‘Pakistan should promote seedless citrus varieties’
According to Dr. Muhammad Rafiq Akhtar, director Agriculture Information Punjab, it is time to work on the energetic propagation of seedless citrus varieties to sizably expand area under its

"The right light improves development and reduces costs"
Vivai Bacchetto from Chioggia (Venice) produces 600 million plants a year thanks to customized artificial lighting obtained in collaboration with C-Led. Left to right: Marco Battalliard, Roberto

W regionie Buchary (Uzbekistan) rozpoczęto dużą produkcję hydroponiczną
Kompleks szklarniowy uzbecko-tureckiej spółki joint venture Bukhara-Varnet LLC, zlokalizowany w wolnej strefie ekonomicznej Bukhoro-Agro, jest jednym z największych

Smurfit Kappa goes green energy
Smurfit Kappa, one of the world's largest integrated paper-based packaging manufacturers with operations in Europe and the Americas, is investing in the installation of solar panels at all its

First Dutch zucchini crop of the season: "Not only pretty but tasty too"
On Wednesday morning, February 1, the first young zucchini plants began flowering at CourgetteFleur Zwinkels in the Netherlands. That heralds the start of the 2023 season. The first CourgetteFleur

"Due to the cold snap, we had to end our Brussels sprouts season early"
Since the start of November, the Haap vegetable farm has been busy harvesting Brussels sprouts and kale. "Due to the drought, the yields of Brussels sprouts were lower. Overall, plants were

Linton Growing joins Driscoll’s nursery network
Linton Growing, the containerised plant propagation business established by Clock House Farm in 2020, is celebrating joining the rank of elite growers (currently only five in the UK including

“Almeria's yellow melon production is decreasing”
The cold has slowed down Almeria's horticultural production after a whole cycle that could be defined as exhausting for plants. "The high autumn and winter temperatures weakened the plants and

Interko: New cooling system to further reduce energy and labour costs for maturing plants
Importantly, the company says, the new technology includes an upgrade to Interko's exclusive REVERSO reversible fans. Interko expects it to reduce operating costs for maturing plants by a further

Spain’s fruit and vegetable production worth €18.8bn
Spanish fruit and vegetable production was worth €18.76 billion in 2021, according to the most up-to-date data from the country’s Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food,

Lower greenhouse temperatures and higher costs?
Rising energy and fuel prices have greatly worried most ornamental growers. Particularly those growing plants under cover.The search has begun for how to address the problem of rising costs day by

Linton Growing joins Driscoll’s nursery network
Containerised plant propagation business Linton Growing has joined the nursery network of Driscoll’s following the American soft fruit company’s acquisition of Berry Gardens in late 2022.

“Spanish nurseries are the ones taking the new mandarin varieties to Italy”
The citrus varietal landscape is constantly evolving and it's enriched with new developments every year. But what specific varieties are farmers betting on right now? Star Ruby grapefruit plants.

Bloomfield Robotics uses AI to help with plant management
In 2011, a highly contagious plant bacteria was found in some 40,000 grape vines in the wine producing region of Bordeaux, France. Since then, infection of vineyards by flavescence doree has

Zimbabwean government distributes 450,000 sweet potato vines
The government of Zimbabwe has distributed 450,000 virus free sweet potato vines in all the country's provinces under the Presidential Sweet Potato Vine program. Commenting on the distributed

Janssen and Fresh Inset partner on produce preservation
Fresh Inset and Janssen PMP have signed an evaluation and standstill agreement to test and develop Fresh Inset’s Vidre+ technology on fresh produce and ornamental plants. The group has granted

Desaru Fruit Farm loses RM600,000 due to flood
The well-known Desaru Fruit Farm in Malaysia has suffered losses of about RM600,000 (€132,000) after 90 per cent of its orchard was flooded. Desaru Fruit Farm director Alice Tong Ah Chin said

Citrus grower fights to keep crop healthy as Phoenix area is faced with cold spell
Arizona citrus growers are working hard this week to keep their plants thriving during this cold snap as overnight temps are hovering around the freezing mark. Fortunately, the plants at Agritopia

‘Biggest UK presence yet at Fruit Logistica,’ says CHA
British plant and produce trade group, the Commercial Horticultural Association (CHA), will showcase its largest-ever group of UK exhibitors at the CHA pavillion during Fruit Logistica next month.

Cultivation and care of bamboos in Poland
Bamboos are evergreen plants with an attractive appearance. This makes the cultivation of bamboos increasingly interesting for gardeners and landscape architects. Many of their species and

Sour cherry purchasing is gaining momentum on the Polish market
Offers for the purchase of sour cherries have been around for some time, but until now the purchase of these fruit has been on a very limited scale in Poland. We recently wrote on fresh-market.pl

Expensive courgettes on the Polish market
The wholesale courgette market in Poland is witnessing a repeat of the situation in the second half of January this year. A sharp drop in the availability of courgette in Spain caused a drastic

Withdrawal of desert apples in Poland with redirecting them to processing?
There is still no decision on whether to withdraw dessert apples from the Polish market, even though the situation in the apple sector is very difficult. Instead, new speculation on this subject