All Research & Development articles – Page 149
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ArticleNew £5m funding available to growers
New rural development grant scheme now open for projects including LED lighting and controlled atmosphere storage
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ArticleGrowers asked to help with crop loss research project
“Ground-breaking” project into the scale of crop loss on farms is seeking help from strawberry, potato and lettuce growers
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ArticleBartle, Burgess and Poskitt among those joining STCRF board
Ex-TGA chair, Produce World director and carrot grower replace Roger Sayer at Stockbridge Technology Centre Research Foundation
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ArticleSix East Malling Trust members leaving
Imperial College London professor has been elected as the new chairman of the trust
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ArticleCF signs deal with Irstea
France's Compagnie Fruitière has penned an agreement with Irstea to improve fruit production systems in Africa
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ArticleUnited Fresh honours women in produce
United Fresh Produce Association is accepting nominations for the 2015 Women in Produce honoree
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ArticleMurcia to boost grape portfolio
Locally-developed seedless varieties will enable growers to avoid paying royalties for imported ones
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ArticleLea Valley powers into the future
The Lea Valley growing region is powering ahead as growers are diversifying into becoming small-scale energy suppliers. Nina Pullman visits the region
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ArticleStockbridge unveils new LED facility
Industry stalwart Michael Jack CBE opened the new LED high wire glasshouse at Stockbridge Technology Centre
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VideoNew snack grows sprout and mushroom filling
3D-printed pastry case embedded with spores and seeds could offer new means of producing healthy and sustainable food
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ArticleIntrexon acquires GM apple producer
Okanagan Specialty Fruits, creator of the GM non-browning Arctic apple, is set to be taken over by synthetic biology firm Intrexon
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ArticleUSDA still keen on export programmes
Foreign Agricultural Service is still accepting proposals for three of its export market development programmes
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ArticleHIA chief explains reform process
CEO of Horticulture Innovation Australia John Lloyd responds to criticism over lack of industry consultation on functioning of new grower-owned body, and explains roadmap for development
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ArticlePublic ‘must be won over’ to GM, say politicians
Labour, the Tories and the Lib Dems all spoke in favour of GM at NFU conference, but warn public must now be persuaded
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ArticleChile trials home-grown grape varieties
Long-term strategy to develop Chilean-owned table grape varieties that are resistant to Botrytis is bearing fruit
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ArticleYüksel launches new tomato variety
Turkish breeder Yüksel Tohum has introduced a new highly resistant variety of cocktail tomato for the premium segment
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ArticleCherry production changing, say experts
More intensive planting requires varieties that offer larger, faster yields and satisfy needs of consumers and growers alike
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ArticleFunctional foods at centre of NZ-Japan research
New Zealand and Japan have announced three collaborative research projects into the health benefits of functional foods
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ArticleAntioxidant-rich plum to undergo human trials
Research has been undertaken to determine the health benefits of the red-fleshed Queen Garnet plum
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AnalysisBack to the future for old varieties?
A new project undertaken in Laimburg, South Tyrol, aims to identify heritage apples worth reintroducing to the market