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Effective PR has boosted vegetable demand

Hard-hitting public relations campaigns have helped boost demand for vegetables despite tricky growing conditions, and have reaped prestigious marketing awards.

Defra defiant following High Court defeat on pesticide-use policy

A leading grower has defended the use of pesticides following a bruising defeat for the Government in the high court.

Nick Clegg slams Govt failure to 'harness' grower businesses

Money-grabbing bankers have coined it at the expense of growers, says the leader of the Liberal Democrats, who is urging...

Current EU vote will impact fight against 80% pests and diseases

Four out of five pests and diseases will be more difficult to control because of European legislation voted for this...

Sprouts set for bumper harvest

Growers are expecting a bumper sprout harvest this year and a good crop, thanks to the right weather, but some...

Potato growers face cost rises of up to 20%

Depending on when they negotiated their energy and fertiliser requirements for the 2009 crop, growers will be looking at an...

UK exports of seed potatoes exceed 90,000 tonnes in 2008

Seed potato exports have exceeded 90,000 tonnes this year, Potato Council seed and export manager Mark Prentice revealed at last...

Growers reassess control of slugs

Cauliflower and potato growers have been revising slug control programmes this autumn following withdrawal of approval for metaldehyde pellets for...

Tozer launches five new leeks

More than 30 years of hybrid leek breeding is beginning to yield a series of new varieties from independent seed...

Latest varieties on show at Seminis leek trials open day

Leek growers had the chance to familiarise themselves with the latest Seminis varieties at the company's open day in Warwickshire.

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