All articles by Elizabeth O'Keefe – Page 30
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ArticleMushroom Bureau targets Chinese New Year
This year, the Mushroom Bureau PR campaign aims to raise awareness of mushrooms and their versatility around the Chinese New Year celebrations, which run from February 7 to 21.
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ACS is looking for a hero
The Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) is welcoming entries for the Community Heroes Award 2008.
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Syngenta paints the sprouts red
Crop developer Syngenta’s new range of red Brussels sprouts will be on supermarket shelves by the end of this year.
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ArticleFarmers take action to mitigate climate change
Farmers have increased on-farm action to combat climate change, according to Farming Futures’ survey results.
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ArticlePotatoes in Practice set for 2008
The British Potato Council (BPC) sponsored Potatoes in Practice will held at the Scottish Crop Research Institute’s (SCRI) Gourdie Farm, near Dundee, on August 7, 2008.
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ArticleNFU: Government must back farming
The government must recognise the key role that farming will have to play over the years ahead in securing Britain’s food supply and fighting climate change, NFU president Peter Kendall has said.
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FSA hopes to shape eating habits
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has published a framework of core skills and knowledge for children and young people, called the food competences framework.
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Mistral wins gold for Royal Show
Mistral has won a gold Chartered Institute of Public Relations PRide award for its Royal Show communications campaign 2007.
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ISO standards available on CD
ISO has launched a new CD that contains the ISO 22000 series of standards developed to help operators in the food chain to implement food safety management systems.
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LFL sets a date
The third LFL, the international exhibition for the fruit and vegetable industry, will be held at the Algeria Business Centre
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Food-safety report proves popular
Research and Markets Ltd’s Food & Drink Safety Report has achieved record sales, proving how important the topic of product safety has become when food and drink is concerned.
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New plant growth regulator hits market
Interfarm UK Ltd, an affiliate of Sumitomo Chemical Company, has announced that it will be handling the new formulation of Regulex 10 SG for the top fruit market in the UK.
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ArticleDate set for brassica conference
The date for 2008’s Brassica Growers’ Biennial Conference has been set for Wednesday January 9.
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ECPA sticks to its guns
The European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) has restated that unless the Agriculture Council amends the existing draft regulation for placing pesticides on the market, farmers will be left with few solutions for protecting important crops.
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New business open day for Somerset
Environmental and land-based businesses in the South West will be able to get free advice and information to help them at a new open day, called the Business Improvement Day, in Ilminster, Somerset.
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ArticleChristmas comes early for grocers
Market research firm TNS Worldpanel has warned supermarkets that they should prepare for the “biggest week ever seen”.
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BRC changes standards
Dr Geoff Spriegel, the British Retail Consortium’s (BRC) director of global standards and technical services, has revealed the changes made to the newest editions of Global Standards.
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NFU backs good practice guide
A good practice information sheet, giving farmers guidance on handling, segregation and storage of agricultural waste plastics (AWP), has been launched.
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ArticleFlorist wins skills council award
Lantra, the UK Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based sector, has awarded the Land-based Learner of the Year “Life-long Learner 2007” title to florist Julie Amies-Carter.
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Improve director takes on new post
Paula Widdowson, commercial director of Improve, the food and drink sector skills council, has left the organisation to join Northern Foods in the new position of director of corporate social responsibility.