Demands for improved crop quality and yield continue to drive polytunnel development, says Sally Drury.
Garden centres demand too much margin to be able to sell innovative products, according to the designer of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show product of the year winner Harrod Horticultural's Slot&Lock Framework Building System.
What will the Thenford estate garden team make of the latest hand-tool offerings? Sally Drury finds out.
Buying the best tools that you can afford will pay dividends in the long run, says Sally Drury.
The latest breeding breakthrough - Regenerating Perennial Ryegrass (RPR) - is featured in Barenbrug's BAR 7 RPR sports perennial mixture. Now commercially available in the UK, it has been field-tested at various high-profile venues, including Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal, Tottenham Hotspur...
Environmental concerns, convenience eating and longer shelf life are driving developments in fresh-produce packaging, Jack Shamash reports.
STIHL has reported 10.8 per cent growth in 2011 with a record turnover of EUR2.6bn.
Growing crops under LEDs "means you can put a facility down in the middle of a town and grow crops right where you need them", according to Stockbridge Technology Centre (STC) chief executive Graham Ward.
BlightCast weather forecasting access gives growers an opportunity to apply pesticide treatment.
Ransomes Jacobsen has signed a deal with Canadian firm DSG Tag Systems to sell its TAG-150 fleet-management and tracking system in the UK.
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