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Harvesting strawberries every day of the year in LED greenhouse

This year, Dutch Berries invested in the build of four hectares of greenhouse with full LED lighting. With that, the large strawberry grower from Zuilichem, Netherlands is…

Luc Bruneel and Leen Matthé, Belgium's Coöperatie Hoogstraten

"Cooperative came to mean something last year"

“It was hectic in the run-up to Christmas. Yet, even in the week before Christmas, we could deliver many products. We always have to wait and see how big the demand is. But…

Optimizing Husk tomato production in Mexican greenhouses

Physalis ixocarpa Brot. (tomatillo or Husk tomato) is one of the five major vegetables cultivated in Mexico, but its yield in the field is low. However, greenhouse crops and…

Negative effect of sodium on peppers is demonstrated

Next year, Van der Knaap Groep and Wageningen University & Research will start a new trial. The trial will examine the negative effect of sodium on the production and quality…

A video shows the creation of artificial rain by Contec Srl

New irrigation system with concrete poles

For the company Contec, 2021 will be a year marked by innovation. Indeed, an innovative system for creating artificial rain is being developed and new subsidiaries will be…

Wyoming grower Adam Bunker, Papa Joe’s Produce:

“We need more producers; we need to get people interested in this”

Last winter, a group of farmers, educators and economic development professionals gathered on the Casper College campus to discuss what it would take to develop a…

Sprout growers Sunny Creek Farms:

“Let food be your medicine”

“Let food be your medicine.” That is the motto of Sunny Creek Farms, a sprout grower in Tryon. Lee Ewing grew up in California and fell in love with sprouts while working as a…

More companies from Azerbaijan allowed to export tomatoes to Russian Federation

Russia's phytosanitary watchdog Rosselkhoznadzor has lifted the ban on the imports of tomatoes grown in Azerbaijan for 15 more enterprises. The decision has…

Russia to ban imports of several Moroccan agricultural products

Last week, the head of Russia's Federal Veterinary and Phytosanitary Surveillance Service Rosselkhoznadzor, Sergei Dankvert, stated that Russia will ban tomato…

The right light intensity and illumination length for plants

Based on the plant's natural habitat, all plants and crops require a different light intensity in each growing phase for optimal plant development. Therefore, the required…

CAN (ON): Greenhouse growers ask for more time to combat light pollution

Give us more time, Essex County’s greenhouse growers are pleading with local municipalities vowing to crack down on light pollution that is brightening up the night skies over…

Special Water 2021

January: Special Water 2021

Thirsty yet? Or are your plants? For sure we can help you with this. This month, we will pay more attention to water on the HortiDaily newsletter. Think of water basins,…

China: New tomato varieties ready for harvest at High-tech Zone

Recently, two new varieties of tomatoes, namely Xueshanguo and Xueshanlinglong Fruit, cultivated and planted by a plant factory in Urumqi High-tech Zone in Xinjiang (China)…


Understanding things at a plant level throughout the entire growth cycle While data is important for greenhouse growers, for vertical growers it’s vital as leveraging it offers the opportunity for a higher level of response and control of growing outcomes. “The thing that we advise customers on more than anything is how to interpret their data. At Autogrow, we have an extensive team behind us that…

Public-private partnership grows Kenya’s agriculture fortunes in a tough year

Kenya’s agriculture has beaten the odds of a difficult 2020 to end on a high, having registered one of the best growth trajectories across key segments in a long time. Indeed…

CAN: Université de Sherbrooke students create off-grid greenhouse

Three engineering students at 'Université de Sherbrooke spent three years designing and building their perfect greenhouse. They set out to build a smart green building, which…

Kurdistan: Greenhouse launch marks official start of million oak tree campaign

An environmental organization based in the Kurdistan Region inaugurated a greenhouse project in Erbil on December 18, as part of its plans to plant one million oak trees…

Victoria Gardens Fruit & Vege

Tasman growers and farmers brace for lasting impact of hailstorm

Farmers and growers are counting the cost - thought to be in the tens of millions of dollars - of the Boxing Day hailstorm in Tasman. It shredded vineyards, smashed…

“A vitamin space greenhouse”

Space wheat, peas, onions and lettuce… dreams of planting your own food in space have taken a huge leap forward. And it’s all thanks to a small step by a clever new system.…

Chiayi farmer wins best tomato title

A Chiayi County farmer bested 94 rivals to win the title of “Master Grower” at the Tainan District Agricultural Research and Extension Station’s 10th cherry tomato competition…

Greenhouses offer option for hands-on learning

Many schools, colleges and universities are building greenhouses for their students and faculty to use. Northside Learning Center High School in Chicago and…

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Pinduoduo’s strawberry-growing competition produces tech start-up to serve farms

Zhi Duo Mei, a team of technology experts that took part in Pinduoduo's Smart Agriculture Competition, became the first group out of the contest to commercialize their…

Saudi Customs impose 15 percent customs duty on imported vegetables

After a decision of the Council of Ministers to make amendments in the customs regulations in a way that protects and encourages local industries and…

Up to 30,000 workers for next year's harvest

Expansion of UK migration scheme to support 2021 harvest

The number of workers permitted to travel to the UK to pick and package fruit and vegetables will be increased for the 2021 harvest, as the UK government…

UK demand for Indian vegetables to drop by 15-20%

With restaurants and hotels closed due to the ongoing lockdowns, Indian vegetable exporters expect demand from the UK to fall 15 to 20 per cent. Exporters said…

India: Drop in vegetable prices to continue until late January

Due to great yields of vegetables across Maharashtra and neighbouring Karnataka, prices of almost all vegetables come down significantly in Pune. Traders in…

Gerold Wilms, bekuplast LLC:

"This year will certainly hold one or two more challenges for all of us"

The bekuplast company, a leading supplier of reusable plastic containers, has faced previously unknown challenges as a result of the Corona pandemic last year. However, due to…

CDC and FDA declare third E. coli outbreak over

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced yesterday that the third outbreak of…

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