campaign

Residents of California Garden Square in Mandaluyong City are the latest recipients of PLDT and Smart Communications Inc.'s #PlantSmart kits, part of…

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Study: Using data to predict greenhouse temperatures

A team of researchers developed an internal environment prediction model for smart greenhouses using machine learning models. Machine learning models…

Marco Conen from Magic Pack Deutschland GmbH on the PPWR packaging regulation

"The solution is to recycle food and non-food streams separately"

After a good ten years in Grevenbroich, Magic Pack Deutschland GmbH moved into a brand new logistics center with around 6,000 m² of storage capacity…

VBT figures week 43

Price formation of vine tomato remains firm

Tomato prices at Belgian auctions fell last week. This is entirely in line with the five-year average. Traditionally, local unexposed cultivation and imports…

In coir production, it's about chain integration and innovation

The pursuit of backward-chain integration and forward-looking innovation is getting hands-on at Van der Knaap Groep. It does not stop at fine words.…

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Colruyt Group: New Okay City concept

Nabt raises $1.5mln seed for its B2B fresh produce marketplace

Spar appoints Michael Fletcher as UK managing director Michael Fletcher has been appointed as the new managing director of Spar UK Ltd. With over two decades…