The Region of Murcia was the world's leafy-crop innovation hub center for a week
Last week the main Spanish and international seed houses with experimentation centers and farms in the Region of Murcia held the Lettuce Innovation Days, in which they opened their doors to

Shortage of salads and citrus fruit in UK supermarkets
According to The Guardian, British retail is facing a shortage of certain products, mainly cucumber, lettuce, peppers and tomatoes, as well as broccoli and citrus fruits as a result of the cold

UK runs out of salads and citrus fruit after Mediterranean cold snap
According to The Guardian, retail is facing shortages of cucumbers, lettuce, peppers and tomatoes, as well as broccoli and citrus fruit as a result of the cold weather in producing countries such

BASF presents iceberg lettuce for mechanical harvesting

BASF prezentuje sałatę lodową do mechanicznego zbioru

BASF updates its Roman range with more resistors to complete the cycle
BASF, which operates in the vegetable market under its brand Nunhems, held a new edition of its Lettuce and Spinach Demo Field from the 31st January to the 17th February at its experimental farm

"Stable sales prices for French Löwenzahn, despite increased purchasing costs"
French Löwenzahn has already been increasingly traded in the Kaiserstuhl region for several weeks. "The leafy vegetable continues to be very well received, especially by our gastronomy and farm

Ramiro Arnedo presents its new lettuce varieties with high resistance to Fusarium 1, 4, and Bremia
This week, Ramiro Arnedo held an event at its Aparecida Research Center (Murcia) to present to the public its lettuce offer and to show its new Little Gem, Romaine, celery, and Iceberg lettuce, as

Ramiro Arnedo improves the resistance to Fusarium of its lettuces.
During these days, growers, technicians, companies, supermarkets and national and international press have toured the demonstration farm through personalised visits guided by their technicians and

Limgroup strengthens its sales team
As of March 1, 2023, Michel Zeelen will join the Limgroup sales team as Account manager strawberry. Michel is no stranger to the agricultural sector. He has worked in the sector since 1996, the

Larger and more sustainable lettuce
Thanks to the social awareness of farmers to promote care for the planet, the sustainability of production methods has increased. In fact, more and more professionals are opting for the use of

Two INSV-resistant Romaine lettuce varieties for US market launched
After years of intensive research and breeding, the Dutch vegetable seed company Rijk Zwaan is launching two Romaine lettuce varieties for the US market with a resistance against the Impatiens

Double win for Mastronardi Produce at Global Packaging Competition
Two Mastronardi Produce brands were celebrated for excellence in package design and innovation at the prestigious PAC Global Awards Tuesday night. The company’s marketing team took home the Best

Murcia's countryside prepares for the cold
Farmers are working non-stop. We need to save the iceberg lettuce crop. It is the only production left in all of Europe, as the low temperatures have practically ravaged all the crops in the

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

World premiere: Sormac presents OptiCor - a strand remover for iceberg lettuce
A few weeks ago, the rumour spread that the Dutch machine specialist Sormac would be coming up with a world first at FRUIT LOGISTICA in Berlin. There was plenty of speculation about the possible

New Iceberg lettuce elongated neck varieties enable mechanized harvesting
BASF has developed a series of Iceberg lettuce varieties that allow collecting them mechanically, thus giving the Iceberg variety a new boost.

Fewer pinking issues with packed, sliced iceberg lettuce and romaine lettuce
PerfoTec is showing promising results with a new recyclable film specifically tailored for the packaging of sliced iceberg lettuce and romaine lettuce. Specialists in the produce know that sliced

Italian iceberg lettuce grower seeks new markets in Germany
"Our iceberg lettuce harvest started in October with a crop of 75 tons per week and constant sales. This year we have already achieved great results thanks to the expansion of the cultivated

With Signify, indoor farming also arrives in Greece
Indoor farmingis transforming agriculture globally. IGC S.A.(Intelligent Green Crops S.A.) is the first company to adopt LED luminaires in a greenhouse for the indoor cultivation of vegetables

How to increase and homogenize the caliber of lettuce grown in the ground
"Being a farmer nowadays is a real challenge. Being a farmer in production areas like Murcia, in conditions of aridity, water deficit, and soil salinity, is even more of a challenge," stated

Dole: Sale of fresh vegetable division to Fresh Express
The fresh vegetables business, which was sold for $293m subject to certain adjustments, includes the processing and sale of whole produce such as iceberg, romaine lettuce, leaf lettuces,

Vertical Farming: Future Crops no longer has a future
Future Crops, based in Poeldijk in the far west of the Netherlands, was declared bankrupt by the District Court of The Hague on 24 January, according to a report in the Financieele Dagblad. The

French imported lettuce price rises slightly

Frost causes damage to vegetable crops
The frigid weather that hit the Spanish region of Murcia last week is causing considerable damage to vegetable crops. Temperatures below zero that prevailed in several areas of the Murcia region