Stuart Thomson - Dyson Farming By extending the UK season we avoid the unnecessary food miles from imported strawberries at this time of year.â
Dyson Farming has picked the first strawberries from its new 15-acre glasshouse in Carrington, Lincolnshire. The 424m long glasshouse is powered with renewable electricity and surplus heat from Dyson Farmingâs adjacent anaerobic digester. Currently 6 hectares of strawberries are planted.
The Spring season runs from March to May followed by the Summer second flush from June/July and lastly the Autumn crop runs from October to December.
âThe first picking was on 22nd March and everything is running to schedule so far,â said Stuart Thomson, head of Marketing at Dyson Farming.
Home Bargains owner buys 5,000 acres of farmland
26 April 2021 |
The founder of Home Bargains has bought land at Halsall, in West Lancashire
The founder of high-street chain Home Bargains has bought nearly 5,000 acres of land to help farmers grow and promote British produce .
Home Bargains chief executive Tom Morris bought the land, located at Halsall, West Lancashire, from the Church of England s Church Commissioners.
The billionaire is also the director of The Halsall Estate Limited, which was incorporated in January this year.
Following the purchase of the land, the firm said all tenants had been assured that the terms of their existing tenancies would be honoured .
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Brexit means change – change means opportunity. Whatever your politics and opinions, Brexit became a reality on January 1, which means it’s time to make the most of it. Industry leaders Fargro have pinpointed three ways the horticulture industry can benefit.
1) Specific regulations for specific needs
Biopesticides get caught in the wrong net. It’s time for the CRD to create a distinct regulatory framework. As we all know, regulation for the authorisation of plant protection products falls under the Chemicals Regulation Division (CRD) of the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) in the UK. But there’s no distinct regulatory process for biopesticides – so they’re subject to scrutiny under a framework designed for conventional chemistry.
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