Brassica news archive – Page 32
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ArticleElsoms Seeds hosts open days
Elsoms Seeds is to host two open days later this year to showcase a number of trials on vegetable crops.
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ArticleWork to begin on Roscoff port
The western French port, used for vegetable exports to the UK, is set to be modernised to enable the entry of larger vessels
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SOLA success for Stomp Aqua
The latest Specific Off-Label Approval (SOLA) for the residual herbicide Stomp Aqua in outdoor cabbage has won the support of vegetable grower Stephen Watkins.
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ArticleTenderstem plots brand relaunch
Broccoli variety set for a brand overhaul, with new logo and website to be unveiled in conjunction with Vitality Show appearance
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ArticleA bitter winter shakes vegetable sector to core
What is being hailed as the UK’s worst winter in 30 years has knocked the vegetable sector for six. Crops have been freezing in the field, while demand for winter warmers is through the roof. Elizabeth O’Keefe surveys the damage
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ArticleImport regulation causes industry consternation
A new regulation affecting produce imports has angered the trade amid allegations of government hypocrisy over cutting red tape.
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Intriguing new descriptions push home health message
Intriguing new descriptions push home health message
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ArticleBayer to launch Movento in spring
Bayer CropScience will launch a revolutionary new chemical in the spring that will eradicate sucking pests from brassica and lettuce.
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ArticleGarner calls for fresh thinking
Younger consumers need to be the target of the brassica industry, TNS consumer trend expert Ed Garner told delegates at the Brassica Growers’ Biennial Conference and Trade Exhibition.
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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