All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 181
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Blackcurrants win match of the day
Results of a study released this week by Scottish Crop Research Institute (SCRI) put blackcurrants squarely at the top of the
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ArticlePropagating the benefits of UK horticulture
Notcutts’ Chris Bowman has given many years of service to the horticulture industry, largely with the same firm. He talks to Angela Youngman about how he came to be involved in the sector, his passion for propagation, and his hopes and fears for the future of the industry.
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ArticlePotted future
There has been much work done in recent years on biodegradable pots and their role within the ornamental sector. Adrian Tatum asks how far the industry has come and what challenges still face manufacturers and growers.
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ArticleBopp: the story so far
The British Ornamental Plant Producers (BOPP) Scheme has come a long way since its inception in the mid-1990s. Now in its eleventh year, the organisation plans to evolve and keep itself relevant for the 21st century grower. Technical liaison manager Anna Kearton of ADAS outlines the structure and organisation of BOPP, and explains how it plans to expand and develop for the future.
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New age for plant retailing?
The imminent arrival of the Tesco juggernaut in the garden centre industry could herald a new age for the sector and the
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Richard Hirst - Chairman NFU Board for Horticulture
“The implications on our sector of a lack of seasonal labour are potentially devastating.”
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ArticleBayer gets top Euro rating
At the EuroBlight workshop in Bologna, Italy, held in May of this year, Bayer CropScience´s Infinito (fluopicolide + propamocarb-HCI) received the best combined rating of all established or newly-developed potato fungicides, the company reported.
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US unwilling to budge on farm subsidies
American crop grower groups say the recent ‘Challenge paper’ from the Doha Round agriculture negotiations committee chairman was not a step forward in negotiations.
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Parripak consolidates enviro plan
Parripak Foods has consolidated its company environmental-impact plan.
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Wide variety of adaptability to climate change
Measures to protect wildlife, woodland and water in England and Wales differ widely in their suitability to adapt to climate change according to a new report from the Environment Agency.
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ArticleHerbert gets machinery nod
The Royal Agricultural Society of England (RASE) has awarded its Sir Roland Burke Perpetual Challenge machinery trophy to engineers R J Herbert.
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ArticleOrganic alliance formed
A major new organics group, targetted exclusively at fruit and vegetable growers, has been formalised this week.
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Plumb to speak at Cheshire Show
The Lloyds TSB Agri-business Centre at Cheshire Show is promising two prominent guest speakers this year.
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ArticleConfidence over summer watering
Industry figures have expressed confidence there will be no be irrigation restrictions this summer.
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Downy mildew fear for Impatiens
Impatiens growers are being warned of a potentially serious outbreak of Downy Mildew, the first since 2003.
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ArticleTaxi for Superberries
The British berry season kicked off this week, and to celebrate the fact the Superberries campaign has found a new way of publicising the fruit.
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ArticleWrittle comes into bloom
The meadow at Writtle College is now in full bloom, after horticulture students from the college helped establish it in autumn of 2006.
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ArticleRetailers criticised over 'green'
Retailers have been criticised in a new report for their attitudes to ethics.
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ArticleNew wheels for GW Price
Fresh fruit and vegetable supplier GW Price has taken two more refrigerated vans from Petit Forestier.
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ArticleLuckhurst wins scholarship
Cornwall based agronomist Ellis Luckhurst from Truro has recently been awarded a Nuffield Farming Trust scholarship.