Etiket: growers
Molds are bothering Italian wine growers after heavy rain showers: “A lot less wine”
Wine growers in Italy are preparing for a bad harvest season. Fungi that attack the vines were given free rein thanks to successive periods of heavy rain and drought, which…
The Week of Drenthe: Fred Grim new trainer of FC Emmen and potato growers yearn for rain
Many people enjoy the warm weather of the past period, but for potato farmers it is time for it to rain again. Due to the drought and the warm weather,…
Mayor of ‘flower capital’ Aalsmeer visits rose growers in Kenya
Exhausted but satisfied, mayor Gido Oude Kotte (43) of the North Holland village of Aalsmeer knocks the red fabric off his trousers. After a long day, he sits down at…
American Pistachio Growers, the non-profit association that represents female growers
THEThe pistachio is the seed of the Pistacia vera plant, belonging to the Anacardiaceae family. In Italy we are now used to enjoying pistachio in many preparations. Many, perhaps, know…
How Aalsmeer growers ensure that lilacs end up in Mother’s Day bouquets worldwide
Maybe they will also be in your mother’s day bouquet this year: Aalsmeer lilacs. That is quite special, because the fragrant flowers should no longer bloom in May. Growers from…
Weed growers want to stay in the race for coffee shop trial
Two companies in West Brabant wanted to legally grow cannabis. But they were not welcome anywhere to build a greenhouse. That’s why they lost out in the national race because…
Chicory sector under pressure, but growers in West Friesland see a positive future
The chicory sector is under pressure. It is losing popularity, young people hardly eat it anymore and growers are finding it increasingly difficult to find a successor. Nevertheless, there are…
Cigar manufacturer Cortès-Vandemarliere invests in local tobacco growers
Cigar manufacturer Cortès-Vandemarliere invests in local tobacco growers The tobacco sector is having a particularly hard time, also due to the food and energy crisis. That is why Cortès wants…
Pumping ban is bad news for vegetable growers
Pumping ban is bad news for vegetable growers Especially those who now grow spinach need water just before harvest. Johan Vanneste from Gits has a mixed farm with animals and…
Fruit growers imagine themselves in a casino: ‘A gamble every season’ | 1Limburg
He even has a thermometer hanging from one of the cherry trees. Fruit grower Jo Schaepkens from Klimmen keeps a close eye on the weather forecast: “The flowering period can…