Drought hits strawberry and fruit bush plantations. There are losses
IUNG-PIB has prepared a drought report for all municipalities in Poland. Between 21 April and 20 June 2023, an agricultural drought was found that reduced crop yields by at least 20%.More. Go to

Flooding in raspberry plantations to affect prices?
Floods have been caused by heavy rains in Serbia. The disaster is observed in many regions of the country, including the strong raspberry growing and processing region. This could have a very

Italian fruit and vegetable plantations flooded
In the north of Italy, heavy and prolonged rainfall has led to flooding. According to local media, thousands of people have been evacuated. The Emilia-Romagna region has been particularly

Frost losses in Ukrainian fruit plantations
Frosts made their presence known on the night of 11-12 May, growers in some central regions of Ukraine (notably Cherkassy and Vinnytsia regions) reported another drop in temperatures below zero.

When to start fertigation in blueberry plantations?
During recent meetings and phone calls, many blueberry growers ask me questions: Should I start blueberry fertigation already? or When to start blueberry fertigation? Let me be brief - NOT

Soil sampling in raspberry plantations
As we have already reported on our portal (read here), shoot damage/freezing has occurred in many raspberry plantations. This applies to second year shoots as well as young root suckers..More. Go

Why insure your plantations?
Storms not only occur with increasing frequency every year in late spring and summer in Poland, but they also have a violent course. Sometimes, a fall of ice clods lasting a few minutes or more

Low temperatures hit strawberry plantations
Climate changes in the southern hemisphere are causing huge difficulties for strawberry producers in Spain, Italy and Greece. Frosts have interrupted the ripening of the fruit. Climatic conditions

4 steps to success in strawberry plantations
On 15 February in Radzikowo Nowy in the municipality of Czerwińsk-on-Vistula, Timac Agro's Strawberry VipRoom, well-known to growers, took place. The meeting was opened by Jan Bruszewski,