Sweet corn

Thirty years ago, while still a student, Giel Hermans started growing sweetcorn in the Netherlands. A teacher informed him about the potential of this product, considering its high consumption in the United States. "I thought it couldn't hurt to try. So, I started growing on half a read more

When visitors to the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo point their cell phone cameras at flowers instead of baboons, Leigh Anne Lomax is thrilled. The eye-catching flowers, trees, and hanging baskets that add color and texture to every corner of the zoo are the work of Lomax, Cleveland Metroparks Zoo's… read more

Fruit Growers Tasmania, together with a group of Tasmanian cherry growers, are heading to Asia Fruit Logistica 2024 in Hong Kong next week from 4 - 6 September. Fruit Growers Tasmania has been participating in the show since it began in 2007. Peter Cornish, CEO of Fruit Growers Tasmania, stated, "It's." read more

Serbia is currently facing a notable decrease in crop yields caused by a continuing drought, leading to earlier harvests, as reported by local media. The corn harvest has been especially impacted by the drought, with experts predicting a reduction in yield of 16 to 20 percent. Zarko Galetin, an agroeconomic expert, read more

The sweetcorn season is currently in full swing for Otjens Sweetcorn. "We started a bit later, unfortunately, but we are now in the fifth week. The first weeks were a bit quieter, but by now we have normal volumes again and we can still say that there is a nice demand," says Wout Otjens of Otjens... read more

Grilling was a popular theme for advertisements this week with Labor Day weekend just around the corner. Many retailers focused on traditional cookout favorites like corn, bell peppers, asparagus, zucchini, yellow squash, sweet onions, eggplant, and tomatoes. Some stores took it a step further by... read more

The Cornell-developed "PhytoPatholoBot" detects spectral signatures of three types of destructive grape diseases – powdery mildew, downy mildew, and grapevine leafroll virus – enabling early management of pathogens without the need for farmworkers to identify them. Ultimately, data collected by such a system can lead to improved disease control and grape production. read more

Researchers are exploring innovative methods to manage the corn earworm population, a significant pest affecting sweet corn crops in Colorado. The pest, which is actually a moth, has developed resistance to traditional insecticides, prompting the need for alternative solutions. Adrian Card, a read more

In this estimate, 100 million euros are attributed solely to the risk of drought. Especially in eastern Austria, autumn crops such as corn, soybeans, and sugar beets, as well as grassland, would suffer from the lack of rainfall and the heat of the past weeks, explained the. read more

The new packaging consists of an open, rectangular container with rounded corners and a paper wrap. Consumers can see the vine tomatoes directly in this packaging. Additionally, the new container holds 400g of premium tomatoes, instead of the previous 375g. And all this at a read more

Recent warm and wet spring weather has led to vibrant displays of lavender at the Eden Project in Cornwall. The lavender bloomed later than usual, attracting not only tourists but also bees and other pollinators. In more typical weather conditions... read more

During the first seven months of 2024, customs officials in Transnistria, Moldova, monitored around 14,500 tons of fruit and vegetable products for export. The Committee noted that this represents a 57% increase compared to the same period last year. The export of frozen corn... read more

Cornell University's School of Integrative Plant Science Geneva Apple Rootstock Program is partnering with Brandt's Fruit Trees to test the Story variety on the latest Geneva rootstocks. Apple growers in the 21st century are encountering similar challenges as those before them: the need to lower costs. read more

In the last 48 hours, 101 extreme weather events have hit Northern Italy, including heavy rainstorms, hailstorms, and windstorms, resulting in devastated vegetable and corn fields, flooded farms and barns, and torn roofs off warehouses. This is what emerges from Coldiretti's analysis of data from Eswd regarding the wave. read more

The fruit and vegetable supply chain has multiple needs when it comes to tomatoes, considering the journey from producer to consumer. For this reason, seed companies have faced challenges in recent years. Resistance and sustainability in the field, availability, and continuity are crucial factors. read more

What we want to talk about today is a fruit loved by everyone and found in every corner of the world, symbol of health for its nutritional profile: it provides potassium, vitamin C, fibers like pectin and hemicellulose, and also has antioxidant and anti-diabetic properties. read more

Sustainability and the presence of an excellent quality-price ratio are the cornerstones of the advice from La Borsa della Spesa this week, the service provided by BMTI and Italmercati Rete di Imprese in collaboration with Consumerismo No Profit. Despite the fear that the intense heat may... read more

A new study has revealed that a native potato species was introduced to southern Utah by Indigenous people in the ancient past, potentially becoming the only culturally significant plant species to have been domesticated in the southwestern U.S. The research team, led by Red Butte Garden, ... read more

After a perfect start (no carry-over of old crop stocks, no Southern Hemisphere stocks, and much better price levels than in 2022-23), how did the apple campaign unfold? With the new season just around the corner, François Mestre, head of Mesfruits (based in Cavaillon), draws up an initial read more

Watermelons are entering the peak of the season and Claudio Filosa, president of the Latina Ortaggi cooperative in Sabaudia, has told IFN about the situation in Agropontino. "We can define it as a two-speed season: the first greenhouse watermelon harvests have taken place

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