Brassica news archive – Page 42
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ArticleBASF talks up Signum for brassica growers
Manufacturer BASF is urging brassica growers to consider using Signum as part of their crop protection programme to help achieve a healthier looking crop.
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ArticleUK farming outlook is mixed
The NFU’s Economics Department has released its latest Farming Outlook quarterly report, predicting mixed fortunes for the various sectors.
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Labour savers
Led primarily by developments abroad, new mobile growing technology is finding its way into more and more glasshouses in this country. Larry Saunders finds out what products are out there, and who is using it.
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ArticleSolid outlook for horticulture
The NFU’s Economics Department has released its latest Farming Outlook quarterly report, predicting mixed fortunes for the various sectors.
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ArticleAs bold as brassicas
Severe weather patterns disrupted brassica supply throughout April and May, but the category is expected to pick up over the next few weeks as spring plantings come to fruition and less traditional lines begin to take centre stage. Laura Gould investigates.
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ArticlePesticides is not a dirty word
Maintaining strong ties with the fresh produce industry and tackling the thorny issue of residues remain key priorities for the pesticide sector as it continues to come under the spotlight. Doris Lee Butterworth finds out more.
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Signum the brassica saviour
Vegetable growers know that producing high quality disease-free produce for the increasingly demanding retail sector is essential.
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ArticleSTC takes new crop protection approach
Research now being carried out at Yorkshire’s Stockbridge Technology Centre (STC) is exploring how growers can harness the power of insects to reduce levels of pesticide use.
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ArticleBoiling brassica warning
Researchers at the University of Warwick have found that the standard British cooking habit of boiling vegetables severely damages the anticancer properties of many brassica vegetables
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ArticleVegetable prices in a stew
Vegetable prices are finally showing an inflationary trend due to a variety of market factors, but the effects are not filtering back down the supply chain.
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ArticleCompost: not just for the Organics sector
There is a perception in some quarters that compost is primarily for the organic sector, but large growers of both conventional and organic are also looking at ways of using the product on their farms.
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Mild weather causes more crop pests
Unseasonally dry, mild weather during April and at the beginning of May has resulted in much earlier sightings of a wider range of crop pests, according to United Agri Products.
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ArticleKale can't fail
Big in Europe, small over here, kale is starting to come of age with a new 'foodie' generation
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Pyrastrobin and boscalid evaluated
Results of trial work in fruit and vegetables show that in addition to the disease control of bacteria and virus infection by the two fungicides involved - pyrastrobin and boscalid - they can also play an equally key role in boosting a crop’s own defence mechanisms.
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International Onion & Carrot Conference 2007 set for November
Plans for the fifth International Onion & Carrot Conference and Exhibition, which will open its doors on November 21-22 at the East of England Showground in Peterborough, are well underway, according to its organisers.
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ArticleUK cauli supply headache
The UK cauliflower market looks likely to continue for most of the spring with an overabundance of supply and likely price promotions from the multiples.
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Mixing up an adventure and slimming down laterally
Mixing a variety of products in one pack may not be a new idea, but the concept is becoming ever more adventurous. Various
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ArticleBGA appoints new chair
Phillip Effingham, technical director at Marshalls, has been announced as the new chairman of the Brassica Growers’ Association.
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Local action in South East
An action plan to develop greater use of local fresh produce by health authorities, catering suppliers and their distributors is being put together to benefit growers and ultimately consumers by Food and Drink from the South East.
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Broccoli genes uncovered
The Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council has awarded almost £500,000 to a team at Warwick HRI to identify genes in broccoli to extend its shelf-life and maintain its nutritional value for longer.