"Issues with scab drive us organic growers towards new varieties like PiqaBoo"
At the Belgian organic farm VerKen Bio Deli-Vers, they started growing PiqaBoo pears last year. Kris Wouters once called it 'a new fruit species', and VerKen Bio Deli-Vers's Gerard Kenens sees plenty of potential for organic farming.
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"As a company, you must dare to see change as a solution when things aren't going well. Jonagold sales have been tough for a while,
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