At HM.Clause Italia they are already looking ahead to tomorrow, or rather, to next year. The seed company, in fact, to complete its catalogue on the general range, consisting of more than 250 varieties, has published the 2024 novelty brochure, which can be downloaded from the website (click here) and, therefore, always at
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The potato harvesting campaign in Sicily has come to a positive conclusion, the results of which benefit significantly from the organisation of the supply chain, which - strengthened by the creation of relationships of trust with highly professional farms - has enabled a production
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Etna cherries are a speciality that Sicily can hardly do without. Rich in anthocyanins and flavonoids, thanks to the volcanic soil in which they grow, they are, however, a rarity this year. The bad weather has in fact adversely affected production; read more

A varied and balanced diet, rich in all the nutrients we need, is essential for the psycho-physical well-being of our organism: Dole Italia, daily committed to communicating the benefits of healthy eating, explains with the support of Melanie Marcus -
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For the second leg of the journey into innovation in table grape growing, the Grape Exhibition returned to Puglia with the Nuvaut Edition. The protagonists of the technical day were the new table grape varieties developed on and for the territory, from the
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Creating a system, together with all the actors in the agricultural sector, starting with the national labour contract and reviewing the current instruments, to provide a concrete and effective response to the needs of businesses and workers. This is the proposal that emerged yesterday from the conference on labour
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Our discussion on the value of fruit (click here to read more) attracted a lot of attention among our readers. And from the insights we received, we realise that the factors to work on are many and go far beyond the individual reasoning on price and
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It has green skin with yellow hues and a taste very reminiscent of lime. It is Limelon, the latest variety of melon that has just made its debut on the market. Camilla Chicconi, sales manager of the Brescello-based company, tells us about the new product.
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Nature's resources are infinite, just like those of cactus leaves, from which a type of vegan leather is produced. read more

In four years, the volume of soft fruit sold in large-scale retail outlets has exploded and the discount store is the sales channel that has played a leading role in this growth. Among the types, the one that performs best is undoubtedly the blueberry which, thanks to an excellent compromise between
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With the aim of consolidating the leadership of DimmidiSì* and the popularity of its products, La Linea Verde continues to invest in the Enriched Salads segment. The 9 recipes of the Enriched Salads range are the protagonists of a lively and impactful poster campaign on transport
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Every now and then I should bite my tongue or, rather, I should turn off my computer, curbing the pleasure of passing on to readers my thoughts on how to try to steer the industry out of the quagmire it is in; read more

Linde Material Handling was responsible for optimising the logistics of Madi Ventura - a leader in the dried fruit sector - by implementing a major warehouse automation project at its plant in Chieve, in the province of Crema; read more

The harvest season of DRW7723from Seminis (a brand of Bayer Crop Science), a small to medium sized, round, smooth harvested tomato with an average weight of 70-80 g depending on the salinity of the nutrient solution and
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In recent years, we have seen a major increase in the consumption of ginger. The numbers speak of a +73% in 2018, numbers by which ginger is officially considered a superfood. This can be seen from data released by Coldiretti processed on the basis of Nielsen data; read more

What can we expect this summer 2023? IFN goes in search of weather trends in order to understand what kind of climate we will have to live with in the coming months, a climate that will inevitably influence harvests, fruit and vegetable production and consumption in our
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Recognition of the conditions of force majeure and exceptional circumstances that have affected the territories of Emilia-Romagna affected by floods and landslides since 1 May. Hence, a series of derogations to the deadlines for the presentation of Pac applications, to respect
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On 15 June 2023, the Shareholders' Meeting of ESD ITALIA was held for the approval of the 2022 budget and the renewal of the Board of Directors. The Members of ESD Italia, founded in 2001, have already confirmed their commitment to cooperate by renewing their mandates until the end of 2022.
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Predicting agricultural yields is one of the big problems for farms, especially with the unstable climate it becomes problematic to develop programmes. But the solution may come from precision agriculture using state-of-the-art tools such as satellites and
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Summer is finally starting and consumption of typical summer fruit should explode... so at least it has been the case for melons and watermelons which, thanks to the first warm weather, have had a sprint in sales (for more on this click here). Unfortunately for peaches and nectarines the situation is
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