WDG Farm said it has completed a 25,439 square meter (about 8,000 pyeong) ‘European-style vegetable greenhouse’ and has begun trial operations as of the 18th. It is the largest semi-closed greenhouse in the country. WDG Farm applied an advanced system that integrates its own semi-closed glass greenhouse…
The Irish strawberry season has been off to a strong start, kicking off on March 18th. According to Paul Hussey, Senior Trading Manager at Donnelly Fresh Produce, the season has been progressing well so far. “We’re now in the heart of the season with strawberries coming from the outdoor tunnels. This…
With over 60 thousand followers and 788.8 thousand likes, these are not the statistics of an actor or a blogger, but of a farmer, Arthur Potapchuk from the village of Yarynivka in the Rivne region, who is engaged in growing garden strawberries and raspberries. Fresh strawberries and social media are a…
Forty years ago, Rainbow Greenhouses began as a modest 3,000-square-foot operation founded by Wilma and Stan Vander Waal. Since then, the company has grown into a multi-site organisation specializing in ornamental horticulture, with four facilities spanning British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. With a focus…
In 1996, the Department of Commerce and Mexican tomato growers agreed on the installation of the Tomato Suspension Agreement (TSA). The agreement ensures that Mexican tomatoes are sold in the U.S. at or above the TSA reference price. This living document is being extended every five years and was most…
At Transport Logistic 2025, held in Munich, Germany from June 2 to 5, Tzone Digital Technology Co., Ltd. exhibited its TT19 series product, the TT19SE 4G low-temperature real-time temperature and humidity light-sensing vibration GPS position sensor. During the exhibition, Tzone provided samples to the…
Biological pest and disease control has played a key role in ensuring the plant health of greenhouse crops for the past twenty years, thanks to its high efficiency and unbeatable technical advantages. “No one can question that biological control works and that it is the only option available in the…
Can a cucumber offer anything new? In theory, it might not. In practice, it can if new varieties differ from the old ones. “We recently introduced a line of cucumbers,” says Massimiliano Ceccarini, CEO of Sipo. “But we have moved on from the past. We’ve almost abandoned the traditional variety, opting…
There was a buzz of excitement in Amsterdam last week because HortiContact is becoming a two-day trade fair. The event will have evening openings, allowing growers and suppliers plenty of time to attend. Conversations with industry stakeholders revealed that HortiContact should be more than just a…
The aubergine is rapidly gaining popularity in the Netherlands. Market data from Circana shows that sales of aubergines increased by 33% in 2024 compared to 2019. Whereas the aubergine was previously used mainly by professional chefs, it is now increasingly purchased by home cooks as well. From niche product…
Hawthorne Gardening, a worldwide supplier of horticulture LED lighting under the Agrolux and Gavita brands, expressed concerns over recent articles in HortiDaily and its Dutch equivalent, Groentennieuws, regarding legal action taken by Osram against a grower who is a customer of Hawthorne. Osram made public accusations of alleged patent infringement related t…
ToBRFV is undoubtedly the main concern for Moroccan tomato growers. Until now, the only means of control for several seasons has been the drastic measure of uprooting plants. Growers are looking forward to seed breeders, tasked with the delicate mission of developing new resistant varieties. Many new…