HortiDaily Newsletter | Tuesday, May 4, 2021

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Arlette Sijmonsma Email Elita Vellekoop Email Eelkje Pulley Email Priscilla Heeffer Email Annet Breure Email  Job Offers Director - Eastern U.S. Commercial Specialist 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 Rough Brothers, Nexus, Thermo Energy Gibraltar growing and processing companies unify as Prospiant With the acquisition of six brands in the horticultural and cannabis value chain, NASDAQ-listed Gibraltar Industries has gained a significant position in the Northern American… Vacancies: Director - Eastern U.S. Salvatore  Ficicchia: "Over the years, we realized we needed to specialize more to keep up" "We have always grown tomatoes however, over the years, we realized we needed to specialize more to keep up with the times and improve the quality of our produce. The facts… "With this new expertise, we see a promising future in a growing LED market" Oreon and the Canadian company EnerSavings Inc. have come to an agreement for a strategic partnership. EnerSavings is a leader in customized lighting retrofits throughout… Tomatoes under full-spectrum LEDs give better yield and shorter stems Vine crops, specifically tomatoes, are one of the most heavily produced and consumed crops in the world. As such, tomato cultivation also represents one of the largest market… "With data-driven greenhouses, the horticultural industry is reaching the future of cultivation" The world's first publicly accessible data-driven greenhouse recently opened up at Tomatoworld in the Dutch town of Honselersdijk. In line with the type of greenhouse in… Which cleaning products can cause crop damage? Many growers use cleaning and disinfecting agents such as hydrogen peroxide and chlorine bleach. The crop can come into contact with these agents. It is not yet known which of… Photo by Marc Fawcett-Atkinson "Food miles are not the best indicator of sustainability" Finding sustainable produce in a Canadian winter is cause for nightmarish confusion. Months of eating in-season vegetables — cabbage, carrots, celeriac — compete with the… 8 May, 14:00hrs (UTC+2) Webinar: A one stop solution to feed the world: Three internationally acclaimed best practice cases will be highlighted in a new three-part webinar series "A one-stop solution to feed the world". The main objective is to… New high-tech research modules at Delphy almost ready for use Last year, Delphy in Bleiswijk has started with the building of two high-tech Research Modules. One large research unit is being built for the fully indoor cultivation of… Singapore shows what serious urban farming looks like From what was once Singapore's largest prison complex, an 8,000 square meter urban farm, Edible Garden City (EGC), now bursts with colorful vegetables and fragrant herbs.… PDI anniversaries happily continue Eating cake regularly in honour of colleagues celebrating their anniversary, is positive. Positive for the company, positive for the colleagues in question and of course also… Special Crop Protection Eco – friendly coolbox: new sustainable packaging presented Koppert will be introducing a 100% recyclable cool box for transporting biological solutions by early May 2021. This initiative is in line with the company's sustainability… Study on morpho-physiological responses by preharvest factors of three hydroponically grown genovese basil cultivars Sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) is an economically important leafy vegetable, especially in Mediterranean countries. The growing demand for fresh leaves with standardized… "Greenhouses and microgrids should grow together" As consumer preferences continue to shift toward purchasing locally sourced and organic produce, demand is growing for commercial greenhouses, or controlled… How Perfect Plants converted the crisis into new opportunities With over 40 years of experience in international biogenetics and tissue culture, Perfect Plants produces more than 30 million plants per year: 150 crops in more than 2000 varieties. When demand for young plants fell sharply during the crisis in 2006 and 2007, they kept doing what they were already good at, but in a new market.… Three new organic salad kits launched May is national salad month and Braga Fresh is introducing three new Josie's Organics premium salad kits:  Lemon Herb, Rustic Tomato and Spring Blush. "The Braga team focused on… Registration open for new United Fresh program Registration is now available for United Fresh's Reimagine Conversations, which will take place throughout the month of June. The 25-session series kicks off… Tanimura & Antle names senior harvest director Employee-owned Tanimura & Antle announced yesterday the promotion of Brett Champlin to senior director of harvest operations. In his new role, Champlin will… May 31 - June 25 University of Florida 2021 greenhouse training online courses Finding trained growers is a major challenge for our industry. Your best investment is to upskill your own workers to make better crop management decisions by learning the… Dutchsino.com Sino-Dutch exchanges in Shanghai Many companies continue to do business as usual again and large exhibitions are being organized again in China. Although, due to the travel restrictions, many clients cannot… $17.6M biotechnology center of excellence breaks ground may 7 Biotechnology education has a long and significant history in North Carolina's Piedmont Triad region of Alamance County. Alamance County is lauded as the top small… NZ: how to make students lining up for horticulture Encouraging young people into horticulture careers is vital to the future of our industry.  Last month Matt Dolan had the privilege to present at the Horticulture… Samantha Tucker / The Prairie Press Hydroponics combine science and passion for Nelson's Greenhouse operator Kenny Nelson Growing plants without soil sound like science fiction, but patrons of Nelson's Greenhouse in Clinton, Ind. can see it is not only real, but also a passion for co-owner Kenny… USDA to incentivize purchase of fruits and vegetables Participants in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) may soon see a… Vegetable crops boost health and wealth of Tibetans Early in the morning, Li Shouyuan put on rubber shoes and hurried to his greenhouses to harvest vegetables. "It is a key period for picking and selling… South Dakota State Fair photo North Dakota and South Dakota legislatures make ag funding a priority With more money for research facilities, roads, and better internet service, lawmakers in North Dakota and South Dakota have put significant funding into projects that benefit… Rockstart AgriFood makes final close at €22+m Rockstart announces the closing of its AgriFood fund at €22m with the participation of Vaekstfonden's Green Future Fund, alongside new informal investors such as Joke Pronk… OGVG positioning on Leamington proposal It is the position of OGVG that, in agreement with options A1 and D1 of the Clerk's report concerning Farm Dwellings and Boarding Houses for Temporary Foreign… Winners announced for the 2021 CEA Awards The winners of the 2021 CEA Awards were announced today. These awards were established to recognize distinguished individuals and organizations in the… Today on social media AgrovistaUK Fruit One of our very good clients sent us this lovely video they made featuring their new ⁦@Koppert⁩ Natutec Drive. Fantastic real life footage showing the easy and accuracy this… "Risks in geothermal much small than that of flooding" Horticulture denounces bureaucracy in development of geothermal heat "The Germans are actually thanking the Netherlands for the expertise they have gained and are going ahead with drilling in the same rock layer as Californië ." These are harsh… Australian vegetable industry preparing to renew its Strategic Investment Plan for the next five years As the vegetable industry looks to renew its Strategic Investment Plan (SIP), Australia's peak horticulture research and development body says it is pleasing to see that the… Sustainable packaging company adds cardboard tray to its portfolio Cascades, a North America and European based packaging company, is launching the first thermoformed cardboard tray. The product is made from 100 percent recycled and… P&O Ferries to launch fifth ship on Dover-Calais P&O Ferries announced the return of a fifth Ro-Ro ship on its Dover-Calais route in order to take back market leadership on the English Channel. Pride of… The importance of planning the production and marketing of fruit and vegetables Companies can't move forward without a strategy "We have been witnessing a steady decline in vegetable prices for more than two weeks now, during a time of stagnant sales of conventional products," said Vittorio Gona of the… Vertical farming: the solution for local cultivation A fast-growing population, increasingly crowded cities and peripheral towns, and growing demand for healthy and fresh food. In order to meet these developments, local… Funny Always handy while sleeping Unsubscribe Copyright (C) 2021 Hortidaily.