All Production & Trade articles – Page 1430
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ArticleHayes throws weight behind UK industry
John Hayes MP, conservative member for South Holland and the Deepings, described his Lincolnshire constituency as the “food basket of Britain".
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Nuffield scholar takes world tour
English growers have been left with the image of a highly competitive international industry in which new growing techniques and varieties are still exploding onto the scene in the race to at least hold market share.
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Partnerships key to top-fruit success
The work of the Quality Fruit Group (QFG), which operates under the aegis of English Apples and Pears (EAP), is key to establishing good relationships between buyers and sellers working in partnership, according to Ben Gill, EAP chairman.
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Bardsley claims top award
Family-run grower-packer Bardsley & Sons, which farms at Staplehurst, Kent, scooped Tesco's top English apple award at the retailer’s annual apple conference held two weeks ago, fending off stiff competition from Man of Ross and A Scripps Ltd.
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NFU voices labour pains
The NFU is writing to Lord Rooker expressing concern that there is critical lack of availability of labour in horticulture in 2007.
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Tesco pats growers on back
As the English apple season draws to a close, Tesco has congratulated its growers on an excellent job, with improvements in quality helping reduce reliance on imports.
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Richard Hirst - Chairman NFU Board for Horticulture
“I have become very concerned that the continuing negative reporting of Levy Board UK will start to have an impact on horticulture’s influence on the process.”
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Defra announces interim leader for Levy Board UK
An interim chair for Levy Board UK has been announced by Defra following the resignation of John Hall at the end of last month.
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ArticleHirst snub for Soil Association tactics
In a reaction to what he termed the Soil Association’s constant ‘knocking of traditional farming’, Richard Hirst, chairman of the NFU Board for Horticulture, has changed the organic certification on his farm to a new body.
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ArticleSyngenta launches farm sprayer nozzle
Syngenta has launched what is claims is the UK’s first farm sprayer nozzle designed specifically to optimise droplet penetration in dense vegetable crops.
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ArticleWaitrose builds on responsible sourcing
Waitrose is to raise the bar in ethical trading by giving its suppliers practical advice to support improved labour standards across the world.
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ArticleKiwi top fruit in balance
The top-fruit harvest is closing in New Zealand with growers claiming they have the best fruit in years, strong early prices in the UK market and a resolution to the shipping issues that dogged the early weeks of the season.
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ArticleBlight fight gets online boost
Two powerful online blight decision tools combined last week to give potato growers free access to both weather-based warnings and actual local outbreaks as they happen.
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Potato season drying up
The recent dry weather may be about to play havoc with the new potato season, according to industry forecasters.
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UK a hit for Israel
Israeli exporting giant Agrexco has enjoyed one of its strongest seasons for potato exports to the UK.
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Well Pict covered with Ivy
Well Pict County Local (WPCL) has acquired Ivy House Farm at Graftygreen, Kent, to ensure supplies of local apples to Asda.
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ArticleHirst switches organic body
Richard Hirst has switched organic bodies in irritation at the Soil Association
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Polish crops suffer frost
Low temperatures at the end of April followed by a sustained frost on the night of May 2-3 have severely damaged a whole range of fruit crops in Poland.
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Fertiliser supply chain security under microscope
Fertiliser security is in the spotlight following last week's terror convictions.
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ArticleCornish spuds in at Asda
Local new potatoes were well received by shoppers at Asda in Cornwall when they appeared on the shelves last week.