High-tech mapping, robots and drones aid Cyclone Debbie crop response

The map's tree cropping layer has been "quickly validating and quantifying what would normally take weeks" in post-cyclone assessments.

April 03 , 2017

Zespri calls police over kiwifruit license transfer in China

The marketer believes a kiwifruit license may have been sold to a third party, breaching the terms limiting transfers within a country.

April 03 , 2017

U.S.: Industry welcomes EPA's decision on HLB-fighting insecticide

A USDA representative said the decision was "grounded in evidence" and meant an "important pest management tool will remain available to growers."

April 03 , 2017

Chilean plums fail Chinese inspections twice in March

Both consignments were rejected by the same quarantine bureau, but for different reasons.

April 03 , 2017

Israeli breeder tight-lipped over new disease-resistant bananas

One of the world largest banana tissue companies says the trial results are "very exiting" but is keeping key details on the down-low.

April 03 , 2017

Greek state ordered to pay abused Bangladeshi fruit pickers

Four years after the strawberry pickers were shot at, with some sustaining serious injuries, the ECHR has finally found a recourse for compensation.

April 03 , 2017

Ausveg, Growcom make call for support in Cyclone Debbie aftermath

While urging industry members to collate evidence of damages, the groups have also called on Australian consumers to support farmers by making an effort to buy Australian produce.

March 31 , 2017

U.K.: Ethical and social compliance standards high on Freshtime’s agenda

As uncertainty lingers over the future status of EU migrant workers living in the U.K., one produce company is taking steps to make sure its labor force is content.

March 31 , 2017

Australia: Cyclone Debbie ag damages easily in "hundreds of millions of dollars"

The cyclone battered sugarcane fields and winter vegetable production, while mango orchards could take "years to recover".

March 31 , 2017

Brassica-eating bug takes a bite out of Chilean veggie industry

Since its first detection in Chile last year the painted bug B. Hilaris has spread its wings to several horticultural zones around the capital Santiago.

March 31 , 2017