All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 178
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ArticleFVP authorisations to end
Growers in England can look forward to life without the EU’s fruit, vegetable and potato (FVP) authorisations when claiming payments under the single payment scheme.
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ArticleNFUS inspects nation’s plates
NFU Scotland last week launched a high profile national campaign to encourage people to choose Scottish food and drink.
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Cooks can win with chicory tip
The Dutch Produce Association has launched a competition offering amateur and professional cooks, schools and colleges the chance to win up to £5,000 plus an expenses paid trip to The Netherlands.
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Danish scientist's water innovation
A Danish agro-scientist has come up with a method of potato irrigation that he claims could save growers between 10 and 20 percent of their water usage.
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Ethical floristry alternative extended in UK
Following the introduction of Fair Flowers Fair Plants products in Germany and France last year, the brand is now being extended in the UK.
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ArticleHunter ups Dobbies stake
Folllowing Tesco’s prospective leap into the garden centre world, Wyvale’s Sir Tom Hunter appears to be doing his best to stop the supermarket behemoth.
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Local produce alert service launched
A two way alert service using a website to identify both producers with crops to sell and food service managers, is being planned by the South East Food Group Partnership.
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Veg conference details announced
Details have been announced for next year's UK Vegetable Industry Conference & Exhibition.
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ArticleEurope choosing healthy convenience
New research by ‘The Big Food Guide’ suggests that British consumers have rapidly become highly discerning, and it is a pattern that is playing out across Europe.
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Spruzit approved
Registration has been received for a new pesticide derived from natural pyrethrum for use in protected crops.
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ArticleBlackcurrants come up tops
Another day, another superfruit is declared. This time, blackcurrants are being touted as the number one ‘superfruit’, with properties that include helping to fight cancer, heart disease and Alzheimer's.
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ArticleBASF talks up Signum for brassica growers
Manufacturer BASF is urging brassica growers to consider using Signum as part of their crop protection programme to help achieve a healthier looking crop.
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USDA clarifies organics ruling
New USDA regulations have mandated that organic products containing certain non-organic minor ingredients are now officially non-compliant with US government organic certifications.
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NI minister warns growers to embrace technology
Northern Irish Agriculture Minister, Michelle Gildernew has indicated that the industry must innovate if it is to survive without government funding.
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ArticleFruit Logistica make logical leap abroad
Fruit Logistica is continuing to gear up for its spead to other continents.
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ArticlePesticide 'cartel' claims
Defra has been accused by a Crown Court judge of allowing foreign multi-national agro-chemical companies to maintain their prices in this country to the detriment of UK growers and farmers.
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ArticleNew dawn for markets
Tommy Leighton asks some of the main wholesale market players and their suppliers where they see the sector heading.
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ArticlePlum budding
The Spanish plum crop in the Badajoz province of Extremadura may have been reduced by as much as 40 per cent this season through hailstorms which have been so severe that they punched holes on the leaves of orchards. But David Shapley found a remarkably resilient level of confidence within the industry on a visit earlier this month.
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ArticleTurkish cheer unshaken
A somewhat problematic start to the Turkish cherry season has failed to deter the industry, which remains confident supplies will pick up and even top last year’s success as the summer progresses. Laura Gould investigates.
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ArticlePicota supplements
Spanish cherry growers in the Valle de Jerte in Extremadura, best recognised for their unique, stalkless Picota variety, continue to strive to add extra dimensions to their season. David Shapley reports.