Friday, December 13, 2013

If you cannot read this newsletter, click here to view it in your browser. Friday, December 13, 2013 Any News? If you want to share your company news with the entire horticulture industry, please send us a press release or contact our editorial staff. We will publish your news free of charge.  Boy de Nijs Email Annet Breure Email   Job Offers Sales Manager USA Junior Buyer – based in South East UK General manager imports (designate) - Southern China Sales manager Central Europe Managing Director Central Europe General Manager - China Fritz Wiendl (experience in fresh produce industry) is looking for a job Business Manager NEF - Netherlands Supervisor Nucleus Stock - The Netherlands Project Manager R&D - The Netherlands Mexico: High Tech Gardens finds perfect partner in Windset Farms, considers expansion At the Agro Expoalimentaria, Guanajuato we had the pleasure of meeting with Mexican greenhouse grower Salomon Levy. Levy is one the growers at High Tech Gardens, a greenhouse operation that is located at the Agropark in Queretaro. Even though their first years into greenhouse horticulture where not easy,..... Aqua-Hort strikes against Pythium fungus : Norway: Copper fertilization saves business of year round lettuce grower Hans Kristian Berge is producing salad for restaurants and shops in Norway. The nursery covers 3000 square meters, and is equipped with lighting and heating for year round production of the two varieties Crispi and Rapid. The plants are sown in-house in 5 cm pots with peat moss. After the initial sprouting..... Find new markets at Great Lakes EXPO: NA: Meet the Buyers reception at Michigan Greenhouse Growers EXPO Connecting with new buyers and markets for fruit and vegetable growers is made easier through the MarketMaker exhibit and the Meet the Buyers reception at the Great Lakes EXPO Dec. 10-12.Producers and buyers are encouraged to visit the MarketMaker booth at the Great Lakes Fruit, Vegetable and Farm Market..... Click here to receive this news directly in your inbox Designed by Spagnol:  Italy: Zero impact irrigation and heating technology for greenhouse in Bologna Italian greenhouse irrigation company Spagnol srl signed an agreement with the consortium of Italian agricultural producers of Agribologna, in order to supply all the automations for a new greenhouse. The greenhouse, which will be heated by biogas, will be built in the region of Mezzolara di Budrio in..... UK: Thaneth Earth take every possible measure to minimise light pollution Light pollution by greenhouses is a hot topic worldwide and horticultural screening installers and shading and screening manufacturers are developing all kinds of solutions to keep the light emissions as low as possible. Next to lowering the impact for the local residents and the environment, it is also very..... Supplied by PB Techniek:  Netherlands: New Lemnis LEDs for RedStar Tinte Last Wednesday, PB Engineering delivered yet another LED project. In this case, to accommodate 10.000 m2 of tomato cultivation at RedStar in Tinte. Here, hybrid lighting was applied with 125 μmol son-T and 70 μmol LED. The son-T system is made up of 600W LED fixtures and the installation is..... Photo Report: South Korean horticulture South Korean tomato cultivation - ever wondered what that looks like? Now you can enjoy the photo report of the visit to South Korea by Horti-Consult International.Click here for the full impression. Team Horti-Consult International B.V.For more..... 2014 catalogue debuts the largest beefsteak tomato ever bred: US: Burpee introduces SteakHouse Tomato Each December, millions of Americans eagerly anticipate a one-of-a-kind treat: the arrival of their annual Burpee Catalog. After the commercial overload of the holidays, the hefty catalogues colourful pages offer natural inspiration for the New Year — an innovative array of vegetables, fruits, and flowers to..... Almeria Almeria's growers learn about Tesoro F1, the new long cucumber variety from Nunhems Excellent market quality and unbeatable and continuous production during the entire cycle are the qualities which only Nunhems has been able to combine with its long cucumbers during the autumn cycle.The Tesoro F1 offers every possible advantage to specialised cucumber producers, who had already for some..... Plant pathologist Marianne Elliot:  Cost-effective and sustainable ways to sterilize your soil  In her research at the WSU Puyallup Research and Extension Centre, Elliott deals with fungi, viruses, bacteria, nematodes and water moulds such as Phytophthera, which is one of the most destructive diseases of nursery, forest and food crops worldwide. Elliott, though, looks for practices that rely not on..... Canada's hort pros get their green thumbs at Kwantlen Where pro gardeners get their green thumbsAt the Kwantlen campus, students are being trained for careers in horticulture - as landscapers, designers, turf managers for golf courses, pest control specialists, greenhouse production workers and plant experts.Some graduates have gone on to start their own..... Click here to receive this news directly in your inbox US (SD): Initial approval for $750,000 greenhouse at NSU A proposal for a $750,000 greenhouse that would boost Northern State University’s science programs was given an initial approval Wednesday by the South Dakota Board of Regents.Jodie Ramsay, chair of the department of biology, chemistry and physics and mathematics, said faculty members are excited about the..... UK: Sales and confidence boost for garden retail The December edition of HTA Market Update, published this week, reveals that this year to date, garden centre sales are 5% ahead of 2012 (end of October). Sales have been ahead of 2012 levels since May with September figures 4% up and October 3% up. This is good news for a year which had a slow start due to..... Almeria Spain: Prices still on the rise due to drop in production Vegetable prices are still on the rise in Almeria, mainly due to the lower temperatures, which have caused a drop in production volumes. Long cucumbers, for example, have seen an increase of more than 0.30 Euro/kilo. Striped aubergine prices have also increased by 0.40 Euro and long aubergines have become..... Rick Melnick of Valent BioSciences Corporation Biopesticide Industry Alliance elects new board chairman and director In a unanimous vote at a special board meeting held December 6, the Biopesticide Industry Alliance (BPIA) elected Rick Melnick of Valent BioSciences Corporation (VBC) as its new board chairman and director. Effective January 1, Melnick succeeds Eda Reinot of BASF Corporation, who served as chairman since..... Europe: New Geothermal Market Report available The European Geothermal Energy Council (EGEC) Geothermal Market Report 2013/2014 was launched yesterday. This third edition includes an extensive overview of the geothermal energy markets (both electricity and heat), and a summary of the existing financial support schemes for New Geothermal Market Report for..... NSAC responds: USDA Terminates Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement Last week, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) terminated the process for developing a national leafy greens marketing agreement (NLGMA). In 2009, members of the produce industry petitioned AMS to begin a process for establishing a national agreement modeled off of..... Argus introduces new Multi-Feed RM nutrient injectors Building on the success of the Multi-Feed injector design, Argus has introduced a new drop-in style injector for use in commercial and research fertigation applications. The Argus Multi-Feed RM is a self-contained, rack-mounted nutrient dosing system capable of delivering multiple feed recipes using A/B..... India: Syngenta pilots protocol for seedless watermelon Switzerland based agri-business major Syngenta is piloting projects that offer complete solutions for seedless watermelon in Maharashtra and is currently developing Proof of Concept for pilots on cotton, grape and potato as well. The company is also assessing the prospects of bringing the Plene solution for..... Houweling's Tomatoes @Houwelings_ Look at all of the future #Houweling’s #tomato plants! We could not do it without our #propagation department!  New stainless steel, corrosion free nozzle for the Autofog  Dramm now offers a stainless steel nozzle for all versions of the Autofog chemical applicator. The Autofog is a great tool to apply various greenhouse chemicals effectively. Unfortunately, corrosive oxidizers would damage the nozzle quickly, preventing certain chemicals from being used in the Autofog...... US: Western Montana Growers Cooperative expands local food business The Western Montana Growers Cooperative has evolved in its ten-year history from a scrappy $200,000 per year business to a nearly $1 million per year business, reports the Missoulian. A recent study by University of Montana environmental studies students showed that the food hub has grown each year in..... The editorial staff of Hortidaily shares this idea.  US: Ohio State to Hold 2013-2014 Agricultural Policy and Outlook Conference Series Statewide Growers and producers will find that despite the fact that cropland in Ohio increased in value in 2012 and 2013, those values are expected to remain flat or even decline in 2014, an economist from Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) said. Barry..... 1 to 5 p.m. on January 31, 2014 US: Purdue to showcase LEDs at Open House Purdue University will host an open house to showcase its latest research on light emitting diode (LED) technology being conducted in the Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture. Visitors can see the latest in LED floriculture and high-wire tomato LED research being conducted and they will have..... Hortidaily funny Explain your answer Unsubscribe  Copyright (C) 2013 Hortidaily. This newsletter was sent to: pmiralles@aprgreenhouses.com