Research: Clever plantation design for more nuts
To reduce biodiversity loss in agricultural landscapes, more sustainable and environmentally friendly agricultural practices are needed. A research team from the Universities of Göttingen,

Allan Dall to chair Freshcare board
Allan Dall is the new chair of Freshcare, Australia’s largest provider of assurance programmes for the fresh produce and wine grape industries. He replaces Belinda Hazell, who will remain on the

South Africa sees stage 6 loadshedding "Until further notice"
Stage 6 load shedding will be in effect until further notice, according to South Africa's power utility provider Eskom. This comes as approximately eight power producing units at power plants

In Kazakhstan, in the foothills, growers are concerned about the sale of the crop
Last year, growers in the foothills harvested and stored almost 23.4 thousand tons of apples, which is enough to fully meet the needs of the region's inhabitants for vitamins and iron until the

BVL/QS: Emergency authorisation for plant protection products against click beetle on potato, sweet potato, asparagus
The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has granted an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product ATTRACAP (active ingredient: Metarhizium brunneum strain

WUR/LNV: First steps towards a European eco-label for foodstuffs

Carrots prices in Ukraine have risen again
Ukrainian farmers increased selling prices for carrots this week, EastFruit analysts report. According to market players, a noticeable increase in trade in the segment contributes to price growth.

Pete Pappas & Sons grows organic sales team