5+ hour, 8+ min ago   (332+ words) British blackcurrant growers are forecasting lower yields after last year’s droughts and wet winter brought “unprecedented” weather challenges. Blackcurrant growers are investing in climate resilience A difficult production season has caused some premature berry drop and scorching, with volumes expected…...

6+ hour, 9+ min ago   (317+ words) Industry body Légumes de France issues warning after extreme weather destroys crops including onions, garlic, carrots and lettuce Vegetable growers in France have reported “catastrophic” losses and warned of major shortages ahead, after three major heatwaves in three weeks reportedly…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago   (418+ words) Crop estimate revised down, but overall production is expected to exceed last year’s crop The 2026 Australian macadamia crop forecast has been revised down to 56,888 tonnes at 3.5 per cent moisture or 61,000 tonnes in-shell at 10 per cent moisture, with a forecast range…...

6+ day, 4+ hour ago   (395+ words) More than six in 10 litres used on producer’s farms comes from rainwater and TSBC hopes to insire other growers through Climate Farm Demo network The Summer Berry Company Portugal (TSBC) has achieved more than 60 per cent self-sufficiency in water usage,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (361+ words) Geopolitical, logistical and climate disruptions all combine to prompt major shakeup in country’s grape export business Following a record campaign in 2024/25, South Africa’s table grape exports to the US fell by 86 per cent last season as a newly applied import…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (446+ words) Potato agronomist Mark Stalham Longer potato rotations can deliver almost 40 per cent more food than cereal-based rotations, according to a new report by GB Potatoes. Research that has compared potato-based with cereal-based farm rotations has found significant benefits to yields,…...

2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (314+ words) Edible legumes may have a role in helping farms defend against future challenges posed by climate change Scientists from the University of East Anglia are exploring how reintroducing edible legumes into UK crop rotations could help make farming systems more…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (347+ words) A GPG visit to berry production sites sees growers embracing premium fresh-market programmes, new genetics and climate-adaptive systems. (Pictured left to right) Nebojsa Momirovic of Zeleni Hit, Radosav Rakovic of Fito Mineral and GPG’s Jamie Petchell Global Plant Genetics (GPG)…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (385+ words) Reduction underpinned by a major shift from road to rail freight, a low-carbon truck programme and a rapidly scaling carbon inset scheme DP World has revealed that it has helped customers cut more than 160,000 tonnes of CO2e savings from UK supply…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (466+ words) Many more people in the UK will be unable to afford fresh fruit and vegetables by 2050, the Autonomy Institute states, as heat waves alone are expected to add 68 per cent to the price of a grocery basket Climate change is…...