A group of French fruit and vegetable producers have decided to embark on a wonderful adventure by creating the "Paysans Résistants" initiative. Faced with the decline in growers and farmland in France, this movement aims to save farms from abandonment. "Many farms end their activity due to
read more

The cherry trees in Hungary are flowering up to ten days earlier, which points to a possible early start to the open field harvesting. Peter Kelemen, from the Medifruct cooperative in Hungary: "This season the time of the start of flowering is around 10 days earlier than the last five year
read more

In Belgium, the first open-field asparagus has been harvested, and according to Katrien De Backer, they have arrived just in time for Easter. "Greenhouse asparagus are still in full swing. That, and the limited open-field volumes, ensures there's currently no price spike, making restaurants keen
read more

"After leading the way in Europe in its ambitions to phase out plastic packaging, France is now splitting up the single market and putting its operators in an incomprehensible situation of over-transposition." The interprofessional would like to see a "single rule applied throughout the European
read more

On Monday, the CS Roads and Transport, Kipchumba Murkomen, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Kingdom of the Netherlands to develop a cool logistics corridor. "The MoU I signed with the Dutch Ambassador in Kenya, Maarten Brouwer, will facilitate private investment in
read more

"Many growers have been here at least once," says Cor van Staalduinen while we sit in the atrium of what's known as 'the old demo greenhouse'. He refers to the greenhouse at the Zwethlaan in Honselersdijk (the Netherlands). That 'old greenhouse' is currently being updated as Vertify aims to
read more

The current weather crisis is causing huge concern for Irish potato growers. Planting of early crops has been extremely limited, and the forecast is for continued unsettled weather. With the current shortage of main season crop, this extreme weather will worsen the situation. Consumption remains
read more

The United Kingdom's government announced it would suspend tariffs for at least two years on raw kernel and inshell almonds from all origins – including the U.S. – beginning April 11, 2024. The Almond Board of California has been working for many years with the UK's Nut and Dried Fruit Trade
read more

"Many growers have been here at least once," says Cor van Staalduinen while we sit in the atrium of what's known as 'the old demo greenhouse'. He refers to the greenhouse at the Zwethlaan in Honselersdijk (the Netherlands). That 'old greenhouse' is currently being updated as Vertify aims to
read more

My Roots & More is the newest branch on the Dutch root vegetable import and export market tree. "But it's one that's been growing and flourishing for over 20 years," Martin Oudenes points out. He started his home office in the Netherlands on February 1st to focus on marketing root vegetables,
read more

The innovation demonstrated by Northern Ireland potato supplier Wilson’s Country in launching new and value-added mash products over the past year was cited as a key factor in the business securing the ‘Best Medium Sized Company’ accolade at the 2024 Northern Ireland Food and Drink Awards
read more

Colourful salads with roots have become a trend product in the past year. Following the regional expansion of hydroponic cultivation in Germany, the intensity of advertising in the food retail trade (LEH) for this product sector also increased in parallel. The quantities from the
read more

Kanzi, the apple produced in Italy by the Vog and Vip consortia, continues to involve consumers by participating in events dedicated to a young, dynamic and music-loving public. After the Deejay Ten marathon in Milan in October, it was the turn of the Turin stage on 23 and 24 March.
read more

Ukraine's state grant program aimed at bolstering agricultural development by supporting the establishment of greenhouses and fruit-berry plantations has yielded disappointing results in its first year and a half. The program, launched in July 2022, saw only 42 grants approved for greenhouses
read more

Greenworks' greenhouses in the Westland, the Netherlands, are full of millions of beautiful Ranunculus once more. Everything is growing wonderfully at the moment, and there is more to see every day. "As always, our trial greenhouse is a feast for the eyes," the team comments. "The dozens of
read more

"With shortages in natural gas, greenhouses in the Netherlands and all over Europe were scrambling to find different sources of heat, which drove up the price of biomass in Canada as well as the demand for our systems," says Lyall Wiebe, Co-Founder and President of Triple Green Products. Based in… read more

The EU and Moldova decided today to extend the validity of their current road transport Agreement until December 31, 2025. The Agreement aims to help Moldova access world markets by facilitating transit through EU countries and further developing its links with the EU market. This agreement with
read more

This year's strawberry season in Greece has gotten off to an exceptionally good start, says Christian Vogelsang, buyer and seller at ExPa-Frucht Ltd, based in Ottobrunn. "Since the beginning of the season, we have consistently received ample supply, and the demand has been quite pleasing
read more

On August 12, 2024, Tour de France Femmes cyclists will traverse the Westland greenhouse area (the Netherlands). What will it sound like on the radio? We are curious to know. What's sure is that the route will include the Casembrootlaan as well as several other Dutch growers' lanes, such as the… read more

It has been reported that Perry Dekkers is to leave his role as commercial director of Growers United in the Netherlands. read more