Продолжающиеся дожди на юге Италии рискуют ухудшить качество чеснока
Похоже, ситуация меняется, когда речь идет о чесноке. "Ситуация довольно сложная на юге Италии из-за

Red List of endangered native crops: BLE includes five new variety treasures
In addition to the 2,607 entries on the Red List of endangered native crops to date, the Federal Agency for Agriculture and Food (Bundesanstalt für Landwirtschaft und Ernährung, BLE) added five

Справедливый спрос со стороны Европы на южноафриканские цитрусовые
Осенние дожди продолжают идти над долиной Лоскоп, где лимоны и клементины ждут своего урожая. По словам

Spory popyt z Europy na południowoafrykańskie cytrusy
Jesienny deszcz nadal pada nad doliną Loskop, gdzie cytryny i klementynki czekają na zbiory. Deszcz, który blokuje zbiory przez cały tydzień, nie powinien ich bardzo opóźnić,

Ongoing rain in southern Italy risks compromising garlic quality
Things seem to be changing when it comes to garlic. "The situation is rather complicated in southern Italy due to the prolonged rain of past few weeks and to forecasts for the next few days. All

Bright future for UK farming, says Defra minister
The future of British agriculture and domestic food security looks bright, the Defra minister for food, farming and fisheries told growers last week (11 May). Delivering the Shuttleworth Lecture

Utrzymujące się deszcze w południowych Włoszech mogą pogorszyć jakość czosnku
W przypadku czosnku sytuacja wydaje się zmieniać. "Sytuacja w południowych Włoszech jest dość skomplikowana ze względu na długotrwałe opady deszczu w ciągu ostatnich kilku

Planet Farms, salads from vertical farming become more democratic
Planet Farms announces the start of construction for its new factory in Cirimido in the province of Como, which will be ready at the beginning of 2024. And at the same time a new sales policy with

GrowGeneration partners with Bridgetown Mushrooms to begin selling mycology supplies
GrowGeneration Corp. and GrowLife, Inc. have announced a multi-year partnership focused on the development and sale of mycology supplies, placing both companies among the early movers in the

Sunak addresses British farmers
As an MP proudly from a farming constituency - that I didn’t grow up in but came to love and know much more about - I know that farming is more than just a job, it’s a vocation,

Fair demand from Europe for South African citrus
Autumn rain continues to fall over the Loskop Valley where lemons and clementines are waiting to be harvested. The rain, blocking out picking this whole week, shouldn’t set them back very much,

High hopes for food summit
British organic food and farming body, the Soil Association, has urged participants in today’s (16 May) ‘food summit’ to be “bold in their thinking” and called on Defra to reinstate its

VSSE interim balance: Heat summer 2022 ensures particularly tasty asparagus vintage
The asparagus season started early, but the growth of asparagus was initially somewhat slowed down by the cool and rainy April. Despite moderate temperatures, there have been no maximum quantities

Denmark: Autonomous mobile robot designed for indoor farming
“Vertical farming is moving towards an inflection point. From expensive and niche technology towards market leadership from both a commercial and sustainability standpoint. Our vision at Seasony

Improving business resilience through climate-friendly farming
Read how NFU member and Fruit Grower of the Year 2022 Anthony Snell is improving his business resilience through climate-friendly farming: I am based in South Herefordshire and farm just under

Spread reaches lettuce milestone
Spread has surpassed 100m sales of its indoor leaf lettuce brand Vegetus while adding new products to its range in the process. Vegetus was originally launched in 2008 at the dawn of the

'Organic: working on market, yields and costs'
'The transfer of resources for organic farming from the first to the second pillar of the SPP (Strategic Plan of the CAP) was an excellent, non-trivial choice. In this way we are finally talking

"Greek asparagus came early this year, while the German supply was quite late to market"

Defra calls for urgent action to solve food crisis
Defra ministers, farming and retail leaders will meet the prime minister in Downing Street tomorrow (16 May) for emergency talks about the British horticulture sector, the Guardian reveals. Defra

Sustainable scholarship kicks off at Harper Adams
A record 15 students from developing countries were welcomed to Harper Adams University this week (15 May) by vice chancellor professor Ken Sloan. The group, from eight different nations, will

German asparagus harvest gets off to a cold start
Farmer Lisa Kraft from Naunheim: “When it’s dry and warm early in the year, we start harvesting asparagus at the end of March. Normally, the start is at the beginning of May.” This year,

Defra calls for urgent action to solve farming crisis
Defra ministers, farming and retail leaders will meet the prime minister in Downing Street tomorrow (16 May) for emergency talks about the British horticulture sector, the Guardian reveals. Defra

Managing Director Dr. Kristian Moeller of GLOBALG.A.P. to step down
Kristian Moeller, Managing Director of GLOBALG.A.P. c/o FoodPLUS GmbH, has announced he will step down from the role effective May 31. Dr. Moeller has been pursuing the mission of promoting

Kristian Moeller says goodbye to GlobalGAP
Kristian Moeller has announced that he will leave GlobalGAP on 1 June after more than 20 years at the farming certification organisation. GlobalGAP’s managing director has revealed that he is

Planet Farms salads on Panino Giusto menus
Salads grown in vertical farming by Planet Farms, a Benefit Society, arrive on the menus of Panino Giusto, a brand founded in Milan in 1979 and the first B Corp in Italian catering. A