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25 Mar 2011 | by Rachel Sixsmith

Systems manufacturer starts work with radio specialist to create an innovative venting system.

Energy costs could rise 20 per cent by 2010

15 Oct 2010 | by Rachel Sixsmith

The cost of energy could soar by 20 per cent by the year 2020 - "making life for growers tougher in the future".

Insecticide best applied directly to plants

28 May 2010 | by Rachel Sixsmith

The naturally-occurring bacterial insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis (or Bt) works better when growers apply it to young plants rather than the soil they are in, researchers at the University of Oxford and Royal Holloway University have found.

Growers and farmers eligible to apply for interest-free loans from Carbon Trust

12 Mar 2010

The NFU has been working with the Carbon Trust and Defra to make grower and farm businesses eligible for the trust's interest-free loan scheme.

Omex Agrifluids opens doors of lab facility as it celebrates 25-year anniversary

02 Oct 2009

Omex Agrifluids, which manufactures and distributes fertiliser and foliar nutrition products for the agriculture and horticulture industries, has invested more than £3m in a state-of-the-art production and laboratory facility in King's Lynn, Norfolk.

New Covent Garden Market will reveal redevelopment plans to public

25 Sep 2009

The redevelopment plans for New Covent Garden Market - the largest fresh produce market in the UK - will be unveiled to the public for the first time in November.

Unified labels could be 'confusing' to UK consumers, says peat association

01 May 2009

The UK peat market is resisting a call from the European Peat & Growing Media Association (EPGMA) to harmonise growing media across Europe.

Consultant urges growers to observe metaldehyde limits

27 Feb 2009

Growers are being urged to observe a limit on the rates at which they apply slug pellets containing metaldehyde in order to protect the control's future use.

HDC-led tomato nursery visits to focus on humidity control

23 Jan 2009

Humidity control will be the central topic of discussion for two visits to tomato nurseries next month, organised by HDC under the GrowSave banner.

NFU and HTA divided over new Red Tractor scheme

31 Oct 2008

Proposals to introduce a one-size-fits-all quality-assurance scheme for ornamentals and edibles possibly using the Red Tractor logo have split the NFU and HTA, with the consultation deadline due today (31 October).

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