Double-top for horticulturalists

Yorkshire-based horticulturalists MH Poskitt, based at Kellington, near Goole, picked up two accolades at the Grower of the Year Awards in London.

The awards, run by Horticulture Week & Grower in association with Asda, the Horticultural Trades Association and the NFU, included a Highly Commended for the Mokum carrots the Poskitts produce for Asda from May to early December and the overall title Vegetable Grower of the Year.

The judges liked the way the Poskitts had adapted to contemporary challenges – by, for example, reducing food miles, using camera-based technology for grading and improving the environmental friendliness of their farming.

Managing director Guy Poskitt is the NFU vice chairman for the West Riding.

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