Rain is expected to continue in the Western and Eastern Cape as a cutoff low moves over. Snow has fallen over the mountains of the Western and the Eastern Cape. read more

For all fitness and wellness enthusiasts, the appointment not to be missed isRIMINIWELLNESS, the international event dedicated to sport and healthy eating, this year taking place in the Romagna city from 1 to 4 June. read more

May and June account for 40% of the total annual strawberry purchases in the Netherlands. In 2022, most strawberries were bought in the week of 16-22 May (week 20). Strawberries are increasingly considered a 'spring crop'. With the advent of greenhouse cultivation is
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Syngenta Vegetable Seeds expands its spinach assortment with new varieties tailored to the production needs of the Piana del Sele, one of the main production areas in Europe for the first and fourth range baby leaf segment. Hardy and covering all production cycles
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Perla Nerahas launched its 2023 marketing campaign, which will continue until the end of September. Important marketing and promotion activities will be carried out, which will touch on the main sporting events of the year, including the Champions League final. Production on 700 hectares, in gdo
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The Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) is implementing a comprehensive reform plan to develop the agricultural sector in the Kurdish region of Iraq and expand the market for Kurdish products worldwide. read more

Hard times call for smart solutions. This includes assisted pollination of cherries and kiwi fruit as well as portable anti-frost machines. These are just some of the solutions that Chile’s Zimex Smart Agro has turned to as part of their focused smart solutions to solve and meet the needs of
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The government, through Rwanda Environment Management Authority (REMA), has secured $1.3 million (approximately Rwf1.5 billion) from partners to support the development of a cold chain system. The primary goal of this initiative is to reduce post-harvest losses and improve cold-chain
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The story now goes that local production is superior, and consumers are mainly looking to buy products that are cultivated close to home. Yet, sometimes this goes one step further, and that’s exactly what Warm Belly Farm has been doing with their You-Pick experience. read more

In Europe, high energy prices delayed the start of this year's organic greenhouse vegetable season. "Also, organic greenhouse vegetable acreage is as much as 20 to 30% lower," says Matthieu Zwaan of the Dutch company Bioworld. However, that is not causing major market shortages. "People have
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Brothers Michael and Christoph Simon are currently establishing an organic orchard in Mollram with 10,000 fruit trees, 5,000 of which are apricot trees. "Of course, we looked at similar projects in Germany and South Tyrol and everyone said we were crazy. Because the cultivation of the apricot
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In May, assortments and spaces dedicated to summer fruit - and among these the earliest category is the melon - begin to grow on supermarket counters, but every year supply and demand clash. In the first two weeks of May, in fact, opposite trends are noted, at the level of
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Bayer has cut the ribbon of a new quarantine facility dedicated to testing resistance to Tomato brown rugose fruit virus (ToBRFV) virus in tomatoes. read more

Apofruit, a cooperative of fruit and vegetable producers with more than 2,700 members throughout Italy, organised an extraordinary board meeting on 24 May, at its headquarters in Pievesestina di Cesena, to deliberate on some important actions to support its members affected
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At the beginning of week 21, Taiwan banned imports of South African apples because the downy mildew was found in two shipments. This is the second time in a period of six years and the suspension of imports into this market means an economic and
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The first severe thunderstorms of this year caused agricultural damage in several regions of Austria on Tuesday, with hail, heavy rain and partly stormy winds. As Österreichische Hagelversicherung VVaG announced in the evening, storm cells, which moved in particular from the Waldviertel to the
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The Hawita Group, based in Germany, Italy, and Latvia, has become part of Group De Ceuster. The integration aims to join forces within GroupDC's "Plant care" division and to take a leading role in making the sector more sustainable. read more

Although weather conditions are not typical for this time of the year, apricots are certainly in demand at the market. "It is a strange season. The bad weather not only impacted the yield of the early varieties, it also disrupted the production plans of growers and caused many growers to lose
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The gut microbiome consists of more than 3 million genes and billions upon billions of microorganisms. These impact the overall health and well-being of humans. A new study has analyzed the microbiome composition as well as urinary and plasma metabolites. read more

The debate about the editorial on 'pesticides' (read more) continues - and we are very pleased about this. We get the point of view of the groupZero Residues, which expresses its considerations and urges us not to lose the focus of the topic, i.e. food safety and consumer protection.
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