California asparagus sees late start but a quality boost following rains
The domestic organic asparagus season is just starting, albeit three weeks late. “We’re doing our first cuttings now with Coastal View Produce in Gonzalez, California, an Earl’s Organic

Spring frosts sweep from north to south
After the apprehension that characterised the start of the week in the north (for more details click here), the mercury has dropped well below zero in the south over the past few nights, creating

Bees abuzz for biosecurity in avocados
Associate Professor Andrew Geering from the Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) said monitoring for avocado sunblotch is important to protect lucrative overseas

At Cibus the new steps in the relaunch of the pear
Paolo Bruni, president of CSO Italy, and Adriano Aldrovandi, president of AOP UNAPera (in the opening photo), spoke this morning at the conference 'Fruit Growing: the point of the situation' held

"It's not limited supply, but refusal to pay higher prices that's causing empty shelves"
Fresh Food has been busy recently. The Belgian company focuses largely on the English market and has grown substantially since Brexit. So when that country's shelves recently emptied, the

Rodrigo de la Calle takes care of himself with apples
Specialising in the creation of original recipes based on seasonal fruits, Rodrigo de la Calle already has two Repsol Suns, a Michelin Star and a Michelin Green Star. Specifically, de la Calle has

£5m Tesco scheme tackles child hunger
Tesco is launching a new £5m grant programme this summer to help give schoolchildren a healthier, more active start in life. In the first year of the scheme, 5,300 schools will be able to apply

"For the first time, we sold more through supermarkets than ethnic markets"
The Ramadan campaign went "very well" for Tunisian dates, said Abdelhamid Nasri, Tunisian date producer and general manager of Afrimex: "We were able to achieve our sales targets and exceed the