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Replicating the ocean indoors to grow seaweed

"Is there a crop that is 100% sellable, and keeps its value over time? Answer is seaweed”

CEA is all about replicating nature indoors, so why not oceans too? This is basically the question that Serge Boon, founder of Boon Greenhouse Consultancy and of Surge…

Bulgaria fruit grower expands with strawberry greenhouse

Planting strawberries at -10º C

Happy Fruits is the largest producer of stone and hard fruit in central Bulgaria. The company invested in the procurement and installation of a technologically advanced…

Riococo

"Steady growth and business expansion during the pandemic"

For most companies, 2021 was a difficult year. The COVID-19 pandemic has put stress on every link in the supply chain. Many manufacturers have been unable to source the raw…

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Dutch horticultural show HortiContact postponed

Dutch horticultural exhibition HortiContact will not take place this month. The organization has announced this to exhibitors. The exhibition was planned for 22, 23 and 24…

production costs cause difficulties for Italian fresh produce sector

"Our electricity bill has increased by 85 thousand euros"

"There is a concrete risk of not making ends meet. If things do not change, 2022 will be terrible," reports Emile Fellini, owner of a company producing, processing and…

Report on US cucumber supply - University of Arizona

85% of US fresh cucumbers are imported

Fresh cucumbers are the seventh most consumed fresh vegetable, just after bell peppers in popularity in the US. The U.S. is a major importer of cucumbers with approximately…

UK: Malling Fruits plant sales nearing 100 million in 2021

Malling Fruits, the marketing brand for fruit varieties bred at NIAB EMR in Kent, saw record sales of its fruit varieties in 2021, with over 94 million plants sold. Sales of…

Mexico: Berries see tighter supplies and higher prices

Supplies of berries out of Mexico are tighter right now and will be for the near future. Raspberries: “It’s very common during this time of the year to enter into the valley of…

“In 2015, we introduced Dutch technology and built a 50,000-square-meter smart greenhouse"

Recently, the temperature in Ulanqab, Inner Mongolia has dropped to about minus 15°C. However, the room temperature in the smart greenhouse of the Ulanchabu Hongfu Modern…

DryGair & Netafim

Miss Universe Japan visits Israeli research centre

Following the Miss Universe Pageant in Eilat, Israel, Juri Watanabe, the Japanese contender was invited to tour the Netafim R&D Center, along with a team from DryGair. The…

José Blanco Céspedes, of Grupo Cristalplant:

"Mini watermelon varieties have not been in high demand so far and we don't know if this will change during the campaign"

Watermelon production has been growing for years in the greenhouses of Almeria. In the more than 9,500 hectares that the Government of Andalusia had registered in the province…

Short and long term concerns for Florida veg growers

Florida row crop growers are facing closer--and farther-flung--challenges to their production. “We’ve had some weather issues. There’s been one cold front and we had a rain…

Special Climate

Special Climate this month in HortiDaily

This month, we will pay more attention to the climate in greenhouses.Climate control is an essential part in a greenhouse. Small changes in the climate will have large…

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Turkmenistan biggest tomato exporter to Tadzhikistan

Turkmenistan first supplied greenhouse vegetables to Tadzhikistan in 2020. Since then Turkmenistan has occupied the leading position having overcome Uzbekistan, who used to be…

China: "Nitrogen devices reduce use of chemical fertilizers"

Since the beginning of winter, the weather has gradually become colder, but the smart greenhouse of Tianjin Green World Modern Agriculture Co., Ltd. is still full of spring.…

BBC Reality Check team confirms:

'Queues at Dover are indeed caused by Brexit'

The BBC’s Reality Check team have confirmed that lorry queues at Dover are down to Brexit – despite claims by the Port to the contrary. One haulier stated that…
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U.S. organic produce sales top $9 billion in 2021

Organic fresh produce grew sales by 5.5 percent in 2021, topping $9 billion for the first time, and outpacing conventionally grown produce in year-over-year gains in both…

An update on desert lettuce

Salinas, CA-based Markon gives a view--live from the fields--regarding lettuce quality in the Arizona/California desert growing region. Desert weather has improved and allowed for increased…

Wide range of used pipe rail trolleys directly available

Are you looking for a completely overhauled pipe rail trolley for your tomato, cucumber, eggplant, or pepper greenhouse? Steenks Service has a large stock of used pipe rail…

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Russia had a record harvest of fruit and berries last year

In 2021, Russian farmers renewed their record for fruit and berry production. According to preliminary data from Rosstat, the gross output of all farms categories amounted to…

Science behind the spice

Is that chile pepper hot or not?

People who’ve made the mistake of biting into a spicy chile pepper often end up with a burning question: How can you tell if a pepper is hot or not before you taste it? The…

US: Bartlesville youth organization gets new growing program

The area around Bartlesville, Oklahoma, is known for its expansive, generations-old ranching operations. Yet, before 2018, the school district had no FFA chapter or…

China: Imported flowers tax-free policy in effect for 20 years to stimulate flower industry

The state has granted Yunnan Province the import of flower seedlings, bulbs and seeds for scientific research and planting. The value-added tax exceeds 700…

Mr Rufus Durodoye, Product Development Department of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council

Nigeria: "Greenhouse farming can generate employment for refugees"

An official at the Product Development Department of the Nigerian Export Promotion Council (NEPC), Mr Rufus Durodoye has said that  Greenhouse farming can create employment for…

"EU's eco fuel targets have caused ‘serious’ pest problems"

According to recent research, the EU's eco fuel targets have caused ‘serious’ pest problems. A poorly managed drive for crops to be used in transport fuels to…

Discontented growers claim:

'Australian ag visa program fails to deliver laborers'

Some Australian growers are claiming their government should stop ‘chasing people out of the country’, as the fruit and vegetable industry is still desperate…

Technology for covered crops and in the field has potential to increase UK production, say experts

Yield, taste, and time to harvest can all be impacted by light. Photosynthesis (the process by which plants convert sunlight to biomass) is a bottleneck in agricultural…

Greenhouse builder does repairs too: "We have plenty of capacity"

Voorwinden Kassenbouw has been constructing greenhouse projects, big and small, all over the world for years. This Dutch company does that for its partner Havecon Kassenbouw.…

Moroccan tomato exports to the UK surpass Spanish exports to that market

British imports of Moroccan tomatoes increase by 33.7% between January and November while Spanish imports fell by 24.1%According to COMTRADE data processed by…

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Pilot project in Hünxe in the Lower Rhine region near termination

No prospect of German greenhouse approval

Plans by Thyssenvermögensverwaltung and Agriculture Park AG to grow tomatoes on 20 hectares in Hünxe in the Lower Rhine region from 2023 onwards will…

European: Zucchini to remain scarce for longer this season, Spanish volumes picking up slower

Higher zucchini prices are not uncommon at this time of year. There is usually less supply in Spain until the end of January. It is a roughly fixed pattern; this season too.…

Fresh Select’s John Said elected as Australian Fresh Produce Alliance Chair

Members of the Australian Fresh Produce Alliance (AFPA) unanimously elected Mr John Said, Managing Director, Fresh Select as AFPA Chair for the 2022 term. Mr…

USMCA weekly update:

Winter weather continues to contribute to lower movement volumes domestically

A weekly USMCA report provides trend analysis of the volume and prices of Seasonal Perishable commodities. Volume represents current week and prices represent open (spot)…

Carriers struggling with red tape caused by Brexit

On the approach into Dover, there are queues of lorries stretching back for miles. They're being held along the access road to avoid congesting the town, as…

Campojoyma

"We've become the world leader in organic Chinese cabbage thanks to our innovation, sustainability, and quality work"

Sustainability, economic development for the territory, and world leadership come together in Campojoyma's organic Chinese cabbage production. Fourteen years ago, the…

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