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Photo Gallery: Substrate strawberry visit - Piñata Farms
Take a look at Piñata Farms' trial of BerryWorld cultivars on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, using techniques that are relatively new for the Australian strawberry industry.
September 18 , 2017
South Africa: Fruit growers considering drought contingency plans, says Hortgro
An encompassing drought strategy was presented by a Ceres fruit grower during a seminar, which involves ranking and allocating water to orchards according to profitability.
September 18 , 2017
U.S.: Dole Food Company could be for sale
Less than five months after filing to go public, the world's largest fresh fruit and vegetable company is now reportedly exploring a sale.
September 15 , 2017
EU external fresh produce export volumes down 7% in H1
The decline follows a trend seen last year as well, reflecting the challenges involved with market access improvement outside the EU.
September 15 , 2017
Dominican Republic ag damages 'not severe', claims JAD
However, there have been significant losses in banana and plantain crops in some areas.
September 15 , 2017
Photo Gallery: Avocado farm visit in Jalisco, Mexico
One of the state's leading grower-shippers says "everything is ready" to ship to China, with a delegation due to visit Mexico later this month.
September 15 , 2017
U.S.: LGS Specialty Sales has first major revamp for avocado, clementine brands
A company representative describes it as "taking a big step forward" for the two labels that are seeing strong yearly growth.
September 15 , 2017
U.S. start-up launches app to help growers find and retain labor
One of the company's co-founders said it had become increasingly clear that simple technology could be used to help solve one of the sector's biggest challenges.
September 15 , 2017
Bayer and Ginkgo Bioworks form ag-tech start-up
The companies have put US$100 million toward the new venture that will focus on the plant microbiome.
September 15 , 2017
California: Medfly quarantine zone covers 89 square miles in Los Angeles County
To date there have been 12 detections of adult Medflies in the Sun Valley area, while sterile male flies continue to be released as part of an eradication effort.
September 14 , 2017
