All articles by Laura Gould – Page 33
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OGA welcomes EU pesticide vote
The Organic Growers’ Alliance (OGA) welcomes an EU Environment Committee vote on further restrictions of pesticide usage on fruit and vegetable crops.
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ArticleKent food scheme drums up strong support
Local food initiative Produced in Kent is going from strength to strength, according to the scheme’s Jill Sargent.
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ArticleShow must go on, says Scott
The Marden Fruit Show Society succeeded again this year in making the National Fruit Show the premier exhibition of fruit, marketing and production in the UK, according to the show’s chairman Jeremy Scott.
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Idyl scoops flavour award
Franco-Moroccan company Idyl has earned the Saveur de l’Année (Flavour of the Year) label for its cocktail tomatoes and melons again in 2009.
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ArticleModern varieties are the future, insists Barlow
The consumer media must understand that traditional apple varieties can only play a niche role in the future of the industry, according to Adrian Barlow, chief executive of English Apples & Pears (EAP).
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ArticleNew md appointed for Butters Group
A new managing director has been appointed to steer expanding Lincolnshire pot plant supplier the Butters Group through the next stage of its development.
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Agrovista outlines winter training events
Agronomy advice and crop protection distributor Agrovista UK Limited will be running a series of training events this winter aimed at farmers, growers and sprayer operators.
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Pom Wonderful harvest underway
Pom Wonderful, the US’s largest producer of California Wonderful pomegranates, announced that the pomegranate harvest is underway and fruit will be available from now until January.
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ArticleSpits out in full force at fruit show
New Spitalfields Market turned out to support last week's National Fruit Show in style.
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ArticleEAP hits back at tabloid apple investigation
An investigation conducted by The Sun that accuses British retailers of failing to stock English Braeburn has come under fire from English Apples & Pears (EAP).
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ArticleSpanish persimmon set for UK campaign
The season for DO Spanish persimmon has begun, with growers predicting a further increase on last year’s record sales of the fruit in the UK market.
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ArticleBramley gets Kent tastebuds going
Young visitors to the National Fruit Show in Kent last week enjoyed sampling freshly cooked Bramley apple pie as part of the lead-up to celebrations for the bicentenary of the cooker in 2009.
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Scottish government boosts food funding
The Scottish government has announced a £4 million boost for the country’s food and drink industry.
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ArticleBarlow issues warning on grower returns
English Apples & Pears chief executive Adrian Barlow congratulated the multiples for their support of the industry this season - but warned that unsatisfactory returns for growers could result in retrenchment.
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ArticleIconic logo unveiled for French food industry
A new image for French food and drink was unveiled at Paris trade fair SIAL at the weekend by French agriculture and fisheries minister Michel Barnier.
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Operation Ajax clean-up continues
A major two-part operation to protect vulnerable workers from exploitation and root out rogue gangmasters took place last week across Lincolnshire and Lancashire.
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ArticleInferno burns bright for Agrexco
Agrexco is launching a spicy pepper variety into the UK market.
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ArticleApples win prizes at National Fruit Show
Grower Alan Firmin Limited scooped the Fruiterers Company Medal for the Best Exhibit of Dessert Apples at the National Fruit Show last week.
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ArticleSomerfield acquisition gets green light
Competition watchdogs have given the go-ahead to The Co-operative’s takeover of Somerfield.
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Bayer staff get their FACTS straight
Six Bayer CropScience employees have trained and qualified for the Fertiliser Advisers Certification and Training Scheme (FACTS), in a pilot project designed to widen the knowledge base of the company’s agronomists and technical managers.