N.Ireland
Mushroom growers urge NI Executive to protect support scheme
The Northern Ireland Mushroom Growers Association (NIMGA) has called on the NI Executive to safeguard the Fruit and Vegetable Aid...
Vegetables
N.Ireland
Discounting of Xmas dinner veg by supermarkets ‘concerning’ – farm org
Heavy discounting by leading supermarkets of the vegetables which are a mainstay of the traditional Christmas dinner is “extremely concerning,”...
N.Ireland
UK farm college to research climate change resilience in crops
A team of Harper Adams University researchers have been awarded funding for a project boosting climate change resilience in crops....
Arable
Great British Pea Week to return for a ninth year
Great British Pea Week will return for a ninth year next month as it aims to celebrate the UK pea...
Arable
University of Essex grows onions in 'bright pink shipping containers'
Researchers from the University of Essex will try to grow onions outside traditional soil-based methods – inside a bright pink...
Agri-Business
Govt response to horticulture report does not 'adequately address' challenges
The government’s response to the House of Lords Horticulture Sector Committee Report does not “adequately address the significant challenges facing...
Agri-Business
Lidl invests in British vegetable suppliers with £70m
Lidl has announced an investment of over £70 million into British root vegetable suppliers through new long-term contracts. The contracts...
Agri-Business
90% of UK households will have a British turkey this year - BPC
90% of UK households will have a British turkey this Christmas, and 8-9 million are set to be eaten, according...
N.Ireland
M&S joins Armagh vegetable grower to boost pollinator activity
Marks and Spencer (M&S) has confirmed that it is now working with a Co. Armagh vegetable grower to help boost...
Agri-Business
Food shortages called a 'lesson' in valuing UK farm produce
Virgin Money’s head of agriculture, Brian Richardson, has said that the recent shortages of some fresh foods in supermarkets may...
Agri-Business
Food inflation at its worst and prices to remain high - BRC
Recent figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) have shown that food inflation is at its highest level on record,...
Agri-Business
Retailers asked to review farmer relationships amid shortages
Farming Minister Mark Spencer has asked retailers to review how they work with farmers amid the current fruit and vegetable...
Other
Parents are cutting back on meat and veg amid cost-of-living crisis
New research released today (Tuesday, January 31) from Red Tractor and YouGov has revealed that families with young children are...
Machinery
Lemken combines mechanical weed control and herbicide spraying
Herbicide application rates within vegetable crops can be reduced substantially through the use of mechanical weed control between rows while...
Agri-Business
British farmers could play 'key role' in promoting better public health and nutrition
Delivering the Nuffield Farming Lecture Report 2018, rural policy expert Prof. Michael Winter OBE, from the University of Exeter, said...
World News
Astronauts have grown cabbage on the International Space Station
Astronauts have successfully grown cabbage on the International Space Station, having previously grown lettuce and flowers. NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson...
Agri-Business
Leaflets on how we can eat less meat could be handed out in supermarkets
As part of a new research project to increase the consumption of vegetables, leaflets on how consumers can eat less...
Agri-Business
Behind the scenes at one of Europe's largest fruit and veg co-ops
BelOrta is one of the largest suppliers of fruit and vegetables in Europe and in 2015 the Belgian co-op generated...
