Peppers news archive – Page 26
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ArticleNew tomato research 'lowers production costs'
Scientists have sequenced the genome of the domesticated tomato in a breakthrough that could lower production costs for growers of tomato crops.
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Tomatoes in every shape and size
Retail descriptions to market fresh produce have always fascinated me, no more so than in the tomato sector where varieties,
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ArticleHot weather boosts fresh produce sales
The recent heat wave combined with excitement over the Queen’s upcoming Jubilee celebrations has been good for fresh produce sales with Sainsbury's reporting record sales of salad.
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ArticleBernard Sparkes retires aged 70
Sparkes, a veteran of the horticulture industry and recipient of the Lifetime Achievement award at the Grower of the Year awards in 2007, bows out after 54 years of service.
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ArticleSalad festival on cue in Lea Valley
Mr Tomato, Little and Big Supercue and Pippa Pepper were on hand on 12 May to open the 2nd Great British Cucumber Festival at Waltham Abbey, Herts.
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ArticlePushing the market for melons
The melon sector has had a number of challenges facing it lately, but producers are fighting back with investment and NPD, as Eurofruit’s Steven Maxwell and Gill McShane explain
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ArticleSalads await summer of sales
Salads are a firm fixture on the shelves as summer dawns, but producers will be looking nervously to the skies to help spark the expected sales rush
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Shelves reflect industry changes
The days are long past when capsicums, or peppers as they are now universally known, were a novelty. While still sold loose,
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ArticleMighty Mini Sweet Peppers hit stores
Wilson Produce and Enza Zaden North America launch one-pound bags of new pepper variety
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ArticleToyota plans fresh produce production
Japanese car giant announces plans to grow bell peppers using heat generated from manufacturing plant in tsunami hit region
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Poor prices hit Spanish tomato growers
Spanish cherry tomato producers have lost on average €30,000 per hectare so far this season as a result of the “poor average prices” that have been received since the campaign began in September 2011.
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ArticleThe Heston of gardening
TV garden designer David Domoney’s unconventional methods, which include feeding plants with bananas, eggs, beer and even Viagra to keep them happy, have earned him the nickname “the Heston Blumenthal of gardening”. Lisa Kjellsson finds out more about him
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ArticleVeg demand seesaws
Price increases have brought a value rise in vegetable sales, but in turn volumes have declined in a mixed period for the sector
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New concepts spring into action on shelf
When temperatures fluctuate, the nation’s diet switches overnight from salads to stews and casseroles, but hope still
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ArticleTesco Value sheds its stripes
The UK’s number-one retailer is ditching the famous stripes from its Value range.
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ArticleSales growth tipped for Peru peppers
Sendings will continue to increase during 2012, although prices are not expected to reach the same high level as last year due to challenging marketing conditions
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ArticleHow to build a successful glasshouse
The glasshouse industry is critical in the crusade for reliable and sustainable fruit and veg production throughout the world, as food security fears grow and the climate remains unpredictable. As more growers join the glasshouse world, Elizabeth O’Keefe asks what makes a successful glasshouse project
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ArticleInnovation keeps Dutch ahead of the game
With competition from Spain and increasing support for British produce, the Dutch salad industry is going above and beyond to maintain its position within the UK marketplace. Natasha Blok reports
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ArticleScorching scorpion is world's hottest chilli
After months of investigation, The Chile Pepper Institute at New Mexico State University has decided the Trinidad Moruga Scorpion is the world's hottest pepper.
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ArticleWorld's hottest chilli revealed
New Mexico State university researchers identify Trinidad Moruga Scorpion as fieriest pepper on planet