News from FPJ – Page 468
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ArticleBarfoots’ Senegal success
Barfoots’ humble sweetcorn experiment in sub-Saharan Africa is now a horticultural triumph that is empowering an entire community in Senegal, writes Luisa Cheshire
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ArticleKenya pioneers Integrated Crop Management
Biopesticide firm and Finlays subsidiary Dudutech is helping Kenyan growers manage crop protection without relying solely on synthetic pesticides
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ArticleNew biopesticide firm launches in UK
Real IPM UK is aiming to register its suite of biopesticides in Europe, building on established markets in Kenya and South Africa
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ArticleRed Tractor Week gears up for biggest-ever event
On-pack sticker competition will be supported by social media, and mainstream media coverage across tv and radio
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ArticleSolid year for IVG White
Northamptonshire-based fruit and veg firm posted a pre-tax profit of £806,401 for the year ending November 2014
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ArticleTurkish figs begin to arrive after slight delay
The product, which usually arrives on these shores towards the end of August, has only just began to arrive with certain wholesalers
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ArticleMorrisons LFL sales fall 2.7 per cent
Retailer’s pre-tax profit falls by almost half in H2 as it prepares to close 11 supermarkets and finalise sale of M Local
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ArticleAn apple a day can 'stop muscles wasting away'
A chemical found in the peel of apples can turn elderly people's muscles into those of a young adult after just two months of treatment
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ArticleCustomer service push sees Monaghan back in profit
Mushroom giant's UK business has also grown its turnover to a nine-figure sum
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ArticleGoogle 'to roadtest' fresh produce delivery service
Internet giant ramps up competition with AmazonFresh through reported roll out of grocery delivery service in small-scale pilot
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ArticleReynolds turnover passes £203m but profits dip
The foodservice giant’s accounts for the year ending 2014, posted at Companies House, show that turnover has risen by £25m from £178.5m
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ArticleRail freight up by 80 trains per week
Asparagus and figs demand helping to drive increase in rail freight in the UK as Network Rail responds by improving service
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ArticlePotato firm invests seven-figure sum to grow in Ireland
Wilson's Country, based in County Armagh, sees the Republic as a 'market offering extensive new business opportunities for us'
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ArticleRoots giant in 'world-first' £1m spend
Fully automated parsnip trimming line expected to have a 'large, positive impact' at Alan Bartlett & Sons
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ArticleGreat Fruit Adventure targets Africa
Max MacGillivray and Neil MacDonald to motorcycle from London to Cape Town in aid of Farm Africa
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ArticleS&A Produce sends Mexican avos to China
UK berry and asparagus specialist has entered the avocado trade with new route between Latin America and Asia
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European apples could be in China ‘within a year’
Promotional body for European topfruit said Chinese importers are interested in quality and taste of bicoloured apples
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ArticleHerbfresh's Dan Wiggins passes away
Longstanding fresh produce figure who has died after battling brain tumour for nine years was 'one of life's good guys'
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ArticlePacific Produce's big growth plan
Pacific Produce is delivering Peruvian citrus to the UK market from leading grower La Calera. Michael Barker hears the latest developments from MD Rob Cullum
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Article70 UK farmers join EU counterparts on demo
Four NFU bosses also meet to discuss the situation, and call for a 'widespread culture change'