According to Morgunblaðið, the Icelandic Veterinary Association has authorized the importation of bumble bees to Iceland, despite the association’s ongoing strike. Icelandic growers use bees to pollinate their tomato crops.
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“The apiaries usually last a few weeks. We had very few left when the new shipment finally arrived,” said Axel Thorsteinsson, who runs the vegetable farm Brún, one of the largest producer of cherry tomatoes in Iceland.
All the vegetables produced on the farm are organic with bees pollinating the plants and wasps are used as pest control.
The Icelandic Veterinary Association is a member of BHM, the Association of Academics, whose member unions have been on strike since mid-April. Little progress has been made in negotiation talks between BHM and the government so far.
According to Morgunblaðið, the Icelandic Veterinary Association has authorized the importation of bumble bees to Iceland, despite the association’s ongoing strike. Icelandic growers use bees to pollinate their tomato crops.
Read more: Veterinarian strike threatens animal welfare, say pig farmers
“The apiaries usually last a few weeks. We had very few left when the new shipment finally arrived,” said Axel Thorsteinsson, who runs the vegetable farm Brún, one of the largest producer of cherry tomatoes in Iceland.
All the vegetables produced on the farm are organic with bees pollinating the plants and wasps are used as pest control.
The Icelandic Veterinary Association is a member of BHM, the Association of Academics, whose member unions have been on strike since mid-April. Little progress has been made in negotiation talks between BHM and the government so far.
