Horticulture News
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Protection Fabrics in Agriculture and Horticulture
Properly caring for plants and crops requires providing them with sufficient protections during different times and seasons throughout the year. Providing the right protection ... -
Europe increases funding for beekeepers
The European Commission has announced €120 million in funding to support the EU’s beekeeping sector over the next three years, and increase of €12 ... -
Scottish fruit farm named as third Strategic SmartHort Centre
A Scottish fruit grower will work with AHDB to highlight how horticultural growers can increase efficiency and reduce their reliance on labour. Blairgowrie-based grower ... -
Curious Kids: what happens when fruit gets ripe?
When the seeds are ready, the fruit become ripe and good-looking, making animals keen to eat them. When the fruit are ripe they become ... -
South Africa: Horticulture boosts employment in agricultural sector
Expansion in most agricultural South African subsectors has been export-driven, particularly in the horticultural sector, which is labour-intensive. That means that expansion also brings ... -
Child labour: 108 million children work in agriculture
Worldwide, more than 150 million children are still trapped in child labour, with almost half of them working in hazardous child labour. In a ...
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Protection Fabrics in Agriculture and Horticulture
Properly caring for plants and crops requires providing them with sufficient protections during different times and seasons throughout the year. Providing the right protection requires an understanding of a specific plant’s needs, as well as how these needs change during the course of a year. Protection fabrics offer an excellent cover for a variety of ...Europe increases funding for beekeepers
The European Commission has announced €120 million in funding to support the EU’s beekeeping sector over the next three years, and increase of €12 million compared to the previous period. The funding which will be matched by Member States, will apply to national apiculture programmes between August this year and July 2022. The aim is ...Scottish fruit farm named as third Strategic SmartHort Centre
A Scottish fruit grower will work with AHDB to highlight how horticultural growers can increase efficiency and reduce their reliance on labour. Blairgowrie-based grower Thomas Thomson has been named as AHDB’s third Strategic SmartHort Centre, and over the next 12 months they will host three workshops, acting as live case study for productivity improvements. Grace ...Curious Kids: what happens when fruit gets ripe?
When the seeds are ready, the fruit become ripe and good-looking, making animals keen to eat them. When the fruit are ripe they become brightly coloured. Apples, strawberries and peaches become red, bananas become yellow and, of course, oranges become orange. Next time you go the supermarket, look at the beautiful colours of the fruit ...
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