Food security on the Warwick Crop Centre agenda
11 May 2012
"Food Security: The Value of Vegetables" will be the theme of an upcoming meeting at the University of Warwick's Crop Centre on 11 July.
Growers should apply nitrogen to their soils using leguminous plants rather than manufactured nitrogen fertiliser, a report by the Soil Association has urged.
"Food Security: The Value of Vegetables" will be the theme of an upcoming meeting at the University of Warwick's Crop Centre on 11 July.
Organic producers have been warned that they need to ensure their packaging includes the EU's organic logo, along with associated wording, from the end of June.
Standen-Reflex has introduced a tractor-mounted precision placement fertiliser applicator, made specifically for salad and vegetable crop growers.
Institute develops international PAS 2050-1: 2012 for assessing the carbon footprint of horticultural goods and services.
With the growing season underway, fruit growers applying the insecticide chlorpyrifos must check immediately that their equipment meets current guidelines if the industry is not to lose it completely, a head agronomist has warned.
Environmental assurance charity Linking Environment & Farming (LEAF) has launched a consultation with the industry on the future direction of its LEAF Marque Global Standard.
The UK's fresh tomato market will not be affected by the speculative linking of sun-dried tomatoes last year to an outbreak of hepatitis A, the British Tomato Growers Association has said.
Orchard irrigation trials will form the basis of a set of guidelines on how to schedule irrigation. As the winter remains dry over much of England, East Malling Research (EMR) has emphasised its role in helping the industry use water more efficiently.
The Horticultural Development Company has published a fact sheet for strawberry growers on how to minimise mildew in covered crops.
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