Post-harvest strawberries (plantation monitoring, 20.07.2023)
The last fruits of late varieties such as 'Malwina' are being harvested in the fields. Where strawberries have already been picked some time ago, there are often no plantations left either. What

This blueberry variety may conquer Polish plantations!
Planted in mid-May, the plants resumed growth very quickly and leading already that they are sprouting new ones from the base of the bush. According to Marcin Werszczuk of Fall Creek, all

Huelva's berry campaign ends with 243,000 tons of strawberries,10% decrease in volume
Freshuelva has reported that the 2022-2023 campaign ended with a total production of 243,310 tons of strawberries, i.e., a 10% decrease over the previous campaign. The strawberry campaign was

Currant disaster becomes a reality
The market for industrial fruit this year is shaping up very far from growers' expectations. First, strawberry growers were not able to get the rates they were hoping for for their fruit. Now,

Currant disaster becomes a reality
The market for industrial fruit this year is shaping up very far from growers' expectations. First, strawberry growers were not able to get the rates they were hoping for for their fruit. Now,

More water and nutrient uptake with Ecoculture NHDelta
Roots perform multiple functions such as water and nutrient absorption, anchoring to the soil and symbiotic interaction with soil micro-organisms and are vital structures for plant growth and

Hugh Lowe Farms buys premium salad grower LJ Betts
Premium salad grower LJ Betts has been acquired by the Regan family who own major berry producer Hugh Lowe Farms and plant propagator Blaise Plants. Laurence J Betts Ltd grows a wide range of

Caries for blueberries. How can it be most easily supplied?
On Dr Pawel Krawiec's farm where the Blueberry Factory project is being implemented, several lignite-based products are used. On the recently planted blueberry plantations, where the plants are

Caries for blueberries. How can it be most easily supplied?
On Dr Pawel Krawiec's farm where the Blueberry Factory project is being implemented, several lignite-based products are used. On the recently planted blueberry plantations, where the plants are

Lofty initial prices for raspberries, peak production expected in August
In the northern Italian region of Piedmont, the raspberry harvest started in May. "Our plants are reflorescent, which means we will have about a two-week break between the first harvest cycle in

Protection of blueberry varieties with an average fruit ripening date
The weather in recent weeks, in many blueberry growing regions, has caused and continues to cause a high risk of plants being infected by grey mould. Therefore, in the pre-harvest period, it is

UK: Dyson Farming to build the second phase of strawberry growing glasshouse
Dyson Farming is to build the second phase of its strawberry growing glasshouse in Lincolnshire. The £11m investment will see the site able to grow fruits on more than a million strawberry plants

Agrintesa increasingly green with photovoltaics
Agrintesa, the nation's leading agricultural cooperative in the fruit and vegetable and wine sector, which associates more than 4,000 fruit, vegetable and wine producers, has an increasingly green

Currant prices and crop volumes - what lies ahead?
The harvest of black and red currants, the raw material supplied to processing plants, is fast approaching. The first price proposals are already appearing, although it seems that for the time

Feeding raspberries before and during the growing season
Autumn variety raspberries grown for single harvest from this year's shoots are now entering the flowering period. This is a demanding period for the plants but also a crucial one in terms of

Scottish strawberry season going well but growers still not seeing good returns
In Fife the Scottish strawberry harvest got off to a good reasonable start in mid-May. Robert Simpson from Fife Fruits who grows soft fruit on 32 hectares in Fife said that the early strawberry

Egyptian soft fruit nurseries interested in the Moroccan market
The weather disruptions in Morocco have had a severe impact on the soft fruit sector, raising concerns among industry professionals about the supply of suitable, resistant plants. The issue is of

How and with what to fertilise raspberries in summer?
The end of June for autumn raspberries is a time of increased energy expenditure. This has to do with flowering and fruit setting. Hubert Tabor of Yara Poland, in the course of inspecting a