A third of packagers ‘unaware of new EPR rules’
As many as a third of manufacturers are unaware of extended producer responsibility (EPR) obligations for packaging, according to a new study. Initial findings from the study, which was produced

Results of retractable cooling roof trials with strawberries in Mexico
The strawberry industry keeps on innovating. In Mexico, growing trials took place last year where the advantages of the natural outdoors were combined with a protected environment. “We are

UNIKA/FH Kiel: Project on automatic documentation in potato cultivation successfully completed
The joint project of the Union of the German Potato Industry (Union der Deutschen Kartoffelwirtschaft e.V., UNIKA) and the Kiel University of Applied Sciences on the automatic documentation of

“We’re reaching a point where conventional costs more than organic”
"Things are ever dynamic and tumultuous, and no different for organic than conventional. The organic sector keeps gradually growing. Sometimes demand's too high; sometimes, there's a temporary

Pineapple plot takes over Queens Gardens
Brisbane’s Queens Gardens was transformed into a temporary pineapple plantation this morning (3 February). The site was used to launch Queensland’s Year of Horticulture campaign.

Inflation hasn't stopped kiwi sales
Demand for kiwifruit has not dropped with inflation. Sales got off to a slow start at the beginning of the season, but by mid-January a recovery was seen". This is stated by Massimo Ceradini,