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 | New SAC Barley Disease Control Technical Note Available :
17 April 2008
This booklet, written by SAC with funding from SEERAD and HGCA, describes how variety choice, cultivation, weather conditions, crop rotation, sowing date and fungicides influence the severity of foliar, stem base and root diseases in barley and how you can use them to manage disease in an integrated control programme. |
| European Launch for Novel Wholegrain Product :
08 April 2008
Food ingredient company Edme is opening up new markets for a novel new wholegrain product with 31,000 GBP funding from the Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) Enterprise Awards. The awards are designed to stimulate new demand for UK grain. |
| HGCA Grant Helps Pet Food Range Expand into Europe :
08 April 2008
Grain Harvesters is launching its 'My Pet Foods' range of steam-flaked pet food products into Europe, with the help of a Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) Enterprise Award. The grant, worth 20,000 GBP, will help identify distribution channels and develop sales for its rabbit, guinea pig and hamster foods. |
| Make Mine a Pint in China and India :
08 April 2008
Countries such as China and India will soon have the chance to sample a good old British pint thanks to a project by British Beer Exports (BBE), the export initiative of the British Beer and Pub Association (BBPA). |
| Scottish Company Wins Healthy Biscuit Grant :
08 April 2008
An Edinburgh-based bakery has secured a grant from the Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) Enterprise Awards for 20,000 GBP to fund the promotion of a new range of cookies and biscuits that contain 60 to 70% less saturated fat and are trans-fat free. |
| Taste of Maris Otter to Be Promoted Worldwide :
08 April 2008
Hampshire-based Robin Appel Ltd has won its second Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) Enterprise Award, to help raise the profile of UK barley variety Maris Otter. |
| The Healthier Crisp is on its Way! :
08 April 2008
People could soon be crunching on a guilt-free crisp which has 70% less fat thanks to Derby-based Marbran Limited and the Home-Grown Cereals Authority (HGCA) Enterprise Awards. Marbran is launching the innovative new snack product with the help of an 18,000 GBP grant from HGCA. |
| New SAC Barley Disease Control Technical Note :
02 April 2008
New barley disease control technical note, written by SAC with funding from SEERAD and HGCA, describes how variety choice, cultivation, weather conditions, crop rotation, sowing date and fungicides influence the severity of foliar, stem base and root diseases in barley and how you can use them to manage disease in an integrated control programme. |
| Wheat disease management guide updated for 2008 :
01 April 2008
Resistance can dramatically affect fungicide performance so new information should be taken into account when planning programmes. The HGCA Wheat Disease Management Guide has been updated for 2008. The guide aims to support growers in their decision-making on many aspects of disease management in wheat. |
| Award for Green Fuel Network :
18 March 2008
This project will see the biofuels industry in the North East further developed with the help of 10,000 GBP funding, which has been awarded to consultants FiveBarGate. The ONE Green Route network, supported by NorthEast Biofuels and ONE North East, is a network of independent garages in the North-East that supply biodiesel on their forecourts. |
| Award-winning breakfasts on-the-go :
18 March 2008
MOMA Foods' revolutionary oat-based breakfast products have been enjoyed by London commuters since February 2006. Two years on, the company has won 27,500 GBP through the HGCA Enterprise Awards to build on the MOMA brand and extend the availability of its products to a wider audience. The awards reward companies for innovative uses of UK grain. |
| British Single Malts Head for the Med :
18 March 2008
Spanish consumers will soon be learning more about British single malt whiskies thanks to an award-winning initiative from Food from Britain (Spain). |
| Devon Bangers follow Brits to Spain :
18 March 2008
Brits who leave Britain to live in Spain will soon be able to taste a little bit of home thanks to Devon-based sausage manufacturer Westaways Sausages and HGCA. The increasing number of Brits relocating to the Mediterranean has led to new demand for the traditional British pork sausage in Spain - and Westaways will be tapping into this market with the help of a HGCA Enterprise Award. |
| Devon manufacturer develops UK's first roasted feed :
18 March 2008
An innovative new roasted animal feed has won 30,000 GBP of funding through the HGCA Enterprise Awards. Harpers Home Mix will use the grant over a three-year period to develop a range of roasted feeds using UK grain. |
| Innovative project making way for sustainable haddock :
18 March 2008
Sustainably farmed haddock could soon be on the plates of UK consumers thanks to an award-winning project by Viking Fish Farms. This exciting project to develop a suitable feed for farmed haddock using cereal proteins has been recognised by the HGCA Enterprise Awards, which encourage innovation with UK grain. |
