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‘New approach needed to encourage future growers’

FLEXIBLE approaches to training and employment are key to helping the English growing industry recruit and train much-needed new entrants and make the industry more resilient, a new report claims.…

‘Reality check needed to avoid costly policy mistakes’

RECENT studies estimating the potential of UK farmland to store more carbon through innovative soil management are presenting an overoptimistic picture of what can be achieved, according to a group…

Tackling crop waste in Malawi

THE UK’s Aston University is looking to tackle international crop waste by developing a mobile and sustainable refrigeration system for Malawi. The University has received a grant of £241,075 from…

Jet training free to growers

WJA programme offered to boost farm safety. THE Water Jetting Association is offering UK potato growers free water jetting training to ensure they and their operatives have the skills needed to…

UK Food Security and the important role of Potatoes

CEO of GB Potatoes, Scott Walker, discusses the pivotal role that Government policies play in shaping the viability of potato farming. IN recent weeks, I’ve engaged with the Food Security Unit…

‘Train robots to spot slugs’

An unusual call goes out to UK growers … UK growers are being called on to help train robots to spot slugs and the damage they cause to crops. The ground-breaking…

Setting off on a promising TRIP

Field trial results for potatoes with reduced inputs show future potential. RESULTS of the first season’s Innovate UK-funded Transformative Reduced Input in Potatoes (TRIP) project have now been released by…

‘New approach needed to encourage future growers’

‘Reality check needed to avoid costly policy mistakes’

Tackling crop waste in Malawi

Jet training free to growers

UK Food Security and the important role of Potatoes

‘Train robots to spot slugs’

Setting off on a promising TRIP

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