07 Jun 2024
15 industry specialists will meet on 18 June at the Sun Monticello event centre for the second version of the largest technical event in the cherry industry. The event will offer three interesting discussion forums and three keynote lectures.
07 Jun 2024
Project leader Maryam Yazdani's approach combines imaging technology with artificial intelligence for rapid and automatic pest detection. The technology can be added to existing optical sorters used for product selection.
07 Jun 2024
New cherry varieties resilient to climate change were the focus of an interesting episode by Agrilinea TV. In this episode Sauro Angelini, CEO of Agrilinea, interviewed Giacomo Patruno, Luca Fortunato and Marinella Cisternino.
07 Jun 2024
Less chemicals, more protection from rain, hail and insects. The challenge has been taken up by Ri.Nova and Unibo, who, in collaboration with the Vignola Cherry Consortium, have come up with a number of innovative systems for the defence of cherry cultivation.
06 Jun 2024
Justin Finkler, owner of Riveridge Land Co. in Michigan, believes Riveridge is the only farm in Michigan to cover cherries: the new plantings, whose ultimate goal is high density, will all be designed with V- and UFO trellis systems.
06 Jun 2024
‘Nature's Candy and the jumbo cherry programme, XXL Cherries, guarantee something for every buyer,’ said Joel Hewitt. ‘Our goal remains to provide cherries of exceptional flavour and size, ensuring repeat business.
06 Jun 2024
The aim of this renewal is to adapt the visual identity of the PDO to an increasingly digital world. The Regulatory Council renews the corporate image by launching a new logo, representing both cherries and PDO picotas.
06 Jun 2024
‘Agriculture is disappearing in Sierra,’ warns Inocencio Manuel Sánchez vice-president in charge of the Cepeda cooperative and points out that it can become problematic for a small producer or cooperative to be able to sell, for example, cherries.
05 Jun 2024
Researchers from Prosser (Washington) are inserting electrical sensors into the soil, burying a root camera and uprooting entire cherry trees to study how and when nutrients move through them in order to apply fertilisers at the right time.
05 Jun 2024
‘Although we have lost important volumes, we expect to have good quality and larger cherries than in previous years,’ says Yigit Gokyigit, of Alanar Fruit. ‘We will be able to harvest up to 400 tonnes of cherries from our orchards.
