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Nicky Mann, Family Fresh Farms, addresses challenges for Australian growers:

"Labor seems to be one of the most important challenges all growers face"

When thinking about Australia, most people will picture koalas, kangaroos, and dangerous spiders – or, after reading yesterday’s interview with Nicky Mann, chair of the board…

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Jack Ma visits Dutch greenhouses

Jack Ma, known as the founder of Ali Baba, and business partner David Yu visited the Netherlands this Monday for research purposes within the horticulture sector. The…

Renko Schuil, Phormium:

"It is possible that focus in screen cloths will shift from light to energy"

More and more customers want to see changing conditions translated into available screen cloths, the people at Phormium notice. That is why the company has been investing…

Pure Flavor

Canadian greenhouse grower expands organics program

Pure Flavor introduces two new fresh products to its line of sustainable greenhouse-grown organics as the grower continues expanding its category offerings. This fall, Pure…

Rijk Zwaan grows in 2020/2021 financial year

“As new technologies are introduced, vegetable production methods are changing"

Vegetable breeding company Rijk Zwaan generated a net turnover of €498 million in its 2020/2021 financial year, equating to 4% growth compared with the previous year.  Rijk Zwaan’s…

New technology and investments for UAE tomato grower

Pure Harvest Smart Farms and PlanTFarm announced that they will embark on a joint venture to design, build and operate indoor vertical farms in the Middle East…

Launch of a new non-toxic, environmentally friendly irrigation line cleaner

SIPCO Innovations, the manufacturer of Hygrozyme, is excited to announce the launch of its new product HYCLEAN in the North American market this fall. HYCLEAN is a chelating…

Swedish paper factory to heat tomato greenhouse

Waste heat from production at the BillerudKorsnäs pulp mill in Frövi, Sweden, will be harnessed and used to run a 20-hectare industrial estate, including Sweden’s largest…

Stichting d'ONS

Surinam grower with innovative crop rotation system wins grower election

The Surinam SME grower George Karan has been declared the most sustainable SME farm in Suriname by the Sustainable Development Foundation Suriname (d'ONS) and partners on…

Statement by EcoMark's Richard Neuhoff

"Natural Branding": Made in Germany

On 22 September, an article about Natural Branding in connection with the Laserfood company was published on Hortidaily (the English version can be found here). Now, there is…

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GrowFlux

University grads building 'plug and play horticulture' lighting system

GrowFlux offers “plug and play horticulture” using cloud-connected controls for grow lights which are designed to replicate natural lights. The device is engineered to work…

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Why do we need a written vision for digitalization in horticulture?

The impact of digitalization on the sector is bound to be historic. Consequently, the horticultural sector must develop a vision for this, to avoid being ‘caught off guard' by…

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US: Neopestalotiopsis found in Georgia strawberry site

Georgia now has one likely strawberry site with Neopestalotiopsis. There were several sites that were decimated by this disease last year, but this appearance is the first of…

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Philippine government asked to temper rising prices of fertilizer

Senators are urging the Department of Agriculture of the Philippines (DA) to implement measures to address the rising prices of fertilizers and to boost local production.…

Plant breeding AI gets schooled in new student competition

If Hillsborough Street glowed a bit brighter recently, it might have been from the collective mental energy focused on NC State’s first Agricultural Technology Hackathon. The…

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Growing Media Europe publishes LCA guideline for Growing Media

After more than two years of intense work, Growing Media Europe (GME) announces the publication of the first sector-wide Growing Media Environmental Footprint…

Berry grower-shipper expands into strawberry category

For many years, North Bay Produce has been growing and shipping blueberries, raspberries, and blackberries, and now, the company is adding strawberries to its berry lineup.…

US (AZ): Organic vegetable grower expands Nogales distribution center

Wholesum, Fair Trade certified growers and shippers of organic fresh produce, has completed a major expansion at its distribution center in Nogales, AZ. “As demand for…

Heidi Lindberg, MSU Extension

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Registration for Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo open

The 2021 Michigan Greenhouse Growers Expo, in partnership with the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable, and Farm Market Expo, will be held in person on Dec. 7-9 at the Devos Place…

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Potassium deficiency in greenhouse cucumbers

Potassium deficiency of greenhouse cucumbers may beinitially observed as chlorosis (yellowing) of the older lowerleaf margins. As symptoms progress, interveinal chlorosis…

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US (TX): Ector County unveils two new greenhouses

As a part of Ector County ISD’S Red Ribbon Week, the school district unveiled two new greenhouses. The two 5,000 square feet high-tech greenhouses located on ECISD’S…

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Geothermal greenhouses: can the UK learn from Iceland?

Icelanders are fond of saying that they are the only country on Earth to get their heat from the ground rather than the sun. A closer look at the country’s energy mix offers…

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Crop protection sector study Netherlands-Vietnam

If you are interested in the Vietnamese market for alternatives to agrochemicals, the study on Vietnamese crop protection sector (performed on behalf of the Netherlands…

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Lumileds LUXEON HL2X

"Our new lights have a higher light output and better color stability"

Lumileds upgraded its LUXEON HL2X portfolio with higher light output and a better lifetime and color stability. The LUXEON HL2X now has 330 or more lumens at 700mA and 85°C,…

Jeannie Klein-Gordo

Study of bacterial spot of tomato illuminates its diversity in Florida during production season

Florida is the largest producer of fresh market tomatoes in the United States, accounting for a third of the nation’s fresh market tomatoes. The state’s hot, humid climate…

LSU AgCenter

Three-year grant for integrated pest management research

The Louisiana agriculture industry faces a subtropical climate, with which comes insects, diseases, and weeds that affect every facet of the business. A…

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Horticulture recyclability: what are the eco-friendly alternatives?

Eco-conscious customers demand a reduction in plastics and an increase in sustainable packaging that does not damage the environment. After all, horticulture in itself is the…

Entrepreneurial venture grows in Dutch greenhouse horticulture

From the high rise office tower in Rotterdam, Special Purpose Projects has been overlooking (part of) its working area since June. Since 2019, the Dutch entrepreneurial club…

Liquifer Systems Group

Dutch research results in special mixing systems for cultivation in space

It is literally a long way away, but growing crops in space is gradually getting closer, at least for Priva and EVE Techniek. Both Dutch companies had specialists working on…

Supplementary feeding yields up to 500% more predatory mites

The supplementary feeding of predatory mites is a key factor at certain times of the season, especially when the natural enemy is released into a crop where it does not find…

Video New Czech tomato greenhouse count on residual heat

Greenhouse builder Horconex expressed its desire to move further into Europe at the beginning of this year. The greenhouse builder with its headquarters in Poeldijk, the…

De Jong Packaging has new Valmet IQ Quality Control system

"This improves our capability to deliver quality on time"

In 2020, De Jong Packaging invested in a Valmet IQ Corrugator Quality Control System. Combining precise online moisture, temperature, and warp measurements together with…

Plant Empowerment publishes third edition of book

‘Plant Empowerment, The Basic Principles’ has sold more than 6,000 copies so far. Therefore, a third edition has now been published.  Third edition publishedPlant Empowerment is…

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