Tonbridge & Malling MP Tom Tugendhat has visited the new state-of-the-art glasshouse at Hadlow College.  read more

On 15 November 2023, the judges in Karlsruhe declared the 2021 supplementary budget null and void, thereby prohibiting the German government from transferring the loan authorisation of €60 billion originally earmarked for dealing with the coronavirus pandemic to the Climate and Transformation Fund (KTF).
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The berry business faces a tough road ahead to deliver better-quality fruit while it absorbs higher costs, attendees at this year’s Global Berry Congress have heard. read more

In it, farmers from all over Germany explain how they see themselves and what measures they are taking to help solve future issues on their farms and in sector organisations. In the coming weeks and months, the topics to be addressed will include
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According to the German Fruit Trade Association (DFHV), this is an outstanding key to success. read more

Sysco GB, the UK’s largest foodservice wholesaler, has announced a £15m investment in its Brakes Scotland Newhouse depot, creating around 100 new jobs as it expands the site by more than 25 per cent. read more

Farmers and senior academics shared how to ensure tomorrow’s agricultural research has real on-farm impact at the Future Agricultural Researchers conference (FAR’23), the UK’s first ever conference for agricultural PhD students of all disciplines, which took place in Exeter on 14 November. read more

In outdoor cultivation, frost has damaged O+G, affecting not only currently grown winter vegetables such as spinach, beetroot, cabbage varieties and broccoli, but also citrus fruits that are ripe and in the middle of harvest, as well as bees, which were able to stay for a long time due to the previous warm days.
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It is time to move forward from discussions to implementing actions at scale to tackle the climate crisis. read more

The ports of Paita and Pisco were in second and third place. However, the port of Pisco reported record figures in week 47. According to Fresh Fruit Peru, a total of 5,445 tonnes of agricultural products were exported in the week in question. This represents an increase of 138 % in the
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The results confirm the assumption that consumers have cut back on their O+G purchases overall, the report continues. Around 20% of those surveyed stated that they had reduced the amount they bought - especially when it came to frozen or tinned goods. However, the picture was not so bleak for loose
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According to the company, the state-of-the-art technology is currently only available in one Tesco Express shop in London's Fulham district. Customers simply have to take their items to the scan-free checkout and press "Get Started". This would be followed by a
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Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (Ontario Teachers’) and its Australian agriculture subsidiary AustOn Corporation (AustOn) have announced a new strategic partnership with leading Australian grower-packer-marketer Montague. read more

New Zealand’s Ardgour Valley Orchards has officially launched its export programme for a series of new specialty apricot varieties bred by Plant & Food Research. read more

Spanish fruit and vegetable exports climbed 13.5 per cent in September compared with the same month last year, according to new data from the Department of Customs and Special Taxes of the Tax Agency, processed by Fepex. read more

Fourth-generation Lincolnshire farmer Peter Craven has published his Nuffield Farming report, entitled ‘The Formula for Family Business Success’. read more

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

Two of South America’s major produce exporters have effectively joined forces to develop their sales of fresh avocados on the international market. read more

Fairmiles, an initiative supported by a consortium of organisations in industry and academia, is calling for science-based net-zero guidelines which balance social and economic impacts with the drive to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. read more

The French statistics service Agreste reports that the Guyot variety is particularly striking with -32%. Autumn and winter varieties, on the other hand, are unchanged compared to 2022, it continues, despite drought and high temperatures in summer.  read more