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More than 100 tractors and other farm vehicles drove though Westminster on Monday evening (25 March) as farm groups protested

Gather your friends and colleagues from across the industry and mark your calendars for Thursday 9 May, 7pm at Core

Fieldwork Robotics Ltd, developers of selective, adaptive and modular harvesting robots, is pleased to announce that it has been awarded

The adoption of biological crop protection is being delayed by a regulatory environment that has failed to keep abreast of

Red Tractor Assurance today announces that it is dropping its Greener Farms Commitment module (GFC), following feedback from its members. The module was developed

It has become a custom that at Easter that colourful flower arrangements decorate St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican, in

The government has published its response to an Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee inquiry into soil health today (Thursday 21 March).

At the close of 2023, Defra asked the British Ecological Society to bring together nearly 40 experts, to collate expert

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The initial results of a three-year trial being conducted by lighting supplier Signify and growing media producer Grodan at the

Producers and suppliers of ornamental plants and fresh produce have once again urged the government to delay the implementation of

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Garden centres wishing to support and raise awareness for the horticultural industry charity Perennial can now stock a new easy-to-grow

Light Science Technologies, have welcomed the inclusion of the horticultural sector in eligibility for Phase 3 of the UK Government’s

In its 12th year, the British Farming Awards is supported by Morrisons and celebrates the diversity and resilience of UK

A ‘missing link’ in the sustainability of controlled environment agriculture (CEA) has been filled, following the successful conclusion of a

An Australian farm has smashed the record for the world’s largest blueberry with a fruit the size of a table

On Tuesday, 12 March, the charity Trellis and the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) arranged for politicians and their staff to

IFOAM Organics Europe warns that the CAP simplification proposal presented today by the Commission is misguided as it will lower

The UK’s largest ever fruit tree monitoring project will include the observation of peach and apricot tree flowering dates for

Yesterday afternoon (14 March), Sir Robert Goodwill MP, chair of the House of Commons Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Select

The Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) annual awards ceremony, sponsored by Bradstone, took place on Friday 15 March at the

The NFU is urging MPs to back the ‘Buy British Bill’ and support its passage through Parliament. MP for Rotherham

The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has published the latest edition of the Gazette Special Edition, which lists all

A multi-partner UK research and development project to map food produce from source to consumer using digital technology to reduce

The rain still falls, but plants are moving as the days lengthen, so as always, there is a change of

Yara, is further strengthening its Crop Nutrition Services offering with a long-term investment in its liquid fertiliser capabilities. The company

Pot and tray manufacturer Desch Plantpak celebrated its 60th anniversary on X (formerly Twitter), pointing out that the 3 March

Thanet Earth, the protected crops subsidiary of Fresca Group, has moved into the production of leafy salads after the acquisition

The Greenhouse Horticulture and Flower Bulbs Business Unit of Wageningen University & Research (WUR) in the Netherlands is investigating the

Michael Brajkovich MW has been honoured as the 2024 Winemakers’ Winemaker, at a ceremony during ProWein today (12 March 2023).

More than 230,000 schoolchildren across the country are celebrating British Science Week and National Careers Week with NFU Education, with

Birmingham Botanical Gardens is recruiting for a Senior Glasshouse Horticulturist to join its team, ahead of the largest development project

Fleuroselect, the international organisation for the ornamental plants industry, proudly announces the election of Marc Driessen, CEO Beekenkamp Ornamentals, as

British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL), the organisation representing commercial top fruit growers, has published its first ever manifesto ahead

The breeding company MNP / Suntory has announced the launch of Werkenbijmnpflowers.com, a ground-breaking platform aimed at revolutionising how people perceive

British sustainable packaging company Frugalpac has unveiled the future of wine retailing at ProWein with an interactive supermarket shelf display

Hall Hunter, the largest blueberry grower in the UK, has acquired a new Elifab Berry Class 12-lane sorting machine along

Safeguarding the future of our carrot growers and celebrating the UK’s most popular root vegetable is the catalyst for a

As the bedrock of the UK’s biggest manufacturing sector – food and drink, which is worth £120 billion to the

Ahead of the start of 2024’s British berry season, British farmers’ Hall Hunter, has launched an extensive recruitment programme to

Revolutionising irrigation for growers with autonomous execution Source.ag, the provider of AI solutions for fruit and vegetable growers, today launched

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During a recent garden centre industry event hosted by growers Bransford, New Leaf and Frank P Matthews, a number of

Aldi salad supplier UK Salads Ltd has gone into administration with the loss of over 200 jobs and up to

Bury Lane – a major UK, peat-free grower based near Royston, in Hertfordshire, has completely switched its indoor production from

NFU Scotland, Scotland’s leading agricultural organisation, has announced a new partnership with County Durham-based business finance broker Anglo Scottish Asset

Microflor and Hark/Sion are joining forces and will from now on continue under the name Labeau. This strategic merger marks

The Associations for British Carrots and British Onions have come together once again to bring you the 2024 Onion &

With poor weather hampering efforts to deliver essential nutrients to crops, the Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) is urging farmers to be vigilant against the

Growing media producer Klasmann-Deilmann used its first time exhibiting at Fruit Logistica in Berlin in early February to underline its

One of the UK’s oldest horticultural hidden treasures is set to get a new lease of life thanks to a

A leader in the field of carbon calculation has hailed DEFRA’s long-awaited Harmonisation report as an “important catalyst” to improve

Angus Soft Fruits has confirmed that it has started commercial production of two new AVA™ varieties at its production facilities

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Chicago, IL February 28, 2024 – SecondBloom™ Auctions, a leading auction management firm in the controlled agriculture space, is thrilled

LettUs Grow, the innovative leader in advanced aeroponic technology, has today announced a partnership programme for its advanced aeroponic technology,

Greville Richards of Southern England Farms says there has been strong demand for cauliflowers and other brassicas so far this

As of Thursday 1st February 2024, Emerald Research Ltd (ERL) has moved in to their new head office, based at

The International Blueberry Organisation (IBO) has announced that Mario Steta, Operations Director EMEA for Driscolls, has been appointed as its

The NFU is calling on government to introduce a Horticultural Buyers Code of Practice as part of a package of

Red Tractor is now recognised as a leader in farm data governance by Farm Data Principles Ltd (FDP) (previously the

Dutch potato cooperative Agrico has formally announced its intention to acquire the seed potato operations of fellow-Emmeloord-based business, The Potato

A major new collaborative project between University of Kent researchers and Wye Hops, together with NIAB, the British Hop Association,

  In a letter to the Chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget, the NFU has called for support that increases

A new approach to farming and land management across the Swinton Estate in North Yorkshire is the goal of a

The Institute of Masters of Wine (IMW) is delighted to announce five new MWs have joined the membership. Emily Brighton

A Herefordshire grower whose berries are sold to shoppers across the country has won a coveted award at NFU Conference

Soft-fruit supplier Berryworld has celebrated the start of its 30th anniversary year with the introduction of four new berry varieties.

Last week saw a big push of member support and engagement by the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA), with another successful

Growing Kent & Medway is offering a share of £600,000 to businesses with innovative ideas to sustainably improve operations within

Achieving ‘zero food waste’ has helped a specialist manufacturer of air-dried fruit and vegetable crisps launch new products and enjoy

Certis Belchim has released a new edition of its popular ‘Successful vine growing’ guide providing solutions to major challenges, amongst

Today (22nd February), Soil Association Certification launched the 25th Organic Market Report 2024 sponsored by RBOrganic Ltd, which reveals that

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The home of one of the world’s largest collections of fruit trees has been purchased by The East Malling Trust,

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) organised another of its borders and trade workshops earlier today (21st February). The session, kindly

Tom Bradshaw has been elected as the new President of the NFU. He will represent more than 46,000 farmers and

HAL Investments is investing in Koppert. This will provide capital to strengthen Koppert’s position and accelerate its international expansion. The

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Specialist cannabis producer Glass Pharms, which claims to be the UK’s first carbon-neutral grower of the medicinal herb, has completed

Canterbury-based fruit grower and mixed farm AC Hulme & Sons is working with partners including London-based energy technology firm GridDuck

The government should stop seeking silver bullets and back nature-friendly food production according to the Soil Association, following an announcement

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) releases its February monthly market update, which shows that despite the UK economy’s recently announced

The Minister for Rural Affairs Lesley Griffiths said: “I meet with the farming unions regularly and I wanted to have

A plant nursery that specialises in cultivating new and unusual species is applying the ethos of nurturing to its workforce

The UK’s leading agricultural business event, AgriScot, has changed its date, bringing the event forward by one week to 13

As part of its push to get clarity on the details of the April border changes, the Horticultural Trades Association

The NFU have today (Monday 19th February) published Campbell Tickell’s independent review of Red Tractor Governance. Red Tractor Chair, Christine

Key industry figures including Defra’s Chief Plant Health Officer Nicola Spence, Fera Science Ltd CEO Dr Andrew Swift, and Horticultural Trades

CambridgeHOK is expanding its operations into the industrial refrigeration systems market with the launch of a dedicated new business. A

Hartpury University and Hartpury College are delighted to announce the appointment of esteemed British actor and presenter, Martin Clunes, as

All growers using migrant seasonal workers are invited to attend free workshops at venues around the country in February and

Vegetables by Bayer launches it’s ‘Confidence On Every Level Campaign’ aiming to provide a trusted platform to inform customers on

Sparsholt College has teamed up with The Colegrave Seabrook Foundation to create Sparsholt’s 2024 RHS Chelsea Flower Show Discovery entry

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Principal Lecturer in Agronomy at Harper Adams, Louisa Dines was selected as part of a panel of agricultural specialists from

We are not alone, farmers across Europe are staging protests. Footage of furious French farmers blocking roads into Paris made