Irish Farmers' Association warns: Many potato farms face closure
The Irish Farmers' Association has warned that many potato farmers "will be forced out of business" unless packers and retailers increase returns to their farmer suppliers. IFA president Tim

Green asparagus campaign starts late in Granada, limited volumes and great concerns about drought
The green asparagus campaign is starting slowly in Granada, with limited volumes due to the delay in the harvest caused by the low temperatures recorded since mid-January. The drought in the

'Postaw brytyjskie rolnictwo na pierwszym miejscu', mówi NFU
FNU wezwał do większego wsparcia rządu dla krajowej produkcji żywności, ponieważ energia, paliwo i inne koszty produkcji nadal rosną. W liście do kanclerza Jeremy'ego Hunta przed

Planas highlights the great export vocation of green asparagus from Granada
The Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Luis Planas, has visited Huétor Tájar (Granada), where he was able to see the great diversity and strength of the agri-food companies and

'Поставить сельское хозяйство Великобритании на первое место', - говорит NFU
СФУ призвал к усилению государственной поддержки отечественного производства продуктов питания,

How will the vertical farming model develop?
Between now and 2050, the world will have to feed 10 billion people. However, food doesn’t grow efficiently all over the world, and the same holds true for distribution. As a result, growers

“This is a facility to showcase our iyris roof technology which blocks heat while letting light in"
RedSea, an AgTech company whose technology enables commercial farming in hot environments, announced earlier this month the commissioning and start of operations at its greenhouse facility in Abu

"Chcemy zaoferować wysokiej jakości produkty ekologiczne również mniejszym nabywcom"
Od niedawna rynek hurtowy w Bremie zyskał nowego najemcę o nazwie Levante Organic Farming Ltd. Firma ta może czerpać z barwnej gamy produktów pochodzących z 20 hektarów

"We want to offer high-quality organic products to smaller buyers as well"
Recently, the Bremen wholesale market acquired a new tenant called Levante Organic Farming Ltd. The company can draw on a colorful range of products from 20 hectares of Spanish open ground

"Same productivity, but without the energy costs from artificial lighting"
Vertical farming is not new when it comes to vegetable production, but there is always an introduction that deserves the attention of producers. After all, production sustainability and the

FITONET, the social network of plant biodiversity
Current farming systems are increasingly characterised by the use of a limited number of plant varieties which, in many cases, have focused on boosting their productivity in a system of intensive

"Мы хотим предложить высококачественные органические продукты и более мелким покупателям".
Недавно бременский оптовый рынок приобрел нового арендатора под названием Levante Organic Farming Ltd. Компания может

Study: What can organic do besides raw food?
What distinguishes organic from conventional farming, when is a product actually organic and how are the animals on organic farms? In the project "Authenticity and Trust in Organic Food", an

Hotbed planting gives sweet potatoes a head start
It’s time to plant sweet potatoes in California. “Our sweet potato plants are propagated in hotbeds to trap the heat and keep the plants growing right on time for harvest in the fall,” says

"We have built a completely separate ecosystem here"
Thanks to a sophisticated vertical farming system, Witten-based start-up vGreens can produce strawberries all year round. The plants are grown on just a few square meters, arranged vertically in

Defra officials up first in hort inquiry
The House of Lords Horticultural Sector Committee will begin taking evidence from Defra civil servants for its new inquiry on Thursday 9 March. The committee will hear from Gill Laishley, deputy

AgroScout technology advances potato farming in the US
AgroScout, a provider of precision agriculture technology, has announced its collaboration with potato growers in the US, bringing a comprehensive solution for collecting and analyzing data

French seed breeder dedicating a department to vertical farming
“We are announcing a new division of Voltz Maraîchage, dedicated to vertical farming customers: Voltz Vertical Farming. We have established selection criteria with our customers and developed a

Francuski hodowca nasion poświęcający dział rolnictwu pionowemu
"Ogłaszamy nowy dział Voltz Maraîchage, dedykowany klientom z branży rolnictwa pionowego: Voltz Vertical Farming. Ustaliliśmy z naszymi klientami kryteria wyboru i opracowaliśmy

Французский селекционер посвящает целый отдел вертикальному фермерству
"Мы объявляем о создании нового подразделения Voltz Maraîchage, предназначенного для клиентов вертикального

New range of solutions based on microorganisms and biostimulants suitable for organic farming
LIDA Plant Research has put on the market its Bioforce range, which combines the best of LIDA's bioactive substance research lines with the benefits of microorganisms. “This range includes

France: Start of the organic Landes asparagus campaign
“Our farms of the Gascony region are starting their campaign of organic Landes asparagus this week.” This asparagus has a great reputation thanks to the soils where it is produced: sandy soils

Cesurca's canned asparagus is Flavour of the Year 2023
The Centro Sur cooperative (Cesurca) never stops innovating. Because, although this cooperative is the small story of the passion of a group of people from a village, Huétor Tájar, for the most

Working with Papua New Guinea to safeguard crop production
Agriculture is big business in Papua New Guinea. It provides 22% of the nation’s GDP and accounts for 26% of its exports. Farming supports around 85% of the rural population. Cocoa and coffee