All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 143
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ArticleDeluge damage quantified
Heavy rainstorms and high winds have caused extensive damage to crops in Italy, flooding the countryside while they have brought mixed fortunes to growers in Spain.
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ArticleVanoye issues collaboration call
The French apple boss wants a global apple meeting before year end.
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Retailer hit with labelling fine
A Blackburn greengrocer has bit stung with a bill of £2,200 in fines and costs for labeling mistakes he says are committed by the major multiples all the time.
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ArticleGreenery gets more Tradizionale
The Greenery is expanding its Tradizionale tomato range by increasing production and introducing new varieties.
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Oregon gets the blues
Soaring temperatures in the US north-west have damaged the region’s blueberry crop.
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Israeli pomegranate push
Israel’s plant production and marketing board has revealed a dramatic increase in pomegranate export values.
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ArticleCranberries weather US storms
Figures released by the US department of agriculture’s national agricultural statistics service indicate a large cranberry crop this winter, despite recent hail damage.
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Spain issues EurepGAP complaint
Spanish growers have succeeded in obtaining a review of EurepGAP certification rates.
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Banana figures reveal changing trend
The latest EU banana import figures show that as feared by Latin American producers, ACP countries are gaining ground under the new banana import regime.
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ArticleCanary salads suffer the heat
Sweltering heat in the Canary Islands is damaging new tomato plants.
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ArticleSpain predicts raspberry rise
Berry sector bosses in Spain are predicting a huge increase in the planted area of raspberries this winter.
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Retailers fail green test
A report from the National Consumer Council, which calls on UK supermarkets to clean up their act and help shoppers go green, has met with criticism.
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GM banana plants resist disease
An Israeli bio-technology company has genetically modified banana plants so that they are completely resistant to pathogenic nematodes.
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ArticleBelgian pears buck trend
Belgium will have the third largest crop of pears in Europe with storage quality forecast to be excellent.
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ArticleWeather woes for fancy leaves
The northern French and UK seasons for exotic lettuce are proving an “unmitigated disaster” according to suppliers in the sector.
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Water advice for produce firms
Joint Defra and DTI initiative Envirowise is targeting food and drink companies with its latest advice on saving waters.
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ArticleGrowers urged to self-help
Director-general of the British Retail Consortium Kevin Hawkins said this week that producers must do more to help themselves.
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ArticleOrganics lose ground in online debate
Waitrose's organic podcast puts the Soil Association on the spot with the National Farmers Union.
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ArticleChilean season closes
Although Chilean fruit volumes increased year on year in the 2005-06 season just ended, this past campaign has taught growers and exporters that quality must improve.
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ArticleSun shines on new tomato
Israel's Hazera Genetics has developed a new breed of tomato which it says “has the taste and colour of honey”.