The approach of the next Indian urea tender and the lack of production in Europe due to ongoing high gas prices caused the urea market to stampede and prices leapt up this week.
Vineyard management is constantly evolving based on new findings of growing grapes, managing vineyard resources, and with the development of new tools and technologies.
As the year stumbles towards the first Cape Wine show since the pandemic, I’m beginning to wonder whether we – and by that, I mean those people who think about how the industry markets itself to the world – have not fallen into the convenient trap of defining our USP in terms of our most visible high-profile players.
The 40 determined farmers growing kiwi fruit in South Africa – some of whom have soldiered on for many years in this micro industry – are beginning to believe in a rejuvenated industry with the introduction of new kiwi varieties more suited to this country’s climate.
The New Jersey-based company’s berries don’t taste like your typical strawberries, either: They’re sweeter, with a denser, juicier center. The flavor, aroma and “buttery texture” are engineered in three vertical farms: two in New Jersey and one in Los Angeles.