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All the best of Cherry Times: highlights of 2024

Events

31 Dec 2024

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Online the program and registration for the 10th Berry Technical Day of the Mach Foundation

Events

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.

On Cherry Times, exclusively, the reports of the Conference on Cherry Innovation in the East of Verona

Events

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.

Experimentation on new cherry planting systems at FEM

Planting systems

27 Jun 2023

The plants were set up according to the chosen form of cultivation, in comparison with the traditional spindle, starting from one-year old rods. From the analysis of the data collected, some interesting indications for vegetative and productive aspects emerged.

New rootstock trials at the Mach Foundation

Rootstocks

16 Jun 2023

Cherry cultivation in Trentino Alto Adige represents a small part of the national panorama, with an area of about 250 ha; however, it represents an interesting crop for provincial fruit growing and has spread in some hill areas with altitudes ranging from 200 m asl to 900 m asl.

Rapid expansion of Drosophila suzukii is a serious threat

Crop protection

05 Apr 2023

Drosophila suzukii has been rapidly spreading across many countries. The integration of agronomic and sanitation practices besides to the chemical protection can create an unfavourable environment for the phytophagous limiting its presence.