Melinda and xFarm Technologies focus on regenerative agriculture
2024-02-01 00:00
Implement regenerative practices to ensure greater resilience of farms to climate change, leading to positive effects in terms of environmental and economic sustainability. This is the aim of the multi-year project launched by Melinda together with xFarm
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Is the electric orchard the new paradigm?
2024-02-01 00:00
After last spring's postponement, which was also due to the flooding that so severely affected our territories, the agri-voltaic conference is being held again with a more specific focus on the Electric Orchard 'Fruit growing must change, the Electric Orchard is the new
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Bayer presents digital solutions at Fieragricola Tech
2024-02-01 00:00
Bayer is exhibiting at Fieragricola, the international agricultural exhibition scheduled at Veronafiere until 3 February 2024;
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Francesco Canella, the magician of freshness, has left us
2024-02-01 00:00
Francesco Canella has passed away, and a great entrepreneur who built his success on gastronomy, fruit and vegetables and meat. I used to call him 'the wizard of fresh food', but his passion combined with that of his brothers Settimo and Pietro for what is 'alive' in grocery shops did not
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Puglia, updated regional list of Traditional Food Products
2024-02-01 00:00
Puglia is a region rich in knowledge and flavours, the cradle of rural culture and a treasure chest of centuries-old traditions. The set tables of grandmothers - and today of fathers, mothers, grandchildren - brighten family gatherings, especially in the warm festive atmosphere of these Christmas days.
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Francescon, Senegal campaign kicks off
2024-02-01 00:00
The campaign from Senegal is kicking off for the company 'Frutta Italia', directly linked to Op Francescon, which is part of Aop Mantuafruit: among the expected products are pumpkins, melons and Perla Nera watermelons. But let's see the season in detail.
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Lollobrigida meets the 'tractor movement' at Fieragricola
2024-02-01 00:00
'Well, the meeting went very well,' said Lollobrigida briefly as he entered the Fieragricola grounds in Verona yesterday (Wednesday 31 January, ed.) after speaking at length with representatives of the tractor movement. For reasons of security and traffic, the demonstrators the
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Distributor and producer: a love 'almost' possible
2024-02-01 00:00
At various industry conferences, it is fashionable to call for a more balanced relationship between production and distribution. Calls for mutual cooperation between the parties involved are now uncountable, and everyone agrees in words that this is the only way forward. In fact, development
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Cai heats up engines for Fruit Logistica and Biofach
2024-02-01 00:00
There is great excitement for the month of February at Cai, the Cooperativa Agricoltori Ionici, which is moving from Furci Siculo first to Berlin, on the occasion of the Fruit Logistica fair, scheduled from 7 to 9 February, and then to Nuremberg, to attend the Biofach, from 13 to 16 February. Salvatore
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The cultivation of processing tomatoes has to overcome a major challenge: avoiding nutrient excesses or deficiencies. In order to find the right balance with nitrogen and calcium, one can aim at bottom fertilisation to allow the seedlings to have an efficient source of supply
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It's a water crisis: Sicily dry and a state of calamity is claimed
2024-02-01 00:00
It is 'the days of the Merla' but in Sicily it feels like spring is just around the corner. Sunny days, very little rain and even at the high altitudes of Mount Etna, snow is only a mirage. The result can only be the continuation of the drought that has plagued the island for months. As
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Table grapes, estimates up for South African production
2024-01-31 00:00
Rising estimates for South African table grape volumes: Sati, South African Table Grape Industry, has revised its export forecasts following a bountiful harvest in the Orange River region, one of the country's main production areas.
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Valsa, Asian bug and psyllid: rock dust is the alternative
2024-01-31 00:00
At the event on 'Corroborating substances: potential and use of rock dust', organised yesterday by the Emilia-Romagna Region, the technical elements related to the use of these substances were discussed in depth.
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Needless to say, late frosts have become a producer's nightmare. Unfortunately, predicting them is almost impossible because we are used to extremely dynamic weather conditions that plunge us from one season to the next in a matter of hours. The defence and,
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Flows decree, E-R complaint: 'Few workers compared to needs'
2024-01-31 00:00
'In addition to the damage, there is also the mockery. Not only will the non-EU citizens authorised to work in Emilia-Romagna be too few compared to the need, but they will arrive with unacceptable biblical delays'. Thus the regional councillor for Employment and Economic Development, Vincenzo Colla,
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Underground food mood, this is the name of the travelling project by Tuscan chef Simone Cipriani that focuses on farmers and the products of the land;
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The objectives outlined by the European Union in the Green Deal towards ecological transition and the achievement of climate neutrality by 2050 require efforts and commitments that go beyond agriculture and food businesses and address, in parallel, the issue of decarbonisation, through
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On 11 and 12 January, the CIV (Consorzio Italiano Vivaisti) team participated in the 12th International Soft Fruit Conference, the most important international conference in the small fruit sector, held in `s-Hertogenbosch, The Netherlands.
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Joya®, the apple of European origin grows more than 20 per cent
2024-01-31 00:00
Following record performances in 2023 in Italy, France, Ireland and Spain, with an overall growth of more than 20 per cent in Europe, Joya® apples are preparing for a new phase in their development in 2024, establishing themselves as the leading European origin brand in the third part of the
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Nuts, campaign kicks off with Italrugby as testimonial
2024-01-31 00:00
The national rugby team is the testimonial of the promotion campaign for products from the nut supply chain, promoted by Masaf and Ismea in collaboration with the Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) and the Ministry of Sport.Present were the Ministers of Agriculture, Francesco
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