Haith Group, the UK’s leading manufacturer of potato handling equipment, has announced it will launch several new products at this year’s British potato industry event BP2023. read more

Bionema Group Ltd, a leading UK-based biocontrol technology developer and manufacturer of biocontrol, biostimulants and biofertilisers, has announced the launch of a new range of biofertiliser products in the UK for use in agriculture, horticulture, forestry, sport turf and amenities. read more

Vertical farming tech business Vertical Future (VF) has announced it is working as lead organisation on a Defra-funded research project through Innovate UK aimed at optimising the propagation environment of strawberry plants in indoor vertical farms while maximising yield potential to reduce the
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Sainsbury’s has brought back its ’Great Fruit & Veg Challenge’, offering customers the chance to earn additional Nectar points by putting more fruit and vegetables in their shopping baskets. read more

Salix Fruits has announced the beginning of the Turkish apple season, noting that expectations were running high among growers and receivers across various markets ahead of a “promising season”. read more

More than 200 producers from around the world attended SNFL’s Global Summit this week in Murcia to learn about the next generation of table grapes coming through the breeder’s innovation pipeline. read more

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A new forum has been established to tackle the costly and devastating pest Potato Cyst Nematode (PCN). read more

Sun World International has announced the launch of a first-of-its-kind global marketing campaign for Autumncrisp brand green seedless grapes. read more

Some of Britain’s best Pick Your Own (PYO) farms have been shortlisted for the national Farm Retail Awards. read more

The developers of fresh produce trading platform FruPro have launched a new service called FruPay to help buyers and suppliers manage payments efficiently and securely. read more

Dole has revealed its results for the second quarter and first half of the year, with revenue climbing 4.4 per cent year-on-year to US$2.14bn. read more

Berry supplier Angus Soft Fruits (ASF) has announced a new partnership with leading Scottish chef Paul Tamburrini. read more

Mildura Fruit Company (MFC) is set fully implement Trust Codes Global’s traceability solution in 2023 after a successful trial. MFC originally deployed the solution as part pilot project held in collaboration with Citrus Australia and the Victorian government. read more

A team of scientists, engineers and economists have been assembled to reimagine what orchards in the future could look like through a A$13.6m programme aimed at improving efficiency in resources and labour. read more

AMFresh Group, EQT Future and Paine Schwartz Partners have completed the acquisition of International Fruit Genetics (IFG), merging it into SNFL Group. The two breeding companies are now operating under a united corporate identity, Bloom Fresh International, with a global footprint spanning 22
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Fischer Farms has secured Red Tractor and GlobalGAP accreditations for its new site in Norwich, enabling the vertical farming business to sell its herbs and leafy greens to both domestic and international markets. read more

The UK’s apprenticeship system needs a radical overhaul to facilitate better staff training in the logistics sector, a new report argues. read more

A spin-out company from the University of Bristol has secured £500,000 to develop technology to help boost food production in commercial greenhouses. read more