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The beauty of collaboration between cultivation consultants

Cropex is a collaboration between 15 independent cultivation advisors. "Almost everyone of us has had our own production company, so we have a lot of feeling with the crops…

"Under LED, 1 truss less settled but more yield due to bigger fruit weight"

In Autumn 2019 Gemüsebau Steiner installed Hyperion LED top lights in their tomato greenhouse in Kirchweidach, replacing the existing 1000W HPS fixtures with LED fixtures in…

"Macxize can endure hot summers well"

New variety large cluster tomato 'stands out' in the Axia demo greenhouse

There are currently two internal trials running in the Axia Vegetable Seeds demo greenhouses in Naaldwijk, the Netherlands. According to Axia, there is one variety that stands…

Reichenau Gemüse eG on purchasing behaviour and sustainable packaging

"We hope that the increased appreciation for domestic products will continue after the crisis"

On the vegetable island of Reichenau, too, a measure of calm is now slowly returning. The sudden changes in purchasing behaviour and the increased demands of the trade in the…

Dutch grower paving the way with a mix of three colored pointed peppers

After years of searching for three uniform sweet pointed pepper varieties to put in their three-color mix, grower Thimo van Marrewijk of nursery Het Westland has finally found…

Prominent turns 25

On 30 June 1995 - 25 years ago - seven growers founded the Prominent growers' association. These were entrepreneurs who wanted to improve the Dutch tomato's image. They wanted…

Cultilene

Managing director Bonny Heeren leaves Saint-Gobain Cultilene

Bonny Heeren has announced he will leave Saint-Gobain Cultilene. As managing director, he spent more than ten years at the helm of the company, which grew into a leading…

Re-Nuble

Helping soilless farms grow net income by going closed loop

Re-Nuble has cracked the code on how to help soilless farms grow their net income by going 100% closed loop, through the utilization of food waste. Over the past 5 years, the…

Food security and climate change post-COVID

‘Food security & Climate change post-COVID-19’ was the title of a webinar held by Euractiv. Here, European commissioner for Agriculture Janusz Wojciechowski…

CAN (ON): Comprehensive agri-food COVID-19 response

Essex County leaders have partnered with the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers (OGVG) to improve the health and safety of the communities by increasing…

Special Greenhouse Construction

Special Greenhouse Construction

In the coming weeks, greenhouse construction takes center stage in the special of HortiDaily, FloralDaily and our Dutch newsletters GroentenNieuws and BPnieuws. For one month,…

USMCA takes effect: welcome news for struggling farmers

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) goes into effect, at a crucial time for farmers and ranchers struggling to recover from COVID-19 losses and a…

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Experts from Scotland’s Rural College:

‘UK food supplies could be affected more by no-deal Brexit than by COVID-19’

According to academics, a no-deal Brexit may have a far more severe impact on the UK's food supplies than the Coronavirus. Experts from Scotland’s Rural…

Telrol and Kolibri Labels become part of Optimum Group

Telrol Group, consisting of the specialists in self adhesive labels Telrol and Kolibri Labels, becomes part of Optimum Group. The addition of Telrol Group fits…
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Blueberry season has started in Serbia

ABB Growers BV has its office and blueberry production in Serbia. They started harvesting the blueberries from their plantations around June 10th and they also started…

'Growing Kent & Medway' initiative awarded £18 million government funding

A project led by NIAB EMR to strengthen the competitiveness of Britain’s horticulture, food and drink industries has been awarded £18 million of government funding. The…

Less asparagus volume for July 4th holiday

As domestic production of asparagus wraps up, supplies are being imported from Central Mexico and Peru. “We adjust our volumes seasonally—we have a strong customer base that…

Free strawberries as a treat for Scottish customers

At the peak of this Scottish strawberry season, many thousands of free punnets of strawberries will be delivered to households across Scotland this week. AVA…

PMA Fresh Summit goes virtual for 2020

Produce Marketing Association announced Tuesday, June 30 that the 2020 Fresh Summit Convention & Expo will be a virtual experience instead of an onsite event in Dallas.    In a message to…

FarmTech Society elects new Board of Directors

The FarmTech Society (FTS) held its second constitutional annual general meeting (virtually) on June 24th 2020. FTS members elected a new board of directors, who in turn…

Alberto Medina-Mora joins Fall Creek Farm & Nursery as regional director for Mexico

Fall Creek Farm & Nursery, Inc., a global blueberry breeding and nursery company, announced that Alberto Medina-Mora has joined the company as regional…

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Key findings and lessons from Dutch publicly funded horticulture initiatives in LMICs

A stronger horticulture sector in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) is expected to contribute to (inclusive) business development, profit and income generation,…

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AI to speed up seed germination testing process

Researchers have developed a new tool to carry out one of agriculture’s more challenging tasks - seed germination testing. Growers need seeds that germinate effectively and…

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Another crop we have in regular rotation are chili peppers! These are staples in our greenhouse. Durham College CTA: Culinary Tourism Alliance #feaston #loveONTfood…

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South African Rand retreats from recovering dollar

The South African Rand was retreating from a strengthening dollar on Wednesday after the warm reception initially given to Finance Minister Tito Mboweni's emergency budget was…

Are consumers more interested in eating local?

While in the past decade consumers have become increasingly interested in the concept of buying food that’s grown closer to home, some companies say that the COVID-19 pandemic…

André Vois (project Service & Produktion LLC) on the ProBand V banding process

"Demand was so great that there were supply shortages"

The innovative PROBAND V banding process from the Kranenburg company project Service & Produktion LLC was one of the absolute highlights at this year's Fruit Logistica. It was…

Chinese companies to aid Pakistan cucumber production

Chinese biotech companies could help to boost Pakistan’s production of cucumbers and other vegetables through cooperative partnership, said Rahat Sharif, a…

UNFI: Partnership with National Co+op Grocers extends

Giant Food: A new integrated eCommerce shopping experience

US: Albertsons CEO: Coronavirus pushed people to form new habitsThe coronavirus pandemic drove higher demand for food-at-home, online sales and curbside pickup, and that could…

Expanded salad recall due to Cyclospora

On June 22nd, the FDA warned to avoid certain "Garden Salad" products from three Midwest retailers due to Cyclospora. Now, Hy-Vee, Inc., based in West Des Moines, Iowa, is…

DiMare Fresh approved for second round of USDA Farmers to Families Food Box program

DiMare Fresh has been approved for a second round of funding by the USDA for the “Farmers to Families Food Box” program. The initial round of Farmers to…

Looije presents Minerva, its new premium cherry tomato brand

Looije has presented Minerva, its new premium cherry tomato brand, which will be used to market two different products: round cherry tomatoes and plum…

The UK will impose tariffs on berries if a trade deal isn't reached

The Union of Farmers and Ranchers Unions expressed its concern about the United Kingdom's intent to impose tariffs on community agricultural food products if…

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