How to be a flower farmer (and make money doing it)
2024-03-04 00:00
Well-marketed cut flowers can offer existing farms an increase in income per acre compared to traditional vegetables, according to Robin Trott, a seasoned Extension educator at the University of Minnesota and owner of Prairie Garden Farm, a cut flower operation in Starbuck, Minnesota with 15
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Bfruit is an organisation of soft fruit and kiwi growers based in Portugal with production throughout the country. Filipa Bragança, director of Bfruit, says that their aim is to increase production and add unique varieties to Portugal's offer: "Our production of kiwifruit and kiwifruit in Portugal has been growing for the past two years.
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French green kiwi campaign almost identical to 2023
2024-03-04 00:00
Pascale Begoulle, sales director of SIKIG, provides an update on the current French kiwi campaign. "Our season profile is very similar to last year's, except for the predominance of larger sizes and the slightly higher volumes. The campaign is similar to the previous one, but this is mainly due
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"The biggest demand has been for flavoured cherry pear tomatoes".
2024-03-04 00:00
After the pandemic, in July 2021, eleven farmers from Granada with extensive experience in the cultivation of greenhouse vegetables decided to join together to achieve greater production stability and marketing strength through the association, founding the SAT in Castillo de Baños....
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'Conference pear exports are doing great, but for Lukassen pears there is a stalemate'
2024-03-04 00:00
Exports of Conference pears are going very well. "Pears are sent everywhere and it is really a challenge to keep up with the demand. We can talk about the best season in years," says Kees Boonman of the Dutch company Zeeland Fruit, which specialises in
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NZ: Young Plant Producer of the Year is back for 2024
2024-03-04 00:00
Young Plant Producer is back for 2024, so now is the time for NZPPI members to talk to their younger workers about entering the Young Plant Producer of the Year competition. The Young Plant Producer of the Year 2024 competition will be held at Lincoln University on Tuesday, July 9, and
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Leander van Bellen was appointed managing director of HDG Survey Group. He already filled this role on an interim basis last year when Rob Boogmans had to leave the position prematurely due to illness. Leander, Stijn Verstijnen (commercial director) and Bas Lok (director
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Soilless strawberries are now 35 percent more popular than traditional strawberries
2024-03-04 00:00
There is renewed interest in the above-ground strawberry production systems designed and built by Combimetal Carrera, a company based in Policoro (Italy) that specializes in the construction of greenhouse structures. Gabriele Nicodemo of the Nicofruit Group (pictured below), one of the Italian
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UK farmers protest in Kent against foreign food imports
2024-03-04 00:00
About 200 farmers in Canterbury, Kent, have demonstrated against the importation of foreign food and the low prices supermarkets pay for their produce. The protest involved a convoy of tractors and vehicles through the city. The British Retail Consortium responded by highlighting the effort to
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Later varieties of Chilean grapes on the way
2024-03-04 00:00
It's been a difficult season for imported grapes, from Chile particularly, but that's starting to change. "So far this season supplies have been very, very difficult to get," says Michael Giordano of Consalo Family Farms®. "Since Peru started a little before Thanksgiving, and up until now where
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Total European apple stock are down by 5% compared to the same time last year. The biggest drops come from the UK at -35% followed by Denmark at -30.2% and The Netherlands at -23.8%. Gains were made in Spain at 22.2%, France 11.7% and Belgium 10.8%. The European pear stock is down by -1.6% with
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Raspberry price forecast for the upcoming season in Ukraine – is optimism justified?
2024-03-04 00:00
Frozen raspberries are currently the main export product of the Ukrainian fruit and vegetable business in terms of foreign exchange generation. What makes this segment of agribusiness unique is that it involves tens of thousands of producers of all forms and sizes. Both large farmers, who have
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Asparagus movement from Mexico expected to increase due to optimal weather conditions
2024-03-04 00:00
A cluster of wildfires that started on Monday, February 26 and continues to move through the panhandle of Texas, made it difficult for truckers to travel. Authorities asked truckers to avoid Interstate 40 near Amarillo due to excessive smoke and limited visibility and to allow emergency vehicle
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Pistachio cultivation continues to expand in Spain, where production is expected to increase significantly in the coming years. "Between 70,000 and 75,000 hectares have been planted, but for now only about 10,000 hectares can be harvested, so it is estimated that the production
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The School of Agronomy of the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Valparaíso, under the direction of Professor Eduardo Fernández, is carrying out a study focused on how climate change has altered the flowering date of deciduous trees, particularly cherry trees, at the time of flowering.
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Banks and private companies in Turkey could experience a foreign currency deficit due to payment complications with Russia, according to Dogu Perincek, the leader of Turkey's Patriotic Party (Vatan), in a statement to Sputnik. The business sector is under substantial pressure to halt trade
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Maersk hires new head of north Europe from DB Schenker
2024-03-04 00:00
A.P. Moller - Maersk has appointed Ole Trumpfheller as its new VP and managing director for its business in Northern Europe. Trumpfheller joins from German logistics major DB Schenker. He will be responsible for Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Poland and the Benelux countries, including the
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"We will certainly not achieve the high prices of last year"
2024-03-04 00:00
Local onion farmers have shown a noticeable increase in their willingness to sell in recent weeks. "Everyone has now understood that prices will not rise significantly anymore," says Hendrik Hachmann from Central German Trading Desk. Overall, the quality of table onions has been quite
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Pop Vriend Seeds showcases its 'Spinach 365' programme
2024-03-04 00:00
Massei (Unicoop Firenze): 'True convenience at the basis of results'
2024-03-04 00:00
Continuing, as usual, to give voice to modern distribution operators for a monthly review of market trends at the retail stage, for the February 'Distribution Barometer' of Monitor Ortofrutta, our choice fell on Unicoop
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