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Wednesday, June 2, 2021

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Spring Born to grow organic leafy greens in new Colorado greenhouse

"Our company will supply nourishment and jobs to the region"

Spring Born, a 3.5-acre indoor hydroponic farm, is one of the first leafy green greenhouses in Colorado to undergo USDA Organic Certification. Spring Born products will be…

Zantingh welcomes new service agent in Canada

Zantingh welcomes Big Stuff HVAC as their new service agent in Ontario Canada. As the name would suggest, Big Stuff provides industrial sized solutions for heating,…

Minnesota-based greenhouse lettuce producer plants roots in Temple, Texas

Revol Greens, a Minnesota-based producer of greenhouse lettuce, has plans to locate a new a manufacturing operation in Temple, Texas. Pending final negotiations with Bell…

The 3rd edition of the Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge starts now

The first phase of the 3rd edition of the Autonomous Greenhouse Challenge starts this week, the Online Challenge, a new element in this year's edition. This Online Challenge…

Seed companies respond to threat of new downy mildew variety

Bremia lactucae, the causal agent of downy mildew in lettuce, is genetically very variable. Even within one lettuce production field, several races may be…

Rhode Island Grows breaks ground on new indoor tomato farming facility

Schartner Farms will soon be the home of the largest indoor tomato farming facility in the Northeast, according to the R.I. Department of Environmental Management (DEM). Rhode…

Government of Canada invests $44.3M across 11 Canadian cleantech companies

The Government of Canadian announced strategic investments of $44.3 million in 11 Canadian cleantech companies, including North Vancouver’s Ecoation Innovative…

EU tomato growers unite against the agreement with Morocco

Tomato producers in Italy, France, Portugal, and Spain have complained to Community authorities that Morocco is breaching the Association Agreement the EU…

Controlling fans in a greenhouse

Usually, fans in greenhouses are not regulated. The main reason is that lowering the speed has a negative effect on the fan's throw and circulation rate. This can result in…

Improved resistance and electrical connection with new cable branche

Stolze's growing light installations are made entirely in-house. The switch panels are assembled custom-made and the strand cabling is made to measure. To create the lighting…

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Temporary foreign workers at Quebec greenhouse denounce unsanitary living conditions

When Juan came to Quebec from Guatemala to produce tomatoes for a big greenhouse company, he hoped to make enough money to send home so his wife and children could put food on…

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Special Breeding at HortiDaily this month

A new month has started, which means a new special. In June our special will be focused on breeding. Breeding is an ongoing industry which is continuously developing.…

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High school raises produce with aquaponics

FFA members at Moore High School, located about 10 miles south of Oklahoma City, grow produce in an unconventional way. In 2018, Moore FFA launched an impressive aquaponics…

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Malaysia: juicy potential in premium produce

For one of the few growers in Cameron Highlands to successfully cultivate the white strawberry, numbers did not have anything to do with getting into the field. Sure, the…

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Best and brightest in Australian horticulture to be celebrated at Hort Connections 2021

A record number of nominees have been nominated for the National Awards for Excellence, the Australian horticulture industry’s most prestigious recognition,…

Canadian farmers deserve huge credit for these unparalleled results

Every year for the past 32 years, Cleanfarms has calculated the rolling three-year average recycling rate of agricultural pesticide and fertilizer containers that are 23L and…

Agri-food chain organizations join forces in open letter

Future availability of crop protection tools

Agri-food chain organizations joint their forces to write an open letter about the future availability and use of crop protection tools in the framework of the…

Pure Flavor’s bite-sized tomatoes awarded ChefsBest Excellence Award.

Pure Flavor’s Cloud 9 bite-sized tomatoes have been awarded the coveted ChefsBest Excellence Award. A panel comprised of independent, professional chefs judged Pure Flavor’s…

Geolife Agritect India awarded bio input price

Geolife Agritech India Pvt has won the Award for “best company for bio inputs 2021.” Geolife Agritech India Pvt, a Mumbai-based organic agri-inputs company has…

Grow light controller for indoor and greenhouse cultivation

Pozeen has announced model GL-CON001, a grower-friendly grow light controller, for indoor and greenhouse cultivation. Guided by the philosophy of simplicity, the controller is…

Turkish growers welcome new Russian tomato import quota

Turkish producers and exporters have welcomed Russia’s decision to raise the upper limit for tomato imports from their lands. The fresh fruit and vegetable…

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Morocco exports 25,800 tons of produce to Almeria

Between January and March of 2021, Morocco exported some 25,800 tons of vegetables to various companies in the Spanish city of Almeria. Morocco’s exports…

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muMU®, the new summer berry brand

Starting next June, and until November, the shelves of the main supermarket chains and retail stores will be filled with strawberries, raspberries, blackberries and red…

Tomatoes not treated as a commodity by Azienda Agricola Russo

Upon entering an Azienda Agricola Russo greenhouse, you can immediately see that plants are grown with the utmost care, as if it were a garden. Each crop is managed with…

On June 1, the new electric rate comes into effect

Irrigating crops could cost Spanish farmers up to 50% more from June

As of June 1, the way Spain calculates its electricity bill will change, following the new system established by the Ministry for the Ecological Transition and…

Fruit and vegetables without packaging have been avoided by many

Pre-packaged food more common during corona pandemic

Sales of packaged food and takeaway food have both increased, reports HBL.fi. According to a study at Åbo Akademi, these habits may be here to stay. The corona…

US: Data center project to test crop-picking robots

Purdue University Northwest will test out crop-picking robots at a new greenhouse at the Digital Crossroads Data Center in Hammond. A team of Purdue University Northwest…

Russia raises Turkey's tomato import quota to 300,000 tons

On Monday, Russia's Ministry of Agriculture published an order increasing Turkey's tomato import quota from 250,000 to 300,000 tons. Russia sanctioned Turkey…

Conclusions of Cajamar's 'Greenhouse vegetables - Provisional balance of the 2020-2021 campaign'

Almeria's greenhouse production was stable with average prices until April

The Tierra Platform Markets team (Cajamar) prepared the 'Greenhouse vegetables - Provisional balance of the 2020-2021 campaign', a report in which it analyzed…

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