All Research & Development articles – Page 2
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NewsNew agri-food robotics hub launched at University of Lincoln
HARVEST hub at university’s Riseholme Park Campus will provide access to testbeds for robotics in arable, fruit and vegetable farming, including £1mn Acceleration Fund
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NewsPSG opens berry genetics to wider European grower market
Steve Nelson, owner and CEO at Plant Sciences Genetics, speaks to Fruitnet about the company’s new open-market portfolio in Europe
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NewsFitó and Hudson River Biotechnology partner to accelerate plant breeding innovation
Collaboration will broaden genetic diversity of Fitó’s breeding lines
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NewsUSDA awards $16.2mn to upgrade MSU plant science greenhouses
A major USDA NIFA grant will help Michigan State University complete the modernisation of its Plant Science Research Greenhouse Complex
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CommentComment: Building innovative strategy to meet the productivity challenge
Management and business strategist, Michael Toby, unpacks how the fresh produce industry can reduce costs and boost productivity while working with retailers
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ArticleQueensland researchers develop new fruit sensory language
Drawing on winemaking notes, ‘flavour wheels’ aim to help breeders identify promising varieties earlier in the breeding process
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PromotionFruitnet, Planasa and Fall Creek promote Berry Business Week
Companies call on companies to put March dates in their diaries, after confirming four-day programme in Huelva and Seville
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NewsItaly’s ‘fruit and veg generation’ calls for global collaboration
Association urges producers worldwide to develop similar projects that move towards shared sustainability standard
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NewsEast-West Seed named on Fortune’s 2026 Change the World list
Vegetable seed specialist has secured a place on Fortune’s 2026 Change the World list for the third time in seven years
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NewsVentureFruit launches new climate-resilient apple brand, Adore
Premium programme unites multiple climate-resilient varieties under one brand
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NewsFall Creek secures exclusive licence for Italian pink raspberry variety
Agreement signed with Verona-based Lucchini Berries for Easy Rose ALEL101, a light-pink primocane raspberry already evaluated across six countries
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NewsDefra approves gene-edited non-browning bananas
Norwich-based agri-biotech company Tropic uses CRISPR-Cas9 technology to reduce polyphenol oxidase in bananas, bringing potential to reduce food waste
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FeaturesTopFruit expands hot climate apple and pear trials in South Africa
Breeder brings nine of country’s most prominent apple and pear businesses into international research partnership
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News£65mn of SFI soil data was not collected, FOI reveals
Despite three years of investment, results of SFI soil assessments were never collected, missing major opportunity to build clearer picture of British soil
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NewsTesco’s Agri-tech Challenge spurs calls for investment
Farmers increasingly call for agri-tech innovation funding and subsidised trials, as Tesco announce Swiss company AgroSustain as a winner of its Agri-tech challenge
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NewsHudson River and Plantik target heat tolerance in strawberries
A partnership between the two companies aims to tackle the growing threat of rising global temperatures to strawberry yields, paving the way for heat-tolerant varieties
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NewsBritish tomato sector eyes challenges and opportunities
Energy costs, water security and SPS agreement dominate discussions at British Tomato Conference as sector looks to unlock growth
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PodcastsIs AI ready to fast-track your fruit shipments?
Trackberry founder Edouard Brière explains how AI could take much of the manual work out of managing fresh produce imports
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FeaturesMeet Tiqi, the bold new table grape brand
New branded grapes look set to offer category greater flavour, convenience, and consumer appeal
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NewsPlanasa brings new genetic advancements to Fruit Attraction
Company’s growing berry portfolio includes three recently-launched blackberry varieties