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Purple patch for blackcurrant farmers as Ribena owner invests in hunt for new climate-resilient varieties
Lucozade Ribena Suntory (LRS) has invested over half a million pounds in a five-year project with the James Hutton Institute…
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New acaricides to tackle return of mite problem to orchards
A few years ago, it seemed that IPM strategies had solved mite problems in orchards but now a combination of…
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Last season’s prolonged harvest creates spring scab control challenge
Fruit growers are encouraged to monitor infection risk and implement preventative measures in orchards where scab levels built-up due to…
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Trials target higher yielding robot-ready orchards
A ground-breaking trial examining ways to improve the planting design and canopy management of apple orchards and “future-proof” them for…
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BASF adds another product to its grape portfolio
Grape growers will have another BASF fungicide to use this season as Vivando (metrafenone) has been granted an EAMU in…
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Plum Festival Concerns For Plum Numbers
British plums will be harder to find this year, especially the iconic Victoria plums, and it’s all down to the…
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Essex fruit grower and juice producer achieves stringent new food safety standard
Manningtree-based D C Williamson and Barn Farm Drinks, an innovative berry farm and fruit juice producer, has achieved highest the…
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Biological control of slugs in strawberries
BASF Agriculture acquired Becker Underwood, the largest entomophagous nematode producer in the world, several years ago and integrated it into…
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New strawberry net from Tornado
Tornado, the market leader in agricultural fencing, is introducing a new strawberry net for fruit growers. This innovative Tornado product…
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Workforce, the single biggest challenge for global horticulture
Addressing AHDB’s SmartHort conference, NFU Sector Board Chair and apple producer, Ali Capper, made it clear that UK horticulture is…