All articles by Jeremy Smith – Page 2
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Organic sector at risk from overhype
A new report by organic monitor claims that the burgeoning UK organic industry is in danger of overstretching itself as a number of companies are getting involved for the wrong reasons.
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British Strawberry day targets UK strawberry consumption
British Strawberry day promises a host of events around the country, with the theme this year being British Summer Sweethearts.
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National Summer Fruits launches crisis management committee
To protect against unwanted media attention National Summer Fruits, the association set up to promote UK summer fruits, has formed a crisis management committee comprising three marketing executives.
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Sun World gives update on Sugraone
David Marguelas of Sun World gives key table grape importers explanation of the situation concerning the Sugraone variety.
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Stockbridge Technology Centre begins technology transfer
The new Stockbridge Technology Centre opened on April 3, with a mission to develop and transfer technologies that will help the horticultural industry.
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Tesco's skills-development sponsorship
UK multiple retailer Tesco is to sponsor a programme in South Africa designed to improve the skills of fruit farm workers.
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Wholesale opportunity for fresh produce
Horticulture minister Joyce Quin visited a school in south London on Wednesday to see for herself how the Bangor project was progressing. It is one of three schemes designed to encourage the consumption of fresh produce by children.
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Pesticide review threatens crop protection products
Under the EU's new Pesticide Review Programme many crop protection ingredients will be lost by July 2003 unless an extension can be obtained.
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Global Horticulture forges links with Great Wall
The two companies have undertaken a joint venture, the latest in a long list of international relationships that Global has developed.
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Single desk best option
A New Zealand academic has said that a single-desk marketing system is the NZ top fruit industry's best option.
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Chilean organic vegetables arrive in UK soon
The first organic courgettes, tomatoes and capiscum from Chile are due to arrive in the UK in mid-February shipped in by Law's Produce.
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Unlifted potatoes subject to levy
British potato growers, who are still reeling from a particularly cruel winter, received a further blow when it was announced that a levy must still be paid on unlifted crops.
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Farm unions fight for levy reduction
Across the UK, farmers unions are compiling nationwide registers of horticulturalists as they bid to qualify for a 50 per cent reduction in the climate change levy.
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LibDem attacks competition commission
Liberal Democrat MP Colin Breed has said that anyone who has an understanding of the way supermarkets operate would doubt the viability of a code of conduct.
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Organics standards at risk from rapid expansion
A government committee warns that, as the organic sector grows, there is a danger that its core values will be lost in the rush for market dominance.
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Jersey potato crop set to weather storms
The Jersey Produce Marketing Organisation believes that the island's potato crop should survive the effects of recent poor weather.
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NFU approves pesticide tax proposals
A new draft of proposals for changes to the pesticide tax, which the NFU believes is untenable in its present form, has been approved by the union and submitted to government.
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Retailers must train more
Employee education and training is vital at retail level if fresh produce sales are to increase.
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Harper Adams starts produce MSc
One of the UK's leading agricultural colleges is to offer a new master's degree in fresh produce.