HortiDaily Newsletter | Friday, April 30, 2021

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Arlette Sijmonsma Email Elita Vellekoop Email Eelkje Pulley Email Priscilla Heeffer Email Annet Breure Email  Job Offers Product Development Specialist Tomato Customer Service & Supply Chain Seeds Business Development Manager - Vietnam Senior Grower - Harrisonburg (VA) USA Teamleider Veredeling - Rijsenhout Head Grower - Telangana, India Grafting production manager - Italy Experienced Cultivation Manager - Italy Manager R&D Specialist Watertechniek Glastuinbouw - Canada British tomato growers ready to meet increased demand following Brexit Currently, UK growers produce only 20% of the total tomato volume consumed in Britain each year. According to Dr. Philip Morley, technical officer with the British Tomato… Vacancies: Product Development Specialist Tomato Customer Service & Supply Chain Seeds Business Development Manager - Vietnam Senior Grower - Harrisonburg (VA) USA "We want to deliver the right variety to the right market" "Our responsibility is to deliver the right variety to the right market," says Ziya Yildiz, the recently appointed global manager of BioGrow Seed. "We collect seeds from the… Miyanda Maimbo - Tanaka Farm Zimbabwean propagator offers seedlings, training and technical support Tanaka Farm in Zimbabwe are probably best known for their seed production but they also supply vegetables to locals and retailers, mainly from their trial plots. "90% of our… Syngenta expands arsenal in the global battle against a tomato virus New ToBRFV resistant tomato variety showcased With the introduction of a new beefsteak tomato, the Barosor, Syngenta now has two tomato varieties resistant to the highly transmittable Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus… New platform for pre-owned indoor farming equipment Contain Inc announced the launch of their latest project, the used equipment trading platform, Equipped. Equipped is the first marketplace of its kind for… How do I determine the number of fans in a greenhouse? To calculate the number of fans in a greenhouse, it is important to have three basic factors available. With these basic factors, Vostermans Ventilation can calculate the… Organic cultivation of sweet pointed peppers in soil In innovation center 'de Kas', a new trial with two varieties of sweet pointed peppers grown in the soil has started. During this trial, cultivation is done in the usual way… Dutch growers win water award "Positive impact on the quality of final products thanks to disinfection". Over the last 5 years, Stannuco nursery has seen a strong improvement in the vitality of its crops. The general hygiene of the company is very good and, in addition, extensive… NIAB welcomes EU study's confirmation of the sustainability benefits of gene editing techniques "A great day for genetic innovation" On 29 April 2021, the European Commission published a study regarding the status of New Genomic Techniques under Union law. The study examined the status of… new medium TOV Gerdicia RZ "Besides being flavorsome, tomatoes also need to be attractive and uniform" Today's consumers place ever-higher demands on the products they buy, and tomatoes are no exception. Besides being flavorsome, they also need to be attractive and uniform.… Blackburn News / Adelle Loiselle Leamington greenhouse growers still not complying with light pollution bylaw Since putting a bylaw on the books forcing greenhouses to turn off their grow lights at night, Leamington has had mixed success getting them to follow the rules. This past… Japanese tomato to enter European market Takii is proud to be launching the very first product from their Phytorich range: the special and powerful "Gochiso PR-7" tomato. For health-conscious people with a taste for… Special Packaging Kamarino Fully compostable packaging for sustainable tomatoes Kamarino is the eco-friendly ethical brand developed by Azienda Agricola Dorilli dedicated to sweet and crunchy tomatoes, grown in Sicily and placed in fully compostable… WEBER Verpackungen presents natural packaging for lettuces "bloom guard is the ideal packaging to protect and market lettuce" WEBER Verpackungen is a traditional German manufacturer of innovative packaging solutions for the horticultural industry. At its site in Wickede, in the middle of NRW, WEBER… Spain achieved a new aubergine export record in 2020 In 2020, Spain exported a record volume of aubergines for a record value. According to data prepared by Hortoinfo from the Estacom statistical service, the… Mitsui & CO complete the first stage of their acquisition of Belchim Crop Protection Mitsui has announced the completion of the first stage of its acquisition of Belchim Crop Protection from Belchim's founder, Belchim Management NV/SA), through… US (VA): AeroFarms to build 136,000 sq. ft. farm in Danville AeroFarms, a certified B Corporation and leader in indoor vertical farming, today announced the ground breaking of its second commercial indoor vertical farm in Danville-Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Elected officials from Pittsylvania County and the City of Danville, along with Virginia Governor Ralph Northam, Virginia… Researchers advice to exploit plants' ability to tell the time "Plants grow better when their internal clock is matched to the environment" Cambridge plant scientists say circadian clock genes, which enable plants to measure daily and seasonal rhythms, should be targeted in agriculture and crop breeding for higher… Citrosol Green New Deal and the benefits brought about by the Recovery fund The EU Green New Deal will lead us to the agriculture of the future - smart, agile and innovative. But what would the advantages be for European agriculture, and Italian… John o'Connell / Idaho State Journal Program for grads with special needs gets new greenhouse Rich "Bubba" Misner owes some of his proudest accomplishments to a Pocatello-Chubbuck School District 25 program that teaches young adults with special needs skills and helps… How Nebraska farmer Russ Finch grows citrus year-round using geothermal energy In Alliance, Nebraska, winters are cold and windy. But for decades, retired farmer Russ Finch has been growing tropical fruit year-round, without an energy-intensive heating… Pepper processing line From raw pepper to fresh convenience product In the autumn of 2020, Sormac installed a complete pepper processing line at Heemskerk fresh & easy in Rijnsburg, the Netherlands. The line processes no less than 1,500 kg… Ecovative Design propels commercial applications with new financing series Mycelium applications as sustainable alternatives in fashion and food industry gaining ground Ecovative, the mycelium technology company, announced a $60M Series D round to grow mycelium materials better and faster, in key markets, at industrial scale.… Bee-Coat helps optimise pollination in cooler conditions Bumblebees are widely used in strawberry crops to boost yields and improve fruit quality. In crop cultivating in tunnels, pollination rates can dip during cooler spring… More natural PAR light through insight into light capacity Always the optimal amount of PAR light in the greenhouse and an even distribution of the light over the crop; that is the PARperfect screen solution from Svensson in a… MSU greenhouses: Infrastructure that leads to innovation Strolling through the greenhouses on the campus of Michigan State University as part of her daily routine, Chrislyn Particka is always thinking. Always planning. Always… Scientists discover Gorky protein Turning bitter tomatoes sweet Wild tomatoes that grow in South America, the ancient relatives of modern varieties, harbor genes for numerous desirable traits – flavor, aroma, resistance to disease – that… East-West Seed: 'Maradona' F1 hybrid gains popularity in South America "New Papaya variety results in higher yield" Papaya is widely produced in tropical and subtropical regions. However, they are capricious and sensitive to different climates. In addition, shipping is a big challenge for… Terry Booth, AUSA CEO US (NV): "We intend to play a leading role in the Eastern U.S. market" Australis Capital is sharing its operational progress on different segments. Jon Paul, CFO, commented, "Despite ALPS only contributing approximately 3 weeks to our year-end,… Netled's board of directors is strengthened by appointment of attorney at law Jussi Rintanen, an expert in international contract law, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and the energy sector, has been appointed to the Board of… Source of water discharge now able to be traced with 99% certainty Research by the Delfland Water Board into environmental DNA (eDNA) for detecting discharges and leaks from greenhouse horticulture shows promising results.… Bayer collaborates with AI specialist Arming farmers with innovative crop protection tools powered by a faster data-driven system is the focus of a new collaboration between technology platform… Today on social media LinkedIn      . Wild bee on Dutch stamps PostNL is putting the Dutch wild bee in the spotlight with a new series of stamps. For the two international stamps, the Nederlandse Vereniging van Postzegelhandelaren (NVPH)… Funny Power giant Unsubscribe Copyright (C) 2021 Hortidaily.