Falling prices and over-supply of macadamia nuts not all doom and gloom
Falling prices and over-supply has been topic of discussion, but it is not all doom and gloom, says Jillian Laing, CEO of, the World Macadamia Organisation (WMO). Keep the faith farmers! We have a

German asparagus harvest gets off to a cold start
Farmer Lisa Kraft from Naunheim: “When it’s dry and warm early in the year, we start harvesting asparagus at the end of March. Normally, the start is at the beginning of May.” This year,

Raspberries in Tajikistan are going to be ready for picking soon – farmers expect high prices!
According to EastFruit experts, in 10 days Tajikistan will start harvesting a new crop of raspberries from open fields. Encouraged by high prices for raspberries in previous seasons, the

"Only speculators and the toughest farmers have onions for sale now"
"It has two definite sides. We'll eventually know if things went well. Still, there's currently so much money being thrown around, it's perilous," was the Dutch company Franje Onions Jan Franje's

Australia-UK FTA positive for Queensland growers
Queensland agricultural industry representatives have welcomed the long-awaited announcement that talks by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese in the UK have been successful. The Australia-United

Umowa o wolnym handlu między Australią a Wielką Brytanią korzystna dla hodowców z Queensland
Przedstawiciele przemysłu rolniczego Queensland z zadowoleniem przyjęli długo oczekiwane ogłoszenie, że rozmowy premiera Anthony'ego Albanese w Wielkiej Brytanii zakończyły się

Niemieckie zbiory szparagów rozpoczynają się od chłodnego początku
Farmerka Lisa Kraft z Naunheim: "Kiedy na początku roku jest sucho i ciepło, zaczynamy zbierać szparagi pod koniec marca. Normalnie start następuje na początku maja". W tym roku

National Farmers’ Federation Horticulture Council announces Jolyon Burnett as next chairperson
The National Farmers’ Federation (NFF) Horticulture Council has today announced Jolyon Burnett as its next chairperson. The much-anticipated appointment follows an exhaustive search triggered by

Совет по садоводству Национальной федерации фермеров объявил Джолиона Бернетта своим следующим председателем
Совет по садоводству Национальной федерации фермеров (НФФ) сегодня объявил Джолиона Бернетта своим

Spanish tomato plantings continue despite drought concerns
The ongoing drought in Spain is causing significant difficulties for the country's horticultural industry. Farmers are relying on emergency irrigation to keep crops alive, with water supplies

National Farmers' Federation Horticulture Council ogłasza Jolyona Burnetta kolejnym przewodniczącym
Rada Ogrodnictwa Narodowej Federacji Rolników (NFF) ogłosiła dziś Jolyona Burnetta swoim kolejnym przewodniczącym. Oczekiwana nominacja nastąpiła po wyczerpujących poszukiwaniach,

Direct payments and ecoschemes for berry crop producers
This year farmers, including berry growers, can count not only on direct payments but also on additional funds for points earned under ecoschemes, i.e. additional pro-environmental practices. In

Camposol opens first blueberry packing plant in Sinaloa, Mexico
This plant is not only available to the company, but also to farmers in the region, offering them the possibility to pack their products efficiently, at competitive costs and at the highest speed,

Vietnamese fruit growers should increase planning to prevent price drops
Recently, many farms in the southern province of Trà Vinh Province reported losses because the prices of many kinds of fruits such as mango, orange and pomelo continued to drop. According to

Spanish government to spend 2.2 bln euros combating impact drought
Sources say the Spanish government plans to spend 2.19 billion euros ($2.4 billion) on new water supplies, subsidies, and direct aid to farmers. The aid has become necessary to alleviate a

DBV: Environmental policy needs solutions for conflicting goals
On the occasion of the 100th Conference of Environment Ministers of the Federal Government and the Länder, the German Farmers' Association calls on politicians in a concern paper to keep food

"Study proves drastic effects of EU plans to reduce pesticides"
The EU Commission's proposed regulation on the sustainable use of plant protection products (SUR) would make classic arable farming, fruit growing, vegetable growing and viticulture in protected

What's not to like about drought assistance
The Valencian Farmers' Association (AVA-ASAJA) complains that the measures approved by the Council of Ministers to tackle the effects of the drought "will hardly benefit the Valencian countryside

Technology platform to reach more than 125,000 Tanzanian farmers
iProcure, a data-driven African agricultural input supply company, announced its expansion into Tanzania through its partnership with the Farm to Market Alliance (FtMA). FtMA is a consortium

Increased Brazilian melon exports create tensions over water
In the Chapada do Apodi, a plateau that stretches across Rio Grande do Norte and neighbouring Ceará state, things began to change with the arrival of large melon producers in the late