All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 23
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ArticleNunhems banks on Brian and Stuart
Vegetable-seed breeder Nunhems is highlighting two butterhead lettuce varieties available to the UK’s glasshouse growers this winter.
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ArticleJohn Hackett gets three years for fraud
The former managing director of Flamingo Flowers, John Hackett, has been sentenced to three years in prison
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ArticleFarmland prices set to rise by a third
Latest figures of agricultural land prices from rural estate agent Savills show the market for farmland is very robust despite the economic downturn.
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ArticlePotato growers want quality label
Head of Asaja Murcia in Spain calls for introduction of a regional trademark in face of "unfair" competition from Egypt
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ArticleRubens targets UK breakfast market
Trademarked apple variety Rubens is aiming for the back-to-school market with a campaign to get children eating UK-grown supplies of the premium apple for breakfast.
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Chileans call for Central Bank intervention
Fedefruta has called on the country’s Central Bank to intervene and halt the fall of the US dollar against the Chilean peso
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FSA reviews web presence
The Food Standards Agency has redesigned its website following problems identified by users.
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ArticleChileans call for Central Bank intervention
Chilean growers’ organisation Fedefruta has called on the country’s Central Bank to intervene and halt the fall of the US dollar against the Chilean peso on the eve of the new export season starts.
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ArticleBlueberry material released for southern market
Plant material for two new blueberry cultivars ideal for the early market window in the southern US is becoming available in commercial quantities for planting.
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ArticleStonefruit growers eye switch to persimmon
Growers in the Valencia region of Spain are abandoning stonefruit production in favour of growing persimmon in their droves
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ArticleGreek grapes battle on
Greek grape growers contend with unseasonably high winds and rainfall as well as economic strife.
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ArticleStonefruit growers eye switch to persimmon
Growers in the Valencia region of Spain are abandoning stonefruit production in favour of growing persimmon in their droves.
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ArticleM&S quality man moves to Morrisons
Hugh Mowat, member of PMA global development committee in the US, set to head up fresh produce technical team
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ArticleAKP opens north-Lincolnshire HQ
Supermarket potato supplier AKP officially opened its £3million north-Lincolnshire headquarters this week.
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ArticleMilagro opens new citrus packhouse
Uruguayan president José Mujica and his agriculture minister Tabaré Aguerre officially opened a new packhouse for citrus producer Milagro last week.
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ArticleCo-operative rolls out new onion packs
The Co-operative is changing the packaging on its own-brand onion range to a fully recyclable material.
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ArticleEmpire crop plummets to record low
The New York Apple Association is warning that the UK apple market will be extremely short of Empire apples in the coming season as crop volumes hit an all-time low.
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ArticleFood waste campaign marches on Munich
Pan-European initiative aims to bring producers and consumers together in support of sustainable agriculture policy
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Rain subdues high-street spend
Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show high-street spending battered by rain as question marks remain over the Olympic effect.
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ArticleBrussels sprouts sales spiral
Sales of Brussels sprouts have spiked at Morrisons, surprising the retailer and growers alike.