All Research & Development articles – Page 49
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NewsGlobal Tomato Congress presents the future of fresh tomatoes
Global Tomato Congress, the leading event for the fresh tomato business, returns to Rotterdam on 16 May for a full day of discussions and networking, with sustainability top of the agenda
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NewsR&D Group outlines topfruit projects
British Apples & Pears has set up its research framework for the post-AHDB era
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NewsBreeding robot ready strawberries
New Australian effort delivered by Hort Innovation to breed strawberries suited for automated picking
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News‘Sprouts’ set to harvest spears
A team of robotic harvesters named ‘Sprout’ will pick asparagus in Herefordshire this season
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NewsHort Innovation invests in new citrus varieties
Grower-owned, not-for-profit research and development corporation to assess the performance of new varieties under Australian conditions
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NewsPacific Berries introduces EarlyBell raspberry
The new variety is expected to extend the harvesting window in the Pacific Northwest
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NewsChina prepares for first domestic durian harvest
Durian trees planted on the island of Hainan ready for harvest with first fruit expected to hit the market in June
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News B-hive’s big ideas
Dr Andrew Gill tells FPJ about some of B-hive’s agritech innovations to increase yields, improve quality, and reduce waste in potatoes and other crops
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NewsBarfoots extends veg life with new FreshLock tech
New packaging pasteurises vegetables and locks in freshness to extent shelf life and help reduce food waste
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NewsFairtrade Premium is ‘critical step’ towards living wage for banana workers
Certification scheme plays key role in supporting retailers to meet their recently announced living wage commitments, according to report by Fairtrade Foundation
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NewsSarah Bradbury named IGD’s new CEO
Susan Barratt’s replacement has over 25 years’ experience in retail, most recently as group quality director at Tesco
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NewsIG International secures rights to Desy apple
Leading Indian fresh produce company signs agreement with Italian breeder CIV to plant new apple variety
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NewsCupla steps into the limelight
Cuna de Platero to host two open days for its Cupla blueberry variety
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NewsZeus faces up to higher costs
Greece’s Zeus Kiwi says the past grape season would have been a great one in any average year, as its growers seek to adapt to a future of higher costs
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NewsNFU launches horticultural growth strategy
Strategy sets out actions government should take to enable horticultural growth and deliver on Food Strategy pledge
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NewsFrench president promises greater harmonisation
Emmanuel Macron heard about the big challenges facing French growers at the SIA exhibition, vowing to better coordinate national and EU actions concerning pesticides
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NewsLooking up for Egyptian grapes
The depreciation of the Egyptian pound is exacerbating rising costs for Egyptian firms, but progress on new varieties is good news for Egypt, says Karim Fayed, operations manager at Fata Farms
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NewsSNFL and Syngenta announce strategic partnership in China
New venture will focus on developing local production of SNFL’s table grape varieties
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NewsIFG celebrates 20 years of Cotton Candy
Unique variety added a new flavour profile to the table grape category
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NewsBASF to launch new ToBRFV-resistant tomato seed varieties
Some 25 new seed varieties are at pre-commercial phase with the aim of becoming available in 2023