"On-site testing and actionable insights disrupt the status quo in water quality analytics" ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌
Do not reply to this email. Send your response to info@hortidaily.com.
If you cannot read this newsletter, click here to view it in your browser.
Hortidaily.com
Tuesday, April 12, 2022
Any News?

If you want to share your company news with the entire horticulture industry, please send us a press release or contact our editorial staff. We will publish your news free of charge.

Arlette
Arlette Sijmonsma
Email

Jenneken
Jenneken Schouten
Email

Annet
Annet Breure
Email

Eeljke
Eelkje Pulley
Email

Priscilla
Priscilla Heeffer
Email

 Job Offers
Account Manager Substrates Asia
Territory Manager International agriculture manufacturing, distribution network through South America
Sales Representative | Seed | Germany
Sales Agronomist - Perth, Western Australia
Kierownik Działu Produkcji
Chief Commercial Officer
Business Development Manager Fresh Food Products Germany
Experienced Tomato Grower, North America
Senior Commercial Manager Spain
Supply Chain & Back Office

"On-site testing and actionable insights disrupt the status quo in water quality analytics"

“The KETOS platform utilizes robotics with several advancements in cross-functional engineering disciplines to provide continuous real- water quality data at your fingertips.…

Vacancies:

A.M.A. Horticulture celebrates 40 years of learning and growing

A.M.A. Horticulture is celebrating forty years of learning and growing. Since opening its doors in the spring of 1982, the family-owned horticulture supply…

Flier Systems opens office in USA

Since 1993, Flier Systems has been active in the American and Canadian market and realized many beautiful projects through a local distributor. From April 2022 onwards, the…

© Tomasz Klejdysz | Dreamstime.com

Sniffing out greenhouse pests

“Our growers are eager to use and integrate more data into their decision-making, but traditional sensors have often been a struggle – they can be high cost and greenhouses…

NL: Dutch grower starts producing herbs in a new poly greenhouse.

Last weeks, a 17,000 m² Poly Greenhouse built by AgrowSer Poly Greenhouses by Tuinderij Bevelander in Achthuizen, on Goeree-Overflakkee in the Netherlands, has been starting…

A look back at the 2022 CPMA Convention and Trade Show

"The 2022 Canadian Produce Marketing Association Convention and Trade Show (CPMA 2022) was a resounding success with more than 3,600 registrants representing the entire…

Video Film farming: growing roots on plastic film that blocks pathogens

This video tells the story behind film farming, developed in Japan. The idea is that roots grow on a thin, transparent film. In the film are tiny, invisible holes, that allow…

MSU guidebook directs insect control for profit

“We try to be on top of the situation by scouting and looking for the insects"

Tucker Miller has a list of row crop producers who depend on him to manage insects in their fields, and every year brings a different pest challenge that threatens crop…

ERNST PETERS /THE LEDGER

Autonomous strawberry harvester now working Central Florida fields

An automated strawberry-harvesting robot at Wish Farms in Plant City has shown progress toward full deployment for the upcoming strawberry season, its inventors say. Gary…

University of Stirling

University of Stirling

Robot bee project awarded £640,000 grant

A scientist from the University of Stirling and his US collaborator have been jointly awarded a £640,000 grant to create “robot bees”. In a project which aims to improve…

Special Post-Harvest & Packaging

UMaine

April 19

UMaine’s Greenhouse Plastic Recycling program set to open

University of Maine Cooperative Extension expects to open its Greenhouse Plastic Recycling program Tuesday, April 19, with drop-off sites available statewide through Nov. 21.…

Modular herb cultivation concept: local-for-local and super fresh

How do you sustainably increase fresh herb availability? That is the question Upfarm got to work answering and thus introduced a unique cultivation concept for in-store and…

Coordinating cultivation processes across multiple locations

To properly serve the horticultural industry, a data platform must make it easy to compare the situation at various locations – regardless of where these are situated: nearby,…

Application for fertilizer efficiency research now open

The Foundation for Food & Agriculture Research (FFAR) and OCP North America, a global plant-nutrition company, launched the FFAR-OCP Disruptive Technology Fellowship, or the…

Sri Lankan coconut industry faces collapse without fertilizer

The coconut, Sri Lanka’s main traditional export product, is facing imminent collapse if the much needed fertilizer is not made available. If this does not…
fd

Brexit remains a big concern for UK agri-industry

A UK-conducted study has found that Brexit remains a big concern for farmers and the agri-industry. The survey, carried out by Virgin Money, highlighted the…

The IPM advisory board grows with new member additions

The IPM advisory board has grown: Dirk Bader, Member of the Landgard Executive Board, and Klaus Götz, President of the Federal Trade Association of German Florists, are now…

KAREN SCHIELY, AKRON BEACON JOURNAL

US (OH): Akron-area farms battle higher costs, led by fertilizer

As prime planting season approaches in Northeast Ohio, costs are breaking new ground for Akron area farms. Price increases for fertilizer, seed, gas, diesel and even…

© Welcomia | Dreamstime.com

NFU responds to Efra committee report on labor shortages

Responding to the Efra committee report on labor shortages in the food and farming sector, NFU President Minette Batters said: “Today’s report from the Efra committee backs up…

Evelyne Hougardy

US: Finding a pest to kill a pest

Bagrada hilaris, commonly known as the bagrada bug or the painted bug, is an invasive species known for its distinctive orange and white markings and also for its ferocious…

Kenya and the Netherlands working together toward circular agriculture

By adopting increasingly circular, regenerative, and inclusive farming practices, Kenya has shown great potential to make its second-largest industry more sustainable overall.…

Combining methods to better managing pests

Just as elsewhere in nature, agricultural pests often find a way to overcome the obstacles laid in front of them. From rodents and insects to weeds and microorganisms that bring disease,…

Protein could be used to encourage plant growth, improving biomass production and crop harvests

A collaborative research group has discovered the protein that inhibits the formation of organic nitrogen compounds in plants. This protein, if manipulated, could potentially…

© Lovelyday12 | Dreamstime.com

"China needs own seeds to guarantee country's food bowl"

Chinese President Xi Jinping said the country needs to be independent in seeds to achieve food security, state media reported on Monday, reiterating growing concerns about…

University of Cincinnati Horticulture Club

Sprouting roots with UC’s new horticulture club

At the University of Cincinnati (UC), the new horticulture club has big plans to grow as a student group. The club was established this past year by third year environmental…

Syngenta adds three people to Professional Pest Management team

Syngenta has appointed a new technical services manager, marketing communications lead and market manager within its Professional Pest Management (PPM) business. With years of…

Today on social media

@Dzidzifah

Fadzi

Tomato nursery looking good. Can't wait to transplant. Medium used from @HGTGhana #randavariety #greenhouse #agriculture #seedlings #nursery pic.twitter.com/h6f0w3G8sl — Fadzi…

Carmazzi of Viareggio relies on the use of beneficial insects for their peppers

The monitoring of harmful insects has become more and more difficult, while customers are asking for productions with reduced residues of chemicals. The Italian company…

Frigga launches new website this month

Frigga is a manufacturer and supplier specialized in real-time monitoring solutions. The company supplies clients in pharmaceutical industries, food industries, distribution,…

USDA

National Retail Report - specialty crops

US: Total produce ad numbers at 282,043, a 5% decrease from last week

Retailers were geared up for warmer weather and springtime celebrations this week. Sweet potatoes, broccoli crowns, yellow squash, grapes, and pineapples were advertised…

Key HMRC system outage - P&O Ferries problem - surge in tourist traffic

UK: Customs IT problems creates even longer delays at Channel crossings

UK customs officials are battling to resolve an outage in a key post-Brexit IT system. A surge in Easter tourist traffic and reduced sailings from Dover, where…

FAO / Landgeist

Croatians consume more vegetables than other Europeans

Data from the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, compiled in a map made by Landgeist, show Croatia consumes more vegetables per capita in a year than any…

"In this campaign, costs have increased by 33% on average while product prices have only increased by nearly 20%"

Spain: Greenhouse cultivation in Almeria has increased by €16,000 per ha so far this year

Farmers are facing the most expensive campaign in history, according to the general secretary of Asaja-Almeria, Adoración Blanque. "The horticultural sector's…

BVEO

Rising per capita consumption in Germany

Tomatoes and cucumbers: The unbeatable duo from domestic growers

Tomatoes and cucumbers grown in Germany are now hitting the market in increasing numbers. The domestic fruit vegetable continues to enjoy increasing popularity…

Videocall between Dutch and Ukrainian Ministers of Agriculture

On Monday 11 April, Minister Henk Staghouwer had an online introductionary meeting with his Ukrainian colleague Mr. Mykola Solsky. The primary goal of the videocall was to…

Funny

American Argos



Manage subscriptions | Unsubscribe

Copyright (C) 2022 Hortidaily.