Blueberries, the Romagna countryside gets off to a flying start
It is now mid-June and in Romagna the harvest of blueberries, a crop that is finding increasingly fertile areas in the territory, is beginning. The Spreta farm in Ravenna has been investing in

Feeding raspberries in a weather-challenged spring
The Raspberry Factory 2023 project is not slowing down! This time I invite you to a meeting with a plant nutrition specialist from Yara Poland, Hubert Tabor. During a short film, he will tell

Iraq: Grower defies water crisis with hydroponic strawberry farm
Ammar's story begins in the Iraqi capital, where he was born and raised. As a young boy, his curiosity was ignited by two seemingly unrelated events: witnessing the age-old traditions of farming

Berry Communication PROCAM 07 of 13.06.2023
New berry communication from Dr Krzysztof Gasparski (PROCAM) dated 13.06.2023. In the material recommendations for strawberry, raspberry and currant plantations. Harvesting of strawberries from

BVL/QS: Cherry vinegar flies on strawberries - emergency approval for SpinTor
The Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety (BVL) has granted an emergency authorisation for the plant protection product SpinTor (active ingredient: spinosad) to combat cherry

Tomeco supplies all Flemish Aldi shops with mini watermelons from the greenhouse
When one thinks of Coöperatie Hoogstraten, greenhouse products such as tomatoes or strawberries probably come to mind first and foremost, but one would hardly think of watermelons. Wrongly so.

Strawberry slump. This season is becoming a nightmare!
In strawberry-growing regions, strawberry sellers can be found on the streets every few metres. Among them, there is no shortage of producers themselves. Prices are encouraging, but only for

"Later varieties cannot compete with early blueberries from Chile and Peru"
The blueberry season is in full swing at the Belgian mixed farm Mertens-Hal. "We began picking in the greenhouse two weeks ago," begins Tom Mertens. "However, supply-wise, things are currently

Ifapa and Freshuelva seek real alternatives to soil disinfection
This initiative responds to the need of Huelva's berry growers, especially strawberry, raspberry and blackberry, to respond to the new European regulations with real alternatives that guarantee

Can it get any cheaper? Prices for strawberries and raspberries from 13.06.2023
The last few days on the wholesale markets have not been kind to strawberry growers. The prices offered in many places are slightly above the purchase price and the profitability of production is

Strawberry - another tough time to protect (plantation monitoring, 13.06.2023)
All over the country the harvest is underway, strawberries. Even on the late varieties, harvest time is approaching. Recent weeks have been marked by sunny and dry weather. There were some

Frozen raspberry market overview at the verge of the new 2023 season: prices, demand, forecasts
At the beginning of 2023, EastFruit analysts published an article: “Will the free fall in prices in the EU frozen raspberry market stop?”, which has generated a lot of discussions in the berry

VSSE: Intense taste experience with good demand and stable prices for asparagus
Due to the weather, the supply of asparagus in March and April was lower than usual, so that the purchase quantities were limited. In May and June, the market was sufficiently supplied. In

Tomatoes, now you can grow them without the help of the plant
Is it possible to produce fruit and berries without the aid of the plant? It sounds utopian, but it is the experiment of researcher Lucas Van Der Zee from the Dutch University of Wageningen, who,

"Staggered supply means strawberry prices are great for the time of year"
Summer has arrived in Belgium. Temperatures are soaring, and the days are getting sunnier—the perfect time for strawberries. And according to Guy De Meyer of Demargro, it shows because summer