Brassica news archive – Page 32
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ArticleLight cook helps vegetables fight cancer
Australian scientists have discovered that lightly cooking some vegetables maximises their anti-cancer qualities
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Pallet supplier showcases range
Goplasticpallets.com, the UK’s leading independent supplier of plastic pallets and boxes, showcased a selection of plastic field to packhouse products, including hygienic containers, storage trays and boxes that stack, nest and fold, at the Brassica Growers’ Association exhibition.
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Waitrose set to innovate
Waitrose will work with its brassica growers to bring something new to the market and sustain the industry, according to the retailer’s technical manager for agronomy, Alan Wilson.
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ArticleLove Your Greens campaign gets go ahead
The new £25,000-budget brassica PR campaign will focus on the promotion of broccoli, cauliflower, spinach, swede and cabbage over the next two years, Pam Lloyd and Madeleine Waters of Pam Lloyd PR told Brassica Growers’ BiennialConference and Trade Exhibition industry.
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Brassica Conference focuses on PR
The Brassica Growers’ Biennial Conference and Trade Exhibitionbrought together the great and the good of the brassica worldon 19 January at the Lincolnshire Showground in Lincoln, toidentify the threats and challenges facing the industry, as well as the opportunities.
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ArticleFlower Sprout launches at M&S
New cross between brussels sprout and kale hits the shelves of Marks & Spencer this week
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ArticleYear of promise for Tenderstem broccoli
After beating UK sales targets despite difficult conditions in 2009, volumes are predicted to grow by 15 per cent this year
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ArticleCornish veg lines weather cold snap to face stiff competition
Cornish winter vegetables traditionally meet the needs of the UK supply calendar from November to April. However, this season was hit by a bad start when oversupply pulled down returns before the big freeze swept over the county and held back production. So what next for winter vegetable growers in the South West? Anna Sbuttoni reports
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FPC slams Food Standards Agency guidance
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) has warned that the Food Standards Agency’s (FSA) guidance on increased controls on so-called “high-risk” imports of certain fresh produce is belated and inadequate.
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ArticlePrince de Bretagne gets seasonal
For 2010, French vegetable marketer Prince de Bretagne has big ideas for its new innovative seasonal package
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ArticleSpanish artichokes on show in Poland
Artichokes from the Valencian province of Benicarló will be showcased this month at an event in the Polish capital, Warsaw
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ArticleCold causes creep in French prices
Vegetables have seen a sudden increase in prices due to the recent cold snap, as volumes fall and demand rises
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ArticleSeed breeders bring innovation into 2010
At the very beginning of the supply chain, seed breeders work continuously alongside growers, retailers and consumers to develop new fresh produce varieties and concepts for the ever-changing UK marketplace. Elizabeth O’Keefe takes a look at where the fresh produce industry is heading from the roots up
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ArticleBig freeze hits UK production
Freezing temperatures and a third week of snow in parts of the UK have brought disruption to the production of winter vegetables.
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ArticleFLIA nomination for Bellaverde broccoli
Monsanto Vegetable Seeds' Bellaverde broccoli variety has been nominated for the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2010
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BGA reveals brassica event details
The Brassica Growers Association has announced details of its conference and trade exhibition.
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ArticleThinking ahead
The UK is in many ways the home of innovation and with the fresh produce market more competitive than ever, it will be the most forward-thinking producers that will really come into their own past the recession. So what have UK growers got up their sleeves? Anna Sbuttoni reports
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ArticleBold as broccoli
Popular with growers and consumers alike, the broccoli crop has become the main brassica offer in the UK regardless of the time of year. But as we move into Spanish winter supply, will plans to increase domestic consumption in Spain affect exports to the UK? Elizabeth O’Keefe reports from the main broccoli-producing region, Murcia, at the Sakata Broccoli Conference
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Christmas comes early in the supermarket aisles
There is plenty of evidence on the retail shelves this week that winter has arrived and that Christmas is not far
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Striking the right balance in crop protection
By Hazeldene agronomist and technical director Simon Hendry