18 March 2021 NIAB EMR begins upgrade of R&D facilities in £30 million regional redevelopment Construction has started at NIAB EMR, as part of the £30m regional food-related ‘Growing Kent…
18 February 2021 Surge in demand for graduates to commit to a career in fresh produce Graduates from across the UK (and disciplines) are being urged to apply for a fantastic…
24 December 2020 Up to 30,000 workers to help reap 2021 harvest The number of workers permitted to travel to the UK to pick and package fruit…
7 October 2020 Launch of vineyard anchor system ‘for the life of the vine’ Gripple, the wire joining device and suspension system manufacturer, has launched a pioneering below-ground anchor…
29 September 2020 Vertically farmed Anglesey watercress is a hit for Hooton’s Homegrown Watercress grown on one of the island’s first Vertical Farms has sold out in hours…
16 June 2020 Two new toppers completes Scotts 2020 line-up Ten years since introducing its first haulm topper, Scotts has this month launched two new…
13 May 2020 Two biological solutions in soft fruit from BASF Nemaslug is a microscopic beneficial nematode Phasmarhabditis hermaphrodita for the control of a wide range…
1 April 2020 Trailed sprayer for orchard and vineyard operation Kuhn has launched an advanced version of its top-of-the-range orchard sprayer, offering fruit growers improved…
1 March 2020 Copper fungicide emergency authorisations anticipated for 2020 The British Hop Association and AHDB have applied for 120-day emergency authorisations for the use…
4 December 2019 Agronomy for Christmas trees important Providing healthy Christmas trees to households for more than 20 years means that Martin Kempster’s…