France declares agricultural 'disaster' after spring frosts damage vineyards

The French government has declared an agricultural disaster after an unusual early spring frost damaged crops and vines across the country.

Separating beer waste into food protein and biofuel fiber

Credit: PIXTA / CC0 public domain Homebrew enthusiasts and major manufacturers alike experience the

Napa County Farm Bureau Partners with St Helena Hospital Foundation to Assist Agricultural Workers in Receiving COVID-19 Vaccines - Wine Industry Advisor

Mach 11th – NAPA, CA— The Napa County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce that it has officially partnered with St. Helena Hospital Foundation to develop a better way to ensure agricultural workers in Napa County are identified for COVID-19 vaccination. The Farm Bureau collaborated with St. Helena Hospital Foundation to identify agricultural workers who […]

South Africa’s wine industry reeling from alcohol bans

Drinkers in South Africa may cheer the government’s decision to lift the latest bar on alcohol sales, but the wine sector fears the move has come too late to save thousands of jobs. The key industry has been badly hit by a string of booze bans, imposed to ease the number of trauma cases in hospitals burdened by coronavirus patients.

After 30 years idle, an ancient distillery is primed to put Missouri on the bourbon map

A Civil War-era distillery in Weston is readying to release a time-tested bourbon at Holladay Distillery.

Popular organic weed-control product found to include banned chemicals

It seemed too good to be true, and it may have been. The Cailfornia Deptpartment of Food and Agriculture has issued a stop-use order for Agro Gold Weed Slayer.

A Single Vision of Friuli Untaps Native Grapes

Though Friuli has historic roots in red winemaking, white is now dominant here in an area that’s long been linked to its northern Germanic neighbors.

No wine left behind: How Germany wants to adapt to climate change

Winegrowers are facing unprecedented challenges from climate change, like hot summers or water shortages, but the warmer climate also favours certain types of cultivation. The German government's adaptation strategy is designed to help the winegrowing sector, but to what extent does it help them in practice? EURACTIV Germany reports.