All Research & Development articles – Page 47
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Orchard House lands £22m loan following buyout
Deal will allow prepared fruit business to invest in new equipment and product development, targeting growth as lockdown is eased
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Interko launches Containerised Ripening Room
Mobile, space-saving system is the result of five years of research and development in partnership with Fyffes
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Covid changes grocery shopping for six in 10
YouGov report reveals major changes in consumer behaviour, with more people shopping online or at large stores, closer to home and less often
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CA storage specialist targets UK producers
French firm Janny MT wants to help British producers extend availability of UK-grown produce amid Brexit and Covid-related trade disruption
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Soil for the future
Johannes Eisenbach of Biocyclic Vegan Standard discusses the largely ignored issue of contamination, as well as how we can act now to protect the soil
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Enza Zaden reports good progress on ToBRFV
Preliminary trials of high-resistance varieties in Mexico are showing very encouraging results, company says
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Bardsley's digital twin
Agri-tech expert Antony Yousefian tells FPJ how the ‘digital twin’ he has developed for major topfruit supplier Bardsley England is helping growers save money, boost yields and produce carbon-negative fruit
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Fruit Logistica backs Fruitnet's World of Fresh Ideas
Fruitnet launches free learning and networking event for the global fresh fruit and vegetable business
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Crushed rock ‘could improve carbon capture’
Project funded by Scottish government shows using basic silicate rock gives soil better microbial biodiversity and could help sequester carbon
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Trops signs up to Green Motion
Europe’s biggest avocado producer joins the international platform for avocado research
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Tim Rycroft appointed CEO of AHDB
FDF's COO will spearhead reform strategy at challenging time for under-fire R&D body
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AeroFarms, Hortifrut announce R&D partnership
Collaboration aims to advance next generation of blueberry and caneberry production in vertical farms
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Grocery sales slowdown for Covid anniversary
Growth rate reduces but remains high as supermarkets start to annualise sales against stockpiling on eve of first lockdown
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Potato ballot result 'reflects brewing discontent’
AHDB petitioners welcome “clear vote” to do away with potato levy while NFU calls for clarity on R&D body’s future “as soon as possible”
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WayBeyond creates global partnerships
New collaborations with companies from the US, Europe and Asia to drive ag-tech innovation
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New funds accelerate robot harvesting tech
UK tech company Fieldwork Robotics has raised £675,000 to speed up development of its soft-fruit and vegetable harvesting technology
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Potato sector votes to ditch AHDB levy
Two thirds of buyers and growers vote ‘no’, sending the message that industry doesn’t feel beleaguered R&D body is good value for money
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R&D funds support Alterra avocados
Tax incentive used to meet development costs for 52ha avocado orchard in Western Australia
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NFU backs gene editing in govt consultation
Union’s position that technique should be regulated differently from GM contrasts with organic sector’s opposition to the technique
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Construction begins at NIAB EMR
Multi-million pound development project sees the construction of new glasshouses, offices and labs