HortiDaily Newsletter | Friday, May 7, 2021

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Arlette Sijmonsma Email Elita Vellekoop Email Eelkje Pulley Email Priscilla Heeffer Email Annet Breure Email  Job Offers Production Manager - Dubai, UAE Supply Chain Coordinator - Kudelstaart, Netherlands Plant Buyer - Kudelstaart, Netherlands Hydroponic Grower - Livingston (Tennessee) USA Assistant Grower - Chatham (ON) Canada Director - Eastern U.S. Commercial Specialist Product Development Specialist Tomato Customer Service & Supply Chain Seeds Business Development Manager - Vietnam "Horticultural projects in China: High-tech and scalable" Overlooking the YouYou greenhouse project, a 20.6-hectare semi-closed facility growing tomatoes, peppers, cucumbers, and lettuce, Alice Pan with SD Glass Tech explains how the… Vacancies: Production Manager - Dubai, UAE US (NC): New BrightFarms greenhouse opened BrightFarms is announcing the opening of its latest indoor farm in Hendersonville, NC. The 6-acre greenhouse will produce 2 million pounds of lettuce per year for the… NL: Organic cultivation is getting started with new climate screens Bio Kwekerij Frank de Koning is a modern biodynamic greenhouse horticulture company based in Voorne-Putten in the Netherlands. Crop manager Wim van Marrewijk aims to achieve… The importance of continuous high dissolved oxygen levels in irrigation water Oxygen is essential for healthy plant development. Although plants generate oxygen as a by-product during photosynthesis, they require oxygen for energy production during the… Saffron Tech "Producing a large-scale amount of high-quality saffron will expand opportunities in the market" "We can optimize saffron cultivation by up to four times a year using the controlled conditions provided by our vertical farming technology," says David Freidenberg, CEO of… "Phytorich Powerful Tomatoes" to bring additional value to grower, supermarket and consumer As of this week, the first 'Phytorich Powerful Tomatoes' are available at Dutch supermarket chain DEEN. After a period of successful experimentation, grower Duijvestijn is… Study on how growth stage specific lighting affects tomato performance The aim of the study was to evaluate if the alternation in growth stage–specific lighting spectrum would be superior for tomato growth, photosynthesis, and… Yeni Mesaj Greenhouse strawberry production becoming more popular in Fatsa, Ordu Nursultan Bulut, who grows strawberries in a greenhouse n the Mesebuku District, recently got a visit from the District Director of Agriculture and Forestry Vedat Aydogan and… Stuart Thomson - Dyson Farming "By extending the UK season avoid unnecessary food miles that come from imported strawberries at this time of year." Dyson Farming has picked the first strawberries from its new 15-acre glasshouse in Carrington, Lincolnshire. The 424m long glasshouse is powered with renewable electricity and… TAMU 'Food as medicine should play a larger role in society's health' Although Lisette Templin has long understood the benefits of healthy living, she immersed herself into local food production after a family illness highlighted the importance… Special Crop Protection Syngenta and Valagro submit offer for Italy-based biostimulants producer Syngenta, an agricultural chemicals player owned by ChemChina, says that its crop protection unit together with its subsidiary biologicals company Valagro… $20 million raised to support AI drones reducing use of chemical crop protection Precision AI, a computer vision and robotics company working with sustainable farming practices, announced today the closing of $20 million in equity and grant funding.  The financing… Sfera.fm UltraClima climate technology applied in Lipetsk greenhouses The Russian greenhouse company Eletskie Ovoschi in the Archangelsk region has started growing lettuce recently. Currently, they are planning to grow over 2 tons of lettuce of… Ready-to-use bioreactor brings tissue culture back home Over the years, tissue culture has moved abroad due to rising labour costs. However, if ViVi Green Innovators have anything to do with it, this will soon no longer be necessary. Thanks to the automation of tissue culture with a bioreactor, growers save on labour, while hygienic cultivation is also guaranteed. "We have succeeded… 5-7 October 2021 Fruit Attraction is getting ready for its re-encounter with the horticulture sector Fruit Attraction, one of the main international trade fairs of the horticulture sector, organized by Ifema Madrid and Fepex, is to hold its in-person edition on 5-7 October in… Groof capitalization approved for a new coaching session in UK, NL, Ireland, and Germany The Groof capitalization initiative has been approved by the Interreg NWE program. "Our new initiative is all about supporting more sustainable greenhouse… Weny US: Notre Dame high school dedicates new greenhouse to teacher The Notre Dame High School in Elmira dedicated a newly-built greenhouse to one of its teachers on Thursday. The project was named in honor of Mrs. Karen Jennings for her… WTNH Killingly High School breaks down how adding a 'hydroponics' and 'aquaponics' class encourages sustainability "The future holds us growing plants in warehouses" At Killingly High School over the past few years, they've truly enhanced their Agriculture Education Program by adding a hydroponics and aquaponics class to help encourage… Urban Health Farms How indoor farming can help the EU carbon farming initiative The past year has seen indoor vertical farming break loose from its glass ceiling – pun intended, as we in this industry are free from glass ceilings anyway. No longer a niche… Ontario fruit and vegetable growers association COVID-19 mobile screening application OFVGA has designed a very useful COVID-19 workplace screening app, available through HUB Connect. COVID-19 screening of workers (in accordance with local… Kingpengintl.com 30 ha tomato greenhouse started in central Mongolia This project is a 30 Ha greenhouse in inner Mongolia, covered with diffused tempered glass. It will be used to grow tomatoes after its completion. It is cold outside even in… Krdo.com Co. Springs college launching new hydroponics program Colorado Springs D-11 is re-designing and launching a new curriculum for students interested in agriculture. Hopes are that it may help students with early college credit or… Bees thrive where it's hot: unique biodiversity hotspot located in North America The United States-Mexico border traverses through large expanses of unspoiled land in North America, including a newly discovered worldwide hotspot of bee… Today on social media LinkedIn            . Organic pak choi grown in good Dutch soil Dutch organic farmer, Gert van Brakel, has just sold his last organic pak choi. Lovely large, weighty organic pak choi from good 'Dutch clay soil'. The grower showed that on… Philip van Geest, Van Geest International, the Netherlands "Easing of COVID-19 rules means renewed UK demand, Brexit paperwork hassle still a sore point" Trade between the Netherlands and the United Kingdom has been boosted a bit. That's according to Philip van Geest of Van Geest International (VGI). That's thanks to the… Analysis of CHP condensation water for reuse as irrigation water As part of the DuurSaam Glashelder project in greenhouse horticulture in Erica, Klazienaveen, Zuidbroek and Sappemeer, samples will be taken of the… Casablanca's market's fruit and vegetable wholesale prices Here's an overview of Morocco's Casablanca market's weekly prices. These are for the most traded fruit and vegetables. It shows the lowest and highest sales price in Moroccan… University of Sheffield University of Sheffield research to counter effects of droughts Pod Yield Project: UK scientists develop climate-resilient bean crop Scientists in the UK have developed beans that may be able to use up to 40 percent less water. This would make them a more reliable food crop during droughts. The project was… Ready-to-eat vegetable & salad trends boost value demand for related packaging Demand for ready-to-eat (RTE) produce was already on the rise prior to the COVID-19 pandemic due to its enhanced convenience over standard options, which users… Ural-meridian.ru Ru: Martynovsky greenhouse complex grows 10 thousand tons of cucumbers The Martynovsky greenhouse complex in the Kurgan region has grown 10 thousand tons of cucumbers within 2020. Within the first four months of this year, the enterprise has… Funny Always double-check your spelling Unsubscribe Copyright (C) 2021 Hortidaily.