HortiDaily Newsletter | Thursday, August 31, 2023

Piet van Vugt, Van Vugt Kruiden:

"Offering continuity is tricky, but it lets you create a growth market"

With open-field and greenhouse cultivation in two locations in the Netherlands, Piet van Vugt is committed to sustainability and minimizing food miles.…

NL: Validation trial confirms the feasibility of autonomous control in greenhouses

The recently completed AGROS validation trial is taking researchers another step closer to the realization of a fully autonomous greenhouse. In the…

New LED fixtures introduced

Heliospectra revealed a range of new fixtures dedicated to the modern horticultural market at GreenTech 2023. "Our fixtures are characterized by their efficiency of up to 3.7…

Creating 50 jobs in the region:

US (GA): $27 million investment brings mushroom greenhouse to Metter

The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) announced that 4 Fungi's Regenerative, a CEA and food production company, will establish a new…

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US (PA): Hydroponic company's lawsuit against insurer dismissed

A federal appeals court affirmed the dismissal of a lawsuit filed against Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Co. by a hydroponics company,…

5 million bees fall off truck in Canada

Beekeeper Michael Barber woke up on Wednesday morning to several calls from police looking for help after five million bees fell off a truck in…

Mongolia: USAID launches new grant to support greenhouse development

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced a grant worth nearly MNT 7 billion ($2 million) to increase and improve…

Wouter Willems, ZON:

"Good demand, low quantities characterize Dutch bell pepper market"

The recent dark, wet weather with plenty of water and little light in the Netherlands has resulted in moderate bell pepper settings. "The available…

Greenhouse production in Ordu has increased by 80% in the last 9 years

In Ordu, greenhouse cultivation is developing day by day, with a special focus placed by the local administration on greenhouse production. With the…

Russia: OneNew greenhouses being built in the Volgograd region

One of the largest plant breeding and seed production centers is being built at the 'Rostok' complex in the Volgograd region of Russia. The program is…

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Annual 'Tomatina' street battle took place in Spanish town of Buñol

Approximately 15,000 people, including many tourists, pelted each other with tomatoes as Spain’s annual “Tomatina” street battle took place in the town…

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US (VA): Shenandoah Valley growers are investing heavily in automated systems

Prompted by shifts in consumer buying trends, Shenandoah Valley farmers are investing heavily in automated systems and growing processes to position…

"All outdoor crops in Mallorca have been lost"

Cooperatives Agro-alimentàries Illes Balears is carrying out a first assessment of the damage that the heavy rains and winds of storm Betty caused to its…

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US (NB): High school gets $25,000 donation for greenhouse

Four years ago, Gering High School launched its ag pathway, and today, they announced the program is expanding. During a news conference Friday, Platte…

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China: Young Tibetan woman becomes modern farmer in SW China's Xizang

Kelsang Wangmo, a Tibetan woman, returned home after she graduated from college to set up a vegetable company together with her elder sister in Bainang…

Solution might solve freshwater scarcity issues

Inspired by spider webs, scientists harvest water from air

Inspired by spider webs and beetles, scientists have conceived of an efficient way to harvest water from thin air by capturing water vapor and turning it into…

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“It was always my plan to have an organic market garden"

Eric Sandtmann has come a long way since he sneakily planted spuds in his mum’s rose garden to see what he could grow. These days, he juggles a…

Bayer to invest 220 million euro in new R&D facility at its Monheim site

Bayer has invested EUR 220 million in regenerative agriculture research and development (R&D) at its Monheim site. This is the company's largest single…

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Comparative heat stress responses of three hot pepper genotypes differing temperature sensitivity

As global temperatures have steadily increased over the past decades, studying the impacts of heat stress on morpho-physiological traits and economic…

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New genomic resource to investigate the diversity of lettuce germplasm

For the first time, the single primer enrichment technology (SPET) – a novel high-throughput genotyping method – was used in lettuce to study the…

Indian tomato farmers faced with losses as glut crashes prices

Tomato farmers, who were in the news a month ago as they were making good money, are now facing heavy losses due to the fall in prices. The vegetable, which…

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Woolworths has confirmed a major change to the fresh produce aisle in selected stores

GLO-E aims to educate customers on choosing the ideal fresh produce

Irish grocery spending up by 13% in 2023, Says HelloFreshThe average weekly grocery spend in Ireland has increased by 13%, from €91.38 in 2022 to…