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As 2023 draws to an end, they won’t be many growers who are sad to see the back of an

Market Synopsis The UK Agriculture 4.0 market was valued at 39.67 Billion in 2023 and is projected to reach 49.40

As the holiday season approaches, the UK’s Vegetable growers are working hard to ensure that we have our key Christmas

Paul Cobb has retired from his Kent advisory role with FWAG (Farming and Wildlife Advisory Group) South East after 40

As British growers continue to feel mounting pressure from soaring energy costs, the NFU has secured a major win after

Congratulations to Senior Events Executive, Harley Coles and Policy, Public Affairs and Media Team, who have reached the prestigious Trade

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NFU Horticulture and Potatoes Board chair Martin Emmett has said growth is the main priority for the horticulture sector in

British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) has published a new set of data that highlights the continued struggles for beleaguered

A collaborative effort to allow a vital seed treatment for 2024 sowing has succeeded. Emergency authorisation of the Force seed

Sampling of rain and surface waters around greenhouses in Belgium, Netherlands, Spain and Germany shows contamination by an alarmingly high

Initial data from Statistics Netherlands (CBS) shows that the country’s greenhouse sector continues to lose growers, although the rate of

Growers have moved to reassure the public that there will be no shortage of vegetables or potatoes this Christmas, despite

On Sunday 10 December, BBC Countryfile broadcast a segment on the dire state of the horticulture sector. Andrew Opie, Director

Environmental charity Hubbub has today announced the winners of its Eat It Up Fund, designed to find creative solutions to

The NFU has published its manifesto ahead of the next general election urging all political parties to support policies which

The British Protected Ornamentals Association (BPOA) is excited to reveal the lineup of key sponsors for its upcoming Technical Conference

Branston, one of the UK’s leading potato suppliers, has introduced the first, fully electric truck to its fleet, as part

With Christmas just around the corner, Perennial is appealing to the industry to grow wellbeing and support people working in horticulture

A man who illegally supplied workers to two Scottish potato farms in October 2021 has been fined. Dean Currie, 33,

Sito-Obong Udofia, a Hartpury University PhD student, is hoping that her doctoral thesis into the effects of shade and shelter on Hartpury

Kirkland have their Annual Open Day next Thursday 14th December. Held at their premises in Maidstone, it’s a great event

Food Tech Valley has signed an agreement at COP28 with ReFarmTM to start construction on a 900,000 sq. ft. game-changing

The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee (EFRA) has today (Tuesday 5 December) published a report to conclude its inquiry

Wageningen University, a global leader in agricultural research, and RED Horticulture, a cutting-edge startup specialising in greenhouse lighting and photobiology,

The Processors and Growers Research Organisation (PGRO) has added 11 new pea and bean varieties to its 2024 Descriptive List

Wyevale Nurseries has been unveiled this month as the sponsor for the Garden Centre Association’s (GCA) annual Ruxley Rose Award

British Berry Growers, the industry body representing 95% of the UK’s commercial soft fruit growers, has announced the formation of

Substrate supplier Cocogreen has appointed Ian Riggs as Head of Business Development UK. This strategic business appointment reinforces the company’s

Eleven ambitious young farmers have been named as the NFU’s new Student & Young Farmer ambassadors for the 2023/24 cohort.

The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) delivered a drop-in showcase in Parliament on Tuesday, 28 November. This ushered in the festive

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The Environment Secretary Steve Barclay has used his first major speech to set out his commitment to backing British farmers

The Duchy 2024 Autumn and Winter Cauliflower Trials Field Open Day, followed by an evening Brassica Conference,  will be held

The fruit industry has expressed its sadness following the death of Adrian Scripps, who passed away on 18 November aged

Right-wing politician Jacob Rees-Mogg has been criticised by industry leaders for recent comments that the UK does not need fruit

The ‘world’s biggest’ vertical farm, set to create a revolution in farming with scalable, next generation agriculture, has been completed

Hartpury College will use newly-announced government funding to develop and deliver additional training and networking opportunities for the region’s businesses

A fruit picker from Chile who came to the UK on a seasonal worker visa is taking the farm which

It’s time to move forward from discussions to implementing actions at scale to tackle the climate crisis – that’s the

Two new funding streams are being made available by Growing Kent & Medway to back sustainable innovation and new technologies

Brogdale Collections, a leading charity based at the National Fruit Collection, is excited to announce the addition of Helena Pettit

Farmers and agronomists with an interest in nature-friendly farming can get involved with practical discussions at a new Regen Zone

Population monitoring reveals little change in the British late blight population during 2023, but the threat from resistant strains in

Local MP, Tom Tugendhat, got a first-hand look at the work Hadlow College is doing to inspire the next generation

Teagasc, the Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority, has established a new apple research orchard at its crops research centre

The winners of the Association of Professional Landscapers (APL) WorldSkills UK National finals have been announced. Anna Mcloughlin, of College of

Lidl tops British apple month sales Tesco falls short of 2022 performance British Apples & Pears Limited (BAPL) has published

The finalists for the APL Awards 2024 have been announced at the APL Annual Meeting which took place at Futurescape

British growers will continue to have access to important pesticides to support resilient and profitable food production and cut input

The Horticultural Trades Association’s (HTA’s) newly released November Market Update shows, despite Storm Babet and the wettest October since 1998,

Responding to the Chancellor’s Autumn Statement, NFU President Minette Batters said: “While some of the announcements such as cuts to

Fran Barnes, Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) Chief Executive, said: “Today’s Autumn Budget has acknowledged the need to support businesses to

Global food prices, energy costs and the link between the two was the main point made by the Governor of

Two recent reports have presented a mixed picture for Dutch horticulture’s energy use and CO2 emissions. According to Wageningen Economic

Indoor farming technology company LettUs Grow says that it can reduce the amount of time taken to grow productive strawberry

VSPT Wine Group have signed on to become a principal supporter of the Institute of Masters of Wine. The Chilean

The European Commission will renew the approval of glyphosate for another 10 years after member states failed to agree on

Tong Engineering, UK vegetable handling equipment manufacturer, has announced the completed acquisition of Terry Johnson Ltd based in Holbeach, Lincolnshire.

The wait is over with yello® back – the specialty in the yellow-skinned segment produced by the VOG and VIP

During the Royal Flora Holland Trade Fair (RFHTF) in Aalsmeer (NL), Syngenta Flowers introduced two new varieties within the Helleborus

BigSis, the British agtech start-up offering robust yet chemical-free insect control solutions to farmers, has been named today as one

National potato supplier Branston has announced it is opening a mashed potato facility to produce and supply leading UK supermarkets

A world-first international research network designed to bring together leading minds in crop and data science as well as multiple

NIAB is hosting a Soft Fruit Day on 30 November which will update the industry on some exciting new developments

Ferrari Rotostrapp 5 row transplanter Used for 3 seasons and in excellent condition and only being sold due to a

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Steve Barclay has taken over from Thérèse Coffey as secretary of state at Defra following Dr Coffey’s resignation on November

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Horticulture businesses will benefit from an extension to the Climate Change Agreement (CCA) scheme after a new target period was

Long-term fruit agronomist Gary Saunders has become the first non-arable adviser to gain the Harper Adams University graduate diploma in

Supermarkets are struggling to secure broccoli due to a combination of the recent wet weather and flooding, and a reduction

Paul Hannan, the former principle of Hadlow College has agreed never to work in the education sector in a deal

The Agricultural Industries Confederation (AIC) has used the findings of a major report to call for an independent Food Security

Floods and storms across the UK, after an unusually warm start to October in South-East England, have meant a tricky

Macfrut Academy goes live. You can now register free of charge to the innovative digital platform for professionals in the

In a strategic move to better align with the core mission and multidisciplinary expertise of the team, the Agro Food

Countryside COP returns for another week, packed full of events focused on improving sustainability within the rural community. Ahead of

Three years after its launch, Source.ag, the leading provider of AI solutions for fruit and vegetable growers, has achieved a major

Some of the most potent drugs known to mankind are produced by plants, but issues such as accessing source material

ICL has welcomed Tom Whiteside to its Technical Area Sales Manager team, to work with growers across East Anglia. Tom

A new partnership between The Institute for Agriculture and Horticulture (TIAH) and Growing Kent & Medway hopes to entice a

Silke Hemming, a researcher in horticultural technology affiliated with Wageningen University & Research, has been appointed top expert of the

The significant role British farmers and growers play in feeding the nation alongside caring for the environment will be showcased

Trade organisation Produced in Kent, the voice of the local independent food and drink sector in Kent and Medway, is

The fact that once again horticulture and agriculture have been left off the Migration Advisory Committee’s (MAC) Shortage Occupation List

It has been a tough few years (some might say longer) for glasshouse growers. Rising energy prices have crippled the

Skills, education and biodiversity were key topics of conversation as the Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) hosted the second successful meeting

Green investment company Oasthouse Ventures has unveiled further details of its plans for a 40 ha greenhouse complex near Braintree

The maincrop potato harvest in the UK and Ireland is struggling towards an end after storms and continued wet weather

The British potato Event will be held at the Yorkshire event Centre, Harrogate on 22nd and 23rd November 2023. Are

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NFU Sugar welcomes the clear direction from government1 that negotiations with British Sugar to set a price for sugar beet

The warning was issued in a report published today (Monday 6 November) by the cross-party House of Lords Horticultural Sector

Since Modiform took over the French company Thomsen in 2018, the synergy between both companies has led to greater possibilities

UK technical capability to protect plant health and biosecurity in the UK is set to be boosted from today (6

Soil Association Certification’s Organic Trade Conference hosted an exciting line-up of speakers including Daniel Zeichner MP, Shadow Minister for Food,

Thrilled to share the tremendous success of its recent fiery fundraiser, Perennial, the UK’s charity dedicated to supporting those who