Lettuce and endives
Adverse weather events in various parts of Italy are causing a shortage of lettuce, though the issue is not affecting the hydroponic cultivation of Ninfa, whose production is in full swing thanks to the stable conditions in polytunnels.
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No peace for Romagna as a hailstorm damages hundreds of hectares
2023-06-28 00:00
First the frost, then the excessive rain and then the flood... only hail was missing, and it hit the Romagna area on Jun 23rd, causing considerable damage between Ravenna and Cesena.
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Agrovoltaics: 2023 is the breakthrough year
2023-06-27 00:00
2023 could be the turning point for Italian agri-voltaics. An initial positive effect comes from the data, which indicate an increase in the production of agricultural crops under agrivoltaic systems: between +15% and +30% for salad and vine rows, but also +4.3% for maize,
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Reduced nitrogen fertilisation: Further support for project Review
2023-06-27 00:00
In the Review project, the Lower Saxony Chamber of Agriculture (LWK) has been investigating since 2020 in cooperation with vegetable farms and the retailer Edeka Minden-Hannover whether the crops kohlrabi, broccoli, cauliflower and iceberg lettuce can be improved by reduced nitrogen fertilisation.
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Rijk Zwaan embraces Romagna, lettuce demo days kick off
2023-06-23 00:00
Rijk Zwaan in the heart of Romagna for its Demo Days 2023 dedicated to open field lettuce.
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Rijk Zwaan, starting Demo Days on lettuce
2023-06-21 00:00
The Demo Days 2023 - Speciale Villa Torlonia organised by Rijk Zwaan Italia in San Mauro Pascoli (FC) start today, Wednesday 21 June. Everything is ready to show partners and customers the main novelties in the open-field lettuce assortment. Not only that, there will also be novelties
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"Many big CEA players are opening US-based facilities now, intended to service the US market, but here in Toronto, we still primarily eat west coast lettuce. It's expensive and old, an issue that has been bothering me personally for a while." Speaking is Jay Willmot, President at Kinghaven
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Moroccan lettuce exports to France reach record high in Q1 2023
2023-06-19 00:00
Morocco continues to increase its fresh lettuce exports to France, with the volumes in the first three months of the current year reaching record high, according to EastFruit. In addition, Morocco also exported fresh lettuce to the UK for the first time after a three-year break.
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Moroccan lettuce exports to France reach record high in Q1 2023
2023-06-18 00:00
Morocco continues to increase its fresh lettuce exports to France, with the volumes in the first three months of the current year reaching record high, according to EastFruit. In addition, Morocco also exported fresh lettuce to the UK for the first time after a three-year break.
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AMI: Colourful lettuces with root balls are in vogue
2023-06-16 00:00
Although the total area under leaf lettuce has hardly changed in Germany in recent years, there have been considerable shifts within the range. In particular, lettuce areas have been greatly reduced, while lettuce hearts and hydroponic cultivation of
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On Sunday June 11th, 2023, activists from the collective Soulèvements de la Terre targeted a farm to the south of Nantes, as well as several experimental plots on the site of the Federation of Nantes Producers, destroying irrigation systems and lettuce plants.
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Vertically farmed lettuce represents the future of agriculture as regular supply chain disruptions in traditional crop farming due to the weather, climate, and contamination remain as uncertain as ever. For the fast-growing Canadian vertical farm, Vision Greens, growing perfect and affordable
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"We can already no longer rely on regional goods for some products"
2023-06-15 00:00
In Saxony the regional outdoor harvest is now gradually gaining momentum. "Despite the delayed start to the harvest, we can now draw on the full range of lettuces, herbs and also cucumbers and tomatoes," says Andreas Kaminski, a buyer and seller at vegetable wholesaler Walter Klunker, based in
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Bluelab partners with De Lettuce Bear in Malaysia
2023-06-14 03:00
Bluelab has announced its new partnership with De Lettuce Bear, an indoor vertical lettuce farming and hydroponics specialist based in Malaysia.
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Located about one hour south of Montreal and about 15 minutes from the US border, the garden of Quebec is a key growing region for many different vegetable varieties. “We are one of the major lettuce growers in Canada, harvesting up to 15,000 cartons of lettuce a day in season,” says Arthur
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The range of creative preparation options is as diverse as the spectrum of seasonally available salad varieties. Whether iceberg lettuce, lollo rosso or bionda, endive, head lettuce or frisée - leaf lettuce is not only a tempting eye-opener, but also a full-value one,
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"Hospitality clients prefer buying a wide product range"
2023-06-12 00:00
In the Netherlands, the open-field lettuce season is in full swing at Bij Tuinderij Boender. "Due to the cold spring, it took a while to get going, but the season's now well underway. The current sunny, windy weather makes keeping the lettuce wet quite challenging, but they look good," says
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During the first two months of 2023, over 55,000 tons of fresh vegetables were imported. The import of vegetables increased by almost 6% compared to the same period in 2022.
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Fully automated lettuce crop monitoring by greenhouse drones
2023-06-06 00:00
In spring 2022, Corvus Drones introduced fully automated greenhouse drones for young plant producers and breeders. Operating greenhouse drones is easy and can be done from one's office. Docking stations for automatic recharging and data upload are the ingredients to make the loop from data
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Buyers sought for UK hydroponic salad grower
2023-06-05 00:00
Steve Baluchi and Philip Armstrong of specialist business advisory firm FRP were appointed as Joint Administrators of Madestein (UK) Ltd and Fresh Willow Ltd on April 11, 2023.
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