The European Commission has finally presented a new proposal for a regulation on the genetic improvement of plants. "This is a long-awaited initiative, for which we have been lobbying in the European Parliament for a long time," explains South Tyrolean MEP Herbert
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That squirrels eat dried fruit is nothing new, except that they also do it at the bar. Not just any bar, but a small custom-built wooden structure. It was built right next to his garden by Michael Dutko, an American from Ohio.
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The campaign for Melind cherries, which are arriving on the shelves of major chains in the last few weeks, is now in full swing. Accompanying the sales phase this year is an intense promotional operation with its epicentres in Milan and Florence. In the Lombard capital,
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Communicating directly to the consumer the quality of the product, the transparency of the supply chain and the value of environmentally friendly agriculture: this is the bet made by Paolillo with the launch of its new websitewww.buonoinognimomento.it, at the centre of a communication plan aimed at those who
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A training project, or rather, a real online academy: this is the innovative e-learning platform developed by Ama Crai Est over the past year and dedicated to all members, employees and collaborators of the 400 or so points of sale of the cooperative company based in Montebelluna.
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Spain leading in Europe (but the Iberian country is in trouble), Campania leading in Italy (which confirms the southernisation of national production), foreign trade experiencing ups and downs (and it all depends on Spain, but watch out for Turkey), and in domestic consumption there is
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Tasting a Giga® apple is such a great moment that it should be shared. That's why,  to celebrate the Giga® Moment, the VOG Consortium has launched Giga Town, the event that shares the experience of this great apple with an entire city. read more

"In addition to the Region's commitment, however, we have an absolute need for national compensation, as quickly as possible, to be guaranteed to the Emilia-Romagna businesses affected by the 2023 frost and hailstorms, as was already the case for those in 2020 and 2021. In the past they were
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It was expected among the measures against food waste that the European Commission is presenting today, Wednesday 5 July; read more

A leaf moisture sensor will help prevent scab on pear trees. he development of this tool is part of a project commissioned by the consortium Pera de Rincón de Soto PDO, one of Spain's excellent fruit and vegetable products, which is produced in the autonomous community of La
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Weak performance for apricots, mainly due to different varieties with different characteristics; there is a high supply, not matched by adequate demand. Prices are falling, but are expected to settle down in the coming days. Fluid situation for
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The blueberry campaign is off to a successful start. Thanks to their high nutritional and economic value, they are conquering new market shares and becoming highly sought-after products (for more details click here). read more

The green bean campaign has started about ten days late in the Piacenza area, where Riverfrut, the Rivergaro-based farm that has made this vegetable its core business for over 40 years, dedicating over 600 hectares of land to the reference in the period
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The Romagnola strawberries grown off the land project continues (click here to read more) and the fruit will continue to be harvested during the month of July. read more

The decree of the Ministry of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry with the interventions for the construction of photovoltaic systems to be installed on buildings for productive use in the agricultural, livestock and agro-industrial sectors, to be financed within the framework of the NRP, 'Parco
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An initial fact-finding meeting was held yesterday in Rome between the Commissioner for Reconstruction, Francesco Paolo Figliuolo, the Minister of Agriculture, Food Sovereignty and Forestry, Francesco Lollobrigida, and trade associations, includingColdiretti, Copagri, and Confagricoltura,
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It is now well established how fundamental segmentation is to creating value in product categories, but in fruit and vegetables it is by no means easy to transfer segmentation criteria to the end consumer, and the case of tomatoes is emblematic. From cross-analysis, between public
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The little that had been saved from the spring frost and the May floods was finally destroyed in a matter of minutes. Monday afternoon's violent thunderstorm hit Bologna's agriculture hard: hail, wind and rain fell particularly hard in
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The 2022 balance sheet of Apofruit Italia, a leading cooperative in the fruit and vegetable sector with over 2,700 producer members throughout Italy, was recently approved. The numbers speak for themselves: during the last year, the total value of production was 268,140,000 Euro. The
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Agrintesa, the nation's leading agricultural cooperative in the fruit and vegetable and wine sector, which associates more than 4,000 fruit, vegetable and wine producers, has an increasingly green engine: thanks to the Photovoltaic Business Plan, 7,800 KW of plants are already operational, which, added to the
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