All articles by Kathy Miller – Page 2
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Zespri posts "reasonable" first year
Zespri has come through its first financial year as a grower-shareholder owned company in "reasonable shape," executive chairman Doug Voss said as he announced the company's results last week.
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Banana regime clarification
The Fresh Produce Consortium has clarified the terms for traditional operator C under the new European Union banana import regime.
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Chinese kiwifruit rescue
Scientists from New Zealand are helping save the ancestral home of modern kiwifruit near China's Yangtze River.
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NZ research breakthrough
An accidental discovery by one grower in New Zealand could change the way root disease in glasshouse crops is controlled.
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Argentinean lemon sector feels squeeze
Crisis in Argentinean agriculture is starting to bite in the lemon sector too.
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Red tractor pulls off Chelsea gold
The British Farm Standard has won gold for the National Farmers' Union at the Chelsea Flower Show this week.
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Tesco looks west
UK supermarket chain Tesco has been looking across the pond to supplement salad supplies.
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Geest meets and greets
Fresh prepared produce supplier Geest held its annual general meeting on May 23.
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Jaffa promo finds lucky winner
Pictured is Mrs Ferguson of Lancing, West Sussex, receiving a cheque for £3,000 from Eric Baker, CWS store manager at Lancing, after winning the Co-op's Jaffa promotion competition.
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Retailers prove fair game
Fairtrade is approaching more UK retail chains with its latest brand of bananas following successful sales in other national stores.
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Grapefruit makes debut
First sendings of Outspan grapefruit were due to arrive in Sheerness on board the Pacific Reefer on May 24.
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Chile recovery strengthens
Fruit exports from Chile are performing well as more fruit comes into the UK this year via the Continent.
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YPC celebrates first year
The Yorkshire Produce Centre celebrated its first birthday on May 19.
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Who deserves the BPC medal?
The British Potato Council is requesting nominations for this year's British Potato industry award.
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The Blight Watch project
A new potato blight warning service has been launched on the potatocrop.com web site.
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Cox among the fans of Golden
South African apples suffered no delays as they drew into Victoria station in London for a high-profile promotion.
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Right royal alliance
Mitsui has announced an alliance with Uniroyal Chemical of Middlebury, in the US.
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NFU wins intervention right
The National Farmers' Union has won permission from the Court of Appeal to put forward its views in a legal case between the ministry of agriculture and the Crop Protection Association over access to cheap crop protection products from abroad.
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Organics chase mainstream
The popularity of organic foods is seeing them close the gap on their mainstream counterparts.