Onion and garlic news archive – Page 51
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Organic food given the all-clear
Study reveals that organic vegetables are free from dangerous microbes that can cause human disease.
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Apples and onions in cancer battle
The US Apple Association has reported clinical findings which suggest a link between apples, onions and the prevention and treatment of prostate cancer.
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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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Is that an onion I see before me?
Brittany vegetable and salads marketing organisation Prince de Bretagne is targeting onions masquerading as shallots in a new consumer promotion this season.
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Ball bounces in at Lingarden
Lingarden Produce has appointed Simon Ball as national accounts manager for processed and pre-packed onions.
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Onion growers warned
Onion planting is behind schedule because of wet weather, but growers should think twice before changing their drilling plans.
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UK onions face drilling crisis
Onions could be in short supply if producers do not take action now to adjust their drilling programmes and varietal sequence.
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GMS gets prepared
One of the UK's leading grower-based produce marketing companies is expanding its fresh-prepared produce capabilities with a new factory.
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Argentbio makes UK contacts
Argentinean organic garlic and onion producer Argentbio was in London this week as part of a mission organised by the Argentinean embassy.
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Chilean organic vegetables arrive in UK soon
The first organic courgettes, tomatoes and capiscum from Chile are due to arrive in the UK in mid-February shipped in by Law's Produce.
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Organics standards at risk from rapid expansion
A government committee warns that, as the organic sector grows, there is a danger that its core values will be lost in the rush for market dominance.
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Holus Bureau announces intention to diversify
Holus Bureau, which has built its reputation on an in depth understanding of onions, is set to broaden its scope into the sourcing and supplying of other vegetable lines.
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Elsoms announces birth of new baby-leaves
A trials open day at seed-breeder Elsoms revealed advances in brassica, herb and salad varieties.
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RB backs its organic roots
From next month RB Organics, the organics division of root-vegetable grower and marketeer Isleham Fresh Produce, will operae a dedicated organics facility at its Stanley's Farm site in Yaxley.
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Boswell returns to organic farming
Colin Boswell, a former NFU branch chairman who was fined for illegal pesticide spraying, is to go organic.
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Joint venture brings major produce companies together
Lingarden, Nationwide Produce and QV Foods enter into new scheme for prepacking and processing produce.
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Public short on facts
Some 70 per cent of the UK public is ignorant of what food local farmers and growers produce, according to a farming facts survey.
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Fresh garlic abandoned
Around 200 tonnes of fresh garlic have been stranded in Malta, and potential buyers are sought.
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NZ vegetable growers urged to link up
Survival for many New Zealand vegetable growers depends on them joining forces on domestic and export markets.
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Short but still sweet
Speciality sweet Vidalia onions from Georgia are expected to be in shorter supply this season.