All Organics articles – Page 65
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Pro Natura makes French acquisition
European organics firm Pro Natura has acquired French organics company Bioprim, in a move expected to strengthen the portfolio and customer base of each operator.
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Salad takes it easy with spa session
A new wash for salads launched by BeingOrganic.com not only removes soil from organic produce but can also fight unseen chemicals on non-organic lettuce leaves and tomatoes using natural plant extracts.
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ArticlePR on mushrooms begins
The Mushroom Bureau is stepping up its summer PR campaign, with the production of a consumer healthy eating booklet.
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ArticleWakeley promises UK organic apple revolution
Organic Farm Foods md promises to begin UK-grown organic apple revolution, but don’t expect it to include Cox.
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Soil seminar at organic farm
Laverstoke Park farm will hold a two day seminar called “Improve life in your soil - using compost and compost tea” to help farmers and growers involved in organic farming, urban horticulture and landscaping increase their knowledge of improvements to soil quality using natural and biological approaches.
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Organic testing a reality?
The Food Standards Agency has funded a study to come up with a test to confirm the authenticity of organic foods.
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New organic fertilisers cleared
Five new fertiliser products marketed by Potash have received full certification from the Soil Association.
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ArticleOrganic dessert apple trial under way
A new English dessert organic apple trial is underway in Kent as a result of joint co-operation between Waitrose and Fruition, its category manager for all top fruit.
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Organic 'has more nutritional value', say studies
Three new European research projects have just revealed that organic tomatoes, peaches and processed apples all have higher nutritional quality than non-organic, supporting the results of research from America on kiwi fruit reported 26 March 2007.
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Organic kiwifruit breakthrough
Organic kiwifruit has significantly higher levels of vitamin C and cholesterol-reducing polyphenols than conventional kiwifruit grown at the same California farm, US scientists have revealed.
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ArticleThe Greenery Day a success
Fruit and vegetable growers and traders from around the world met this month in Barendrecht, The Netherlands, for The Greenery Day - an annual conference and festive occasion organised by The Greenery.
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Grower of the Year goes green
An organic vegetable company has been named Vegetable Grower of the Year, thanks to its unique growing conditions in the Moray Firth region of Scotland.
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SH expansion for organic pest control solution
Insect pest control provider Exosect has launched its organically certified Exosex CM in New Zealand in conjunction with Bio-Gro NZ.
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Ronay wades into organic debate
Renowned restaurant critic Egon Ronay has called on the government to provide clearer information about organic food and claimed that organic producers are “conning the public”.
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WWF in organic move
Worldwide Fruit (WWF) is to introduce a range of lesser-known organic apple varieties to ensure that UK apple growers meet demands following an upsurge in retail interest in organic produce.
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ArticleBerryWorld tops £100m turnover
BerryWorld, the rapidly expanding soft fruit business of Poupart, has reached the £100 million turnover milestone.
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ArticleSpain's organic action
Growers’ leaders in the Valencia region have started a campaign to raise awareness of the low returns to producers of organics.
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Cancer study sparks debate
Research published in the British Naturopathic Journal and reported in The Daily Mail this week has sparked fresh debate about the nutritional value of fresh produce.
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Organics buck recruitment trend
Organic farming is bucking the downward trend in UK agriculture by creating more jobs and attracting a younger workforce, according to a new report.
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ArticleWallace: organic not the answer
Peckham greengrocer-cum-radio presenter Gregg Wallace has hit out against the validity of organics, saying it is not a guarantee of safe, healthy food or a better existence for farmers.