HortiDaily Newsletter | Tuesday, March 28, 2023

Autonomous growing:

"The point isn't to eliminate human labor, but to make the work easier for my employees”

The current world is being taken over by AI. The internet has been flooded with illustrations, and even videos created by AI. While some people are…

Challenges and opportunities in Mexico: an overview

Over the last couple of years, the investments in the North and Latin American CEA industry have only seemed to rise and rise further, but they dried…

Fresh Studio, Vietnam:

Dalat is growing into Southeast Asia's Almeria

Horticulture production in Vietnam is evolving in several ways, showing a steady development of Vietnam’s horticulture industry. Vietnamese company…

Danish Ellepot celebrates 30 years in business

Danish Ellepot, a global supplier of the integrated Ellepot Propagation System, is celebrating its 30th anniversary in business. What started as a…

"Growing white strawberries organically leads to higher market returns"

White strawberries have been a new product on the Chinese strawberry market in recent years. They have attracted attention because the color and taste…

BloomX on AI data, biomimicking machines, and a better controlled pollination

Increased productivity and control through artificial pollination

After spending the first few years of the company's existence improving and field testing their products, the Israel-based artificial pollination…

LED trial in cucumbers that even non-cucumber growers should 'see for themselves'

Ask anyone about the advantages of LED lighting over HPS lighting, and chances are you'll get back: 'energy savings.' The market is now well aware of…

New Spanish propagation greenhouse inaugurated

Carmen Crespo, the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries, Water, and Rural Development, inaugurated the new propagation greenhouse of the Spanish…

NL: Green'05 moves to new headquarters location

Green'05 is moving into new headquarters. From 1 February 2023, the company will be the proud owner of abuilding in Bleiswijk that was previously home…

Genetic Technology Bill passes into law in England

The Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Act has passed into law, receiving Royal Assent from the King. This Act will enable the development and marketing…

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Stefan Seischab, managing director of Gemüsebau Seischab:

Strongly fluctuating interest in greenhouse radish

As of this week, Gemüsebau Seischab from the German area known as 'Knoblauchsland' or 'garlic country' can harvest the first radish from its…

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Vegetable production up in Poland, but with high prices and low consumption

A slight decrease in vegetable production in Europe and a slight increase in Poland. Retail prices for vegetables increased in Poland, and consumption…

How do blue tomatoes get their color and what do they taste like?

There is much to unlearn about food when emerging facts change our preconceived notions. For example, bananas and tomatoes are berries, but strawberries are…

DelFrescoPure expands sales team

Kingsville, Ontario-based grower DelFrescoPure® has expanded its sales team with fresh produce industry veteran Michael Jones. Spanning over three decades, Leamington local Jones…

Vietnam: High-tech vegetable farming brings economic efficiency

Since 2019, most communes and towns in the Duc Trong district have converted large areas of barren, low-yielding coffee areas to growing mulberry trees…

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US (PA): LaFarm greenhouse spawns spotted lanternfly mitigation research

Spotted lanternflies have plagued Lafayette’s campus and the Lehigh Valley as an invasive species since September 2014, wreaking havoc on the…

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"Ontario grows almost three-quarters of Canada's greenhouse vegetables"

Did you know that there are more than 3,800 acres of greenhouses in Ontario, growing more than 504 million kilograms of tomatoes, peppers, and…

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Is aquaponics a possible answer to climate change?

As the world buckles under the brunt of climate change and worsening weather patterns, which have devastating effects on the agricultural sector,…

USDA offers assistance for Mississippi producers affected by tornado

USDA announced that assistance is available for communities and agricultural producers affected by the severe weather and tornado that tore through…

How canteen tomatoes are doing on international markets

"All greenhouse crops suffered from the high temperatures in November and December 2022. Even now, they are still feeling the effects of that abnormal…

Bob Ijpelaar, Newwen:

"Circular packaging can help Europe meet its energy-neutral climate goals"

Seven years from now, all European Union countries must have reached their Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Here, the European Green Deal plays a…

Innovative concepts for closing and labeling of fruit and vegetable trays

Multivac offers two resource-saving solutions for the closing of fresh produce trays with labels with their Top Wrap and Top Close labellers. At…

Thomas Schönfeld-Simon from Gastroservice Lorenz Köhlen in Essen:

"Here and there, the cold snap has led to price increases of up to 50 percent for herbs"

The onset of winter in the Mediterranean region has had a noticeable impact on the vegetable trade. "We buy a lot of dandelion, radicchio, and colorful…

Francisco Góngora, from Hortyfruta: "If the situation persists, it will be necessary to activate the extension of the standard"

Critical situation for Almeria's aubergine, cucumber, and zucchini

Hortyfruta, Andalusia's Inter branch Fruit and Vegetable Organization, has warned of the critical situation that some of its vegetable crops…

This year, Campojoyma is once again the world's leading producer of organic Chinese cabbage

Campojoyma has committed to the cultivation of organic Chinese cabbage since its creation in 2004. "This crop contributes to the sustainable…

Internet spat about two-packs of peppers

Tesco shoppers are not 'getting less food'

Tesco has calmed down customers who feared they were "getting less" food amid complaints over their multipack of peppers changing from a three-pack to a…

Retail frozen food sales increased by 37% between 2018 and 2022

US demand for cold storage continues to increase

According to a report published by the American Frozen Food Institute, 29% of US households expanded their freezer capacity during the pandemic. Retail frozen…