Potato news archive – Page 101
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DemoPark awards Vario gold medal
Europe’s largest open-air exhibition for gardening, landscaping and municipal equipment: DemoPark, has awarded Fendt’s Vario 900 model range a Gold Medal.
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London Olympics may cost growers
The benefits of the London Olympics are being weighed against their defecits by growers, following news that the funding to an outstanding Black Country scheme to provide fresh fruit and veg for schoolkids is to be abandoned.
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ArticleA regional roam in Lancashire
In the first of our series of regional reports, FPJ takes a look at how Made In Lancashire (MIL), a government-funded organisation dedicated to the development and promotion of Lancashire’s small food producers, helps the region’s fresh produce industry. Elizabeth O’Keefe investigates.
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Midnight in the garden of good and evil
It’s midnight. Alan Titchmarsh wears a black balaclava, grits a penlight torch between his teeth. In his hands: a succession of jet-black spades and trowels. “Charlie,” he whispers, “Hand me those begonias…”
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ArticleFree tuition at Writtle
Free places on horticultural courses are being offered at Writtle College for people who do not yet have a full Level 2 or Level 3 qualification.
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Brogdale man returns as tenant
Former Brogdale director Dr David Pennell has returned as a new tenant in a bid to expand his consultancy business.
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ArticleNFU ups role in produce campaign
The NFU is upping its role in the national campaign to make children more aware of where produce comes from.
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Pesticide performance holds up
The latest Pesticide Residues Committee's (PRC) quarterly report found that 806 out of 1313 samples of 24 different foods tested had no detectable residues, and 477 contained levels below the maximum residues level (MRL).
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Positive moves for the future
The upcoming Year of Food and Farming is one of the most positive moves to be implemented for some time, aimed squarely as it
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Revus takes the fight to blight
There is increasing pressure on potato crops from blight this season, with BPC Blight Watch recording 10 days out of 12 in early June reaching high-risk Smith Period criteria in Yorkshire alone.
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ArticleBudgens re-launches UK potato range
Convenience store chain Budgens is re-launching its potato range with a focus on the different varieties available and new packaging options
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ArticleSolid performance on residues
The latest Pesticide Residues Committee's (PRC) quarterly report found that 806 out of 1313 samples of 24 different foods tested had no detectable residues, and 477 contained levels below the maximum residues level (MRL).
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Danish scientist's water innovation
A Danish agro-scientist has come up with a method of potato irrigation that he claims could save growers between 10 and 20 percent of their water usage.
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Papaya plays up to the mainstream pundits
The pundits have been tipping papaya to be the next fruit to make the trip from exotic to mainstream for a few years now.
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ArticleNew software offers easy crop management
Managing crop records has potentially been simplified with the launch of a new software package by Farmade and Farmplan.
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ArticleDigging it at Booths
Lancashire grocery business Booths has launched new Dug This Morning carrots in store, following the success of its Dug This Morning potatoes over the last two years.
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ArticleNew insecticide launched
Registration has been received for a new potato insecticide that will help growers contend with what is expected to be a high pressure season for aphids.
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Measure to protect wildlife differ - study
Measures to protect wildlife, woodland and water in England and Wales differ widely in their suitability to adapt to climate change according to a new report from the Environment Agency.
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Lloyds Cheshire show features Lord Plumb
The Lloyds TSB Agri-business Centre at Cheshire Show is promising two prominent guest speakers this year.
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ArticleThe Chef’s Champion
Chef’s Connection became the first company from New Covent Garden Market to win a Re:fresh award, when it picked up the JP Fresh Foodservice Supplier of the Year award in May, beating off extremely stiff competition. The team is determined to build on this achievement. Anna Sbuttoni reports.