All articles by Kathy Miller – Page 5
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UK potatoes start on election trail
More than 40 MPs turned up to give their support to the start of the British Potato Council's consumer campaign, which was launched on May 2.
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Puerto Rican debut
The first arrivals of sea freight Puerto Rican mangoes were unloaded in the UK this week.
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Wholesalers must sieze the day
Wholesale markets throughout Europe should take the opportunity to have their say in the making of European legislation on food safety now.
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Canary Islands suppliers get together
Canary Islands salads suppliers Frutos Canarios and Fortuna Fruits have announced that they are to merge operations.
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New life breathed into UK top fruit
At a meeting this week in Kent, the heart of UK top-fruit production, the largest supplier of English apples and pears laid out its proposals for the revitalisation of the UK top fruit industry.
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Pay award "disastrous"
The National Farmers Union has dubbed the pay award made by the government's agricultural wages board as "disastrous" in a letter to Nick Brown.
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Israel awaits quota change
As Israel's water crisis deepens, a reform of the quota system is being planned.
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Agronomists get the news
The British Potato Council has launched a series of technical bulletins for agronomists.
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Parripak invests in garlic
Bedfordshire garlic processor Parripak Foods has opened a new garlic factory which came fully on stream last month as part of its vegetable preparation and processing business.
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Pink Lady makes TV debut
Pink Lady was in the limelight once again last week as the southern hemisphere season got under way, this time on Channel 4's Big Breakfast show.
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Sprout growers put the boot in
The British Sprout Growers Association is up in arms over another advertisement which has targeted Brussels sprouts as something to escape from.
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Apple sector must revamp
According to the latest World Apple Report, apple growers must remake their businesses if they are to breathe new life into the sluggish market and meet future change.
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Kingwill to head up Terminals
Fresh Produce Terminals has announced the appointment of Ronnie Kingwill as managing director.
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New UK soft fruit trials launched
Plant breeder Hargreaves Plants has announced a new appointment as part of a plan to develop a novel trials system for berry production.
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Chile hands out manuals
Subscribers to Chile's ground-breaking good agricultural practices (Gap) programme have started to receive their handbooks.
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Peace takes charge
The certification arm of organic campaign organisation, the Soil Association, has announced a new managing director.
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AFI signs up Mockbeggar
Soft-fruit grower organisation Mockbeggar Ltd signed a three-year deal with berry marketing specialist AFI Direct Sales this week.
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Smaller crop makes growers glum
Many top fruit growers in New Zealand are not cheered by prospects for their smaller crops this season.
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Washington sees pink
A group of grower packers of the Cripps Pink apple variety in Washington state have formed Washington Pink Growers LLC to market the variety as Washington Pink under a distinctive Black Oval brand.
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Spanish organics on show
Manning the CAAE stand at the Natural Products show this week were Martina Hartmann (pictured left) from Bionest Ecologico, Huelva and Martina Otten, from Campina Verde in Cordoba.