Helping hands
10 Feb 2012
Advances in LEDs, plant monitoring and even robotics will allow growers to improve their production processes, Claire Shaddick finds.
What research and development capability exists and can British growers profit from it? Geoff Dixon investigates.
Advances in LEDs, plant monitoring and even robotics will allow growers to improve their production processes, Claire Shaddick finds.
Writing a formal business plan helps define the what, why and how of achievement, says Neville Stein.
Delays in implementing strict new EU rules on crop-protection products have won more time for the industry to source alternatives, Jack Shamash finds.
Following a year when prices lagged behind costs, Gavin McEwan assesses prospects for 2012.
Planning guidance in Brighton and Hove is encouraging developers to create areas for communities to grow their own food, Hannah Jordan reports.
Exhibitor numbers are up this year thanks to overseas suppliers looking to export and innovation from smaller firms, Gavin McEwan discovers.
The watchword for 2012 remains 'tough' but the Olympic Games and the Queen's diamond jubilee promise a confidence boost for many in the industry, Jez Abbott, Matthew Appleby and Jonathan Tilley report.
The forthcoming phase-out of peat has seen growers explore alternatives with varying degrees of success, Brian Lovelidge discovers.
Only one polytunnel is designed and built to British and European standards, Sally Drury discovers.


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