HortiDaily Newsletter | Tuesday, April 11, 2023

Photo report: Planting seeds for the future at Kazakhstan greenhouse show

The exhibitors at the horticultural trade show in Almaty, Kazakhstan, believe in the potential of the Kazakhstan market but also see that it's not…

Yuksel Seeds:

"ToBRFV resistance confirmed in our developed varieties"

Ever since ToBRFV was found, the breeding team of Yüksel Tohum put their efforts into finding resistant tomato sorts. Now, they're proud to announce…

Arie van der Giessen, Village Farms Fresh:

"I had a growing need to digitize more"

Village Farms Fresh grows tomatoes, cucumbers, and peppers at several facilities in the United States. Arie van der Giessen is Vice President and…

Dutch companies are ready to implement joint projects in Kazakhstan

A delegation of Dutch companies, led by the Mayor of Westland municipality, Bouke Arends, visited Kazakhstan to hold negotiations with representatives…

© Photographerlondon | Dreamstime.com

"Are the stars aligning for controlled environment horticulture in the UK?"

The recent rationing of some salad vegetables in a number of supermarkets this year has highlighted our vulnerability in relying on imports for most of…

© Welcomia | Dreamstime.com

CAN: BC increases minimum wage

British Columbia is increasing the provincial minimum wage rate from $15.65 to $16.75, effective June 1, 2023. More information can be found on the Government of BC website.…

Defunct greenhouses in Sakarya, Türkiye will be re-activated with new greenhouse nylons

The "Renewal of Plastic Greenhouse Covers" project cooperation protocol was signed between the Sakarya Governorship Investment Monitoring Coordination…

Exploring greenhouse pests relationship with LED lights

A study was conducted by ecoation and Allegro Acres, a pepper producer in Southern Ontario, to test the hypothesis that dynamic LED lighting in…

EFI supports awareness initiatives by making training tools available

Addressing sexual harassment among farmworkers

Equitable Food Initiative, the capacity-building and certification organization that partners with growers, farmworkers, retailers, and consumer advocacy…

The potential of data for sustainable and efficient CEA

Data has become an invaluable tool in modern agriculture, providing insights that inform decision-making at every stage of the production process. By…

Partnership to push for behavioral change by increasing nutrition knowledge

The University of Newcastle and Rijk Zwaan Australia's free online Culinary Nutrition course is empowering people to improve their eating patterns by…

Microalgae from volcanic hot springs as a promising protein source for the future

Researchers at Wageningen University in the Netherlands have successfully developed a method to produce a promising microalga species that grows in an…

IPM Essen event analysis

"Exhibitors and visitors satisfied with IPM Essen 2023 edition"

Last January, IPM Essen took place, welcoming 1,338 exhibitors from 46 nations on an area of 105,000m2 at the Messe Essen in Germany. But how was the…

Instagram

Toronto specialty store offers 'Extremely rare strawberries' for $28/crate

One Toronto specialty store is selling some extremely rare Spanish strawberry varieties, introducing the one-and-only Borga strawberries, available to…

Nigeria: Tuta absoluta invasion hits growers hard

Tomato farmers in Kano State are currently counting losses incurred as a result of pest attacks on plantations in the state. The resurgence of the deadly crop…

via mb.com.ph

Philippines: Grower in Lipa City shows benefits of hydroponics and aquaponics

Reimond Silvestre is the general manager of the South Bend farm in Lipa City, Batangas, which belongs to the SEC-registered company Ielements Group…

US: Clemson-led project to explore saline irrigation water for CEA

Researchers from Clemson University, the University of Florida, and USDA’s Agricultural Research Service received a $10 million grant from the USDA…

i-Plantnutrition made its software available to all growers for free

i-Plantnutrition, a member of Yellow Brick AgTech, has made its fertilization software available for free to private growers, NGOs, and non-profit…

Challenges abound in Slovakian indoor farming, but this farm is doing it anyway

“We are the first hydroponic farm in Slovakia and the first farm with a low environmental footprint,” says Filip Toška, Founder and CEO of Hausnatura,…

Singrow announces expansion to Malaysia and Thailand through franchise-farm partnerships

Singrow, a Singapore-based agri-genomics firm, announced its partnerships with franchise farms in Malaysia and Thailand, TreeGrow Sdn Bhd, and PREINO…

UK: Boal Extrusion plants 100 trees to celebrate safety at Shepshed plant

BOAL Extrusion UK has marked the achievement of 100 consecutive days without time-loss injuries at its production facility in Shepshed by planting 100…

Telangana: Rain damages 5,600 ha of red chili crops

Unseasonal heavy rains hitting Wazedu in Jayashankar Bhupalpally district this weekend have damaged 5,600 ha of red chili crops. Apart from red chili, maize,…

CIV attends INN in Australia and Strawberry Symposium in California

The latest CIV strawberries have been presented at the recent North America Strawberry Symposium, which took place on March 7-10, 2023, at San Louis…

Canadian consumers see cucumbers prices up 63 percent over last year

Stats Canada figures show how cucumber prices are up between 30 and 60 percent YoY. Cucumbers top the list and are up 63 percent, while strawberries and…

FoodTransport is a free app from the University of Florida

New app is quick reference for perishable transport experts

FoodTransport is a free new app from the University of Florida postharvest experts; it gives out brief but dependable recommendations for shipping perishable…

"If this continues, we will look for other regions to sell our products"

Iranian exporters are frustrated with risky payment conditions in Gulf countries

Demand from Gulf countries for Iranian produce has increased significantly in recent weeks, but not in the way Iranian exporters would like. "There is…