All articles by Gavin Haynes – Page 2
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ArticleRaspberries 'can reduce existing cancers'
We’re quite used to stories about produce that help prevent cancer, but now, from the US, comes research that suggests certain produce may actually reduce cancerous formations.
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ArticleGrow Your Own Potatoes comes to fruition
Around 4,000 schools harvested their potato plants recently, as the culmination of the BPC’s ‘Grow Your Own Potatoes’ initiative.
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ArticleKendall defends farm assurance
NFU president Peter Kendall has launched a defence of farm assurance schemes, but warned that costs to the farming industry need to be reduced.
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ArticleSee you sooner, alligator
Coblands Nurseries have found a novel way of getting visitors to its sites this season.
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Field irrigates to accumulate
Field (GB) will be exhibiting a wide range of irrigation equipment at Fruit Focus, from drip to sprinklers and all ancillary equipment.
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ArticleFlorema appoints new directors
Dutch grower Florema Young Plants has appointed John van der Zwaan and Cor Bremmer as directors.
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ArticlePotatoes go into practice
The upcoming Potatoes in Practice event at SCRI in Dundee is promising growers an update on the latest BPC-funded and other potato-related research.
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ArticleMillais launches new rhododendron
A new late flowering variety of rhododendron was launched by Millais Nurseries at last week’s Woking Nursery Exhibition.
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Experts cite blight fright
As if the fact that summer is yet to materialise isn’t depressing enough, potatoes have something else to contend with
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Cabbage aphids give their all for their cause
The evolutionary game is accelerating as always, it seems, with the news that cabbage aphids have developed a way of resisting predators by turning themselves into suicide bombers.
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Hail storms damage crops
Heavy hail storms last week have caused significant damage to apple crops in the south east.
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ArticleTesco promises more for UK top fruit
Members of the 25 strong Mid Kent Growers, neighbouring producers and associates, together with colleagues from Norman Collett, shared information on Tesco's promotional plans for the coming season during its annual farm walk held at A R Neaves & Sons in Kent last Friday.
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ArticleRed Tractors ride again in Covent Garden
Visitors to Covent Garden on Monday, 9 July caught the unusual sight of MPs racing around on little red tractors.
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Invader slugs not taken with pinch of salt
The Danish Society for Nature Conservation has urged authorities to take on the Spanish slug, citing that the species is not indigenous to Denmark and should be eradicated.
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European wine crisis
France’s wine industry is reportedly in crisis, after grape growers in the south have come under attack from powdery mildew in the overriding damp.
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New products at Kent event
A number of companies are promising new products and services for the fruit sector at this year’s Fruit Focus.
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ArticleBest new plant for Notcutts
Hibiscus Blue Chiffon from Notcutts Nurseries was named best new plant at last week’s Woking Nursery Exhibition.
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ArticleConifer growers concerned over image
Conifer growers have expressed concern that their produce is being portrayed in a poor light among both professionals and the media.
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Agrovista offers ecorider ATV
Agrovista, which will make its debut at this year’s Fruit Focus at East Malling, will be offering visitors to its stand the chance to win an ecorider ATV.
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Electronic tasting may become reality
Do androids dream of electronic sheep? No one knows, but robots may soon be ‘tasting’ real food, with a new range of electronic tongues, developed by Belgian scientists to improve tomato grading.