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Research finds alternative to methyl bromide

12 December 2008, Horticulture Week

The ban on methyl bromide for sterilising the plastic containers used by some growers for producing strawberries and raspberries has...

Hedgecutter-type machines simplify cider orchard pruning

12 December 2008, Horticulture Week

Pruning cider apple trees with hedgecutter-type machines is saving growers money, improving yields and making the trees easier to manage.

Poor weather and disease hit carrot sector

12 December 2008, Horticulture Week

Disease and poor weather have made 2008 a very difficult year for carrots and thrown up the danger of crop...

Jersey tomato grower plans to stop exporting to mainland

12 December 2008, Horticulture Week

Jersey is to all-but stop growing tomatoes for the British mainland after bad summers, poor returns and economic tremors, says...

Potato producer becomes first to gain Carbon Trust Standard

12 December 2008, Horticulture Week

Branston, which recently started building a £2.6m factory for prepared potato products, has become the first food producer to receive...

Growers lobby EC over imports

12 December 2008, Horticulture Week

UK tomato growers have joined forces with European counterparts to call on the European Commission (EC) to tighten up the...

Organics can 'continue to grow'

12 December 2008, Horticulture Week

Ongoing economic spasms will not halt the growth in ethical consumerism - including demand for organic products - according to...

WRAP offers 'resource maps' to help firms calculate waste

12 December 2008, Horticulture Week

The Government's recycling watchdog is to help fruit and vegetable firms make an exact science of the woolly job of...

Fresh produce firms may see sales fall by 30%, analyst says

12 December 2008, Horticulture Week

Any of the UK's 1,200 fresh produce firms could see sales fall by almost a third next year, according to...

Sharpak unveils recycled trays

12 December 2008, Horticulture Week

Sharpak has launched its first range of mushroom trays made with a blend of industrial waste and post-consumer recycled material.

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