State of the Industry - Potatoes
Following a year when prices lagged behind costs, Gavin McEwan assesses prospects for 2012.
Breadcrumbs
Edibles Production
Latest news, in-depth reporting and discussion of the fruit, vegetable and salad crop sector.
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Edibles Production In Depth
Business Planning - Setting goals is the road to success
03 February 2012Writing a formal business plan helps define the what, why and how of achievement, says Neville Stein.
Crop protection chemicals - Update on EU pesticides directive implementation
27 January 2012Delays in implementing strict new EU rules on crop-protection products have won more time for the industry to source alternatives, Jack Shamash finds.
State of the Industry - Potatoes
20 January 2012Following a year when prices lagged behind costs, Gavin McEwan assesses prospects for 2012.
State of the Industry
John Adlam's Notes From The Nursery
A weekly roundup of jobs to do and what to watch out for to ensure your crops are protected.
Latest Edibles Production News
- UK Plant Science Federation event a showcase for plant science
- Chemicals Regulation Directorate workshop to cover testing plant protection products
- Doubt cast on electronic weed control
- Apples exported to Thailand
- Mushroom meeting date set
- BIFGA technical day highlights recruitment issues
- Small-scale growers urged to diversify
- Police call on growers to report thefts to help improve crime prevention
- Study into bee colony collapse finds links to insecticide
- Stone fruit sector agrees need for data-gathering and forecasting to boost sales
- Parties clash in Commons over grocery ombudsman
- Enquiry will decide Madestein UK glasshouse salad scheme fate
Market Prices
Supermarket retail prices
Big changers week on week as of 23 January 2012
| Romaine lettuce, pp2 |
135 | Tesco |
| Onions, kg |
100 |
Co-op |
| Braeburn apples, kg |
166 |
Tesco |
| Raspberries, 150g |
350 |
Waitrose |
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 27 January 2012.
| Yellow bulb onions (p/25kg) | 386 |
|
| Button - indoor mushrooms | 91.19 | |
| Parsnips, all varieties |
79.07 |
|
| Gala dessert apples |
69.23 |
*National average wholesale and median prices charged in England.
The data in this column is supplied by Defra. www.defra.gov.uk
Technical
Crop protection - Ways to reduce waste in pesticide and fertiliser applications
18 November 2011Manufacturers are developing new technologies to help growers reduce waste in pesticide and fertiliser applications, finds Richard Crowhurst.
Fruit trees - Intensive care
11 November 2011Intensive apple and pear planting systems offer potential rewards in yield and quality. Brian Lovelidge looks at the approaches being adopted.
Brassica Open Days - Crop innovations
04 November 2011New varieties of broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, sprouts and kale were on show at Lincolnshire's brassica open days. Claire Shaddick takes a look.
Soil fertility - Friendly microbes
04 November 2011The role of microbes in maintaining soil fertility needs to be recognised because they can boost industry profit, says Geoff Dixon.
Pest & Disease Factsheets
Pest & Disease Factsheet - Leaf miners
These fly, moth and beetle larvae can cause growers problems across a wide range of plants.
Latest Research Summaries
- Science Into Practice - New controls for cabbage root fly in brassicas
- Research Matters - Fruit thinning in apple trees: update
- Science Into Practice - The influence of storage on Bramley rotting
- Science Into Practice - Improving the efficiency of fungicides
- Research Matters - Strawberry flowering update
- Science Into Practice - Non-pesticidal controls for key fruit problems
- Research Matters - Fruit thinning in apple trees
- Science Into Practice - Studying the health benefits of UK tomatoes
NIAB Crop Trials
NIAB Sweetcorn trials - Cobs in the spotlight
30 September 2011As the search for new early sweetcorn varieties continues, Sue Jupe reports on the latest demonstration.
NIAB Onion Trials - Sowing success
23 September 2011Dry conditions affected maturation but results remain productive in this year's seed-sown onion variety trials, Claire Shaddick finds.
NIAB Courgette Trials - Ripe for success
09 September 2011The four big seed houses are delivering improvements in quality and disease resistance while keeping yields high, Richard Crowhurst finds.
Crop Trials - Onions
29 July 2011How has the unusually dry spring impacted set yield and quality? Sue Jupe went to Suffolk to find out.
Additional Information
Latest jobs Jobs web feed
- Gardener (fixed-term) Prestigious private Estate near Guildford £18,000 pro rata, Near Guildford & Woking, Surrey
- FE Lecturer in Horticulture Writtle College Qualified Lecturer: £27,428 p.a. pro rata, Unqualified Lecturer: £23,661 p.a. pro rata, Writtle, Chelmsford, Essex
- Garden Maintenance Supervisor Hewitt Landscapes Ltd Salary dependent on whether the role is full- or part-time., Various locations in North-West, West and South-West London
- Factory Manager Henderson Brown Recruitment £50000 - £60000 per annum + Benefits, Spalding
- Skilled Hard Landscaper (16139) Anders Plus £22 - £25k, London & Surrey
In This Issue
NEWS: Senior parks staff exodus sparks alarm across capital
RETAIL: Garden centres look to supermarkets
MARKET REPORT: Ride-on mowers
INTERVIEW: Cruickshank Botanic Garden curator Mark Paterson
EDIBLES: Brassica conference news round-up
Latest Tenders
Contract for the Supply of Horticultural Machinery & Equipment
Sunderland City Council
CONTRACTS FOR THE SUPPLY OF PARKS
MAINTENANCE AND TREES MAINTENANCE
Wandsworth Borough Council
