An unexpected April snowfall caused huge damage to orchards and vineyards in Austria (mainly Styria), Switzerland and Northern Italy. Tens of hectares of cherry, apple, pear orchards, and vineyards were damaged and the season is seriously compromised. On wednesday thousands of homes in Austria, mainly in Carinthia...
It is named Halyomorpha Halys, also known as brown marmorated stink bug and it has become the worst nightmare for an increasing number of fruit growers in Italy and in Europe. The bug reached Italy a few years ago and it has already caused huge damage...
A few days before harvest we visited Giaccone farm in Monestirolo, near the city of Ferrara in northern Italy. This Fuji apple orchard was planted in 2012 and is covered by anti-hail net, using 8,5 x 8,5 poles planted 1 m deep into the ground...
An exceptional hailstorm devastated more than 100 hectares of orchards near the cities of Ferrara and Modena. Wind gusts of more than 120 Km/h destroyed entire orchards. One among the very few installations which was able to resist to the storm had been developed by...
Markus Unger and his family live and work in Styria, the well known Austrian region devoted to apple and small fruits growing. The farm is named Beernestoak and consists in around nine hectares of blueberries that are sold directly at the farm or on the national market. This...
Klimkiewicz Orchards in the northern part of Poland is a key client in a growing market. During our last visit last June we found a lively enterprise very careful to good quality product. Two hundred and fifty hectares of orchards divided into apples, pears, plums and cherries:...
Meeting new people from Spinazzè world: last week we were in Emilia Romagna to meet one of the most long-standing organization in the fruit farming business in Italy: Minguzzi Spa. In this video Annamaria, who is the business owner, describes the new plumcot project "Metis". Minguzzi Spa...
This spring we went to Roverchiara, near Verona, to meet the well known nurseryman from Bolzano and visit his biggest orchard in Italy. Gruber Genetti Nursery is located in Roverchiara (Verona). 200ha where top quality apple plants are growing before being sold to the best orchards...