All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 182
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ArticleCut flowers on form at auction
Cut flowers were in demand at auction last week, which led to a constant stream of trade, Spalding Auction has reported.
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ArticleNew water management advice
Growers can find out how to save money and the environment with an updated version of a water management guide.
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ArticleKids learn the benefits of gardens
Some 200 primary school teachers from across Yorkshire are learning how a garden can enhance children’s education, thanks to a new initiative by the Yorkshire Agricultural Society.
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Spray advice from the BPRC
The BCPC is offering ‘all you need to know about spraying within the law in a quick and easy-to-understand format.’
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ArticleEuro potato prices nosedive
An unexpected end to the 2006/07 maincrop potato season has left growers ‘confused’ as demand dries up and prices fall rapidly, according to the BPC.
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ArticleIntroducing the 'eco diet'
In the growing confusopoly over the beneifts of freighting versus local, scientists at the University of Cardiff believe that they have developed a way of minimising the information costs of adhering to eco-friendly food consumption.
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H&S award for EVS
The Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (ROSPA) has awarded English Village Salads the Silver Nebosh Achievement Award for recognition of its achievements in proactively managing health and safety issues at its site in Selby, North Yorkshire.
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Kenya fights on over air miles
The Kenyan High Commission is to sponsor a panel discussion on ‘air miles versus fair miles’ at the forthcoming The Royal Agricultural Show, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire.
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Fleuroselect lays its gold on the table
Fleuroselect has put its gold medal winning introductions from 2002 to 2008 on display in 50 public gardens and trial grounds across Europe, the USA and Asia this summer.
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ArticleVI defends pesticide stats
A small increase in the proportion of water samples exceeding 0.1 microgram per litre threshold for farm chemicals has been put down to a very wet autumn in 2004 combined with a change in number of sampling sites.
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ArticleThe strawberry cream
The British strawberry season made a promising start in March with very early arrivals onto the market and, while both supply and demand has fluctuated following erratic weather, UK berries are unlikely to lose their status as a national icon. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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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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Re:freshed, but not time to re:lax
What a difference a month makes! April showers arrived in May as a relentless deluge, threatening the success of the Chelsea
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Follow the dress code and don’t be a dummy
Adam Bernstein hosts the FPJ’s monthly spotlight on the legislation that affects your business, and how you can use it to your advantage. This month, Anna West looks at how far employers can influence the ways in which their employees dress
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Always room for that little something special
In-store, there is no room left for doubt that we’ve entered English strawberry time and there are already plenty of
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When is organic not organic?
As someone who is, thankfully, allergy free, I admit the “free-from” market has largely passed me by. But, the
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ArticleNew varieties for Redeva
Soft fruit breeder Redeva, a part of Redbridge Worldfresh has developed several new strawberry varieties for the UK, Europe and the Middle East.