31 March 2020 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…
1 March 2020 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…
5 August 2019 Trials target higher yielding robot-ready orchards A ground-breaking trial examining ways to improve the planting design and canopy management of apple…
5 August 2019 BASF adds another product to its grape portfolio Grape growers will have another BASF fungicide to use this season as Vivando (metrafenone) has…
23 July 2019 Plum Festival Concerns For Plum Numbers British plums will be harder to find this year, especially the iconic Victoria plums, and…
28 May 2019 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…
12 April 2019 Biological control of slugs in strawberries BASF Agriculture acquired Becker Underwood, the largest entomophagous nematode producer in the world, several years…
1 April 2019 New strawberry net from Tornado Tornado, the market leader in agricultural fencing, is introducing a new strawberry net for fruit…
26 March 2019 Workforce, the single biggest challenge for global horticulture Addressing AHDB’s SmartHort conference, NFU Sector Board Chair and apple producer, Ali Capper, made it…
20 March 2019 Growing Champions in the next generation of pickers The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has created a new induction video to help…