All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 46
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Potato Day gets seven times bigger
The UK is bracing itself for its first ever Potato Week in October.
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Fyffes transacts in own shares
Fyffes company secretary Seamus Keenan has announced the plc has carried out a transaction in its own shares.
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ArticleThree groups circle Agrexco
At least three companies have expressed interest in acquiring liquidated Israeli exporter Agrexco, according to Ron Glowinsky, general manager of Agrexco UK.
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GT Flowers targets South Yorks
One of Yorkshire’s largest and best-known wholesalers of flowers and plants is expanding into Sheffield.
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European event a hit for potato senders
UK exporters sharing Potato Council’s stand at Potato Europe enjoyed a successful event, the council reports.
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ArticleRocket EC gets cucumber green light
The Horticultural Development Company (HDC) has secured an extension of authorisation for the use of Rocket EC to control powdery mildew in protected cucumber crops.
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ArticleNew raspberry guidelines issued
A five-year LINK project on protected raspberries, sponsored by DEFRA and the Scottish Government has culminated in the production of a new fact-sheet produced by the HDC for raspberry growers.
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Growers receive blackleg warning
Potato disease blackleg has increased in prevalence on potatoes this year.
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Organic symposium sets October date
The Soil Association is holding a national horticulture symposium on October 4-5, which it says will be a technical and practical event dedicated to informing and inspiring growers.
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ArticleETI goes for new approach
The Ethical Trading Initiative (ETI) is launching a new approach aimed at driving widespread, sustainable change for and vulnerable workers in global supply chains including fresh produce.
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ArticleUS growers bounce back after morpholine woe
US growers are bouncing back stronger than ever from the problems with morpholine that dogged apple exports to the UK last season.
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ArticleCalifornia apples get early season boost
California apple growers are enjoying a flying start to their campaign thanks to great demand and fine weather.
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Spanish battle hail
Hailstorms on 29 and 31 August have damaged fruit and vegetable production in parts of south-eastern and north-eastern Spain.
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Spanish citrus prematurity warning
Citrus growers’ leaders in Spain are warning producers not to pick and ship their fruit too early but learn the lessons of last season and only send produce in optimum conditions.
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ArticleBramley hoping for better balance
The English Bramley crop is likely to be 17 per cent down year on last year which should help bring the market into better balance, said English Apples & Pears CEO Adrian Barlow.
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Inline makes a beeline for Europe
US packaging specialist Inline Plastics is hoping to make greater inroads into Europe with an expansion in its facilities and tamper-safe solution for sprouting seeds.
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ArticleEffingham in new business start up
Produce World development director Phillip Effingham is leaving the organisation and setting up his own business.
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Fairfuel plea from Cook's Delight
Ronny Liu, MD of Re:fresh award-winning regional foodservice supplier Cook’s Delights, is urging the industry to get behind a call for cheaper fuel.
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ArticleBuddy Mansfield dies
One of the stalwarts of English apple-growing FW “Buddy” Mansfield died on Tuesday, aged 86.
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Spanish make unified promotion proposal
Two of the biggest growers’ associations in Spain - Hortyfruta and Proexport - have united with a proposal for a multi-million euro promotional campaign in Germany and the UK to boost consumption of their produce and recover their position after the E. coli crisis.