IFA calls for an speedy increase in retail potato prices
Tim Cullinan, the president of the Irish Farmers’ Association, is calling for an immediate and significant increase in retail potato prices. He addressed a national meeting of growers in Dublin

Budget ‘fails to meet farmers’ needs’
The Chancellor’s Spring Budget has received a largely negative reaction from farming groups. NFU president Minette Batters said Jeremy Hunt’s Budget “fails to address the needs of

PIPEO, a labour 'agro-Erasmus' to promote the generational changeover
One of the main challenges facing the agricultural sector is generational change. According to the study 'Agro-millennials. Perfil de los nuevos agricultores/as y ganaderos/as del siglo XXI'

Leading Harvest launches sustainability certification in Australia
US-based Leading Harvest has launched its sustainability assurance programme Australia which is designed to harmonize sustainability reporting across crops and regions. Its Farmland Management

"We produce macadamia nuts via over 7,000 certified organic smallholder farmers"
The German-Kenyan company LIMBUA works with more than 7,000 certified organic smallholders in Kenya and in 2022 alone produced some 900 tons of cracked macadamia nuts, which are marketed

Компост - в центре внимания нового исследовательского проекта
Сельхозпроизводители и исследователи объединили усилия, чтобы придать научную точность искусству

“Having drones survey an orchard is convenient and saves man-hours”
Using drones to get all the data regarding an orchard’s status, the fresh produce industry is ready for it says Outfield co-founder Oli Hilbourne: “As the effects of climate change become

Israeli farmer grows world's heaviest lemon
Guinness World Records has recognized farmer Aharon Shemoel for growing the world's heaviest lemon on his farm in Kefar Zeitim, Israel. The citrus fruit grew next to another huge lemon; it weighed

Behind the success of the agricultural season in Egypt, the ghost of losses that haunted farmers
Faced with the shortage of certain agricultural products, and problems of various kinds in the majority of countries of origin, European buyers have fallen back on Egyptian products, says Mohamed

UK should be prepared for second summer of water shortages
The UK should be prepared for a second summer of water shortages and some hosepipe bans, with a dry spring due to follow a dry winter, national advisers have warned. With recent dry weather due to

“We hoped to harvest more than 400 tons of early potatoes, but I'll be surprised if we get to harvest 150 tons”
According to estimates, more than half of Mallorca's early potato crops were lost because of the passage of storm Juliette. "We hoped to harvest more than 400 tons of early potatoes, but I'll be

Haith Group strengthens EU presence
Haith Group, the Doncaster-based vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, has appointed Dutch grading machinery supplier Remach BV to sell its range in Holland and Belgium. Established in 2019,

NFU takes farming to schools
Children from more than 10 per cent of primary schools across England and Wales will step into farmers’ shoes as they take part in NFU Education’s live lessons this week. Developed for British

Uzbekistan: the production of medicinal plants will increase by 4.7% in 2023
According to official statistics, 112 varieties of medicinal plants in Uzbekistan are registered for use in scientific medicine, of which 70 are used in the pharmaceutical industry. In recent

AVA-ASAJA calls for maximum prevention measures to face a pest which affects citrus, kaki, and avocado
The Valencian Association of Farmers (AVA-ASAJA) calls for extreme control measures to stop the advance of the Scirtothrips aurantii quarantine pest, which has expanded both geographically and in

The farmer as a protagonist in the process of digital transformation in horticulture
Drones for the application of phytosanitary products, intelligent greenhouses controlled from a mobile phone, artificial intelligence to make the commercialisation of fruit and vegetables more

IFA wzywa do natychmiastowego otwarcia programu wsparcia ogrodnictwa
Irlandzki Departament Rolnictwa, Żywności i Morza (DAFM) został wezwany do natychmiastowego otwarcia Systemu Pomocy Inwestycyjnej na rzecz rozwoju komercyjnego sektora ogrodniczego na rok

IFA calls to immediately open horticulture support scheme
The Irish Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine (DAFM) has been urged to immediately open the Scheme of Investment Aid for the Development of the Commercial Horticulture Sector for 2023.

Province of North Holland invests millions in local food
The province of North Holland is setting out to have it people eat closer to home, investing 2.7 million euros in local food and sustainable agriculture. Direct contact between farmer and consumer