http://www.leamingtongrower.com/ Greenhouse Hydroponics and Related News en-us http://www.leamingtongrower.com/mobile/logo.gif http://www.leamingtongrower.com 144 36 http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=89 Sell it FREE!Still, dedicated to the vegetable grower in North America but also assisting greenhouse growers, nursery growers & others in the horticulture industry by providing a centralized place to market industry assets with the Leamington Grower Classifieds.Many growers have items that they have outgrown or changed the way they operate leaving equipment that is no longer needed. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=88 The Leamington Grower® is dedicatedto the vegetable grower in North America.We created a technical journal, website and a channel on the online video site YouTube to give local and international greenhouse related companies a platform to speak to one of North America's largest vegetable grower market. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=87 Produce Business Magazine Honors Greenhouse Grower for "Arizona Grown" CampaignSep 04, 2009 - Eurofresh Farms, an Arizona farming operation and the leading producer of greenhouse tomatoes in the United States, has won a 2009 Marketing Excellence award from Produce Business magazine for their recent "Arizona Grown" campaign. The grower was the only greenhouse operation honored by the publication. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=86 Singapore-based Olam International has signed an agreement to purchase the assets of US-based tomato processor SK Foods. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=85 Welcome, MN; The tiny town of Welcome is hoping to reap big benefits from barnyard manure.Gaylord-based bioenergy development company Midwest Biogas plans to build a plant near the 700-resident community that turns hog and chicken waste into energy for electricity and natural gas. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=84 Publix is testing a 60,000 square foot prototype store in Naples, FL, that will meld many of the features of GreenWise Market, its neophyte concept emphasizing natural, organic and eco-friendly products, with its conventional stores. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=83 Delta, British Columbia, Privately held Windset Farms recently received approval for a conditional use permit from local authorities and is proceeding with plans to build a $75 million hydroponic and produce packing facility in Santa Maria, California. Tomatoes will be grown primarily, with plans to expand into other vegetables. The Santa Maria site will be the company's first greenhouse and packing facility in the United States. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=82 Leamington, Ontario, August 17, 2009 - For second year in a row, Mastronardi Produce/SUNSET®'s Champagne Cocktail Tomato was declared the Best Overall Hothouse Tomato in the Tomato Capital of Canada in the 3rd Annual Hottest Tomato Competition. The event, hosted by REACH International, took place August 15 th through August 16th at the Roma Club in Leamington, Ontario. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=81 VANCOUVER, Aug. 14 /CNW/ - Village Farms Income Fund (the "Fund") (TSX:VFF.UN) announced its results for the quarter ended June 30, 2009. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=80 Toronto, ON - Almost nine out of ten Canadians (86 per cent) indicate that they prefer to eat locally sourced foods, according to the recent Real Food Survey commissioned by Hellmann's. The poll was conducted to gauge the eating habits of Canadians and the results indicate that the real food movement is gaining momentum across the country. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=79 A new system called Bokode, which is based on a new way of encoding visual info, could eventually replace bar codes and RFID. The name Bokode comes from the Japanese photography term "bokeh" that refers to the round blob produced in an out-of-focus image of a light source. Developed by researchers in the Media Lab at MIT, the Bokode system uses tiny tags (3 mm) about the size of an @ on a typical computer keyboard. Rays of light coming from the tags vary in brightness. They can contain far more info (thousands of bits) than an ordinary bar code. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=78 Leamington coined the phrase Tomato Capital of Canada. Long ago the H. J. Heinz Company of Canada Ltd., held annual picnics to celebrate company and the area's bountiful Tomato harvest. When the annual picnics came to an end, community-minded people sought out an alternate way to celebrate the Municipality's unique culture and rural resources - hence, the Tomato Festival which has grown in size and popularity ever since. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=77 Sorma Group is the multinational company of machinery and materials for packing. Sorma invests large amounts of energy in research and development, in order to find new solutions that answer the needs of the customer base and the requests of the market. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=76 Based in Ottawa, Ontario, the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) is a not-for-profit organization representing companies that are active in the marketing of fresh fruits and vegetables in Canada from the farm gate to the dinner plate. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=75 Leamington, Ont.; Dean Tiessen of Pyramid Farms Ltd., a greenhouse operation is already well on his way to heating his greenhouses with biomass production, and is screening the most suitable varieties of Miscanthus as a biomass source for Ontario with the help of Cantus Bio Power Ltd.. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=67 Kingsville, Ontario; Canadian government and business leaders gathered near Lake Erie in southern Ontario for the grand opening of North Americas first GE-designed greenhouse cogeneration plant installed to generate more reliable onsite power and heat for commercial greenhouses and help the country reduce its emissions from energy production. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=66 Arizona Daily Star by David Wichner Tucson Arizona Published: 07.07.2009 PHOENIX - Faced with competing bids the founder of bankrupt Eurofresh Inc. and a group of the companys secured creditors have sweetened their offer to recapitalize the hydroponic vegetable grower.When it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization in April, Eurofresh said it had reached an agreement with a group of investors, including founder and chairman Johan van den Berg, to reorganize the company by essentially exchanging $240 million in debt for new stock. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=65 US Biofuels, Inc, a CA based company is setting to launch major green fuel production with recent gains of twelve greenhouses expanding over eight acres in size. Each greenhouse will be used for the purpose of growing algae in a closed system, using the photobioreactor (PBR) process for the production of Biofuel. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=64 Leamington, Ontario: Local farmers and producers have an opportunity to meet and hear the Honorable Leona Dombrowsky, Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs and Betty Jean Crews, President of the Ontario Federation of Agriculture at the official launch of the buy local map ceremonies. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=63 Harrow, Ontario Canada; Landfills are the most common method of handling municipal solid and agricultural film waste worldwide.Mel Tech Corporation collects and removes plastic agriculture scrap for means of recycling, moving plastic from the agricultural waste stream back into the manufacturing process. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=62 GEORGETOWN, Guyana, June 4, 2009 - A more than GUY$40 million (US$192.239) investment in hydroponics in Guyanas capital city is reaping success and the countrys Agriculture Minister Robert Persaud is encouraging other farmers to invest similarly. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=61 Thank you for visiting our website dedicated to North Americas elite greenhouse vegetable growers. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=60 (4/23/2009) The U.S. Department of Agriculture will conduct its first full-scale survey of organic farming beginning in early May, when questionnaires will be mailed to known organic farmers. The 2007 Census of Agriculture counted more than 20,000 U.S. farms engaged in organic production. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=59 Toronto, Ontario; The CPMA Annual Convention & Trade Show is Canada's largest event dedicated to the fruit and vegetable industry showcasing exhibitors from Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South America, Central America, Mexico, United States of America and Canada. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=58 Essex, Ontario; As part of its' mandate, to increase public awareness of the agriculture and food system the Essex County Federation of Agriculture (ECFA) is announcing that the long awaited Buy Local Map designed support Essex County farms is ready and free. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=57 OTTAWA , Canada has tightened the screening process for incoming Mexican workers in an effort to limit the spread of swine flu, Immigration Minister Jason Kenney announced in an interview Monday. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=55 Leamington, Ontario; Last month marks the 20th anniversary of the World Wide Web. Before that, the internet was something very different. Consisting entirely of plain text, and with only basic navigation, it was much like using MS DOS. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=54 Media Release 03-02-2009 The United Nations agency that oversees international labour standards has slammed Canada for its provinces where laws prevent agriculture workers from unionizing. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=53 Queretaro, Mexico, Agropark is a new and one of a kind greenhouse park, designed and built to attract leading European and North American producers and marketers of vegetables and flowers. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=52 Pepeekeo Hawaii ; David Corrigan video tour of Richard Ha's sustainability minded Hamakua Springs Country Farm continues with a look at the famous tomatoes, lettuce and cucumbers all grown hydroponically. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=49 Toronto, Ontario; When the average North American sits down to eat, each ingredient has typically traveled at least 1500 miles from farm to plate. It has lead to the emerging popularity of the locavore movement and farmer's markets. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=48 Redcliff, Alberta; A southeastern Alberta co-op of greenhouse tomato, pepper and cucumber growers is the first to pick up certification from a national food safety program for the industry. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=47 MORELIA, MICHOACÁN, MEXICO, February 24, 2009 - Migrant workers from the Mexico state of Michoacán will have enhanced protections when they arrive in Canada this season, thanks to a new historic agreement. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=46 Wageningen, the Netherlands; The scope of this investigation is the development of a new type of greenhouse with an integrated filter for rejecting near infrared radiation (NIR) and a solar energy delivery system. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=45 Greenhouse Growers and Owners Online Resource Station Visit it us daily, for your USDA greenhouse vegetable pricing. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=44 OTTAWA, ONTARIO;Canada's environmental record is one of the worst-standing 15th out of 17developed countries-- according to the latest Report Card on Canada: How Canada Performs: Environment-Details and Analysis, released today by The Conference Board of Canada. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=43 Leamington, Ontario; Water and fertilizers are becoming more and more expensive for greenhouse vegetables and flower crops. Local municipalities have increased water rates for growers that do not store water during the night and use it during peak hours of the day. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=42 Leamington, Ontario; The Essex County Associated Growers have launched it's first ever website. It was created as an online guide to buying fresh, local fruits and vegetables. It saves people time, energy and the frustration of locating a local grower. BountyoftheCounty.ca compiles a directory of local farmers, and the crops they grow to encourage consumers to interact with growers and other shoppers. "We ask our community to be supportive of our local growers, independently owned businesses. Shoppers are looking for produce picked locally for quality, freshness and value. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=41 Leamington, Ontario, Canada; Tuesday is, as we all know, election day in America. Although they have in past election years decried the appalling low voter turnout and encouraged more people to cast their ballots, this year indications are that turnout will be much higher. We hope this is true. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=40 Halloween did not become a holiday in the United States and Canada until the 19th century, where lingering Puritan tradition restricted the observance of many holidays. American almanacs of the late 18th and early 19th centuries do not include Halloween in their lists of holidays. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=39 Despite the early teething pains and rising raw material costs, the demand for biodegradable plastics in the US is expected to rise by 15 per cent annually to 720 million pounds by 2012, according to a new study from the Cleveland, Ohio-based market research firm The Freedonia Group, Inc. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=38 Mississauga (Toronto),Ontario, Canada; Since 1979 Canadian Greenhouse Conference has grown to 200 exhibitors and attracts over 2500 attendees. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=37 Leamington, Ontario; An evening that combines education, dining and tackling your biggest most single cost factor ENERGY. 90-minute interactive workshops designed to focus on ENERGY fixed pricing.This program doesn't make more hours in the day, but it makes better use of the time you have by eating and learning. Make an informed energy commitment with the help of outside energy consultants as they share their expertise. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=36 St. Catherine, Ontario; It was an easy idea for Randy Van Berkel to digest. Burn grape skins and seeds to fuel his mammoth greenhouse in Niagara-on-the-Lake for a fraction of the cost he's paying to power it now. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=35 Leamington, Ontario - Celebrating their 25th Anniversary the unique Leamington culture; The Leamington Tomato Festival is host to the annual Tomato Capital Tomato Competition organized by REACH International, a Canadian Charity whose efforts assist the poor in Canada and in other countries such as St. Lucia, Tanzania, Ethiopia, & San Salvador. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=34 Aldergrove, B.C : When is a 'green' pepper not a green pepper? When it's a vibrant red, bold orange, or sunny yellow sweet bell pepper - grown, packed and transported in a certified carbon neutral manner. When SunSelect Produce Inc., of Aldergrove, B.C. delivered its first carbon neutral peppers earlier this summer, the grower accomplished a goal to become "greener" that has been several years in the making. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=33 Geneva, Switzerland; In this week's article, we take amount to look beyond the greenhouse industry and place our focus on how our Canadian tax dollars helped fund the world's largest and highest-energy particle accelerator complex, intended to collide opposing beams of protons with very high kinetic energy. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=32 Leamington, Ont. Canada; Since the late 60's, propagator's, greenhouse growers have been fighting the war. Many practices have been established and implemented in the greenhouse vegetable industry, but year after year we continue to fight back at Grey mold or Botrytis cinerea. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=31 Torquay,Australia; From soups, sauces and salads, Australia's first kumato grower is calling on consumers to replace all red tomatoes for brown kumatoes. Porta Kakouros, the first kumato grower in Australia, says the brown tomato has a stronger flavour than red tomatoes with a sweeter, crisper taste. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=30 Harrow, Ontario Canada; Land fills are the most common method of handling municipal solid and agricultural film waste world wide. Today's greenhouse farmer has options, bury plastics on farm, disposal of plastic in land fills or recycling of plastic. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=29 Leamington, Ontario; Leamington has coined the phrase "Tomato Capital" for many years. Tomatoes are Leamington's largest greenhouse vegetable crop, supplying supermarkets across North America. Leamington has the largest number of commercial greenhouses in all of North America. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=27 Leamington, Ontario, Canada; Steadily growing public concerns about pesticides, food safety, environmental quality, groundwater contamination, dependency on finite supplies of fossil fuels and soil and water conservation have led many growers and researchers to consider alternative means of agricultural production. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=26 Columbus, Ohio, USA; Every year greenhouse growers and suppliers gather at the Ohio Short Course/Trade Show to meet with other grower's and leading suppliers of the floriculture/hydroponic industry. They discuss a variety of information from industry-leader in order to forecast trends. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=25 Ruthven, Ontario, Canada; Back in 1989, Louis Chibante took a year off from his normal job to help his father-in-law run his 2 acre farm. It was during that time Louis discovered he enjoyed farming and continued to help run the family farm until he built his own 3 acre operation in 1991. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=23 The online industry journal leamingtongrower.com has joined OFA - an Association of Floriculture Professionals. OFA is a non-profit, all-industry, educational organization with more than 18,000 stakeholders representing all 50 states and nearly 30 countries. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=22 Britain's foremost fresh produce supplier, Fresca Group Ltd, has announced plans to develop the most hi-tech greenhouse complex on the Isle of Thanet. More than 550 jobs will be created when the Kent-based company teams up with specialist large-scale growers of tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers in a venture that is sure to capture both local and national interest. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=21 Michigan, USA, The rising value of the Canadian dollar and the costs of labour and energy are contributed to the development of a new logic of thinking and decision making. An important expenses faced by the industry are heating costs. In 2007, greenhouses spent $271 million on heating. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=20 Leamington, ON, Canada, R.E.A.CH. International hosts the Hottest Tomato Competition at the annual Leamington Tomato Festival this year. It will be held on August 15-17, 2008. Leamington "Tomato Capital of Canada" is located in Southwestern Ontario and boasts the largest concentration of vegetable producing greenhouses in North America; about 56% of Ontario's overall production. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=18 Leamington, Ontario Canada; Cardinal Carter Secondary Schools' horticulture teacher introduces the new Specialist High Skills Major (SHSM) program. It is designated to provide students with a solid academic, practical grounding and explore their career goals. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=17 Ruthven, Ontario, Canada Obviously, everyone - from producers to consumers - wants their food to be free of pathogens - bacteria, parasites and viruses - that can cause illness that sometimes results in hospitalization, or, in extreme cases, death. Area growers and packers are no exception. The Leamington area has a large but seasonal solid waste management challenge. Growers and packers present disposal practices including land filling and land spreading. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=16 Irving, Texas, USA; Riococco President/ CEO Shan Halamba visits with Leamington area greenhouse growers regarding selecting the right coir pith grow media, produced in the Republic of Sri Lanka from the residue of coconut husk. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=15 Kingsville, ON; WillTech Services a package coding management system (PCMS) local service provider is introducing the produce industry to packaging and coding technology to protect a packing sheds brand name. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=14 The North American greenhouse industry continues to expand. Canadian production has increased by 48 percent between 1997 and 1998, 36 percent between 1998 and 1999, and 16 percent between 1999 and 2000. The rate of growth has decreased over the last 3 years from 48 percent to 16 percent. Further, there are several new and growing U.S. competitors that are also expanding rapidly. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=9 http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=8 London Ontario; Today's market conditions demand a highly competitive business approach to growing. Escalating production costs and emerging foreign competition are just two of the many critical issues that are cutting into profits. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=6 Climate Control Systems Inc. announced today the launch of their new Climate Manager , a climate control computer based on 25 years experience. Leamington, Ontario Canada; It's hard to imagine, twenty-five years ago, computers were something new. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=5 Kingsville, Ontario Canada; A local photographer puts a new angle on M Pearce Trucking by using a Zoom Boom Scissor Lift. Mark WM Gagnier from World Head Quarters Corporate Photography takes extreme measures to make trucks look their best. One of his methods is using aerial photo using an airplane or a Zoom Boom Scissor Lift. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=4 About eight years ago Dickson D. Despommier, Ph.D., Professor of Public Health in Environmental Health Sciences (and Microbiology) Columbia of University challenged his students to forget about money space and time, come up with an alternative to traditional agriculture. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=2 During the early 1980's, the volume of greenhouse vegetable production in Ontario was stable. In 1985, however, the yields began to increase rapidly. This increase in production was largely attributed to the implementation of new technology and increased automation at Ontario greenhouse vegetable operations. http://leamingtongrower.com/?article=1 "The 'depression' was a blessing in disguise. It reduced the whole world to a new starting point that gave every one a new opportunity." Let's look at it as a new starting point, the greenhouse industry needs to take its focus on U.S. dollar and see a new starting point for opportunities.