Horticulture

Peak season is approaching for the berry industry with the war in the Middle East having a ripple effect on domestic producers

With significant lettuce crop losses recorded across 2025 due to the nasonovia lettuce aphid, we find out what the keys risks are for crops and what control options are available

The supermarket aims to back British farmers by increasing the number of long-term agreements the supermarket has in place with British producers and horticulture suppliers

Government intervention is needed to prevent growers being affected by rising electricity standing charges

Healthier choices, hot weather and the rising cost of living played pivotal roles in shaping UK grocery sales this year

There has always been a festive market for the obvious products including turkeys and Christmas trees, but the surprise commercial bestseller in the UK’s supermarkets at Christmas time is the poinsettia

A farm in the Fens has produced a crop of rice, but with rising temperatures, could it become the new normal?

Thorne Stopps, 22, is from Tunbridge Wells in Kent. He is studying a BSc top-up in agricultural management at the Royal Agricultural University.

NFU welcomes commitment to horticultural and poultry sector, but Defra says reliance on foreign workers is not a long-term solution

NFU welcomes move which will see horticulture sector workers allowed to return earlier