All articles by Alex Lawson – Page 25
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ArticleGrowers warned over energy prices
Farmers and growers should consider fixing electricity and gas prices now to protect against soaring production costs, according to rural consultant Savills.
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ArticleChanges at the top for Linpac
Linpac Packaging has appointed Joanna Stephenson as vice-president of marketing and innovation.
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ArticleFlorida citrus forecast revised down
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has released its July citrus crop forecast, the final one of the 2010/11 campaign, with the orange crop showing a one million box reduction to a total 139m boxes.
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ArticleGraham Nicol & Dow in Glasgow buy-out
A management buy-out on Glasgow wholesale market has seen Graham Nicol & Dow change hands.
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ArticleItalian association launches new site
Italian apple association VOG has unveiled a new website available to showcase its 5,600 apple growers in South Tyrol.
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ArticleCarrots growers warned on Sclerotinia
The Sclerotinia monitoring system for carrot growers has recorded sclerotial germination and indicates that the first fungicide treatments will be required soon as main crops approach full ground cover.
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ArticleMorrisons to undercut rivals with M local
Morrisons is set to undercut its rivals by up to 11 per cent on fresh produce as it enters the high street with its M local format.
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ArticleUK brassica growers face tough conditions
Brassica growers are facing a tough year with sprout and cabbage crops under threat, according to experts.
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ArticleSprouting seed growers slam FSA over advice
UK sprouting seed growers have expressed dismay at the Food Standards Agency’s advice on consumption of their products and have called for an urgent revision as they watch their businesses shrink.
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ArticleSupermarkets pressured to join the GM debate
The government is calling on supermarkets to join the discussion on GM as the House of Lords reported on its 12-month inquiry into innovation in EU agriculture last week.
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BBSRC-backed £12m project kicks off
The first meeting for BBSRC -funded high level education partnerships was held this week as the £12 million initiative kicks off with four projects on food production.
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ArticleSouth African avocados on course
The South African avocado industry is on track to meet its early-season estimate of 7.5 million cartons for export.
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ArticlePotato breakthrough ‘to slash breeding time’
A groundbreaking study into the make-up of potatoes could save the global industry £3 billion a year and cut the lengthy breeding process in half.
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ArticleFoodservice giant sets apprenticeship target
While London mayor Boris Johnson announced his target to reach 20,000 apprentices this year, Compass Group UK & Ireland made its own offering 1,600 apprenticeship places to its employees in 2011-12.
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ArticleEcuadorean banana exporter battles debt
Ecuadorean banana exporter Isbelni has reportedly been seized by the country’s National Finance Corporation (CFN) and the Deposit Guarantee Custodial Agency (AGD).
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ArticleM&S increases food market share
Marks & Spencer has seen a surge in UK sales and a gain in food market share.
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ArticleWRAP opens up £10 loan fund
Fresh produce companies will be able to access a £10 million loan scheme as the government looks to drive up anaerobic digestion in the UK.
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ArticleSainsbury’s and Jamie Oliver part company
Sainsbury’s 2011 Christmas advert will draw down the curtain on the 11-year association between TV chef Jamie Oliver and the supermarket by mutual consent.
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ArticlePigeon flies into Maersk management
AP Moller Maersk has named Todd Pigeon as managing director of its West Coast of South America operations.
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ArticleSainsbury's buyers out in force
Sainsbury’s buyers met with more than 400 suppliers at the Royal Highland Show this year, a record for the supermarket’s presence there over the last 10 years.