All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 180
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Polish apple slump
Polish apple growing is in a slump, and Europe will have to look elsewhere to take up the slack, accroding to a new report.
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FACE puts growers in the picture
FACE has recruited a range of growers to its programme via the Royal Cornwall show.
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Israeli organic growers turn to oxygen
Oxygen could be the preservative of choice for organic growers in the future, extending shelf lives, with no negative health side-effects.
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ArticleDefra puts biodiversity in the pocket
Defra has launched ‘Biodiversity indicators in your pocket 2007’, 18 measurements tracking the UK’s progress against international biodiversity targets.
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LWT promotes gardening
The London Wildlife Trust have organised a new gardening campaign in order to save London’s disappearing flora and fauna.
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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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ArticleConsumers rank local sourcing high
A recent MORI poll has concluded that a certain segment of environmentally conscious consumers consider locally-sourced goods to be as important as friendly and helpful staff.
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Government gets FACE off
The government is throwing added weight behind attempts to get more outdoor learning onto the curriculum, with the launch of the new FACE CD.
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ArticleNew software offers easy crop management
Managing crop records has potentially been simplified with the launch of a new software package by Farmade and Farmplan.
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GrowHow looks for knowhow on Nitrogen
Kemira GrowHow is calling for greater perspective in the environmental debate surrounding the use of nitrogen fertilisers.
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France hostile on WTO
French President Nicolas Sarkozy has announced that he will veto any accord coming out of current World Trade Organisation (WTO) negotiations if it threatened the interests of French farmers.
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Israeli produce more expensive
Prices of fresh produce in Israel have been escalating since April.
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ArticleHail storms damage Spanish crops
Cherry and plum growers in the Extremadura region of Spain, to the west of Madrid, are counting the cost of hail storms, after looking forward to the prospect of bumper crops.
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ArticleSharonfruit takes off
The past eight years have seen the establishment of a considerable Sharonfruit (astringent persimmon) industry in South Africa, with the 2006 harvest yielding 4,000 tonnes from 350 bearing hectares. With total plantings at around 700 hectares and projections for the current harvest at 7,000-8,000t, growers have fast become a force to be reckoned with on the international marketplace. Louise Brodie reports.
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ArticleBuilding on solid foundations
The C&C Group, one of the leading operators in London’s wholesale market sector, reached the grand old age of 21 earlier this month. Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticleThe Chef’s Champion
Chef’s Connection became the first company from New Covent Garden Market to win a Re:fresh award, when it picked up the JP Fresh Foodservice Supplier of the Year award in May, beating off extremely stiff competition. The team is determined to build on this achievement. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleCalm waters
Port operators take fresh produce concerns seriously and many have made their operations as flexible as possible in order to accommodate demands. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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Grower and retail needs poles apart
Having spent a couple of days deep in Iberia, catching up, courtesy of the FPJ editor and Foods from Spain, on the cherry and