All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 137
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ArticleNew honour for FACE
Farming And Countryside Education’s (FACE) Bill Graham has been awarded an OBE in the Queen’s new year’s honours list.
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ArticleGreenery geared up for dieters
Salad and vegetable specialist The Greenery has been working with its supermarket customers over Christmas to prepare for a very short healthy eating boom at the start of 2007.
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Fyffes announces board changes
The demerger of its general produce divison has prompted Fyffes to announce a raft of changes to its board.
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ArticleIsraeli veg sendings climb
A special steering committee at the Israeli ministry of agriculture estimates that the export volume of vegetables from Israel in 2006 will amount to 447,000 tonnes, compared with 405,000t in the previous year.
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EMR hosts DNA marker meet-up
Delegates from eleven countries attended a workshop hosted by East Malling Research (EMR) on December 7-8 for the European Collaborative Programme for Crop Genetic Resources (ECPGR).
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ArticleGarden cheques in with charities
Following huge fund raising efforts at the annual dinner dance, the Covent Garden Tenants Association has handed over cheques for a total of £18,200 to charity.
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ArticleDatamonitor highlights diet trends
The latest report from market analyst Datamonitor has found high awareness of healthy eating in the UK and a growing trend towards local food.
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ArticleReview issues NZ apple warning
A major strategic review of the NZ top-fruit industry has concluded that New Zealand is losing its innovative edge in the marketplace and its crop profile is too skewed to particular varieties.
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Scots target c-stores in health drive
The Scottish health minister is urging convenience stores across Scotland to sign up to a scheme aimed at making it easier for customers to improve their diets.
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Greenery in academic deal
The Greenery is to sponsor a chair at one of Europe's leading research centres to look at innovation in the fresh produce sector.
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Pole support at Warsaw event
Some 20 UK companies and 57 Polish firms attended the first British Polish AgroFood Forum in Warsaw.
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Pink Lady cranks up a gear
The premium apple hopes to cash in on the new year diet and exercise season.
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ArticleSainsbury’s makes massive Fairtrade move
In the world’s biggest conversion of its kind, Sainsbury’s has announced it will be the first UK retailer to convert its entire banana range to Fairtrade.
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VIP harvest bucks EU trend
The Val Venosta Valley’s association of co-operatives (VIP) reports a successful 2006 harvest for its 2,000 members, against a background of lower EU volumes.
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ArticleCitrus packers hoop shares
Goede Hoop Citrus has secured an empowerment deal which sees staff acquire a 21 per cent stake in the company.
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ArticleIsraeli avocado boom
Israel’s total avocado yield this year will reach nearly 90,000 tonnes, compared with 40,000t last year.
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ArticleCranberries bounce back
The US cranberry sector is bouncing back from a devastating summer hailstorm in top-producing state Wisconsin.
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ArticleTree supply shortens
Christmas trees, particularly Nordmann Fir, are in tight supply this year.
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ArticleWholesale direction for English apples
Supplying the wrong product to wholesalers merely because it needs to be sold is a recipe for failure, top-fruit growers in the UK are being cautioned.