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Record entries for grower awards

20 December 2007, Horticulture Week

A record number of entries for the 2008 Grower of the Year Awards kept the judging panel busier than ever...

Poor market seals fate for Shackleford firm

20 December 2007, Horticulture Week

Eighty-five people are to lose their jobs following the announcement that Shackleford Mushrooms is closing down after more than 50...

BIFGA challenges rights of Assured Produce auditors to suspend members

20 December 2007, Horticulture Week

The British Independent Fruit Growers Association (BIFGA) is challenging the Assured Produce (AP) Scheme by questioning the rights its auditors...

Wellpict gains supplier award

20 December 2007, Horticulture Week

Soft-fruit specialist Wellpict has been awarded the Supplier of the Year Award at this year's Pauleys Supplier Awards.

Industry efforts could make residue-free apples a reality

20 December 2007, Horticulture Week

Apples free from pesticide residues could become a reality if the industry focuses on reducing its usage of chemicals that...

ALP urges growers to pay agricultural overtime rates

20 December 2007, Horticulture Week

Growers who refuse to pay agricultural overtime rates are putting agencies in an untenable position, the Association of Labour Providers...

Charity claims vegetable varieties are vanishing

20 December 2007, Horticulture Week

Ninety-eight per cent of vegetable varieties have disappeared over the past 100 years, charity Garden Organic has claimed.

School samples contain residues

20 December 2007, Horticulture Week

Three of the 49 samples of fresh produce supplied to schools this summer tested by the Pesticide Residues Committee (PRC)...

Analyst: 'no point' reducing MRLs

20 December 2007, Horticulture Week

There is no point in reducing maximum residue levels (MRLs) for pesticides on fresh produce below the current amounts, QTS...

Dutch firm develops biopesticide to treat powdery mildew

20 December 2007, Horticulture Week

Salad and strawberry growers are set to benefit from a new biopesticide developed for powdery mildew control, according to biological...

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