In the period before flowering, raspberries in field cultivation can be attacked by agrophages that significantly reduce plant growth and development. Failure to treat at this time or failure to do so in a timely manner can drastically reduce fruit yield.  read more

Exports of Uzbek watermelons to foreign markets began in the first ten days of May 2023. This is nearly one week earlier than usual due to very hot weather in the country. The mass exports begun in mid-May and since then Uzbekistan has already exported more than 30 thousand tons of watermelons,
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On Sunday, the weather over Poland will continue to be shaped by a widespread high pressure system. There will be plenty of sunshine and no precipitation across the country. read more

The apple market has seen a stabilisation of prices and a gradual decline in turnover as the strawberry season gains momentum. read more

Egypt has demonstrated the stunning pace of development in the frozen strawberry export in the past five years, as reported by EastFruit. The EU countries were the most important export destination for Egyptian frozen strawberries, and Egypt has doubled its exports to the EU since 2018. read more

Today at the Golawin Exchange, strawberry prices are still at relatively low levels. Buyers are holding back on their purchases. read more

At the end of last year Syngenta held a field conference to showcase its first solutions to the dreaded tomato rough rot virus (ToBRFV) and now has 10 varieties with intermediate resistance (IR) that give "verifiable results" and four others that are "verifiably resistant".
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Rijk Zwaan is approaching its 100th birthday and continues with the same vitality as ever. Its tomato catalogue is being renewed with materials such as Margymeno (74-PL001 RZ), a pear tomato for export that stands out for its good skin quality, durability on the plant and good heat setting. This year
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Since the appearance of ToBRFV, which posed a threat to the entire tomato industry, Enza Zaden began its research work to find a gene that would provide resistance to rugose and, consequently, to be able to develop varieties with such resistance. Once the
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This year the onion crop has a smaller surface area, perhaps 12% less than in 2022, when it already fell by up to 15%. In the Guadalquivir Valley in Andalusia, some growers have reduced their area by up to 50% due to the drought. "Since October it has been very difficult
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On Saturday, an amendment to the Act on refund of excise duty on agricultural fuel comes into force. According to the new regulations, farmers can receive a refund of up to PLN 2 per litre. read more

The famous Melitopil cherry (Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine) has not yet matured, and the Russian invaders already have grandiose plans for it, writes Zprz.City. read more

Saturday promises to be cheerful, with low to moderate cloud cover and no precipitation, IMGW synoptician Kamil Walczak told PAP. It will be moderately warm, with temperatures up to 20 degrees Celsius. A cold night is forecast, but frosts are expected only in areas of
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In February, the Organic Agriculture Council of the Region of Murcia (CAERM), the public authority in charge of the control and certification of organic products according to European Union regulations, presented its candidacy for these awards organised by Organic Food and the Organic Food Association.
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On the second day of June 2023, the Currant Demo Farm took place, an event organised every year at Tomasz Woźniak's farm in Jastkowo. The event was and is co-hosted by Dr Piotr Baryła - both currant growers work closely together.
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The tomato catalogue of the seed company HM.CLAUSE goes a step further in the search for solutions for the farmer and the rest of the value chain with the incorporation of materials with resistance to Tomato Rough Borer Virus (ToBRFV). In this sense, it already has two cherries with IR
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Summer meetings of members of the Association of Polish Blueberry Growers are an annual custom. On 2 June 2023, they met on the plantation belonging to the current president of the organisation, Bartłomiej Milczarek, in Rokiciny. Many attractions awaited the participants
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Vilmorin-Mikado is one of the companies that has been working on interspecific tomato rootstocks for the longest time. It started in this segment in 2008 in Spain and is currently one of the market leaders. Currently, the company is in the midst of a phase of change, and
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Changes are being prepared to the subsidies for the implementation of ecoschemes, so that agricultural holdings with an area of up to five hectares do not lose out on this solution, announced Agriculture Minister Robert Telus on Saturday after the opening of the 4th National Field Days in Sielinek (Powi.
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De Ruiter®, a Bayer brand, is the benchmark in tomato rootstocks and, as such, tries to stay ahead of trends with materials that provide solutions to the new problems that are appearing in the field. The reduction of authorised active ingredients and the consequent reduction of
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