All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 127
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ArticleSCRI in economic triumph
Scotland’s leading centre for research on crops has emerged as a major contributor to the Scottish economy.
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Green light for Finlays
The Office of Fair Trading has given the go-ahead to James Finlay Ltd’s acquisition of Flamingo Holdings.
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ArticleUK growers face disaster
Continuing rainfall in the UK is proving disastrous for fresh produce crops, both on trees and in the ground, as well as threatening plantings for supplies in the weeks and months to come.
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ArticleBenn is new Defra man
Hilary Benn MP has become secretary of state for the environment, food and rural affairs in new prime minister Gordon Brown’s first Cabinet.
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ArticleRaspberry sector takes action
Spanish raspberry growers are now taking action to combat overproduction and increasing acreage that are threatening their sector.
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Bomfords buyer hope
Administrators are “pretty hopeful” a buyer would be found for the Bomfords group by “the end of the week”.
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ArticleEMR's Sallybright prospects
East Malling Research (EMR) has named two new June-bearing strawberry varieties to be launched at Fruit Focus on July 25.
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ArticleBrogdale man returns
A former director of Brogdale has returned as a new tenant, taking over some of the disused glasshouses for his fruit growing consultancy business, Ellis Pennell.
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Bizerba listens and labels
Labelling specialist Bizerba has responded to customer requirements for integrated label dispensers with the launch of its LDI 160 in the UK.
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ArticleSpanish lemons on a downer
The Spanish winter Fino lemon season has closed with a 40 per cent decline in exports.
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ArticleBumblebee battle commences
Sainsbury’s and Syngenta have joined forces in a nationwide project for growers dubbed operation bumblebee.
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Amcor cooking pack gets Belgian custom
New microwave cooking system Amcor ProtectValve from Amcor Flexibles has been chosen by Belgian company UniVeg for its range of prepared vegetable lines.
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ArticleF gas D day warning
Most of the major refrigeration equipment operators in the fresh produce sector are geared up for F Gas Day next Wednesday, but inevitably, some are burying their heads in the sand.
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ArticleIsrael breaks pepper record
The Israeli capsicum season has just closed, with exports registering an all-time high of 93,000 tonnes.
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ArticleFreshgro champions chefs
Freshgro, the Nottinghamshire grower co-operative, has been championing the talents of future chefs by challenging cookery school students to create exciting recipes using Chantenay.
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ArticleNZ Braeburn revised down
The New Zealand Braeburn crop is likely to be down by some 10,000 tonnes on predicted volume, industry body Pipfruit NZ said this week.
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ArticleMed grape supply takes a beating
Unseasonable weather in Greece and Murcia, Spain is taking its toll on grape crops.
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ArticleVeg falls victim to floods
UK vegetable supplies and plantings have been hit by the rainfall and floods that have washed over the nation this week.
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Cherry crops grateful for cover
An increase in the amount of cherry production under covers in the UK is significantly reducing the risk posed to the harvest by this week’s heavy rainfall.