18 Mar 2024
The global cherry market has a leading player: Chile. The keys to success? Varietal innovation, farming systems, post-harvest technologies. This worldwide case history was narrated by the new video-lesson of the Macfrut Academy.
12 Mar 2024
Chile takes centre stage in the latest two Macfrut Academy video lessons, focusing on a case study in cherries. The first episode, dedicated to the field phase, will be aired on Thursday 14 March at 5 pm (Italian time), titled ‘Chilean cherry: a successful supply chain’.
12 Mar 2024
E. Mach Foundation organises the 10th technical day on small fruits with the latest updates on Drosophila suzukii, strawberry and blueberry cultivation. The event can be attended in person or via live streaming: registration is now open online.
08 Mar 2024
At the conference in Montecchia di Crosara in the province of Verona (IT), an attentive audience of more than 200 local cherry producers had the opportunity to listen to four presentations that outlined the main challenges affecting the choices of farmers and cherry producers.
16 Feb 2024
Marketing strategies at a global level to maximise producers' results and enhance the value of cherry production, proposed innovations in the management of modern cherry orchards and currently available defence tools will be analysed.
26 Jan 2024
In addition to phytosanitary treatments, kaolin and covering the inter-row with Extenday sheets throughout the season as vector control strategies to cover weeds, which are very important for the insect's life cycle, were evaluated.
15 Jan 2024
We would like to inform our readers that it is possible to attend a five-lesson course on agronomic management of the cherry orchard in post-harvest. The course is held by Dr Patricio Morales, Chilean agronomist and consultant, one of the world's leading cherry experts.
28 Dec 2023
On 20 December in the area of Río Claro, in the region of Maule, a trial of the new varieties Sweet Saretta® and Sweet Stephany® was visited with fruits close to harvest, which showed a size of around 30 mm and soluble solids around 20°brix.
25 Dec 2023
In this year's finale, the Cherry Times team would like to express its gratitude to all readers who have chosen us as their preferred source of information to understand and delve into the wonderful world revolving around the fruit of paradise: the cherry.
15 Dec 2023
Lorena Pinto, Product Manager of A.N.A. Chile Cherries, emphasised that the collaboration with the University is a scenario to present a wide range of fruit varieties that are now experiencing an unusual season due to climatic problems.
