All Flowers articles – Page 47
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ArticleJR Holland named overall trader of the year
This year’s Re:fresh Overall Produce Trader of the Year, as sponsored by Tesco, is the JR Holland Group.
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ArticleCover your tracks
Unless you have spent the last few months living in a cave - which, incidentally, would be a very environmentally friendly mode of existence - then the notion of a carbon footprint will hardly be an alien concept. Laura Gould takes a look at what the UK produce industry is doing to reduce the size of its own tread - and also considers how our environmental decisions could impact on growers further afield.
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ArticleConference organisers address delegate needs to put bums on seats
A reasonable number of FPJ readers will be reading this either at the Re:fresh Conference or having been to the event. But the vast majority of you will read this issue having chosen not to attend. Just what do delegates want from a conference? Tommy Leighton tries to find out.
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ArticleBayer launches Chishill bio-diversity site
Bayer Cropscience officially launched its Chishill biodiversity site at a packed event last week.
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Exosect welcomes Defra grant
Environmentally sound pest control provider Exosect has been awarded a grant from Defra to facilitate a joint research project with the International Pesticide Application Research Centre (IPARC), Dow AgroSciences and Micron Sprayers into commercial development of a new spray technology.
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ArticleHTA targets women
The HTA is launching a new initiative aimed at getting more women involved in horticulture.
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Silicon approach for glasshouse growers
Greenhouse growers could boost yields by adding silicon to their nutrient applications, irrigation or potting mixes
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Airfreight issue loses impetus
Kenya is one step closer to winning the battle to protect its huge European market, in the face of a campaign mounted by UK supermarkets to ban product over food mile concerns.
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Iggy set to storm Chelsea
Iggy pop will be appearing at this year's Chelsea Flower Show - in the shape of an exhibit.
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RHS appoints APR for Hampton Court
The RHS has appointed APR Communications to run the PR campaign for its largest flower show at Hampton Court Palace.
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BHT amends constitution
The Friends of the Brogdale Horticultural Trust (BHT) have amended their constitution to say that they only supported BHT while it ‘pursued its aims at Brogdale’.
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ArticleWaitrose turns over new Leaf
Waitrose is promising ‘Greener Farming Standards’ for all fruit and vegetables.
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ArticleHTA publishes new booklets
The HTA has published a free Plant Advice Guide to support this year’s PlantforLife campaign.
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ArticleThe gentle touch
FPJ ran a review of the fresh produce industry in 2006 at the end of last year and, in the round-up of highs and lows, female faces were conspicuously absent from the six-page spread. To put the record straight, Anna Sbuttoni caught up with some leading ladies for some long-overdue recognition.
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Plant Protection Congress to focus on food safety
'How safe is our food and who do you trust to provide the answers?' looks to be the key question at this year’s XVI International Plant Protection Congress in Glasgow.
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SCRI to host open day
The Scottish Crop Research Institute at Invergowrie will be opening its doors in June to welcome families for a farm open day.
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Ravensbergen Lilies of Life meet highest standard
Ravensbergen Lilies of Life have been granted the MPS-Florimark Production certificate, the highest world standard in the floriculture industry.
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Royal to wow agricultural community
The Royal Agricultural Society of England has announced the highlights of this year's Royal Show to be held at Stoneleigh Park in Warwickshire on July 1 to 4.
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ArticleWaste watchers
There is a huge amount going on in terms of waste recycling and composting this month. Ahead of the waste exemption deadline of May 15, Compost Awareness Week is also taking place. Commercial Grower looks at what is happening to tackle the waste problem.