All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 185
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Three more Agchem registrations
AgChemAccess has announced three more registrations for this spring.
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RASE medals for farm equipment
‘Rugged simplicity’ has earned seven British machinery manufacturers top awards at this year’s Royal Show.
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ArticlePlant species under threat
Some of the UK’s most valued plant species could come under threat as a result of climate change, a major new report has revealed.
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ArticleSuper challenge for super foods
Berries, alongside a growing list of fresh and processed products, are shortly to come under the legal microscope over their 'superfood' status.
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Festival to help reduce carbon footprint
The Royal Welsh Smallholder and Garden Festival looked at eco-issues.
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Half of world food 'lost to pests and disease'
Up to 50 percent of the world’s food production is still lost due to pests, weeds and crop diseases, despite the huge advances by modern science techniques.
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ArticleMore growers using compost
With the UK having to recycle more garden and kitchen waste into compost stipulated by the Landfill Directive, this growth industry is becoming increasingly popular.
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ArticleCopper free solution for organic spud growers
A Scottish self-described ‘potato enthusiast’ is promoting a little-known Hungarian spud as a solution for organic growers worried about the toxicity of copper.
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Defra's £10 food crop pledge
The government has pledged £10m towards banking seeds to secure essential food crops for the world’s growing population amid climate change fears.
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Preservation plan set to expand
Reading University’s programme to preserve the nation’s chrysanthemums may be expanded to other plant species.
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Welsh seek to boost countryside access
Efforts by the Welsh Assembly Government and other bodies to improve access to the countryside have been successful, according to a new Audit Committee report.
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ArticleGold for Best of British at Chelsea
Produce from British NFU growers took the President's Award in the Royal Pavilion at Chelsea.
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ArticleThe tomato rally
UK tomato growers rallied together for the fourth annual British Tomato Week, which kicked off on May 14 and saw a host of events and activities take place across the UK. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleVegetarianism: what does it mean to the fresh produce industry in the UK?
Due to many contributing factors, consumption of fruit and vegetables is on the up. A larger portfolio of products adorns the shelves, people are more concerned with healthy eating to combat rising obesity levels, the government has pushed 5 A DAY since it launched its own campaign, and a consumer taste has developed for locally sourced products, which often centres around buying more fresh fruit and veg. But has the validation of the vegetarian movement over the last 20 years made the largest impact? Elizabeth O’Keefe finds out how vegetarianism affects the fresh produce industry.
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Summer kicks off in style in produce aisles
At this time of year, there always seems to be plenty going on in produce departments. Summer is in the air, with the first
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Mrs PMA goes to Washington
This month the Produce Marketing Association (PMA) took to the US capital to show the government what steps it has taken in the field of food safety, and held its first seminar event in Chile following the opening of its Santiago subsidiary
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FMC FoodTech opens windows for citrus
In this month’s look at the IT world, citrus processing moves into the spotlight. Efficient plant operations are key to maximising a citrus company’s yield and profit. Any processor desires a window into the plant’s daily operations and a new tool developed by FMC FoodTech gives producers that opportunity.
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Growers must reclaim the middle ground
Growers of vegetables for the UK supermarkets continue to struggle against the deflationary price tide (p1). Yet, at New
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Wales: totally sub-tropical
Wales’s reputation as home of dour, sensible veg: leeks, carrots, cauliflowers, has taken a battering with the production of the country’s first indigenous bananas.