The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has issued an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product Isomate CLR MAX TT for the control of the fruit cup moth (Adoxophyes orana) and the leathery cup moth (Pandemis heparana) on pome fruit in the open field. read more

The German Horticultural Association (Zentralverband Gartenbau - ZVG) reacts with clear rejection to the amendments proposed by MEP and rapporteur Sarah Wiener to the new Sustainable Use Regulation (SUR). It calls on the EU agricultural and
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Nothing is more nerve-wracking than having to deal with sick employees, rescue operations and bureaucracy on top of the stressful season. However, as soon as the sun becomes stronger from May onwards, heat-related health problems become more frequent. Despite all precautions
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Insect pests that attack crops have the ability to develop resistance to more environmentally friendly pesticides and a new approach to managing resistance risks is needed, according to an analysis by scientists at the University of Stirling. The
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Ecocool GmbH used the leading trade fair for fruit traders in Berlin to present its new thermal bonnet "ECO-BREATH" to the trade public. This new thermal cover offers basic protection for all temperature-sensitive products at transport interfaces, especially in air freight.
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The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has informed that the herbicide Proman (BCP222H) with the active ingredient metobromuron may be used beyond the existing authorisation on lamb's lettuce for the control of annual dicotyledonous weeds (with the exception of
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In week 10, the online supermarket Knuspr celebrated a new milestone in the career of the still young company: the millionth order was delivered. The freshly made "order ionaire" also has reason to be happy: Knuspr gives him a voucher worth 1,000 euros,
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PhD student Samantha Heerschop and Prof. Pieter van 't Veer studied the dietary habits of thousands of Dutch people and the associated environmental impact. Their calculations show, according to Wageningen University & Research (WUR), that the average
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According to international studies, nutrition education is often neglected in the training and continuing education of paediatricians and other health professionals. Doctors, but also practice staff, midwives and nurses are of great importance to parents when it comes to nutrition education.
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The first stalks of rhubarb have recently appeared in the vegetable counters of German food retailers (LEH). But already at the beginning of the season, prices are subject to strong fluctuations. read more

287,000 t worth US$ 1.4 billion are within reach. 12 % of the export volume, i.e. 35,000 t, is organic. For the coming season, Luis Miguel Vegas, managing director of the trade organisation Proarándanos, even sees the target at 300,000 t, reports agraria.pe. read more

On the occasion of the joint trip of Federal Minister of Economics Robert Habeck and Federal Minister of Agriculture Cem Özdemir to Colombia and Brazil, the President of the German Farmers' Union, Joachim Rukwied, calls on the Federal Government to support the planned Mercosur Free Trade Agreement
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Once again this year, the Multivac Marking & Inspection roadshow is making stops at companies in Germany and other European countries. Since March, customers have been able to find out live and without effort about innovative marking and inspection solutions. As the company
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The strawberry season opened at BelOrta with the sale of the first strawberries of the Sonata variety. Annually, about 10,000 t of strawberries are sold through Veiling from different growing systems, ranging from substrate or open field cultivation under glass, in tunnels or outdoors.
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The international tomato supply on the European market continues to be reduced. Production in the Netherlands is low and in Turkey the low winter temperatures have slowed down the harvests. Although exports of Moroccan tomatoes have risen sharply in the past days
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As reported by the Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Statistical Office, in 2022 a total of 28 farms in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern cultivated bush berries on an area of 201.5 ha. This represents a decrease of 24.8 % compared to the previous year. The total harvest quantity of shrubberries was 169.4 t
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The Federal Association of Wholesale, Foreign Trade and Services (Bundesverband Großhandel, Außenhandel, Dienstleistungen e.V., BGA) and the Federal Association of Economics, Transport and Logistics (Bundesverband Wirtschaft, Verkehr und Logistik, BWVL) have written to Chancellor Olaf Scholz asking for the stalemate between the Federal Ministry of Digital Affairs and the Federal Ministry of Economics to be resolved.
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For Bayer CropScience Deutschland GmbH, it is becoming increasingly important to think in terms of system solutions rather than separately in the areas of crop protection, seeds and digitalisation. This was emphasised by the company's new managing director, Karin Guendel Gonzalez. read more

According to a report by ProCitrus, the Andean country will export up to 270,000 t of citrus fruits - oranges, mandarins, limes, lemons and grapefruit - this year. Compared to last year, the export volume was 259,000 t, freshfruitportal reported. read more

A new 2400m² cold storage trade distribution centre has opened at Cairns Airport in the Far North Queensland region - with the aim of speeding up exports of Australian produce. As fruitnet.com reported, the Regional Trade Distribution Centre (RTDC) is located in the
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