Insolight tests Agri Photovoltaic system in an organic raspberry orchard in Switzerland
Swiss agrivoltaic systems developer Insolight installed agrivoltaic system “insolagrin” at bioschmid GmbH in the canton of Lucerne, reports EastFruit referring to Freshplaza.com. This

Cherry market in Moldova: lower harvest but better prices and good export demand from the EU
According to EastFruit analysts, there are several factors that will have a decisive influence on the Moldovan sweet cherry market in 2023. Firstly, due to cool and windy weather, as well as

“Ban raspberry imports from Ukraine and Moldova!”, demand Polish farmers. Would it really help?
According to EastFruit analysts, farmers in Poland on June 29, 2023 blocked the first raspberry freezing enterprise in response to what they consider to be unsatisfactory prices for raspberries

The president of FEDACOVA regrets the excessive regulation emanating from the EU for the agri-food industry.
The president of FEDACOVA, Rafael Juan, regrets the excessive regulation emanating from the European Union and affecting the agri-food industry, such as the 'Farm to Fork' strategy. "A regulatory

Using fake raspberries to train robots how to pick real ones (video)
A trio of roboticists at CREATE Lab, EPFL, in Switzerland, has designed, built and tested a robot that can pick raspberries. In their project, reported in the journal Communications Engineering,

Field Cucumber Day - Invitation, 23 July 2023
We would like to invite you to the Field Cucumber Day on 23 July (Sunday). We will be hosted at the farm of Damian Micik in Szarkówka (32-250 Charsznica), who has set his sights on growing field

Italian grape season starts, higher volumes expected than last year
Yesterday, the Dutch Staay Food Group got its first shipment of grapes - the Black Magic variety - from Puglia in southern Italy. Buyer Sander Rutten visited those grape growers last week. Four

Europe to have second lowest pear crop in 10 years
According to the first estimates made public today in Interpera, the international pear congress, held in Lleida, the next harvest of the species will be one of the lowest in the last 30 years