All Flowers articles – Page 35
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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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ArticleIsraeli flower exports to jingle at Christmas
Israeli flower growers from the Arava region will send more than 500,000 flowers to western Europe over the festive season, weighing in at nearly 30 tonnes.
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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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ArticleGlasgow change afoot
Glasgow market has long been a focal point for the fresh produce trade in Scotland, situated near the centre of the thriving centre of the country’s second city, with strong transport links. But the way the market is operated may be about to change. Glasgow City Council may cease to run the market directly from April and has proposed a number of alternative set-ups. So what does this mean for the only wholesale market of note in Scotland? Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleSoft-fruit target for new glass at Cranfield
Trials to enhance the quality and shelf life of soft fruit have been prioritised at the Cranfield University plant science laboratory.
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ArticleXmas trees in short supply
Christmas trees are in tight supply this year, due to reduced plantings and low prices in previous seasons.
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Bill Tilly dies
Bill Tilly sadly passed away on November 26. He will be best remembered for his role as general manager at Friday’s of Canterbury, which was part of JP Fruit Distributors Ltd (now JP Fresh).
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Guernsey changes channels
Tomatoes and the wider edibles sector are bucking the trend of decline in glasshouse production on the Channel island of Guernsey.
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Gaza exports to Europe set to resume
Exports of flowers and strawberries from the Gaza region to Europe are to resume without interruptions, according to an understanding between the Israeli minister of agriculture Shalom Simhon and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abash.
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ArticleDutch innovation
The UK is the second-largest customer for Dutch fresh produce, after Germany, and the Netherlands fruit and vegetable industry is ready to take this key market a step further. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports from the Netherlands on just some of the Dutch companies that are showing courage in their convictions, despite the difficulty of convincing UK customers of the value of innovation.
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ArticleNot the end of the world for Finistère
The Finistère area of Brittany is home to two giants of French vegetable production, as well as laboratories and high-tech firms specialising in natural plant protection. Tradition and the future sit side-by-side in a district facing up to the brave new world of the European vegetable sector. Philippe Gautier reports.
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New website for BoxMart
Supplier of gift boxes and speciality packaging for the drink and flower industries, BoxMart has launched a new website which will mean faster, better and larger discounts for BoxMart customers.
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Ethiopia set for export boom
The Ethiopian Horticulture & Flower Growers and Exporters Association hopes to generate $1.4 bn annually within five years by expanding fruit and vegetable exports in addition to its fast growing exports of cut flowers.
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ArticleRe:fresh Conference and Awards 2008 launched
England World Cup winner Will Greenwood will kick off next year's Re:fresh Conference, as the Re:fresh Partnership again revamps the conference format to entertain as well as educate delegates. Click here for details of how to enter the Re:fresh Awards
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ArticleTurning the tide
Logistics is a key expenditure for the fresh produce business, and as companies look at ways to reduce costs and do their bit for the environment, seafreight has recovered some of its lost popularity. Doris Lee Butterworth finds out more.
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Gaza exports subject of discussion
Israeli minister of agriculture Shalom Simhon met with his Palestinian equivalent Mahmoud Habash this week, to discuss the possibility of re-allowing fresh produce exports from the Gaza region.
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Californians repair irrigation
Growers in southern California have been working quickly this week to repair irrigation systems damaged by last week’s wildfires, which hit avocado and citrus crops.
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Gaza exports under scrutiny
Israeli minister of agriculture Shalom Simhon met with his Palestinian equivalent Mahmoud Habash this week, to discuss the possibility of re-allowing fresh produce exports from the Gaza region.
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ArticleKenya fights back against Soil Association
The Kenyan High Commission has immediately countered the Soil Association's "new" stance on airfreight, with a statement of its own - click here to read it.
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ArticleWolves tradition winning the day
Traders at Wolverhampton pride themselves on the traditional atmosphere in their wholesale market, says chairman of the tenants’ association Steve Durnell, from Brooks Brothers Ltd, and this has made the site an attractive alternative to its larger counterpart in Birmingham. “We are a small, friendly market - easily approachable, with a family atmosphere,” he says.