by Maura Maxwell, Fruitnet   CVVP (Valencia-based non-profit club: CVVP for its initials in Spanish), the protected vegetables varieties club, presented a trio of new citrus varieties at Fruit Logistica this month. In addition to Clemcott, its premium Nadorcott selection, the club showcased new offerings in the orange, mandarin and lemonContinue Reading

by Carl Collen, Fruitnet   The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) has announced that Florida’s citrus growers have reauthorised the Florida citrus research order in a statutorily required referendum conducted by the department.   More than 87 percent of ballots received by the department were in favour of reauthorisation,Continue Reading

Six months ago, Rob and Krista Watkins opened their state-of-the-art $3.8 million factory at Walkamin on the Atherton Tablelands, and launched Natural Evolution Foods. Now the north Queensland creators of ground-breaking banana flour, have a major national distribution deal, an office in the United Kingdom and are making a forayContinue Reading