All Research & Development articles – Page 153
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ArticleKerby to step down at Mylnefield
MD of James Hutton subsidiary announces he is to depart the organisation in April
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ArticleAustralia and Israel to aid India's green revolution
An agricultural agreement between Israel, India and Australia will provide best green practices and technology to India
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ArticleYoung horticulture researcher crowned 'leader of tomorrow'
Daniel Smith's work on fertigation has been adopted by major soft fruit firms, and has landed him the KTP prize
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Morrisons partners with Royal Agricultural University
‘Long-term’ partnership will see retailer offer work placements while RAU students will support applied research on Morrisons farms
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ArticleFlorida eyes resistant tomato lines
University of Florida releases three new varieties which are said to offer greater disease resistance and quality
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ArticleFood Freshly stakes claim to UK market
Fresh cut shelf-life firm Food Freshly is opening two offices in London and Dublin to prepare its growth in the UK market
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ArticleNew research centre for Australian almonds
Victorian Government could invest A$12m (US$10.5m) in new facility aimed at increasing exports
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ArticleAMT launches new Spanish clementine
Spanish-bred clementine Octubrina will replace early season varieties Marisol and Arrufatina with up to 30 tonnes expected this year
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ArticleSWD traps and glasshouse project win ATS funding
Eleven R&D projects win second wave of agri tech funding, including two that will directly benefit fresh produce industry
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ArticleItalian kiwifruit exports set to begin
Production in the north of the country expected to be ready for shipment to overseas markets during the last week of October
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ArticleProject boosts African bananas
New US$13.8m scheme aims to boost banana production in Uganda and Tanzania
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ArticleRed clementine wins innovation award
Mandarossa clementine, which is supplied by Sicilian firm Coa, has scooped the annual MMG Citrus Innovation Award
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ArticleDIY mushroom kits win at Sial 2014
Bronze Sial Innovation Award 2014 won by fresh produce firms, as pureed vegetable discs and potato churros win category awards
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ArticleFenthion phase-out stirs fruit fly fears
The use of the insecticide fenthion will be phased out in Australia over 12 months, with limited alternatives on offer to combat fruit fly
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ArticlePlant diet in breast cancer survival link
Cancer charity study claims to find indications of links between breast cancer survival and eating foods containing fibre
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ArticleFreezers across the UK 'neglected'
18 to 34-year-olds twice as likely to agree that they don’t like eating food that is stored in the freezer than over-35, IGD has found
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ArticlePulp-growing isn't fiction for Vitacress
Numerous studies undertaken by Vitacress have identified the wood pulp substrate to be the optimum method of crop production
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ArticleSurvey finds humans 'prefer snacking on fruit to chocolate'
Using a list of 47 options, Nielsen researchers found that fresh fruit is the worldwide snack of choice, with chocolate just behind
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ArticleGrapefruit juice 'can aid weight loss' for fatty-food eaters
Study mice fed fatty food for three months, and those given grapefruit juice to drink gained 18% less weight than water-drinkers
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ArticleHealthy food 'three times as expensive' as unhealthy food
Researchers found that in 2012, the average price for 1,000 calories of healthy food was £7.49. This compared to £5.65 in 2002.