All articles by Kathy Miller – Page 22
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Produce supplies weather storms
The storms and floods that have ravaged the UK during the last week have affected significant volumes of fresh produce.
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Enzafruit Wordwide links up with Fruition/EKP
A new joint venture company was set up in the UK on November 1 to market southern and northern hemisphere top fruit and other lines through the same marketing desk. Pictured are Alasdair Robertson, chief executive of the new jv, left, and Robert Balicki, chairman of the Northcourt Group, which is owned by Fruition.
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Spitalfields float gets a lift
The wholesale markets' float at the Lord Mayor of London's show next week will get a creative boost from lecturers and students at a Kent horticultural college.
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HDC seeks sector panel candidates
The Horticultural Development Council is in search of nominations to its specialist grower group panels.
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Tucuman looks to blueberries
Blueberries are becoming a burgeoning alternative export crop for some production areas of Argentina.
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Alliance offers alternatives to pesticides tax
New proposals from the agriculture and agrichemicals sectors are offering a different course to the governmentÕs dreaded pesticides tax.
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Agrico links up with Pseedco
A tough time for the Scottish seed potato industry has prompted an alliance between two well known names.
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Enza chair to meet with grower group
The chairman of New Zealand top fruit exporter Enza has agreed to meet with disgruntled growers calling for changes to the company's structure.
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Eurep bridges the GAP
A year after it was launched, the European Retailer Produce Working Group (Eurep)informed delegates at is conference in Barcelona last week of progress in its Good Agricultural Practices (GAP) project.
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Banana Group lauds unsung heros
The winners of the Banana Group-sponsored Unsung Hero/Heroine of Sport prizes were announced last week at an award ceremony held at the Park Lane Hotel in London.
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US growers wait on Clinton
Apple producers in the US are just waiting on President Clinton's signature to approve much needed economic assistance to their beleaguered sector.
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Environment meeting bears fruit
National Farmers Union pleas about the environment fell on receptive ears at a meeting with minister Michael Meacher.
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New body tackles world apple crisis
The World Apple & Pear Association has been set up to address issues affecting top fruit supplies world-wide.
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US citrus lobby out-boxed
A plan by California citrus growers to block recently approved Argentinean citrus exports to the US has failed as Argentina posts record lemon growth.
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New logo for new millennium
A colourful new image for one of the UK's leading wholesale markets has been unveiled.
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Tractor shows off its pulling power
The NFU is using a team of so-called tasty farmers (pictured) in a bid to heighten public awareness of the new little red tractor food logo.
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French Pink Lady ready for UK entrance
Harvesting of Pink Lady in France will start this weekend.
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Shattering blow for IoW glass
Growers of protected crops on the Isle of Wight have been rocked by news of an energy company's failure.
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Organic standardisation questioned
The Horticulture Research International conference on organics this week addressed the thorny issue of standardisation in this burgeoning sector.
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Master stroke for Dutch PO
One of the Netherlands' largest producer organisations linked up last week with importer-exporter, Nico de Jong.