"Irrigation was becoming increasingly bothersome"
Dutch grower Aard Robaard of Akkerbouw- en Fruitteeltbedrijf De Meerhof can partially irrigate his fruit. Yet, he will soon stop doing so. Aard has invested in three FrostFans mobile frost

The Climate Box agtech closes its first investment round
The investment was led by The Yield Lab Latam with the participation of Spanish agribusiness investment group Label Investments and a Uruguayan angel investor. The Climate Box, a leading frost

Zespri reflects on last two seasons and how to get things back on track
Zespri is reflecting on the things that have gone wrong in the last two years, and looking at how to get things back on track for 2024. The impact of the devastating frost late last year will see

South of France: Winter temperatures at last, but concern about water shortage
Weather capriciousness can really disrupt the planning of agricultural enterprises. Eric Hostalnou, responsible for O+G at the Chamber of Agriculture in the southern French department of

Мороз разрушает мурсийский артишок
По предварительным оценкам Agroseguro, недавние заморозки в испанском регионе Мурсия нанесли ущерб урожаю

Frost wreaks havoc on Murcian artichoke
The recent frosts in the Spanish region of Murcia have caused damage to the tune of at least €1m to the artichoke crop, according to initial estimates by Agroseguro. The territorial director

Mróz czyni spustoszenie w karczochu murcjańskim
Ostatnie mrozy w hiszpańskim regionie Murcja spowodowały szkody w wysokości co najmniej 1 mln euro w uprawach karczocha, według wstępnych szacunków Agroseguro. Dyrektor

“We minimized the effects of the frost by advancing the harvest before the temperature dropped”
After last year's pilot experience, this is the first full season in which the Almerian company, Campojoyma, will export organic artichokes of the Green Queen variety, which is now part of its

“The damage would be much greater if these frosts had happened a month from now”
The intense cold in Spain over the past two weeks, with several nights of sub-zero temperatures, is taking its toll on several crops in the Murcia region, mainly stone fruit and field vegetables.

Fruit and vegetable price trends as at 30 January
The bad weather has created some imbalances in the fruit and vegetable market. Cauliflower prices are soaring, doubling in some markets in the face of high demand and low supply due to frost;

"It is not worth the risk of losing crops due to frost"
The abnormal temperatures of the past few months caused by climate change favored early sprouting and blossoming in many areas of the peninsula. With the sudden drop in temperatures of the past

Cultivation and care of bamboos in Poland
Bamboos are evergreen plants with an attractive appearance. This makes the cultivation of bamboos increasingly interesting for gardeners and landscape architects. Many of their species and

The virtues of Torbole broccoli
Technically, it belongs to the large Brassicaceao Cruciferae family, but in Trentino it is known as the Broccolo di Torbole. In the favourable climate of Lake Garda, between the municipalities of

Weather has stopped the price trend for strawberries on the Polish market
The last few days have brought waves of cold air over Poland and temperatures have been dropping below zero in places since Monday. The meteorological services report that on Tuesday night the

Holandia – rynek marchwi czeka na mróz
Obecnie na holenderskim rynku marchwi poszukiwani są kupcy. "Senegal zamknął swoje granice 5 grudnia bieżącego roku. Ostatnia marchew trafiła tam więc dwa tygodnie temu.

Preliminary estimate of the tree fruit harvest in Poland in 2021
The fruit harvest in Poland in 2021, according to preliminary estimates by CSO experts, is expected to total around 4.6 million tonnes. This means a year-on-year increase of around 3 per cent. The

Europe - peach and nectarine crop estimates.
Peach and nectarine yield forecasts for the four main growing countries, Greece, Spain, Italy and France, were presented yesterday during the third and final medFEL webinar.   The 2020

Straty z powodu przymrozków we Włoszech
Organizacja producentów BIOP z siedzibą w Cesenie reprezentuje wiodące ekologiczne i tradycyjne firmy z całych Włoch i jest częścią AOP Italia. Została

Will fruits be expensive in Poland this year?
Although the weather this spring has been highly capricious, the passage of time cannot be stopped and vegetation, albeit slowed down, is progressing. Especially as this year there is at least no