Planting is well underway at the First Baptist Church on the city’s north side. Urban farm fields take up a few acres on the edge of the church property. There is a greenhouse where plants are sprouting and an old barn to store equipment. A few people are busy planting collard greens on this spring day.…
The Grounds Maintenance Team at Torridge District Council has recently donated a wide selection of ‘own-grown’ fruit and vegetables to a local food bank who are need of supply donations. The harvest – which included lettuce, rhubarb, pak choi, cucumber and radish – was donated to the Northern Devon Food…
“Supermarkets want locally-grown herbs all year,” says Raymond van der Burgh of Europe Retail Packing (ERP). That is easy during the European summer, with production, depending on weather conditions, from roughly May to October. There is, however, notes Raymond, a hiccup in the winter when local…
Supply chain conditions are improving in Australia, enhancing the availability of fruits and vegetables through May and into June. Cooler weather in Queensland has affected late autumn output. However, increased volumes are expected in June, potentially affecting vegetable prices. Fruit prices have…
Many tomato growers in Morocco, as well as European importers, have reported that certain newly introduced ToBRFV-resistant varieties do not deliver optimal fruit coloration. According to reports from industry sources, the quality of some of these new varieties has declined, leading many growers to…
In a strong show of support for cross-border agricultural trade and year-round food security, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has signed House Concurrent Resolution 108 (HCR 108), a bipartisan measure introduced by Representative Ryan Guillen. The resolution recognizes the critical role that greenhouse-grown…
Escalating tensions between Iran and Israel have reignited concerns about global energy and input flows through the Middle East, placing renewed geopolitical stress on one of the world’s most critical shipping routes: the Strait of Hormuz. On June 22, Iran’s parliament voted in favor of closing the…
UK: Aldi to offer quicker payments for smaller produce farmers and suppliersAldi is offering quicker payments for small produce farmers and suppliers as part of its continued commitment to supporting British businesses and the wider farming community. The move follows a period of dry weather across the…
Lincoln is cited in the Industrial Strategy’s Advanced Manufacturing Sector Plan as a “leading agri-tech innovation institution” which can help unleash the potential of UK city regions and clusters across a range of high-growth industries. The University of Lincoln is internationally recognised for its…
AgroSpheres has announced the commercial launch of Fun-Thyme, a groundbreaking, broad-spectrum biofungicide derived from thyme oil and delivered through the company’s proprietary AgriCell encapsulation platform. Through an exclusive distribution agreement, Wilbur-Ellis will introduce Fun-Thyme to growers…
On the younger, black-rock islands of the Galápagos archipelago, wild-growing tomatoes are doing something peculiar. They’re shedding millions of years of evolution, reverting to a more primitive genetic state that resurrects ancient chemical defenses. These tomatoes, which descended from South American…
Advanced symptoms of cucurbit downy mildew disease on cucumber plants in a commercial planting that had not received downy mildew fungicide sprays have been verified in Lenawee County on June 24, 2025, which is earlier than the last several years. Lenawee County is located in southeast Michigan. The…