Practical Hydroponics and Greenhouses Magazine – Free Article Archive
Hedon Salads in the UK is a good example of achieving successful IPM under challenging circumstances. Focusing on good hygiene practices, biocontrol agents and safe chemicals, the company has worked closely with IPM advisers to achieve this result.
By STEPHEN GOODWIN & MARILYN STEINER
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There are no two IPM programs alike, but success has a formula. We saw it in operation in HHP Donaldsons greenhouse hydroponic strawberries during a recent visit to the UK.
by STEPHEN GOODWIN and MARILYN STEINER
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In September 2011 we made the long haul across the pond to England to attend an International Organisation for Biological Control (IOBC) workshop, specifically, a meeting of the Western Palaearctic Regional Section, Temperate Climate Working Group for Integrated Control in Protected Crops. This is a bit of a mouthful but distinguishes it from several...
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In the lead-up to Christmas, Australian wholesale markets are overstocked with locally grown produce and this has led to significantly lower costs for consumers. The Veginsights quarterly report highlights that vegetable prices are currently 18 per cent lower than they were at the same time last year. The largest reductions in cost over the...
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There has never been a better time to stock up on fresh fruit and vegetables, says Produce Marketing Association (A-NZ) CEO, Michael Worthington. According to a survey of retailers and wholesalers, vegetable prices are a massive 20% lower than they were this time last year — just in time for Christmas festivities.
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2012 is set to be a landmark year for GOTAFE, in its commitment to provide relevant and meaningful training to the industry. The Greenhouse Technical Management Course, which for the last 2 years was presented in Shepparton, Victoria, is coming to regional areas.
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GOTAFE, a large regional institute with its main campus in Shepparton, Victoria, will present a short course to assist greenhouse growers in getting the best production out of their system and planning for the future. The course will run from 28 November to 2 December 2011.
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NSW Primary Industries will be conducting a growers’ forum in the ‘Hunter Room’ at Penrith Panthers, 123 Mulgoa Road, Penrith, on 5 December 2011 from midday for a 1 pm start to 5 pm. The forum aims to raise grower ideas and concerns.
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Soil-grown organic food production is not a fad, but is it sustainable? MIKE NICHOLS explores the organic philosophy, the discontinuity of organic definitions, and challenges the long-term viability of soil-based organic greenhouse cropping systems. He writes one possible solution is hydroponics using natural ingredients such as seaweed and fish manures.
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The authors explore the evidence for neonicotinoid impacts on honey bees, the role of governments in regulating pesticides, and the changes required to adequately evaluate their environmental safety. By Marilyn Steiner and Stephen Goodwin
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