Biobest
Over recent years, Biobest advisor Arno Hellemons has seen good results using a combination of cucumeris and Orius to control thrips in strawberry crops. “With this strategy strawberry growers are […]
Tue 11/05/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
Chilean researchers are working to create packaging containers for fruits for export to Europe and Asia using apple, pear, grape, peach and tomato waste
Wed 14/04/2021 by Richard Wilkinson
© Media Mike Hazard At the end of 2020, the Crop Production Department of China’s Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs (MARA) released a new draft national food safety […]
Mon 11/01/2021
In presence of J. Tejedo, general director of Mercabarna, A. Colau, Mayor of Barcelona and A. Colom, President of Mercabarna © Mercabarna Mercabarna’s Biomarket in Barcelona opened at the end […]
Thu 17/12/2020
© Syngenta The Syngenta Group has purchased the Italian organics firm Valagro. According to a press release from the group, the deal “positions Syngenta Crop Protection as one of […]
Mon 12/10/2020
BIOFRESHI (Netherlands) at Fruit Logistica 2020 © Eurofresh Distribution The European Commission has decided to put back the launch of a new EU Organic Action Plan until 27 November 2021. […]
Mon 07/09/2020
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Sales of organic blueberries in the US have rocketed over the past 10 years, with volumes increasing six-fold, from around 6 million kilos per year in 2010 to over 40 […]
Thu 09/07/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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Smurfit Kappa has advanced one step further along its sustainability path with the signing of a commitment to link its CO2 target with the Science Based Target initiative (SBT) goals […]
Thu 11/06/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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The Enlarged Board of Appeal of the European Patent Office issued opinion G 3/19 (Pepper) today and concluded that plants and animals exclusively obtained by essentially biological processes are not […]
Wed 27/05/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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It was a year ago that the Bioline Iberia’s biofactory opened in Santa María del Águila, El Ejido. The “biofactory” is the result of an alliance between Biocolor and Bioline […]
Mon 11/05/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
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The market volume of Europe’s organic sector has broken the €40 billion barrier, according to data presented by Ecovalia, the national reference association for professionals in Spain’s organic sector. The […]
Wed 01/04/2020 by Richard Willkinson
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As part of its ongoing efforts in the field of responsible water use, Nature’s Pride announces it has successfully piloted GLOBALG.A.P.’s water add-on audit SPRING. Six strategic growers from Nature’s […]
Wed 04/03/2020 by Richard Wilkinson
