New international collaboration to protect the world’s crops
Experts from the UK and India are working together to identify and develop novel environmentally-sustainable strategies to control plant pests, known as plant-parasitic nematodes or eelworms, to ensure global food production and security. This project is funded by the UK-India Education and Research Initiative (UKIERI). Plant-parasitic nematodes are thought to cause annual losses to crops […]
Pacepacker shows food manufacturers how robotic efficiency is done
Leading food manufacturers and retailers, including Frederick Hiam, Huntapac Produce, Bakkavor and Produce World flocked to Pacepacker Services’ educational workshop in mid-June to see how new innovations in pick and place robot technology could improve their production output and efficiency. Essex-based Pacepacker, who designs, manufactures and integrates state-of-the-art automation solutions predominantly for the food industry, […]
High hopes for maize crops
Agronomists are optimistic for high maize yields this year as a result of warm seedbeds, good weed control and plenty of sunlight. Across most of the country agronomists report of a relatively trouble-free season; the majority of crops got off to a good start and are putting on robust growth as good growing conditions […]
Celebrities create a buzz for local bee charity
BBC bee lovers including Sophie Raworth, Kirsty Wark, Jeremy Paxman, James Naughtie and Bill Turnbull will be attending an exclusive bee garden party on July 1st hosted by Martha Kearney from Radio Four, presenter of The Wonder of Bees and Hive Alive. The sold out charity event is being held in the beautiful gardens of Lambeth […]
Supermarkets lead the way on calorie and sugar reduction
For well over a decade the UK’s supermarkets have led the way on efforts to reduce the amount of calories in their own brand ranges and to ensure that there is accessible and clear information available on the amount of sugar in food, particularly in ready meals, snacks and desserts. Supermarkets are still working hard […]
Eaton highlights customers’ successes with new X20 challenge
Power management company Eaton today announced the X20 Challenge, encouraging the company’s customers to submit success stories highlighting where Eaton’s X20 portfolio of piston pumps have positively impacted a customer platform or application. One story will be chosen each quarter and will be featured in the company’s X20 portfolio advertising and social outreach campaign. “One […]
Advice and guidance offered to public during Farm Safety Week
The Yellow Wellies campaign will publish a range of themed practical advice and guidance for farmers each day of Farm Safety Week (30th June-4th July). On each day of Farm Safety Week, farmers will be asked to spend five minutes checking over the safety of some of the operations which regularly cause accidents on farms […]
James Rebanks, Land Rover & The Prince’s Countryside Fund rural bursary
James Rebanks is a Herdwick sheep farmer from Penrith, Cumbria. He was awarded the Bursary last year (2013) in order to help develop his family’s sheep farm and Sheep School project. James’ family-run farm business is very traditional and runs the native local breeds – the Herdwick and the Swaledale. It is operated in an environmentally friendly manner […]
Importance of disease resistance ratings on show at open day
Visitors to HGCA’s open day at Duchy College, Cornwall, got a vivid reminder about the value of varietal resistance when dealing with crop diseases. As is typical of Cornwall, the trial site faces particularly strong disease pressure, with this season’s warm, wet winter and heavy spring showers driving development of septoria tritici in wheat and […]
