Potato news archive – Page 104
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Children lacking knowledge of 5-a-Day
The youth of today, we are reliably informed, will be the adults of tomorrow. So we should start packing our bags now, if the latest survey from Dairy Farmers of Britain is anything to go by.
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Food co-op benefits Welsh growers
A Flintshire grower is already reaping the benefits of the Welsh food co-operative initiative.
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Small business is enviro-concerned
Small business owners in the UK are becoming increasingly concerned about the environment, according to a YouGov survey, commissioned by NetRegs.
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Plantlife criticises stewardship
Only one field in 500 in England is being managed in the best way for the UK’s wildflower heritage to survive, according to enviro-charity Plantlife.
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ArticleHolden bites back against Sainsbury's
A row with potentially massive consequences for the organics sector is brewing.
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ArticleProduce price-sensitive
The slightest variations in product price can lead to a massive difference in operating profitability for a horticultural business, a leading consultant has suggested.
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Agrovista opens new depot
Crop protection specialist and consultancy firm Agrovista UK will be opening a new depot near Maidstone in Kent this month. The depot will replace the existing store shared with William Lillico on the Aylesford business site.
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DemoPark awards Vario gold medal
Europe’s largest open-air exhibition for gardening, landscaping and municipal equipment: DemoPark, has awarded Fendt’s Vario 900 model range a Gold Medal.
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London Olympics may cost growers
The benefits of the London Olympics are being weighed against their defecits by growers, following news that the funding to an outstanding Black Country scheme to provide fresh fruit and veg for schoolkids is to be abandoned.
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ArticleA regional roam in Lancashire
In the first of our series of regional reports, FPJ takes a look at how Made In Lancashire (MIL), a government-funded organisation dedicated to the development and promotion of Lancashire’s small food producers, helps the region’s fresh produce industry. Elizabeth O’Keefe investigates.
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Midnight in the garden of good and evil
It’s midnight. Alan Titchmarsh wears a black balaclava, grits a penlight torch between his teeth. In his hands: a succession of jet-black spades and trowels. “Charlie,” he whispers, “Hand me those begonias…”
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ArticleFree tuition at Writtle
Free places on horticultural courses are being offered at Writtle College for people who do not yet have a full Level 2 or Level 3 qualification.
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Brogdale man returns as tenant
Former Brogdale director Dr David Pennell has returned as a new tenant in a bid to expand his consultancy business.
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ArticleNFU ups role in produce campaign
The NFU is upping its role in the national campaign to make children more aware of where produce comes from.
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Pesticide performance holds up
The latest Pesticide Residues Committee's (PRC) quarterly report found that 806 out of 1313 samples of 24 different foods tested had no detectable residues, and 477 contained levels below the maximum residues level (MRL).
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Positive moves for the future
The upcoming Year of Food and Farming is one of the most positive moves to be implemented for some time, aimed squarely as it
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Revus takes the fight to blight
There is increasing pressure on potato crops from blight this season, with BPC Blight Watch recording 10 days out of 12 in early June reaching high-risk Smith Period criteria in Yorkshire alone.
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ArticleBudgens re-launches UK potato range
Convenience store chain Budgens is re-launching its potato range with a focus on the different varieties available and new packaging options
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ArticleSolid performance on residues
The latest Pesticide Residues Committee's (PRC) quarterly report found that 806 out of 1313 samples of 24 different foods tested had no detectable residues, and 477 contained levels below the maximum residues level (MRL).
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Danish scientist's water innovation
A Danish agro-scientist has come up with a method of potato irrigation that he claims could save growers between 10 and 20 percent of their water usage.