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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…
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Growing Champions in the next generation of pickers
The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board (AHDB) has created a new induction video to help growers develop essential skills in…
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Cuprokylt granted emergency approval in top fruit
With wet weather setting in, a new emergency approval for Cuprokylt in apples and pears has been granted at a…
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NFU calls for sufficient workforce to meet production
NFU President Minette Batters has reiterated the importance of access to a competent and flexible workforce for the horticulture sector,…