HORTICULTURE ARCHIVE
2012
18 April 2012
ADAS scientists have brought together new and topical information to help farmers make correct nitrogen decisions this spring/summer. The full...
05 April 2012
ADAS is working in partnership with the EA to identify best practice in minimising pollution risk from table top strawberry...
20 March 2012
BASF in conjunction with ADAS have developed a new innovative mobile phone app to help with weed identification.
17 February 2012
The first annual report for SCEPTRE, a major Horticulture LINK project sponsored by Defra, went live on the HDC website...
13 January 2012
New requirements for all 2012 applications of chlorpyrifos insecticides have been announced by a consortium of the three major approval...
2011
19 September 2011
An opportunity for academics and industry to demonstrate techniques and technologies used to measure agricultural GHG emissions.
07 September 2011
Results from BASF-funded research have shown that dormancy in black-grass seed samples this autumn is high.
05 September 2011
Mark Holmes, Food Supply Chain Consultant, reviews a recent sustainable food project - Local food for the Army.
22 August 2011
James Clarke, Science and Business Development Manager for Soils, Crops and Water, outlines the importance of water availability when assessing...
22 August 2011
Simon Groves, Principal Consultant, reviews why landowners need to prepare for unpredictable water supplies and ensure farms are prepared for...
22 August 2011
Adrian Collins, Head of Water Quality Science explains, using nitrate as an example, how modelling can help target management in...
22 August 2011
Chris Fawcett, Head of Sustainability, looks at the issue of water scarcity and how water footprinting can improve supply chain...
03 August 2011
The final report of a GHK/ADAS study for EU DG Sanco, an evaluation of Europe’s plant variety rights system has...
27 July 2011
Barry Mulholland has joined the ADAS Soils, Crops and Water Team, as Head of Horticulture.
15 July 2011
The Pesticides Forum has published its latest annual report ‘Pesticides in the UK – the 2010 report on the impacts...
19 May 2011
ADAS has completed a series of projects assessing the impacts of changing availability of pesticides. These reports cover all key...
18 May 2011
We look forward to welcoming you to one of three farm open days delivered by ADAS Soils, Crops and Water...
05 May 2011
ADAS is very pleased to be the recipient of two horticulture fellowship awards.
04 May 2011
The 2011 Pinnacle Awards for Excellence in Business Management in the farming sector, run jointly by ADAS and The Farmers’...
20 April 2011
Organisations representing the agricultural industry in England have launched a joint Greenhouse Gas Action Plan (GHGAP) setting out how the...
14 April 2011
Farming systems and research consultant, Sarah Wynn outlines the Integrated Advice Pilot study funded by Defra.
14 April 2011
ADAS scientists have brought together new and topical information to help farmers make correct nitrogen decisions this spring/summer. A document...
13 April 2011
James Clarke, Science and Business Development Manager, looks at Ramorum dieback and what it means for the UK.
13 April 2011
ADAS Plant Pathologist, Tim O'Neil explains how Red band needle blight is becoming an increasing problem.
12 April 2011
Jag Singh, Energy and Resource Efficiency Consultant, outlines ADAS Energy Solutions offer and explains how these services helped leading food...
12 April 2011
ADAS joins the Carbon Disclosure Project in the launch of a new CDP Response Check service and achieves excellent feedback...
05 April 2011
Roger Sylvester-Bradley, Principal Research Scientist, looks at how UK wheat is adapting to current global warming trends.
11 March 2011
The first 20 entries with the correct answer will win a 20% discount off any of the services described below!...
24 January 2011
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a major international initiative set up to promote awareness of climate change impact and collect...
2010
02 December 2010
Steve Ford explains how ADAS is helping livestock farmers and landowners in NVZ designated areas to ensure that they are...
17 November 2010
Mark Holmes, Head of Sustainability at ADAS, looks at effective carbon management for upland livestock farms.
17 November 2010
Jeremy Wiltshire, Head of Carbon Management, explores the growing importance manufacturers and retailers are placing on supplier engagement programmes.
17 November 2010
With the detail of the Government’s Comprehensive Spending Review starting to hit, many people are asking whether we can still...
10 November 2010
In this article, ADAS senior consultant John Newton highlights the risks faced and reminds water companies that as employers, they...
10 November 2010
ADAS, scooped the coveted ‘Best Consultancy to Work For’ award for a second year running at the high profile Edie...
03 August 2010
In recent energy efficiency projects for clients, ADAS has identified 10% savings, sometimes nearer 20% savings in energy costs, achieving...
19 July 2010
Resource efficiency is about managing a business’s resources, energy and water in order to minimise waste. Avoiding waste or...
12 July 2010
Businesses in the North West are being urged to take action to minimise impacts of water shortages. The good news...
07 July 2010
Accurately predicting pesticide use is a fundamental requirement for water companies yet keeping up to speed with changes in cropping...
05 July 2010
The benefits of renewable energy generation are perfectly apparent and incentives to adopt these technologies with the introduction of the...
14 June 2010
We have heard from politicians recently about the economy, immigration, defence and tax. However there has been very little discussion...
29 April 2010
The demand on the world’s freshwater resources is under increasing pressure. Water footprinting is a technique that can be...
29 April 2010
Water use in agricultural production including the embedded water in imported agricultural commodities and goods such as food and clothes...
07 April 2010
ADAS delivers resource efficiency advice and research across the whole supply chain from field to food retailer. This experience gives...
23 March 2010
See how efficient your business is compared to similar businesses by using the new ADAS Energy Efficiency tool.
08 March 2010
ADAS has teamed up with the University of Warwick to offer a postgraduate course in sustainable crop production – designed...
24 February 2010
Ensuring our future food security is arguably the most pressing challenge facing mankind today. It is also one of the...
24 February 2010
Food security and the pressure it places on land use and management is fast becoming one of the defining issues...
24 February 2010
Tension over land use is brought into sharp focus by the conflicting demands of food and energy security.To inform policy,...
24 February 2010
Tackling the waste disposal and food crises simultaneously presents excellent opportunities for food producers and manufacturers. It is the nexus...
24 February 2010
Food production has a complex and inextricable relationship with the natural environment. Some inputs are extracted from natural sources and...
23 February 2010
Food 2030, the Government’s new food strategy, is the first of its kind in over 50 years. It sets...
22 February 2010
Food and drink businesses are under increasing pressure to reduce the environmental impact both of their operational activities and their...
04 February 2010
MANNER is a user friendly software tool that helps farmers and advisors to quantify manure crop available nitrogen (N) supply,...
02 February 2010
ADAS Energy consultants recently conducted a feasibility study on installing a GSHP at a greenhouse nursery based in Evesham. The...
2009
24 November 2009
The Countryside and Rights of Way (CRoW) Act came into force in November 2000 and made provision for the right...
13 October 2009
This depends on many factors such as the height of the turbine, the surface of the land around it and...
12 October 2009
Many people ask about the grants and subsidies available. Apart from the ROC, the introduction of the new Feed in...
01 October 2009
The CRC is a significant part of the government's drive to reduce carbon emission by 80% by 2050. It is...
01 October 2009
Legislation was introduced to protect trees and woodlands which make a significant impact on their local surroundings. It is particularly...
17 August 2009
A range of information has just been published to help farmers and agronomists manage oilseed rape to minimise the risks...
06 August 2009
ADAS Environmental Consultants are exploring the most cost-effective methods of managing tramline wheelings in autumn-sown cereal crops to reduce the...
29 June 2009
ADAS Environment Consultants, through SWICEB undertook fundamental research on bioaerosols and odours from composting sites back in 2005 which has...
25 June 2009
The application of PAS 2050 for assessment of greenhouse gas emissions of goods and services can help businesses to...
10 June 2009
ADAS consultants have completed an on-line and printed version of The Encyclopaedia of Arable Weeds. Jointly funded by HGCA and...
22 May 2009
ADAS continues to build its carbon footprinting expertise within the food industry, despite the current trading climate. Food businesses are...
19 May 2009
Following the introduction of risk based monitoring programmes and the availability of new analytical methods, metaldehyde (one of the active...
30 April 2009
Corporate food businesses - retailers, manufacturers or suppliers - all need to demonstrate improved environmental performance to the increasing expectations...
30 April 2009
The scheme was introduced in 1993 and aims to protect food names on a geographical or traditional recipe basis and...
02 March 2009
New rules are in place which relate to the way that farmers need to manage their land, in particular the...
02 March 2009
Research by ADAS is investigating the possibility of applying compost produced from waste subjected to Mechanical Biological Treatment (MBT) directly...