Search Result for 'Lincoln'

The AHDB Petitioners – vegetable, flower and potato growers in the UK who voted to abolish a statutory levy on horticulture and potato production – say that recent comments by the Growers ...

Side Delights offers shoppers Thanksgiving recipes and reasons or reminders to give thanks this year. Thanksgiving is a crucial season for retailers, with the top 25 Thanksgiving-related grocery categories accounting for 81 ...

Tuber Group, based near Hull, has acquired plant-based convenience foods manufacturer Saxon Foods from the Abbeydale Food Group, for an undisclosed sum. The acquisition, which was completed on November 5, 2021, broadens ...

The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) reports that markets and consumption in Ireland remain buoyant as consumers are back to work and school. Colder weather has also stabilised retail sales. Processing trade remains ‘stable and ...

On account of the 2021 adverse growing conditions, across Europe, the first harvester liftings of maincrop indicate that yields are only going to be average at best, and wastage levels are likely ...

Two new dynamic and highly relevant events have been developed by the UK’s Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) to educate and arm the industry in terms of tackling the challenges faced in all ...

The four-year research program called TuberSense has been awarded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) nearly GBP675,000. The project aims to detect diseases and defects in potato crops, using volatile biomarkers and ...

Agronomists interested in finding out more about biostimulants and the effect they can have on UK crops are being encouraged to contact one of Europe’s leading brands of natural fertilisers. The UK ...

Succession planning probably isn’t much above last will and testament toward the bottom of most farmers’ to-do list. Neither subject is pleasant to think about, but both are necessary for security of ...

Growers without access to irrigation systems are being encouraged to follow the lead of one Lincolnshire farmer who has embraced seaweed to help his crop fend off the effects of heat stress. ...

Calls are growing to save the Sutton Bridge Crop Storage Research (SBCSR) center from the fallout surrounding AHDB Potatoes, after it emerged all its research activity will cease by May 2022. In ...

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced an investment of more than $5.2 million to support nanotechnology research at 11 universities. The universities will research ways nanotechnology can be used to improve food safety, enhance ...

At the Branston site in Lincolnshire, work has started on a new £6 mln facility, which will be used to extract high grade plant protein from potatoes Branston is working alongside B-hive ...

Drew McDonald knows the importance of accuracy in labeling allergens in foods all too well. The vice president of quality, food safety and regulatory affairs at Church Brothers Produce in Salinas, California, has a ...

our SPot Farm North West this year and we plan to have a host in the region

That isn’t just an issue for the primary sector

Agronomists need to know stem population to be able to model tuber numbers.

THESE FAMILY-OWNED FARMLAND ENTERPRISES DEMONSTRATE RESILIENCE AND RESOURCEFULNESS. Who operates the largest working farms in the U.S. and what do they grow? The Land Report, the magazine of the American landowner, produces ...

The Bender clan are potato people. From raising tubers especially for potato chips to the everyday table spud, they are experts in growing America’s most popular root vegetable. Given that, it should ...

Global food and drinks giant PepsiCo has announced its intention to take over the UK based snack food company Pipers Crisps.The firm, also owning leading British brand Walkers, has agreed an undisclosed ...

Gourmet chips manufacturer, Pipers Crisps Ltd, has doubled its packaging capacity and reduced waste thanks to the installation of high speed packaging solutions from tna.The new installation has enabled Pipers Crisps to ...

As part of the company’s ongoing growth and development strategy, Tong has boosted its sales team with the appointment of a new Sales Manager who will help drive sales throughout the UK ...

Branston is now one of the biggest potato suppliers in the UK. The company, with three well positioned sites, to give easy access to the best potato crops in Lincoln, Ilminster and Perth, supplies fresh and ...

Pesticide-contaminated clothing needs to be treated differently than the rest of the family laundry. “Pesticides pose a potential health risk, even for the person handling and washing pesticide-contaminated clothing,” said Clyde Ogg, UNL ...

Two Cambridgeshire girls and one boy are the first to be taken on as apprentices at potato supplier Greenvale’s Floods Ferry site.  Due to the success of the apprenticeship scheme at its ...