John Downey

Helle-Tech Oy and Bloemteknik™ (t/a Bloem) have announced a collaborative venture to introduce modular adjustable LED fixtures designed specifically for high wire and leafy green growers. Leveraging patent pending technology, the Balance Platform enables growers to increase PPFD on the vertical face of vine growing crops by up to 36%, without increasing energy consumption. “Growers […]

Telecommunications operators have been told they must increase the rent they pay landowners for rural mast agreements by more than 130%. The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has ruled in favour of increasing the standard rental value of an “unexceptional” rural greenfield mast site from £750 per annum to £1,750, in a decision published late July. […]

McClaren's Nurseries in Glasgow, Scotland, recently hosted a visit and tour for the Agriculture Minister, Jim Fairlie MSP, at a crucial time for the professional horticulture sector.

Defra officials have posted an update on the expanded Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) after welcoming the new ministerial team to the department.

Pembrokeshire-based Puffin Produce has used Project HELIX funded consultancy ZERO2FIVE to help develop air fryer cooking instructions for its products. Lewis Pies from Swansea also used the service, which carried out a series of cooking trials using four different brands of air fryer of the same wattage and volume to develop the instructions.

Recent work by Certis Belchim has underlined the importance of nozzle choice in getting the most out of PPO-inhibiting desiccants like Gozai (pyraflufen-ethyl) in potato crops.

Bridge Farm Group has appointed Andy Higginson, Chair of JD Sports Fashion and the British Retail Consortium, as its new Chairman.

Attendees will have the exclusive opportunity to view the latest poinsettia trials and explore emerging developments that are shaping the future of the industry.

For the 2024 edition of the Field Days in the Netherlands (24-26 September 2024, at Tolweg 13 – 1681 ND, Zwaagdijk-Oost), Sakata will be showcasing 14 new varieties, alongside an area dedicated to spinach, a hydroponic demonstration, an onion display and more than 100 vegetable varieties perfectly adapted to Northern European growing conditions.

During the 76th AIPH Annual Congress, held in Warsaw, Poland, from 3-7th September 2024, the Board of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) approved the applications of seven new Affiliate Members. As the world’s champion for the power of plants, AIPH has been supporting grower associations since 1948. AIPH Members are grower associations and […]