The two Canadair planes sent by Spain set to work quickly yesterday afternoon. The initial reconnaissance flights were first sighted at 17:09 at Pico do Areeiro, where a single aircraft was seen circling Pico do Gato, where the flames are intense, and shortly afterward, the second aircraft was seen approaching…
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The Institute of Wine, Embroidery and Handicrafts of Madeira (IVBAM), as part of the harvest itinerary initiative, has already passed through Caniçal, in the municipality of Machico, São Jorge, in the municipality of Santana, Seixal, in the municipality of Porto Moniz, Câmara de Lobos, and Porto Santo. In this context,…
“Sugarcane producers are outraged by the lack of communication from the Regional Government, who have still not paid the promised 10 cents/kilo increase. Three months after the end of this year’s harvest, Miguel Albuquerque and Rafaela Fernandes seem to have forgotten the promise made in the middle of the electoral…
A team from the Institute of Wine, Embroidery and Handicrafts of Madeira (IVBAM) is in Porto Santo monitoring the 2024 harvest campaign and, according to data 12 tonnes of grapes have been harvested, mostly from the caracol and striprão varieties. Tiago Freitas, President of IVBAM, notes, the good phytosanitary status…
It is an alert from the Institute of Wine, Embroidery and Handicrafts of Madeira, replicated today by the Municipality of Machico, directed to the parish of Porto da Cruz, within the scope of the “Scaphoideus titanus, Ball. (St) 0 phytoplasma Grapevineflavescence dor&MLO, commonly referred to as Golden Flavescence (FD), a…
Pedro Lima, President of the Association of Cider Producers Madeira, in an interview with Radio JM-FM, reports that cider production could drop by more than 50% due to the high temperatures affecting the pears’ maturation. “We have a production much lower than last year, with very little fruit,” stated the…
An ethnographic initiative alluding to wheat cultivation recently took place at Quinta Leonor, in Jardim da Serra.
Demand for olive oil has been globalising since the pandemic while production is suffering the negative impact of climate change, making it necessary to produce more and more sustainably, according to the International Olive Council (IOC).
The Centre for Sociocultural and Agroforestry Development and Innovation (CDISA), has defended the need to prepare and implement an Integrated Agroforestry Development Plan for Jardim da Serra, which should be extended to the remaining highlands of the Municipality of Câmara de Lobos.
PAN Madeira denounces the use of herbicide near Levada da Negra, located in the upland areas of Santo António.
An agriculture company from Quinta Grande
he Association of Producers of the Island of Porto Santo (APIPS), and the Association of Young Farmers of Madeira and Porto Santo (AJAMPS),
The ADN party candidacy visited the Santo da Serra market yesterday where they had the opportunity to talk to local merchants and listen to their concerns.
The Regional Directorate of Agriculture, through its services, is creating experimental seed fields in Santana, to mitigate and study the consequences of Climate Change on some crops, according to a recent press statement.
The Regional Director of Agriculture and Rural Development, Marco Caldeira, visited the farm of José Luís Freitas, an agricultural entrepreneur who has been engaged in hydroponic farming since 2011.