All Research & Development articles – Page 200
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Society report urges farmers on GM
A new Royal Society report into genetically modified foods has blown open the debate once more as leaders back GM crops to tackle the possible impending food crisis.
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ArticleHargreaves hopeful on revolutionary berry
Hargreaves Plants held a presentation and field day to focus on the development of its primocane blackberries, which it hopes will “revolutionise” the sector.
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Sam’s Club expands Fairtrade offer
Sales of Fairtrade bananas at the US-based retailer have generated some US$615,000 in community funds since the program launched
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ArticleNew apple varieties signal organic growth
New Zealand apple exporter Heartland Fruit Co is gearing up to launch two disease-resistant varieties suited to organic cultivation
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Produce World video released
Anglia Business Solutions has released a video case study based on its deployment of the award winning Microsoft Dynamics NAV based LINKFresh business management suite at Produce World.
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Tesco steps up security bid
Tesco is looking to maintain security of goods in transit with Secureseal's tamper-evident trailer seals.
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ArticleStudy highlights Tenderstem tenderness
Research from scientists at Warwick University has shown that Tenderstem broccoli beats all for tenderness
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ArticleErika proves a hit with berry community
Hargreaves Plants recently welcomed a group of UK growers to a commercial plantation of Erika raspberry at Melvyn Newman’s Newma Fruit Farms Ltd.
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Cabbage storage product welcomed
A new specific off-label approval for Rovral WG for the control of Botrytis in cabbages post-harvest has been welcomed by brassica growers ahead of this year’s harvest.
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BBSRC put insects off scent
Scientists discover how to send insects off the scent of crops following new research funding from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)-funded research.
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ArticleSyngenta backs £1m bee research
Scientists at Rothamsted Research and Warwick University have been awarded £1 million by the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council in partnership with Syngenta, to research the decline of honeybees.
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NFU welcomes science adviser plan
European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso’s proposal for a chief scientific adviser has been warmly welcomed by grower groups in Europe.
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New resistant grapes tested
Scientists in the US have stepped up their efforts to improve grapes’ ability to deal with the cold in new trials.
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ArticleDole introduces pineapple initiatives
The group has implemented new agricultural practices at Costa Rican farms
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ArticleBrand Dossier | Carmel
Israeli company Agrexco says it is looking to develop its Carmel brand in a number of areas, including packaging and added health value
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Field trials service launched
Independent Business Resource Ltd (IBR) has launched a new contract field trials service, offering pre-registration research efficacy and selectivity trials as well as field-scale development demonstrations, to manufacturers, distributors, advisory or research organisations.
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Belt-tightening benefits fast food sector
Despite the recession consumers are still eating out, but have reduced their average spend when they do so by going to cheaper outlets and choosing those offering good money-off deals, according to new research.
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Farmers suffer seed selection
Farmers in developing countries are losing one of their best hopes to limit the impact of climate change because of growing corporate control of the seeds they plant, researchers claim.
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Produce consumption growth required
New findings from Heinrich-Heine University have stressed the importance of fruit and vegetable consumption to avoid cognitive impairment
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ArticleLidl appoints new UK head
Frank-Michael Mros, former managing director of the group's German division, has taken on the role