All Production & Trade articles – Page 1420
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Agrovista offers ecorider ATV
Agrovista, which will make its debut at this year’s Fruit Focus at East Malling, will be offering visitors to its stand the chance to win an ecorider ATV.
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'Home Grown' encourages buying British plants
An innovative approach to promoting home grown plants received a great deal of interest at last week’s Woking Nursery Exhbition.
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ArticleKendall unimpressed by lack of local strawberries
NFU president Peter Kendall was not amused when he went to buy some home grown strawberries in his local town of Biggleswade last week.
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ArticleFrost fear for Hass
The Chilean Hass Avocado Association is looking into the effects on crops of freezing conditions that have swept southern South America.
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ArticleKenya comes out fighting for 'fair miles'
Kenya is hitting back against the eco-warriors once again, with their government suggesting that carbon miles are ‘gimmicks’ designed to block competition.
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Whole group plan for Bomfords
Deloitte Birmingham, the administrator called into the Bomfords Group, is still working to sell the group as a whole.
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Paraquat to be banned
Paraquat is to be banned throughout the EU, after a European Union court last week accepted the view that it does not meet EU health standards.
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ArticleGrapes struggle in two tiers
A two-tier grape market is rapidly developing as importers scramble to find fruit in the right specification for supermarket orders as several sources struggle with sizing and sugar levels, leading the wholesale markets to become awash with poor quality supplies.
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ArticleOrganics up in the air
The Soil Association has been applauded for pulling together key players this week to debate a potential ban on airfreighted organic imports into the UK - but the industry is still none the wiser as to what the future holds.
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Brussels and Defra focus on RPA
Now that political agreement has been reached on the reform of the fruit and vegetable regime, Brussels and Defra are turning their attention to the implementing regulations which will be crucial in how the RPA implements the decisions reached by Ministers.
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Syngenta beefs up Amistar
Syngenta has beefed up its fungicide, Amistar, promising enhanced protection for brassica growers.
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ArticleUSDA sticks to lycopene line
The US Food and Drug Administration has given further data on its study showing no positive correlation between eating lycopene and cancer prevention.
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Pakistan to implement taskforce
Pakistan’s government is to establish a taskforce on horticulture to boost the country’s international export share from the current value of $130 million (£64m) to $1 billion by 2012.
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ArticleUK berries weather storms
Erratic weather in the first two weeks of July following torrential rain in June has continued to take its toll on both supply and demand for UK soft fruit.
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Water way to transport deliveries
Sainsbury's is trialling transportation of its deliveries from suppliers by water.
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California throws weight behind safety drive
Californian growers and packers are to begin implementing new safety standards approved by the state Department of Agriculture on July 23, in response to last year’s e.coli outbreak in Salinas Valley-grown spinach.
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Richard Hirst - Chairman NFU Board for Horticulture
“There needs to be some adjustment in pricing, shared throughout the supply chain.”
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FTA warns lorry drivers
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has warned lorry operators to ensure that vehicles presented for the annual HGV test are fitted with sideguards.
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Gwyther attacks wages board
HTA director general David Gwyther has launched a furious attack on the Agriculture Wages Board after the AWB ratified much-criticised proposals for a new wages order.
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ArticleAgrexco exports get a boost
Israel’s primary fresh produce exporter, Agrexco, plans to export 10 per cent more fresh produce in the upcoming season.