Brassica news archive – Page 30
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ArticleProfit and research fears prompt collaboration calls
There are growing calls for unprecedented levels of collaboration within the industry to solve the problem of dwindling profitability and address fears over the lack of research funding.
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ArticleChange is on the cards
On first appearances the vegetable market seems to be stable with a minor decline in volume and a slight rise in value, but change may be bubbling under the surface
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New ranges aplenty as stores differentiate
The drive by the multiples to portray even the most humble vegetables as something different - and in so doing elevate their
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ArticleBlow to GM as BASF pulls research base out of Europe
BASF is moving its Plant Science base out of Germany to the US due to “a lack of acceptance” for GM technology in many parts of Europe.
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AnalysisWhere’s the funding?
It’s a common question that abounds throughout fresh produce industry conferences and meetings. But is it as bad as some make out? Elizabeth O’Keefe looks at where funding is going in horticulture
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Pledging to raise more issues on your behalf, challenge injustices and lobby government
The anticipation at the start of a new year is undiminished as we plough headlong into 2012. The madness of Christmas is over,
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ArticleBrassica Growers' conference dates announced
The Brassica Growers' Biennial Conference and Trade Exhibition has been arranged to conveniently precede January's LAMMA conference in Lincolnshire.
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ArticlePotatoes could reach stores in record time
The UK’s potato crop could be in store in record time next year, farm business consultants Andersons has predicted in its outlook for 2012.
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ArticleSEF expands product line and cuts costs
Southern England Farms (SEF) is set for a major expansion into peas, sweetcorn and asparagus as it continues to diversify its product portfolio.
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Variety is the spice of the Christmas aisle
Soft citrus, pineapples, dates, nuts and cranberries are historically an integral part of Christmas fare, with Tesco adding a
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ArticleTV farmer turns cameras on brassica supplier
TV farmer and foodie Jimmy Doherty has spent the day at Lincolnshire brassica supplier TH Clements for his new programme Jimmy’s Grow Your Own Christmas.
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ArticleWinter of discontent
It will be a stretch to make winter vegetables profitable this year, given that cauliflowers alone have started the season at returns less than half the cost of production. Anna Sbuttoni asks what this means for a sector that is trying to retain its value in the UK
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ArticleManchester Veg People go to uni
A nascent organic co-operative in the Manchester area has won new business supplying the University of Manchester.
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NFU asks buyers to sleigh Christmas price cuts
Growers are hoping buyers will focus on securing volume and relaxing pressures on price over the Christmas period, the National Farmers Union (NFU) has said.
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ArticleCauliflower in disarray as prices plummet
The cauliflower market in the UK is in disarray due to unseasonably warm conditions during October as varieties with longer growing time coincide on the marketplace with those with shorter growing cycles.
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ArticleSouth West evolves for the new consumer
Synonymous with early brassicas, new potatoes, year-round swede and late strawberries, the South West has a reputation for providing the best of British fresh produce at those hard-to-source times. But what else has the area to offer both the industry and consumers? Elizabeth O’Keefe reports ahead of the FPJ Conference in Bristol on 3 November
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Linking up the supply chain for producers
How can regions with very specific growing conditions and seasons evolve to meet the changing needs of the modern
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ArticleMowbray steps up at Clements
Lincolnshire-based brassica specialist TH Clements & Son has named Richard Mowbray as its new commercial director.
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ArticleUK vegetable growers prepare for a tough season
It’s been a steady summer for the vegetable sector, but not the easiest of years. Two well-known names have left the business and this month, the sector was knocked again when it was implicated in a UK E. coli outbreak. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports
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ArticleIndian summer boosts salad and soft-fruit sales
Unseasonably warm temperatures have provided a fillip for salad and soft-fruit sales - but have created problems for brassicas.