All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 76
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Spanish protest at EU-Morocco summit
Spanish growers have been demonstrating in Granada as they call on the EU not to ratify a trade deal with Morocco at a summit in the southern Spanish city, which started on Sunday.
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ArticleFairtrade first for Univeg
Univeg has imported the first-ever Chilean Fairtrade grapes into the UK.
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Firefighters quizzed over 2007 deaths
A further three firefighters from Warwickshire’s fire service have been invited to give evidence under caution over the deaths of four firefighters killed in a packhouse blaze at Wealmoor's Atherstone-on-Stour facility in the county in November 2007.
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Spanish seek greater persimon representation
Spain urgently needs a trade body to represent its burgeoning persimon sector, according to a key grower leader.
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ArticleCauli supply in disarray
Renewed frosts and snowfall across the UK are continuing to play havoc with cauliflower availability and threatening transplanting for spring crops.
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ArticleArgentinean citrus exports set to climb
Argentinean citrus exports are forecast to rise in 2010, despite declines in production.
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Foodservice must go greener
Distribution specialist Keystone is urging foodservice operators and suppliers to take the sustainability agenda seriously.
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ArticleSpanish lemons in plentiful supply
Spanish lemon sector leaders have warned they still have plenty of fruit available as southern hemisphere suppliers assess their crops and Turkey continues to compete strongly in Europe.
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ArticleCanary Islands weather Atlantic storm
Canary Islands tomato growers escaped last week’s gale-force winds unscathed and are taking advantage of low availability of mainland Spanish fruit on export markets and replenished reservoirs.
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Smurfit Kappa goes XXXL
Corrugated board specialist Smurfit Kappa has launched its new XXXL Packaging in response to an increasing market demand for large format XXXL packaging by the UK food and retail industries.
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EMR scientists in stonefruit combat
Scientists at East Malling Research have launched a sustainable combat initiative against aphids, brown rot, plum fruit moth and light brown apple moth to enable more UK stonefruit to be grown and sold locally.
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Birds Eye gets behind Nirvana
New trials data from Birds Eye has confirmed the importance of integrating the use of pre-emergence herbicides such as Nirvana in managing the potential threat of potato apples (also known as berries), a contamination threat that can lead to complete crop rejection in vining peas.
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ArticleGarden market plans at stage two
Covent Garden Market Authority has unveiled new images for The Garden at New Covent Garden Market as its second public exhibition opens this week, showing plans for the brand-new fresh produce market at The Garden with new homes, shops and open spaces on the existing Nine Elms site.
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Fresh Chain, new focus
Capespan’s direct programmed volumes of South African top fruit into Tesco this year will be significantly lower, as the UK’s biggest retailer ramps up its own direct procurement through its Produce Group Sourcing scheme.
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Tories reveal agriculture plans
The Conservatives chose the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) annual conference on Tuesday for Nick Herbert, DEFRA shadow secretary of state, to launch A New Age of Agriculture - the Conservative Agenda for British Farming.
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FPC redoubles high-risk lobbying effort
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) is continuing to lobby against EC Regulation 669/2009 which came into force last month, affecting the import of certain fresh produce lines from Thailand, Turkey and the Dominican Republic.
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Tories make planning pledge
The Conservative Party has pledged to reverse Labour’s PPS4 national planning regulations that have favoured out-of-town retail development if they are returned to power.
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ArticleMomentum crucial to Lincolnshire brand
The Select Lincolnshire brand must not let momentum slip, Mark Tinsley, chairman of the Lincolnshire Forum for Agriculture and Horticulture, told delegates at last week’s Select Lincolnshire conference.
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ArticleContracts dominate onion sector
Major global supply issues in the onion market this season are bringing about fundamental change, according to one UK operator.
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ISO targets food safety hazards
Thousands of food industry businesses worldwide stand to benefit from a newly published document in the ISO 22000 series designed to prevent and control food safety hazards.