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Save the date: IBA conference 2020 in Ukraine

It has been fixed: our next meeting will take place from 2nd to 5th June 2020. Save the date for the IBA conference 2020 in Ukraine. The organizers of the IBA conference 2020 in Ukraine Together with the IBA General Manager Stefanie Sharma, a team of four people from the Ukrainian Berry Association has started [...]

Blackcurrant harvest 2019

We had no chance of personally exchanging estimations for the blackcurrant harvest 2019 this year, as we did not have a conference in June. Yet, everybody involved in blackcurrants is interested to hear how it was for the others. Find some information here! Globally less Although we do not have the figures of all our [...]

Open Farm Day at the ”Krogzeme” organic blackcurrant farm in Latvia

Hartwig Mathias Ebert has followed an invitation from the last IBA newsletter for one of the summer events 2019. He actually participated in the Open Farm Day in Latvia on 17th August. It took place at the “Krogzeme” organic blackcurrant farm, around100 km North of Riga. He is happy to share his impressions in this [...]

Orskov Foods – Processing blackcurrants (and more!) in Denmark

When the IBA Executive met in Denmark last April, we were invited to visit one of the privileged partners of our Danish grower members: Orskov Foods. A most interesting and pleasant visit. Welcome at Orskov Foods! Highly modern equipment, cleanliness, tidiness - and the warmest welcome at Orskov Foods. While we are choosing among a [...]

IBA Conference 2020: Let’s explore Ukraine!

Very recentely, Ukraine has joined the International Blackcurrant Association. Their involvement starts with a huge project: the promise to host the next IBA conference 2020 - in Lviv! Where are we going? You may think that we are desperately trying to challenge your linguistic skills when we choose the locations for our international conferences. After [...]

STEF Dijon – specialists for freezing blackcurrants

A huge majority of the blackcurrant liqueurs of the world come from Burgundy (France). Not amazingly, you can also find special equipments, infrastructures and companies for the same purpose. STEF Dijon is part of the chain, with solutions for freezing blackcurrants. Special infrastructure for a special production In 2014, STEF has adopted an important strategy [...]

Flashback IBA conference Angers

Another of our conferences is past, and allowed us to meet, talk and learn. We shared great moments of gathering together and listened to a huge lot of interesting presentations. In total, 195 people from 16 countries came the more or less long way to Angers (France) for our favorite little berry: the blackcurrant. IBA [...]

Amazing new stuff at the Blackcurrant Products Contest 2018

The second international blackcurrant products contest 2018 revealed an amazing range of new products. This could be possible thanks to the work of a group of students from the Higher School of Agriculture in Angers (ESA). Blackcurrant products contest 2018: the competition gets regular! Since 2016, the International Blackcurrant Association organizes a “blackcurrant contest” every [...]

All IBA conference presentations online: check our library

IBA conference presentations online You couldn't attend one our conferences? There is something you would like to check in one of the presentations you listened to? You need documentation on a certain topic? We can help you! Difficult to remind everything from 2 days of intensive work. When we have our conferences, you listen to [...]

Nectars de Bourgogne reveals the blackcurrant

Florent and Emmanuelle Baillard share their passion of blackcurrants in two different ways: Florent produces the fruits, Emmanuelle processes them under the name "Nectars de Bourgogne". A success story from Burgundy (France). Back to the roots Before it comes to Nectars de Bourgogne, it is a long way to go. At first, like many other [...]

Blackcurrant product competition 2018: GO!!!

After a very interesting and successful first edition of an international blackcurrant product competition, the organizers of the next IBA conference repeat the experience. The second edition will thus take place from 5th to 8th June in Angers, France, in the framework of the 6th International Blackcurrant Conference. The French currant growers association (ANCG) and [...]

Printemps de Terra – Terra Spring

"Loire Valley fruits and vegetables" raises public awareness of the benefits of blackcurrants Blackcurrants were in the spotlight at the "Printemps de Terra" (Terra Spring) festival in Angers on the 1st and 2nd of April 2018. On this occasion, Val de Loire Fruits et lègumes led a cooking workshop for children. Val de Loire Fruits et lègumes is a [...]