All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 242
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Cavity spot solution
Independent trials on carrot cavity spot have shown that the best results in controlling the disease are achieved by a single full-rate application at the first true-leaf stage of Syngenta's SL567A.
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Glasshouse berries on time
The English glasshouse strawberry season gets underway with first picking expected next week.
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BPC issues aphid warning
The British Potato Council is warning producers to look out for aphids in growing crops and to follow guidelines published in a new council advisory leaflet which will help prevent aphid resistance to insecticide sprays.
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Ghanaian pineapples get CA boost
A UK importer is hoping controlled atmosphere containers will revolutionise pineapple and papaya shipments from Ghana.
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NFU in green card plan
The NFU says that issuing more flexible "green card" work permits for immigrants is the only way to tackle severe staff shortages on the UK's farms.
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Farewell to Annie
This week sees the retirement of Annie Leferrec, one of the fresh produce industry's unsung heroines.
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Agrexco season in good health
Agrexco's mid-season round-up on potatoes, capsicum, tomatoes, avocados and melons shows healthy figures for the Israeli exporter's UK office.
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FSA advice on peeling revised
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) has accused its critics of "scare-mongering" as the row over washing fresh produce continues.
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Grape hope for Peru
According to a report out this month from the US department of agriculture, Peruvian grape production has increased 27 per cent year on year.
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Chile markets baby fruit
The Chilean Fresh Fruit Association – Europe reports sales of baby kiwifruit through UK stores.
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Zespri aims for early start
New Zealand kiwifruit exporter Zespri International is setting its sights on "a fast, early start to the new season."
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Tesco potato project
Youngsters in Kent and Coventry are learning to grow their own potatoes with help from Tesco suppliers in the south-east St Nicolas Court Farms and Midlanders MBM.
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Mondi takes silver
A packaging company has won a coveted industry award for its designs for a produce supplier.
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PRC reports good news
The Fresh Produce Consortium has welcomed the Pesticide Residue Committee's surveillance results for the third quarter of 2001 published last week as encouraging news for the produce industry.
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Food Dudes enjoy fame
The Food Dudes phenomenon that has fuelled a boom in fresh produce consumption has received national coverage.
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US citrus may be tariff target
US agriculture chiefs are concerned that EU tariffs on Florida citrus – threatened as payback for president Bush's intervention in the cross-Atlantic steel trade – could damage business.
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Chiquita comeback
Fresh produce financial struggler Chiquita has emerged from a restructure in considerably better shape.
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Enza share buyout tabled
New Zealand top fruit exporter Enza has announced an approach to purchase 100 per cent of its shares by one of the corporations which took the industry by storm 18 months ago.
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Jaffa targets UK
Good availability of Israeli grapefruit will see the UK market through the Easter period says a leading marketeer.
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HDRA gives guidance
The Henry Doubleday Research Association has published two new guides on the production of organic apples and organic strawberries.