All Research & Development articles
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NewsSollum study offers cucumber lighting insight
Delphy collaboration explores how far-red modulation and short morning blue light can optimise cucumber growth, physiological balance, and energy efficiency
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NewsNew variety boosts South Africa’s early season blueberry business
Blueberry growers in South Africa and Zimbabwe have started harvesting the 2025 crop, with good demand locally and overseas
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NewsNew study unlocks how root cells sense and adapt to soil
Findings are expected to help develop crops resistant to climate stress
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ArticleA view from the outside
Health stories, protein, gut health and meat alternatives are some of the hot topics I found while covering food and farming from a consumer perspective
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FeaturesPips 4 Profit project explores economic benefits of robotic harvesting
Study tests Monash University’s robotic harvesting arm attached to Agriculture Victoria’s mobile harvesting platform on pear harvesting
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NewsBayer appoints new Crop Science CFO
Guru Ramamurthy will succeed Oliver Rittgen, who leaves after 25 years with the company
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NewsAnecoop partners with Planet Biotech
Alliance allows Anecoop to test biostimulants and other biotechnological solutions to help growers tackle climate change
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NewsNuffield scholar finds keys to successful education programmes
Cross-industry collaboration and hands-on learning experiences important factors in increasing vegetable intake
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NewsComing soon: FPJ Festival of Fresh Special
FPJ’s Festival of Fresh Special explores the big opportunities and challenges in British berries, as well as a getting you ready for our summer celebration
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NewsIGD calls for accelerated AI and robotics adoption
Analyst says greater investment is needed to transform food systems with technology, particularly in the face of the labour cost crunch
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NewsFlower strips could save growers up to £3k per hectare
Creating habitat for beneficial predators of harmful Rosy Apple Aphid has significant cost benefits for apple growers, a new study has found
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NewsSouthern African grape growers weigh up new cultivar options
Winter marks a period of introspection for South African table grape producers, with big decisons to be made
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AnalysisFruit Logistica: Strategies for adapting to changing markets
This Fresh Produce Forum session looked at how flexibility, resilience and adaptability could be improved to survive successfully in volatile and turbulent markets
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NewsSource.ag partners with Axia Vegetable Seeds
Axia Vegetable Seeds is set to integrate Source.ag’s solutions into its Demo Greenhouse to optimise cultivation strategies and boost operational efficiency
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NewsKissabel apples progress towards commercial volumes in Southern Hemisphere
Sales have commenced in Australia while production in Argentina and Chile is in the early stages and New Zealand and South Africa are testing new varieties
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ArticleSyngenta develops positive pepper properties
Fruitnet talks traits, development and consumption with José Antonio Chicón of Syngenta Vegetable Seeds
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NewsOppy and Deep offer greenhouse partnership update
Year-long partnership is on track to deliver one of Canada’s greenest and most innovative greenhouses, utilising Deep’s geothermal energy expertise
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NewsExtra £700k for organic waste project
Aston University is leading work on finding uses for agricultural waste and other waste streams
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NewsNew AES president calls for data-driven sustainability policies
The Agricultural Economics Society is one of the world’s leading associations of professional and academic agricultural economists
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NewsNetafim partners with Treetoscope
The collaboration provides farmers with broader access to digital farming solutions that deliver real-time, data-driven irrigation recommendations