All Research & Development articles – Page 101
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British Growers calls for R&D support
UK producers will struggle to compete in Europe if government doesn’t invest properly in innovation after Brexit, trade body warns
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‘We’ll win customers at new market,’ say Birmingham traders
With new site close to M6 corridor, wholesalers think they can steal business from likes of Wolverhampton, Leicester and Nottingham
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Roots unearths new solutions
Israeli-based ag-tech company to unveil two new innovations for smallholding farmers
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Del Monte targets young shoppers with canned launch
Tropicals giant looking to make tinned fruit fashionable again with 'premium and stylish' Gold pineapple range
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Fresh produce prices up amid retail deflation
Low footfall from poor weather reduced retail price tags again in April, but fresh produce went against the trend
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Two new sites added to LEAF lineup
NIAB EMR is designated a LEAF Innovation Centre, while Blackbird Farming becomes a Demonstration Farm
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Wonky juices hit shelves at Tesco
Waste Not range will make use of out-of-spec produce from G’s and AMC with 3.5 tonnes set to be rescued in first 12 weeks
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Think Fresh: Put value at centre of strategy
New research into the perceived value of fresh fruit and veg in Italy suggests more emphasis on taste is required
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Sainsbury's toiled in past three months
Britain's second largest retailer had the lowest gain in market share out of the big four ahead of "pivotal" merger
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"Farmers and agronomists need mobile apps"
New agri-tech director Chris Farrington is setting his sites on creating a novel platform for farmers to manage their crops
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New grapes to vie with Thompson and Crimson in Greece
British breeder and grower Jupiter Marketing joins forces with Grapa Varieties to grow new late-season varieties
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Veg purchases down last year, again
Government survey for 2016/2017 shows that British households are buying less veg, albeit more fruit
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Spanish eating fewer fruits and vegetables
Government initiatives fail to halt slide in fruit and vegetable consumption, new report reveals
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Big retail growth predicted in China
Research organisation IGD predicts a more than 10 per cent growth for retailers in China by 2022
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Freskon returns with grape focus
Trade show in Thessaloniki will host first international congress on table grapes, aiming to increase supply of Greek fruit to Balkans
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Regal'in launch new white flat nectarine
The new variety will reach commercial production in 2020 after the formal unveiling of certified producers at medFEL
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Grower brings baby kale to Greece
Salad producer Vezyroglou Farm is first to grow the baby leaf in the country, looking to tap into growing demand for superfoods
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The precise approach
As we settle into the age of ‘big data’, precision farming is offering lots of new opportunities to improve yields and use less fertilisers, pesticides and water. Fred Searle looks at some of the machinery that makes this possible
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The future starts here
It is crucial to continue researching new and developing existing cultivars, and this where South Africa's Provar and Sapo come to the fore
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Up close: new bio-weapon against fruit fly
The small wasp breed Trichopria drosophila can help fruit growers combat one of the world's biggest crop destroyers