New varieties spotted in September

Remember the days when a snack tomato wasn't a thing? Ever since the small tomato industry has been growing like crazy, breeders, growers and traders are on the lookout for the next It Product. In September we've put a lot of focus on various specialties, novelties and other products. Here's the recap. 

At breeder TomaTech, it's not just about the tomatoes
TomaTech, the new player in the field of high-tech tomato breeding has opened up shop and is ready to showcase its business. Over the last 10 years TomaTech has focused on developing tomato varieties mainly for the Mediterranean Basin (Spain, Italy and Turkey). Recently TomaTech decided to divert more.....

snack cucumbers or snack bell peppers
"The market isn’t ready for an explosive growth yet"
Nowadays, there’s a lot of choice in the field of snack vegetables, but snack tomatoes have received the most attention. Yet snack cucumbers and snack bell peppers have also gained popularity in recent years. Will these vegetables take over supermarket shelves in the next few years?

Flavor drives specialty tomato breeding business
At its Woodland, CA field days, Sakata Seed America mainly showed field crops including melons, watermelons, beets and squash. However, a section of the field was dedicated to a greenhouse where customers were able to see the company’s specialty tomatoes. 

US: Electrolyzed water system to treat and prevent plant diseases
Ushio America has announced the release of the NaOClean Electrolyzed Water (E-Water) System for commercial, on-site and indoor use to enhance plant growth and potentially suppress certain diseases and plant microbes including powdery mold and mildew. 

Dutch mentality, but with a North American truck
It’s been almost a decade since George de Groot left the Netherlands for Canada, to start his own business in the grading and excavating works. After a difficult start, he’s got no reason to complain about work now. 

facility offers 7,000 lettuce heads and 300 trouts per week
“We take the guessing out of commercial aquaponics"
Harnois Greenhouses Inc. and ML Aquaponics Inc., two Canadian pioneering companies, have combined their expertise to offer commercial turnkey aquaponic facilities.   

“Speeding up microgreens harvest up to 90%”
After being approached by a grower looking for a solution to the seemingly impossible task to harvesting microgreens with a machine, Bob Benner created his automatic harvester. It turned out to be a huge success. 

Greenyard to sell horticultural division
Today the Belgium company Greenyard has signed a share purchase agreement with Belgium investment fund Straco to sell its Horticulture segment for EUR 120 million. The horticultural segment is known for its growbags, primarily sold under the Peltracom brand.