Potato news archive – Page 125
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ArticleEfficiency through machines
In this week’s focus on machinery we look at, among others, an Italian company bringing innovation to packaging, the efficiencies a potato supplier has gained through automation and a sticky solution to packaging problems
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ArticleNew Flandria specifications to take effect
New basic specifications for Flandria producers are ready and will come into effect on January 1, 2005.
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ArticleApples key to cancer prevention breakthrough
Scientists have made a potentially significant breakthrough in the search for cancer prevention techniques, with the help of apples.
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ArticleRing rot in Lincolnshire
A further finding of potato ring rot has been confirmed at a farm in Lincolnshire.
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ArticleAgrexco on top form
As reported in last week’s Journal, Agrexco’s UK office has just completed its most successful year ever, increasing turnover by 25 per cent to £97 million. Tommy Leighton visited Carmel House and the port of Marseille to find out some of the reasons behind a rare success story in a tough 2004 marketplace, and look forward to more of the same in the next 12 months.
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ArticleFag packet design success
A pumpkin supplier turned amateur engineer to create a custom built harvesting machine - with successful results.Asda supplier Lincolnshire Field Products, along with Wisbech-based grower Kevley, turned to automation after seeing demand for pumpkins shoot up.
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ArticleAgrexco turnover soars in UK
Agrexco, the largest exporter of fruit, vegetables and flowers from Israel, has registered a 25 per cent increase in its UK turnover in the last 12 months.
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Volcano dust creates giant veg
Crushed volcanic rock is being held up as the key to growing giant sized organic fruit and vegetables.
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ArticleNo substitute like a robot
Time is money, everybody needs to reduce costs, and automation is one obvious way to claw back cash being leaked in other areas of the business.
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Potato review must be far-sighted
The British Potato Council (BPC) should use its latest review, to be announced shortly by Defra, as an opportunity to discuss its future strategy with growers and other levy-funded organisations, according to the National Farmers Union.
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Airknives hope to carve up potato drying
Air Control Industries (ACI) has come up with a novel method for drying potatoes after washing: Airknives.
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ArticleSainsbury's potato tour success
A promotional tour to support locally grown potatoes has been declared a great success.
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ArticleNFU calls for slimmed down BPC
The British Potato Council (BPC) should use its latest review wisely according to the National Farmers Union.
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ArticleHiggins Group eyes Chinese opportunities
A leading UK based potato supplier is looking to the east for increased opportunity.
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ArticleAnya and Juliette on promotional tour
Sainsbury’s, in conjunction with one of its key potato suppliers MBM Produce Ltd, will be holding a two-week in-store promotional tour to herald the start of the new season of its exclusive potato varieties Anya and Juliette.
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ArticlePotato lifting delayed by downpour
Early potato liftings have been disrupted by the dreadful weather of the last fortnight, said the British Potato Council.
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Kiwis set to fly into Sainsbury’s
If you happen to know a New Zealander living in this country, the theory is that he or she will soon be off to their local
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ArticlePorts look for security
The UK ports industry is the largest in Europe in terms of total tonnage handled. Emma Hatfield looks at how the sector measures up when dealing with new legislation for security and the difficulties currently being encountered in enlarging container port capacity.
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ArticleNetafim taps spuds
While irrigation is a vital fact of life for producers in arid climates, for those in cooler and more temperate regions, like Northern Europe and the UK, it is rapidly becoming something they should all consider, particularly when it comes to potato production, a leading irrigation specialist tells Aaron Priel.
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ArticleFurther testing for ring rot
Defra bosses are continuing to monitor the situation following July's outbreak of ring rot.