As the extensive nationwide coverage on the shortage of vegetables and salads on supermarket shelves played out across the media, a serious message emerged for everyone in the industry. read more

The Spanish Federation of Wood Packaging and its Components (Fedemco) has announced the launch of the Ecowoox label, the first certification mark for wooden packaging, guaranteeing total recyclability. read more

California Prunes and the Royal Osteoporosis Society (ROS) have renewed their partnership for a second year, following the charity’s continued recognition of the positive effects prunes can have on maintaining healthy bones. read more

Australia’s avocado industry is celebrating the news that India has opened its doors to its Hass avocados.  read more

French professionals of the organic sector have decided to take action. Together with consumers, they have formed a collective to defend the organic sector and created a movement: #STOPMEPRISBIO. read more

The Citrus Growers Association of South Africa has requested Trade and Industry Minister Ebrahim Patel to counteract the ‘restrictive and expensive measures’ imposed by the EU regarding orange exports. The EU insists that South Africa must cool and store its oranges for 20 days before
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A new, large-scale avocado project has been launched by Valle del Guadiana in the Spanish municipalities of Ayamonte and Villablanca. "We have a total of 430 hectares between our three farms: La Torre, La Janera and La Chacoca. Of these, 330 have already been planted with Hass avocados, and the
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Spanish courgettes larger than the Italian organic product due to the use of waxes (E 901) that would retain moisture? Videos are circulating on social networks telling these theories. We asked Professor Antonello Paparella, lecturer in Food Microbiology
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According to the results of the Lower Saxony State Office for Statistics (LSN), a total of 830 farms in Lower Saxony cultivated vegetables in the open on an area of about 22,000 ha in 2022. The harvested quantity was around 573,300 t. Compared to the previous year, the number of farms decreased by 4.3 %, the size
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BASF Venture Capital GmbH (BVC), the corporate venture capital company of BASF SE, has invested in WayBeyond. Founded in New Zealand and now headquartered in the United States, WayBeyond is an Internet of Things (IoT) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) company,
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Sirane's paper recyclable absorbent pad for fruits has been approved for recycling by On-Pack Recycling Label (OPRL). According to Sirane, this makes it the world's first approved recyclable absorbent pad. read more

Lara joins Biobest from UPL - the Mumbai-based global provider of sustainable agricultural technologies and services - where she was the Global Biocontrol Portfolio Leader. Prior to that, she worked for Arysta LifeSciences, a global provider of crop protection products.
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EL PINAR ratifies its leading position on the strawberry variety map in the Mediterranean Arc with varieties that, season after season, confirm their agronomic and commercial characteristics. Primavera, Victory and Inspire are gaining market share every year, and to these we can add
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At the extraordinary general meeting, the members of Obstgroßmarkt Mittelbaden eG (OGM) approved the sales cooperation with the Obst- und Gemüse-Absatzgenossenschaft (OGA) and its affiliated sales organisation, Obst- und Gemüse-Vertriebsgenossenschaft Nordbaden eG
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For about a week now, the first cucumbers from the Papenburg horticultural center have been available in stores in northern Germany. However, these are extremely small quantities that are traditionally offered at high prices. People still have to wait a few weeks for the larger calibers, says
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The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA) calls for extreme control measures to stop the advance of the Scirtothrips aurantii quarantine pest, which has expanded both geographically and in the number of crops it's affecting since it was detected in Spain in 2020. read more

New Zealanders are being asked to buy local and fresh, to support vegetable growers across the country hit hard by continued bad weather.   read more

The Tang Gold tangerine campaign at PO Agricor from Corigliano-Rossano (CS), owner of the Gallo brand, ended with a 30% increase in production.  read more

Developing the business and growing sales was top priority. In 22 years, the whole team and myself helped Montreal-based Courchesne Larose grow by 10 times its revenues. How was this growth achieved? “In the past 20 years, we went through some very serious strategic planning sessions,”
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It is with great sadness and regret that Mucci Farms announces the passing of their colleague and friend, Dan Branson, who suddenly passed away on Saturday, March 11th. Dan joined the Mucci Farms team in August 2021 as Senior Director of Business and Product Development after a long career
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