Cieza will celebrate the I Peach Congress

Good news for our star product: Cieza is going to celebrate the First Peach Congress next February. The presentation, which took place at the Fruit Attraction Agricultural Fair in Madrid, was attended by political authorities led by the President of the Autonomous Community of the Region of Murcia, Alberto Garre, […]

pruning

Nature is wise. But sometimes you need to guide her. The appearance of an adult peach tree is not a product of chance or the natural development of its growth. It is the result of the work that is done on him throughout his life. From its plantation, the peach tree is led by the farmer who, with […]

The Regional Assembly supports a special electricity rate for irrigation

The Regional Assembly of Murcia yesterday adopted an agreement that could be very beneficial for farmers and that, if it comes to fruition, would mean a reduction in the electricity bill for some 500,000 irrigators. The agreement, which was approved unanimously, involves applying an exclusive formula for irrigation that allows […]

Drip irrigation

The surface irrigation system (blanket irrigation) was for decades the main irrigation system in peach cultivation in Cieza. It is still being applied on small plots near the river or one of the irrigation ditches that irrigate the Cieza fields. The appearance of the drip irrigation system represented an advance […]

thinning

Peach thinning is essential for its development, due to the impact it has on the subsequent caliber of the fruit and the time it takes to reach the optimal harvest point. There is no known system that improves the precision of manual thinning. Branch by branch. Tree to tree. He […]

History and Tradition of the Cieza Peach

Cieza is currently the world's leading municipality in peach production. This tradition, far from being recent, dates back eighteen centuries. Plant remains belonging to the 3rd century AD found in the Cueva-Sima de La Serreta demonstrate the consumption of peaches in our town at the time of the Roman occupation. In […]

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