A 92-year-old woman grows record-sized tomatoes
A 92-year-old 'young woman' named Sybil Gorby has been planting the same 'lineage' of seeds in her garden in Tyler County, West Virginia, for more than 58 years. She planted the first seed in

The Natural Fruit Company goes solar
The Natural Fruit Company (TNFC) has reported good progress in the implementation its Corporate Social Responsibility strategy. As part of its commitment to cut its carbon footprint, the company

LEAF announces new CEO
Linking Environment And Farming (LEAF) has today (12 April) announced the appointment of David Webster as its new chief executive. Webster will take up the position in September 2023, taking over

Exceptional authorisation for the use of phytosanitary products on citrus fruits in Seville and Huelva.
The Directorate-General for Agricultural Production Health of MAPA grants exceptional authorisation for the placing on the market and use of plant protection products formulated with Spinetoram

Georgian Nuts Incorporated expects first commercial almond harvest this year
The large Georgian company Nuts Incorporated owning more than 700 ha of almond orchards (Supernova, Lauren, and Guara varieties) in Eastern Georgia, is waiting for the first industrial harvest of

Scientists from Poznań point out healing properties of potato juice
According to researchers from the Poznań University of Life Sciences, potato juice might be turned into a medicine that selectively acts on different types of tumors, benefiting patients who must

Spain: Good prospects for the next Fruit Attraction 2023
Six months before the next Fruit Attraction, more than 90% of last year's exhibitors have already confirmed their participation again, according to the show. In the 15th Fruit Attraction, which

Prices for table beets in Ukraine have fallen by 1.6 times in a year!
Current prices for table beets in Ukraine are much lower than last year and keep falling further, EastFruit project analysts inform. Such a sharp decline in prices was a huge blow to Ukrainian

Non-traditional wholesale buyers have paid attention to Moldovan walnuts
According to the Union of Associations of Nut Producers of Moldova, the members of the organization began to receive requests to buy walnut kernels this week. This has occasionally happened

New partnership for Rajat IG Biotech
Rajat IG Biotech and Dr YS Parmar University have joined hands to launch a collaborative project aimed at producing and marketing clean planting material for the Indian fresh produce industry.