Florida peaches waiting on rain
The Florida peach season is three weeks away from getting underway. “The crop is a little light compared to last year. Most of our trees are 10-11 years old and they’re kind of slowing down a

Eurosemillas gives priority to AVA-ASAJA for the new extra-late mandarin 'Kino'.
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Ukraine: Using a bomb shelter to grow crops underground
A Ukrainian farmer named Viktor Shuleshko rebuilt his vertical farm business after it was destroyed by Russian troops shelling the Dnipro airport. Despite the damage, he did not give up on his

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Australian research is underway into creating an advanced genomics platform, which will help producers overcome industry challenges, improve performance and lead to tastier varieties of popular

Ecuador sees -99.17 percent drop in banana exports to Ukraine due to Russian war
Ecuador's banana exports to Ukraine fell by -99.17% or 1.55 million boxes less in February 2023 compared to the month just before the Russian invasion started a year ago in February 2022. Only 13

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‘Standing still is moving backward', Dutch transportation business owner Dirk Veldhuis, who died in 2021, used to say. His daughter Natascha has taken that to heart. She and co-owner Mario Groot

German 2022 asparagus harvest was worst in nearly a decade
Germany's Federal Statistical Office (StBA) on Tuesday released data showing a sharp decline in the amount of asparagus harvested in the country for the year 2022. Statisticians calculated that

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Guillermo Arregui named new director of Fedemco
The Spanish Federation of Wood Packaging and its Components, Fedemco, has named Guillermo Arregui Ferrando as its new director. His background in marketing, business development and speaking four