HortiDaily Newsletter | Friday, June 13, 2025

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Photo Report: GreenTech 2025

"Everybody here speaks the same language — and I'm referring to the language of cultivation. Not Italian or Spanish, but the greenhouse language. That's why I want to be…

Botanicoir upgrades drying system, doubles capacity

"More than doubled our drying capacity"

Botanicoir has expanded its production capabilities with an upgrade to its fully automated mechanical dryer at its manufacturing facility. The…

Aquasol Solar, Dutch specialist in floating solar panels

"There is now a system in place that we are proud of"

Aquasol Solar has been involved in the floating solar panel industry for five years. Although the beginning was challenging due to the novelty of the…

Commission dispels misnomers around Tomato Suspension Agreement claims

In April, the U.S. Department of Commerce announced it would terminate the 2019 U.S.-Mexico Tomato Suspension Agreement, effective July 14, 2025. With…

From vertical layers to greenhouse rows

Delphy explores efficient cucumber propagation in greenhouse vertical farming trial

At the Delphy Improvement Centre, researchers are exploring the interface between vertical farming and traditional greenhouse cultivation. As part of…

Farm Credit Canada to invest $2 billion in agri-food innovation

Farm Credit Canada (FCC), Canada's dedicated agriculture and agri-food financier, announced that it will invest $2 billion by 2030 to advance…

Sven Jordens, Gemex

"Belgium's specialties keep it distinctive on the German early markets"

Gemex, a fresh produce exporter to Germany, switched entirely to products from Belgian cooperatives and growers in mid-April. In recent years,…

NL: Experts to assess the quality of strawberries from indoor farms

In a case involving a dispute between the supplier of cultivation systems in the Netherlands and the United Kingdom and the grower who bought them, the judge…

Open door day at organic horticultural company Vitaetom

"Built a market through boldness and ambition"

An Open Door Day was held at Belgian organic horticulture company Vitaetom on Sunday, 8 June. As part of Bioweek, the company from Zwijndrecht,…

Due to drought, several medicinal and aromatic plants are disappearing from the Moroccan market

The prices of many medicinal and aromatic plants have skyrocketed in Morocco, while several others are virtually impossible to find on the market,…

India: Lucknow state government offering 50% subsidy for polyhouse, greenhouse construction

The state government on Wednesday said that it was promoting modern crop production techniques across the state. According to a spokesperson, farmers…

Ukraine cucumber prices fall 21% on higher supply

This week, the Ukrainian market has continued to see a downward trend in greenhouse cucumber prices, according to analysts from the EastFruit project. Experts…

UK: Real-time pollination monitoring to drive sustainable fruit innovation

Cutting-edge pollination technology will be used in a new pilot study that could transform the way Britain's fruit growers boost yield, quality and…

Syngenta group expects minimal impact from US tariffs in 2025, executive says

Agrochemicals company Syngenta Group expects a minimal impact from tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump on its business in 2025, Steven…

Using CRISPR to create a new tomato

Researchers from the School of Plant Sciences and Food Security at the Wise Faculty of Life Sciences at Tel Aviv University have developed a genetic…

NZ tomatoes raise ToBRFV biosecurity concerns

The New Zealand tomato sector expresses apprehensions over Biosecurity measures concerning the tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV). In August of last…

Kazakhstan denies Russian accusations over virus in tomato shipments

A shipment of 46 tons of tomatoes from Kazakhstan's Green Capital company, based in Aktobe, was returned by Russian authorities in late May 2025 over suspected…

Banana production also expands, aiming to meet domestic demand

Shymkent greenhouses produced 9 tonnes of blueberries using foreign technology

In Shymkent, Kazakhstan, local agricultural entrepreneurs are successfully growing crops typically associated with cooler climates. Among them is also…

China: Optimizing tomato production for vertical farming

Researchers from the Chinese Academy of Sciences successfully engineered tomato germplasm optimized for vertical farming. The study, published in the…

KWS Gateway Research Center celebrates 10th anniversary

On June 5, 2025, the KWS Gateway Research Center (GRC) commemorated a decade of innovation. This milestone represented ten years of scientific…

Anu CEO, Scott Massey on sequencing and scalability

“You can’t put the seed pod before the system”

In an era when many vertical farming startups chased scale at all costs, Anu went the other way. The Indiana-based ag-tech company built its business…

From ICU to indoor farming:

“Many of my patients faced chronic conditions that could've been prevented with better nutrition”

When the COVID-19 pandemic swept through hospitals, Veronica Gomez found herself physically exhausted and emotionally depleted. As a cardiac nurse in…

Belgium: Strawberry open-field grower ceases operations

Fewer growers are choosing to cultivate strawberries in open fields, opting instead for substrate-based methods. In Landegem, East Flanders, VRT spoke with a…

Ocado Group among the top 100 most innovative companies in Europe by Fortune and Statista

Finland: First EUROSPAR supermarket

India: Flipkart Group CEO connects with farmers behind fresh produce deliveryFlipkart is focused on ensuring inclusive growth for all its partners,…