All articles by Alex Lawson – Page 82
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ArticleUK producers face water crisis
ADAS warns of higher water costs and urges producers to implement measures to reduce piped water consumption
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Organic Fortnight approaches
The Soil Association is planning a whole host of activities for its Organic Fortnight.
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ArticleUK producers face water crisis
UK producers face reduced productivity and bigger water bills in future unless they prepare for droughts by reducing water requirements and harnessing rain and grey water sources more.
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NFU gives Assured Produce support
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) is to launch a new initiative to help grower members through their Assured Produce (AP) scheme audit following months of pressure over the scheme.
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UK melons cause a stir
Home-grown melons have hit wholesale markets across the UK with Britain increasingly showing a taste for exotic crops.
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ArticleTask force report pushes labour reform
The government could move to push the employment of British workers in UK horticultural jobs if the proposals of the Fruit and Vegetable Task Force are adopted.
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ArticleLeafy greens could hold diabetes key
New research has suggested that a diet rich in leafy green vegetables may reduce the risk of developing diabetes.
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Anglia sets up Holbeach demo
Anglia Business Solutions has deployed a demonstration suite of its LINKFresh solution at the National Centre for Food Manufacturing, on the University of Lincoln’s Holbeach Campus.
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ArticleNew M&S chairman to take pay cut
The new chairman of Marks & Spencer will receive 40 per cent less than the incumbent Sir Stuart Rose.
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ArticleTesco opens first drive-thru supermarket
The UK’s largest supermarket Tesco has announced it is to open the UK's first drive-thru store.
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ArticleAcquisitions rife in key UK regions
Some of the UK’s most fertile regions are harbouring large numbers of struggling fresh produce businesses ripe for acquisition.
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Retailers battle it out over produce award
Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons and Booths have been nominated for the Fresh Produce Retailer of the Year award in the 2010 Retail Industry Awards.
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ArticleBayer recruits fruit specialist
Bayer CropScience has added a specialist fruit agronomist to their UK field trials and horticulture campaign teams.
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ArticleJamaican banana project falters
An EU-funded banana-ripening project in Jamaica has fallen flat due lack of progress.
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ArticleTrade pressure leads to air tax scrutiny
The government has promised to review a taxation system which could severely impede importers of fresh produce after pressure from the industry.
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ArticleDawn draw creates potato push
Celebrity TV presenter and journalist Dawn Porter has taken up a month-long challenge by following a time-saving, healthy eating plan from the Potato Council that includes eating potatoes every day.
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ArticleFrench apple players merge
Valdipom and Loire Export join to form ValdiLoire, boasting a combined apple potential of some 40,000 tonnes
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HDC and FSA team up over produce poisoning
The Horticultural Development Company (HDC) and Food Standards Agency (FSA) have jointly funded the production of a new fact sheet for fruit and vegetable growers.
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ArticlePeruvian asparagus runs short
The global asparagus market is experiencing a shortage of Peruvian product this summer as the South American country experiences some of its coldest weather of the last few decades, with temperatures in large parts of the country dropping to record lows.
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Guatemalan violence sparks rights scrutiny
Ethical rights body Banana Link has called on farm certifiers to challenge a number of farms in Guatemala after allegations of bloody violence and poor levels of pay.