All Research & Development articles – Page 111
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ArticleNutrano debuts Lady Jane
A new brand from Nutrano Group enjoyed a short first season, with future prospects for export
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ArticleFirst commercial blues for S&A
The company has successfully grown a commercial crop of counter-seasonal blueberries in China's Yunnan province
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ArticleGrowing waste innovation
Peter Votkjaer Jorgensen of Maersk Growth tells Fruitnet about the programme, now in its second edition
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Article‘Wash your avos,’ says FDA
US Food and Drug Administration urges consumers to wash skin of avocados after study shows almost a fifth contain harmful bacteria listeria
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ArticleSlug pesticide to be banned by 2020
Metaldehyde to be phased out over next 18 months due to risk posed to wildlife, Defra announces
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ArticleProducers urged to boost workforce productivity
With labour shortages affecting companies across horticulture, AHDB has issued advice on how to maximise workforce efficiency
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ArticleAC Goatham & Son completes major planting operation
Kent topfruit producer plants 220,000 new trees in varieties such as British Royal Gala, Cameo and Conference
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ArticleOrganic climate report ‘naïve’, says Riverford founder
Guy Singh-Watson says many benefits of organic farming should not be ignored following study claiming organic food has higher climate impact
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ArticleFirst bee vaccine could help pollinators
Significant fall in bee numbers has prompted scientists in Finland to develop a groundbreaking vaccine
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ArticleMorrisons to trial new It’s Fresh tech
Undisclosed active ingredient is printed directly onto packaging to boost product life by absorbing natural ripening hormone ethylene
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ArticleFirst harvest of Dutch bananas
An experimental crop of 60 bananas have been grown inside a greenhouse in Wageningen in a bid to curb disease
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ArticleJD.com invests in vegetable production
The e-commerce giant will supply vegetables from its Beijing facility to customers starting this month
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ArticleHow fruit flies found their way into our fruit bowls
Indigenous people in southern Africa were first to be bugged by the flies, which gradually became less picky in their fruit tastes, study suggests
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ArticleFood and grocery sales set to rise this Christmas
Retail revenues expected to increase by 2.4 per cent this year compared to last, with nearly one in ten planning to eat a veggie Christmas dinner
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ArticleCoal mines suggested for underground farms
Abandoned mines and air defence tunnels could be used for large-scale hydroponic production, say academics at University of Nottingham
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ArticleGene editing "no silver bullet" after Gove speech
The Soil Association urged government to keep EU regulations after Gove said UK can "lead the way" in agri-science
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ArticleChop’d to switch to recycled plastic containers
Salad bar chain will start using 100 per cent recycled PET from January, hoping to influence others to follow their lead
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ArticleSturgeon opens Albert Bartlett’s chilled plant
Scotland’s First Minister says facility is “huge boost” to food processing and horticultural sectors, allowing supplier to develop new products
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ArticleCIV touts international prospects for Modi
The Italian consortium is hoping to achieve 1,000 hectares of cultivation with its Modi apple variety
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ArticleHigh-density could be path to profitability
Growers should approach planting density issues with "an open mind"