Potato news archive – Page 112
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ArticleHairyape gains a voice
Hairyape has introduced a new service for the fresh produce trade which integrates internet telephony with spam-free mail, consignment and document flow management.
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ArticleFungicide a winner in Israel
A naturally occuring biological fungicide is proving to be a winner for Israeli farmers.
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ArticleUK misses out on EU funding
Growers in the UK are missing out on funding from the EU as the European Commission last week approved €25.5 million in support for the promotion of agricultural products.
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ArticleDry-rot vigilance urged
Potato bosses are warning the industry to be vigilant to avoid the spread of disease.
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NFU looks for nominations
The National Farmers' Union is calling for nominations to its board of horticulture to serve from March 2006 through to January 2008.
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ArticleMBM recovery predicted
Food producer Premier Foods is expecting upbeat results for the year after a strong Christmas performance, despite ongoing difficulties with potato subsidiary MBM.
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Golden Wonder in administration
Crisp giant Golden Wonder has been placed in administration.
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ArticleNew year resolve
At times the fresh produce industry may seem very small and well-connected but the links rely on a staggeringly large number of individuals with very diverse responsibilities. As another new year dawns, many will be taking stock and preparing targets for the weeks and months ahead. Elspeth Waters caught up with six of the people involved in the industry, both in the UK and abroad, to find out what they remember of last year and what they are expecting from 2006.
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ArticleChilled atmosphere enters new dawn
Companies all over the world have benefited from major advances made in cold storage technology. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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Hartley's turns to glass
Yorkshire vegetable processing company JE Hartley has trialed recycled glass for effluent treatment.
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Machinery launch at potato show
Scotts Potato Machinery used the BP2005 show to launch its latest machine - the Evolution Separator.
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Onion innovation from South Africa
When it comes to the southern hemisphere, innovation is the order of the day, the BOPA conference heard.
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Onion producers hopeful
Faced with selling an onion crop which is 15 per cent lighter than last season and consequently in better balance, UK growers are hopeful that prices will be far better than the rock bottom levels of 2004-2005.
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Apple critics answered as sprouts move upmarket
Now all the brouhaha seems to have settled over the number of English apples that supermarkets stock, or do not stock,
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ArticleGrowing the taste for exotics
When is an exotic not an exotic? In the first of our series of profiles on the category Elspeth Waters asks the industry how the concept of exotics is changing as consumers become more accepting of foreign fare
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ArticleOrganic waste tackled
More than a third of organic potatoes and 40 per cent of organic carrots do not make it onto supermarket shelves, new research published by the Food Chain Centre has revealed.
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ArticlePotatoes new appeal
BP2005 takes place in Harrogate next week, bringing together the cream of all sectors of the potato industry for the biggest yet biennial exhibition, convention and seminar programme. Tommy Leighton talks to British Potato Council (BPC) chairman David Walker about the event, some of its highlights, and his views on the current state of the industry.
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ArticleBranston brings Smile to Tesco Finest
The first potatoes to be marketed under Tesco’s premium ‘Finest’ label start appearing in store this week.
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Potato waste opportunity
Potato waste could offer the industry a cheap, renewable source of food additives, chitin and lactic acid, according to a university scientist.