Archive Article: 2001/03/09

9 March 2001

Onion production by Frederick Hiam at Tuddenham, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk has increased steadily in recent years, reports vegetable manager Charlie Hancock. Here Neil Osborn precision-drills Red Baron, part of 400ha (1000 acres) aimed at supermarket outlets. Some of the crop is stored until May when New Zealand imports arrive.