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R&D must be top priority for Hilary Benn's group on horticultural production, says NFU

The NFU says R&D needs to take priority at a top-level meeting promised by Defra secretary of state Hilary Benn on how to improve horticultural productivity.

Edibles: Get set for Fruit Focus 2009

The industry's premier fruit event promises to be even bigger and better this year

Edibles: East Malling Research strawberry open day

As EMR's strawberry club members taste their first selections, Grower reports on runners and riders.

Edibles: Export opportunities

Marketing help is available for growers who want to exploit the weak pound, explains Professor Geoff Dixon.

Edibles: Beekeepers seek to solve colony problems

Pests and poor summers, not agricultural pesticides, are to blame for falling bee numbers

Edibles production: Bringing in the harvest

Growers are increasingly looking to mechanisation as an antidote to labour shortages, says Roger Chesher.

Top fruit: State of the industry 2009

During a time of changes, new standards are being set in UK top fruit production

Better prospects for potato growers

Costs are stabilising and sales are holding up but challenges of PCN and EU law remain.

Profile: Stuart Beare, chairman, FARMA

New FARMA chairman Stuart Beare believes that diversification is the future of farm retail.

Developments in crop protection

As chemical losses mount due to EU regulations, Grower asks suppliers what is on the horizon.

Quality fruit production reaps rewards

Alan Firmin's dedication to improving its fruit reflects its confidence in the industry.

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Climate expectations

Frost: deciduous and woody perennials require winter frost to provide deep dormancy, which is being lost as the UK's average temperatures rise. Image: Geoff Dixon

From citrus crops to soil erosion, climate change promises mixed benefits for UK horticulture.

Preparing for a better economic future

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Whose landscape is it anyway?

06 July 2009|BP Lecture Theatre, British Museum
Kew & the British Museum

Royal Show

07-10 July 2009|Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire
Royal Agricultural Society of England

See how topsoil is produced

07 July 2009|King's Lynn, Norfolk
SCI (The Society of the Chemical Industry)

See how topsoil is produced: tour of British Sugar factory

07 July 2009|British Sugar plc, Wissington Sugar Factory, Wissington, King's Lynn, PE33 9QG
SCI Horticulture Group & SCI Cambridge and Great Eastern Group

Amenity/Agricultural Tractor Operation

08-10 July 2009|Myerscough College, Preston
Myerscough College

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Supermarket retail prices

Big changers week on week as of 15 June 2009

Iceberg lettuce	88	Tesco
Celery hearts (per pack of two)	100	Morrisons
Radish (per 150g pack)	69	Waitrose
Carrots (per kg bag)	84	Aldi
Parsnips (per kg)	198	Sainsbury's

More retail prices

Retail prices from the major supermarkets are collected by Market Intelligence Services and updated every Tuesday.

Wholesale prices

Average most usual as of W/E 12 June 2009*

Calabrese, Unclassified		107.93p/kg
Strawberries, Class 2		145p/kg
Bulb onions (yellow), Class 2		375p/25kg
Raspberries, Unclassified		706p/kg
Asparagus, Class 1		521.09