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Happy Holidays!

As another year draws to a close and we look forward to a new decade with all of the new opportunities it will bring, HortiDaily is taking a break for the Christmas period. We…

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Horticultural perspectives from North America, Russia, India, Australia

After a year full of hard work, the holidays are upon us - a perfect time to take a trip around the world. So get on board our HortiDaily cruise ship, kick back and enjoy a…

Dutch grower Agro Care attracts growth capital to expand 200 ha acreage

Over the last couple of years, private equity has found its way to the horticultural industry. In North America, many big greenhouses were expanded thanks to these…

Golf and greenhouses, or what to learn from horticultural old-timers

It was this summer when a greenhouse builder shared his memories of a family member that breathed horticulture. Coming from a big family he started working aged 12 and grew…

Ziv Shaked, Drygair:

"Dehumidification offers a lot of benefits for greenhouse growers"

The team with DryGair is convinced of a few things. The power of dehumidification for example – something that might not come as a surprise since they manufacture…

Wouter van den Bosch fills blackberry greenhouse with HPS:

"In order to learn, you have to be daring"

"We only know little so far, but much more than a few months ago," says Wouter van den Bosch from Bosch Fruit, a 1.3-hectare blackberry cultivation company in Berkel en…

Coco coir company finds new operating help in India

Shakti Cocos B.V. originated from Van der Gaag Potgrond B.V., a family business with several generations of experience in potting soil and substrates for professional…

Joost Hovens (Cindro):

"Improper cleaning and disinfecting results every year in stronger, more resistant bacteria and fungi"

Crop rotations are the perfect moment to optimize hygiene at a cultivation company. Taking care of the entire water system is certainly part of that. The most important source…

US greenhouse pioneer Dave Fahrenbruch retires from Sun Valley Farms

After 26 years in the USA Greenhouse industry, Dave Fahrenbruch is retiring from Sun Valley Farms Inc. of Loveland, Colorado. In 1993 Fahrenbruch started with…

Bill Whittakker new sales manager Oreon

As of January 1, 2020, Bill Whittaker will strengthen Oreon's sales team. Together with Arnold de Kievit and our local installers, Bill will storm the North American…

Ecological treatments with ozone are gaining ground

“Keeping greenhouses healthy can be simple and cheap”

Ecological treatments with ozone are gaining ground for their safety, but also for the high demand for organic or zero waste fruit and vegetable products. “Ozone is an…

even more water systems get a closer look by Agrozone in 2020

A year of irrigation water becoming better and better

A lot has happened in 2019 in the field of water quality. Not only are the water sources around the greenhouse horticultural companies becoming cleaner, but the irrigation…

Does Russia need a national brand: opinion of food producers

Main players of the food market of the Russian Federation have exchanged their opinions on the export perspectives of Russian produce. Top managers of the…

Arjan Bassie (Syngenta) on the new demo greenhouse construction process

Netherlands: "The cooperation between all parties determined the end result"

In the fall of 2018, Arjan Bassie approached AAB to discuss the possibilities regarding project management of the Syngenta new-build R&D tomato greenhouse project in Maasland.…

Azerbaijan continues to increase tomato volumes

Statistical data has shown that export volumes of tomatoes from Azerbaijan, also in Russia, continues to increase, while import is decreasing. Should the…

Japanese strawberry growers combat effects of typhoon

The Tochigi Prefecture (Kantō region) on Honshu is the biggest strawberry producer in Japan. Now, farmers there are working at a fever pitch to prepare for the Christmas…

CDFA awards $1 million grant for biologically integrated farming systems program

The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has awarded funding for a project to be administered through the Office of Pesticide Consultation and…

New agricultural robots and the challenges of a sector

As the need for task automation increases exponentially in the agricultural world, FIRA must support this change in progress. This 4th edition of FIRA, the International Forum…

China: "Gobi Agriculture" has a future

Zhangye, Gansu is a traditional agricultural city. Heihe, the second largest inland river across the city, forms a large fertile oasis in the Gobi Desert.…
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Turkey: Growing tomatoes to the sound of music

Agrocan, a glass greenhouse born out of the necessity to deal with the waste heat of a textile factory has an interesting way to sustainably grow tomatoes. Over 150…

Lettuce scare spurs sales at greenhouse grower

Recent outbreaks of foodborne illnesses have generally been bad news for lettuce growers nationwide, but one greenhouse operation in snowy Superior reports its sales actually…

How much light does my crop need?

There is an optimal amount of light for every crop. Too little means that production will be low. But too much will put pressure on the yield and quality. So custom work is…

US (VA): This UVA-born startup is changing the home farming industry

Alexander Olesen, CEO of Babylon Micro-Farms, and his business partner Graham Smith, CTO, started exploring hydroponics in 2016 while in school at the University of Virginia…

Innovation in fresh produce supply chains

Fresh produce supply chains are notoriously difficult to manage, facing unique challenges that are not always present in the supply chains of other goods. The challenges begin…

Treatment of sweet pepper with stress tolerance-inducing compounds alleviates salinity stress

Salinity stress occurs due to the accumulation of high levels of salts in soil, which ultimately leads to the impairment of plant growth and crop loss. Stress…

South Korean president Moon vows a bold transformation of Korean agricultural industry

To give voice to the local farmers and fishermen and to determine future policy directions for farming, fishing and rural areas, town hall meetings were held in 9 provinces by…

US (NY): A new tomato ideal for urban gardens and even outer space

Farmers could soon be growing tomatoes bunched like grapes in a storage unit, on the roof of a skyscraper, or even in space. That’s if a clutch of new gene-edited crops prove…

Jeff Booth

CubicFarm Systems Corp. announces appointment to Board of Directors

CubicFarm® Systems Corp. announced the appointment of Jeff Booth as a member of the Company’s Board of Directors, effective immediately and is subject to…

Sustainable and safe greenhouse crop production

Ohio’s production of crops grown under controlled environments (CE), i.e. greenhouses and plant factories, is growing. From 2012 to 2017, floriculture and bedding crop…

Iran: Irrigation, greenhouse projects inaugurated in Bushehr province

First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri inaugurated two projects related to agricultural development in southwestern province of Bushehr on Monday, ISNA news agency reported.…

Russia: Putin to visit greenhouse complex and hold a meeting on the development of the agricultural sector in Adygea

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived on a working trip to Adygea, where he will visit a greenhouse complex where roses are grown year-round and a new high school. Earlier…

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Jon Adams

As we are ramping up for a great year in Leamington my guys took a cool drone video. Take a look at all the greenhouses. #Havecon #Buildtogrow pic.twitter.com/YIhtNyyDQY — Jon…

CDC reports dozens more Americans sick in ongoing romaine E. coli case

At this time, three dozen more patients and two more US states are officially part of an E. coli outbreak traced to romaine, according to a renewed public…

Greenyard Fresh Spain receives recognition at the 'early pepper meeting'

Greenyard Fresh Spain was given a special recognition award at the “early pepper meeting” in Berja (Almería). The award highlighted the special efforts the…

Inauguration of a historical stone house on the land of Rijk Zwaan France

July 7th, 1944: Jacques Conty Zick (Lacroix), manages to escape from the train that is taking him to the death camps. He meets Paul Moureau, a resident of Aramon, who comes to…

Learning from building a rooftop greenhouse

Inagro and Agrotopia prove that agriculture and industry do not have to be competitors when it comes to land usage. A research greenhouse will soon be built on a crate…

Jan Oosterom and Aad Sonneveld:

"Our new organisation is 'a large yet flexible club’"

As of 1 January, Van Nature and Best of Four members will continue as Oxin Growers. All of a sudden, this group is one of the largest growers associations in the Netherlands.…

The Greenery imports PlanetProof from its Spanish suppliers

In addition to the introduction of PlanetProof at its Dutch growers, various Spanish suppliers were also assisted in the implementation of the On the way to PlanetProof scheme…

Waitrose increases orders of best selling loose veg by 75% for Christmas

Waitrose & Partners has stocked up on loose vegetables this Christmas with environmentally-savvy shoppers increasingly wanting to buy loose produce rather than…

Commercial beekeeping turns to agriculture as major revenue stream

The beekeeping industry, which is integral to agriculture production, is undergoing some significant developments. Bees of course help plants reproduce thanks to their help in…

Enrique de los Ríos, director of Unica Fresh, analyzes the challenges for 2020

"As a leader in production, Spain should try to unite the main cooperatives"

With 11 years of history, Unica Fresh has not stopped growing and expanding outside Almeria, where it started and where it has its current headquarters. In the last year…

Spanish cooperative CASI backs production of pink tomato from Barbastro

The pink tomato from Barbastro is originally a variety from the municipality of Cádiz that gives it its name, with a fruit that stands out for its large size…

Rijk Zwaan Ibérica

Almeria will have a new crop research center

Rijk Zwaan Ibérica, S.A. has already been granted permission by the City Council of Almeria to undertake the construction of a research center for new crops on…

January 14th-16th, 2020, at the Exhibition Center of Angers:

SIVAL highlights not to miss

The Fair for specialized plant productions will take place from January 14th to 16th, 2020, at the Exhibition Center of Angers. The highlights not to miss are: The…

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