HortiDaily Newsletter | Friday, September 8, 2023

Retractable roof greenhouses withstand cyclone

"Winds of over 100km/hr, and our greenhouse didn't suffer any damage"

“Cyclone Gabrielle is the most significant weather event New Zealand has seen in this century. The severity and the damage that we are seeing has not…

CEA grower continues on 100-acre expansion plan

As the outdoor temperatures cool off this month across North America, one controlled environment agriculture (CEA) leafy greens grower anticipates some…

Biobest signs agreement to acquire Biotrop in Brazil

Biobest and Aqua Capital, GIC, and management of Biotrop jointly announce the signature of a binding agreement on the acquisition of Biotrop…

Oboya takes over an injection company in Kunming:

“A step closer to our one-stop-shop experience”

Oboya took over an injection company in Kumming last month, expanding their assortment with injection molded pots and buckets. "A step closer to our…

UK: Biostimulant increases yield by 17%

“When BioCat+ is added to irrigation, results have shown that it acts as a broad-spectrum biostimulant that enhances root growth and resistance to…

Van Iperen International to expand GreenSwitch Nitrate factory

Van Iperen International is planning to scale up the GreenSwitch® Nitrate factory in The Netherlands, located at the biogas factory Agro Energie…

Rain stops play!

Due to heavy rainstorms in Hong Kong, Asia Fruit Logistica remained closed on final day

Hong Kong is currently being impacted by heavy rainstorms. As a result, Asia Fruit Logistica could not open this morning as planned. The official…

Certhon and Denso to launch commercial cooperation for MEA

Certhon and DENSO are working together since 2020. Whilst Certhon has the horticultural knowledge and experience, DENSO brings their technical…

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Jordan: Aquaponics projects to be launched in Northern Jordan Valley

The Ministry of Agriculture signed an agreement with the Jordan Agricultural Engineers Association on Tuesday, September 5, to set up a fish farming…

Freight Farms

combined entity with Agrinam

Freight Farms intends to go public via SPAC estimated at US$147M

Agrinam Acquisition Corporation, a BC-based acquisition corporation, and Freight Farms, Inc., a US container farm supplier, entered into a binding…

January 17-18, 2024:

Poland: Preparations for 14th edition of the Fruit and Vegetable Market (TSW) started

On January 17-18, 2024, the 14th edition of the Fruit and Vegetable Market (TSW) will take place on the premises of the largest exhibition center in…

Vegetable prices on the rise in Fiji markets

In a survey conducted this week, vendors in the Rakiraki and Tavua markets expressed their concerns, indicating they couldn’t earn a good profit from their…

Lab grown fruit: scientists aim to break new ground with cellular horticulture research

Cellular horticulture, agriculture, and aquaculture, the production of plant, meat, and seafood products in vitro, is at the cutting edge of food…

County government of Kirinyaga aims at increasing tomato production

The county government of Kirinyaga is hoping to inspire local growers to increase tomato production. Providing farmers with seedlings and helping them…

CAN (ON): Hybrid farm project gets green funding infusion of $472k from Ottawa

An indoor farm that is part of Eastern Charlotte Waterways' initiative to build sustainable systems for rural communities got a shot in the arm when it…

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Russia: More than 21 thousand tons of vegetables were controlled in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic

Since the beginning of 2023, the North Caucasus Interregional Directorate of Rosselkhoznadzor in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic has monitored the…

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Purdue University’s College of Agriculture joins the International Phytobiomes Alliance

Purdue University’s College of Agriculture has joined the International Alliance for Phytobiomes Research as a sponsoring partner. The Phytobiomes…

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Serving farm fresh food in schools is getting big federal support

The Farm-to-School movement is out to revolutionize the humble school lunch with food grown on local farms. But the path from cropland to cafeteria is…

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Biochar improves greenhouse tomato yield: source–sink relations under deficit irrigation

It is important to evaluate any effects that biochar may have on tomato yield under deficit irrigation to develop water-saving and yield-increasing…

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AU: Seeding new opportunities for the future of the IOT

The future sustainability of local agriculture and farming in the Indian Ocean Territories (IOT) has been boosted with the success of three exciting…

Edible Garden announces pricing of $3.0 million underwritten public offering

Edible Garden has announced the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 2,700,726 units, with each unit consisting of one share of common stock…

Paul Schockman, Freshclusive:

"We provide the full range to many distant clients"

More than six months ago, the whole Freshclusive team relocated to its new building in Aalsmeer, the Netherlands. That was after they had spent a year…

CEO Doug Bannister is looking to create additional space

Port of Dover is taking steps to prevent long queues

The Port of Dover is taking steps to address potential delays when the EU Entry Exit Scheme (EES), a biometric border control system, is implemented. Port of…

Limited supply causes elevated pricing for hot peppers

Supplies of hot peppers in Mexico continue to be low. “The weather is slowing down production,” says Mario Cisneros with Perlag Imports in Texas. The…

HK: Aquaponic farmer launches Holiday Season Mix in department store

Full Nature Farms has landed at Apita, a department store based in Hong Kong, in City Plaza, Taikoo Shing, with its recently introduced Holiday Mix.…

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Morrisons has partnered with Fresh & Proper

Eroski has expanded its network of stores operating under the Rapid banner to 52

Feeding their potential - Stronger Starts program to double its impact to 240 schools by the end of 2024Tesco Ireland has committed to doubling the…