Posted: 11 July 2017 - 13:14:38#FarmerCam bringing you behind the scene of the Great British Pea Harvest.
Posted: 10 July 2017 - 11:34:42Russell Corfields' chat with Chris Evans on Radio 2 on 10th July
Posted: 12 July 2016 - 16:52:38The story of the early part of the season is of a difficult one in most areas. Early crops were of variable yield but most have been good quality.
Posted: 17 March 2016 - 09:11:43Today is a momentous day for the Young Pea Chef of the Year competition – we have officially revealed our 10 fantastic finalists!
Posted: 03 August 2015 - 09:17:10Pea season update by Tim Mudge, Commercial Manager at British Growers Association.
Posted: 30 July 2015 - 11:51:43The latest newsletter has been distributed by the Pea and Bean Group. Click the link below to read the newsletter:
Posted: 22 July 2015 - 15:05:31Pea season update by Tim Mudge, Commercial Manager at British Growers Association.
Posted: 03 July 2015 - 11:16:07Pea season update by Tim Mudge, Commercial Manager at British Growers Association.
Posted: 03 July 2015 - 11:14:12Pea season update and press release by Tim Mudge, Commercial Manager at British Growers Association.
Posted: 08 June 2015 - 15:36:52Click the below link to view or download the latest vining pea newsletter from Limagrain.
Posted: 18 May 2015 - 10:17:03The latest newsletter has been distributed by the Pea and Bean Group. Click the link below to read the newsletter:
Posted: 11 December 2014 - 08:43:46Frozen pea producer Pinguin and precision agronomy company AgSpace Agriculture won the second produce grant, with a project that will use data from 10 Lincolnshire pea growers to assess soil type and stone risk, to reduce crop damage using biomass imagery.
Posted: 24 July 2014 - 16:26:18The recent hot weather is pushing crops along as the hot days and warm nights mean TR’s are creeping up.
Posted: 19 February 2014 - 13:16:50Belgium continue to grow as an exporter of frozen peas.
Posted: 26 July 2013 - 15:59:29Once again the hot weather we have experienced this season is having a significant impact upon the peas in the field and factory.
Posted: 22 July 2013 - 16:13:42Not surprisingly the hot weather has dominated the start of the 2013 vining pea season.
Posted: 01 July 2013 - 08:40:54We have now completed our drilling survey for the 2013 crop. This year we have drilled 32,324 hectares of peas and petits pois for freezing and canning. This compares to 32,220 hectares drilled in 2012. In February we asked for estimated drilling areas and this totalled 31,707 hectares. So despite the changes in the industry, and the poor 2012 season, we are about the same area as last year.
Posted: 12 June 2013 - 11:32:49The latest news on this seasons pests.
Posted: 12 June 2013 - 11:28:58Limagrain's Vining Pea Newsletter including Trail Day information
Posted: 12 June 2013 - 09:13:08Pinguin NV has announced a change of name to Greenyard Foods NV.
This follows the completion of the sale of the potato business to McCains in May. They are finalising negotiations to purchase the Boston factory which they currently rent from GW Padley Vegetables Ltd.
Posted: 16 April 2013 - 15:05:41In England the peas season to forget seems to be drawing to a close with many groups finishing last week and others due to wind up over the next few days. Results are mostly disappointing with tonnages between 50 – 75% of contract. The one area which seems to have fared better is the north east of East Anglia where the results are more in line with expected budgets. However this will not make up for the significant short fall in the overall UK pea production in 2012. In Scotland there is still a long way to go and the weather is still causing problems with 24mm of rain yesterday in the Dundee area and reports of viners stuck in the mud. End of harvest is at least a month away there. Their later crops do have potential but they will need fair weather for that to be realised.
Posted: 16 April 2013 - 15:04:33Poor crops for peas and beans
European vegetable canners and freezers in major producing countries report shortages
for peas and beans – two key crops for the sector.
Posted: 13 August 2012 - 09:10:49Improvement in the weather has certainly helped over the past couple of weeks with just some heavy showers between the warmer weather rather than the cold wet period that preceded it.
Posted: 06 August 2012 - 14:05:36There are going to be far fewer British peas to go around in 2012/13.
Posted: 25 July 2012 - 09:54:32An extremely difficult season from the start of drilling through to harvest. Working from North to South, some harvesting around Dundee started this week but yields are generally disappointing and not expected to get much better. In Yorkshire and Lincolnshire there are still very difficult field conditions and further rain this week has not helped. Generally yields are below budget and quality is below normal. The approaching crops are not looking any better. Some groups are expecting to stop harvesting for a few days after the interruption to drilling in April. In East Anglia there have been some better yields reported but ground conditions have been difficult with some localised storms causing havoc.
Posted: 13 July 2012 - 09:09:44The story across the whole country is the same. Too wet, too cold and poor field conditions causing havoc. Yields are poor in most places with only a few pockets of crops that are “average at best”. The long term forecast, until the end of the month, is for the same cold unsettled weather.
Posted: 07 June 2012 - 16:58:08The exceptional weather conditions this spring, with severe temperatures and excessive rain have greatly affected the outdoor cultivation of Belgian vegetables. Even if the longer term forecasts are better, the impact that the weather of the past one and a half months has had cannot be denied.
Posted: 13 March 2012 - 16:20:45Frozen food giant PinguinLutosa Food Group is ploughing almost £20million into its Lynn site.
Posted: 13 March 2012 - 16:14:19Frozen food giant PinguinLutosa Food Group has made public its extensive investment programme for its UK activities which will see a total spend of close to £20m through 2010 and 2011.
Posted: 13 March 2012 - 16:09:09Capital increase details & Cooperation with the CECAB-Group has been confirmed.
