Pea and bean news archive – Page 27
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ArticleWhere has all the talent gone?
The fresh produce industry’s appetite for graduates is starving its workforce. Skills councils and recruitment agencies alike are urging fresh produce companies to realise that vocationally trained employees are just as valuable as university graduates. Elizabeth O’Keefe finds out that it is just a matter of supplying the right skills.
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ArticleStringy peas a thing of the past
For the first time Marks & Spencer has produced a home-grown variety of sugar snap peas with no stringy bits.
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ArticlePotato growers assess weather damage
While all outdoor vegetable and salad crops throughout the country have suffered damage from the wet weather in May and June, maincrop potatoes appear to have suffered among the worst
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Peanuts become biofuel option
Agricultural Research Service scientists in the US are developing a peanut that could elbow other biodiesels out of the market.
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ArticleColouring up summer eating
Children tucked into the free fruit and vegetables handed out by the Eat in Colour team on its 1,500 mile trip around the UK.
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ArticleAvoid climatic consequences
The possible consequences of climate change have been well documented this year and, with the UK forecast to have hotter, drier summers and warmer, wetter winters, the fresh produce industry is working to adapt to future conditions. But a new survey shows that UK growers believe climate change could benefit their businesses. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleTozer opens doors
Over 20 different English bred salads, vegetables and herbs, multiplied by numerous varieties under trial from as far afield as Japan and the United States, will form the showcase for Tozer Seeds of Cobham, Surrey, at its open days on September 12-13.
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Parents fail acid test
A survey published by YouGov has claimed that many UK parents do not realise that some acidic juices contain enough sugar to erode their children’s teeth.
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Mission: crop protection
The desiccant Mission, which can be used on potatoes, peas and other crops, is now being supplied by Interfarm.
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A nicer Nisa today
Nisa-Today is adding its voice to those of other retailers with a pledge to promote up to five different fresh produce lines every three weeks on its consumer leaflet in a bid to further raise the profile of the 5-A-Day initiative.
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ArticleRooker tours flood area
Food and farming minister Lord Rooker embarked on a tour of flood-hit Worcestershire and Gloucestershire last Friday, organised by the NFU.
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ArticleHTA thumbs up for levy lineup
The HTA has given a warm welcome to the new levy lineup, announced by Defra last week.
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Lord Rooker visits flood devastation
Food and farming minister Lord Rooker embarked on a tour of flood-hit Worcestershire and Gloucestershire last Friday, organised by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU).
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ArticleSalad days
David Shapley rounds up the latest developments in salad varieties and looks at what marketing trends are currently affecting the sector.
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ArticleYes Peas! reaches for the sky
The award-winning campaign to get the nation eating more frozen peas - Yes Peas! - has stepped up its promotions by working with UK electrical retailer Comet.
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ArticleWeather woes continues
The crisis affecting the UK horticulture industry following prolonged rainfall deepened this week after flash floods wiped out swathes of crops.
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Spring bean chocolate spot warning
Spring beans can still be protected from late-season epidemics of chocolate spot and rust if growers use a strong dual-purpose protectant fungicide as the final spray.
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ArticleDamp, but not downhearted
Despite an early closure due to terrible weather and consistent whispers that it had changed for the worse, the Royal Agricultural Show undoubtedly provided three days of entertainment for exhibitors and visitors. Elizabeth O’Keefe went along to the show to see what it had to offer to the fresh produce industry.
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Midlands counts the cost after floods
Growers across the East Midlands are struggling to recover from devastating floods which have given the area its highest-ever rainfall for May and June.
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ArticleUK growers face disaster
Continuing rainfall in the UK is proving disastrous for fresh produce crops, both on trees and in the ground, as well as threatening plantings for supplies in the weeks and months to come.