All Production & Trade articles – Page 1438
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ArticleMore setbacks for Jersey Royals
Plantings of Jersey Royals continued to be disrupted this week, with bouts of heavy rain hindering progress.
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ArticleNew tractor rolled out
Valpadana has introduced an updated version of its hydrostatic drive compact tractor.
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RPA fingered in apple import controversy
A UK apple firm has revealed off the record to FPJ that the Rural Payments Agency (RPA) is trying to strip it of £5,000 for failing to import enough non-EU grown apples.
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ArticleNew glasshouse for M&S supplier
Flavourfresh Salads has opened a new one hectare glasshouse in Lancashire.
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Aspire take-up will be strong in UK
Hargeaves Plants, which represents the intellectual property rights for AspireUK, the New Zealand root analysis validated for the UK at last week’s Asparagus Growers' Association workshop, is expecting a "strong response” from the domestic industry.
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€113,000 for ‘exploited’ mushroom pickers
Eight mushroom pickers from eastern Europe, who worked long hours on a farm in the Irish midlands for less than half the statutory minimum wage, have been awarded a total of over €113,000 in a back pay settlement.
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ArticlePlan holds hope for SA trade
South Africa’s fresh produce industry could enjoy a substantial boost thanks to the release of Fruit South Africa’s Fruit Industry Plan (FIP).
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ArticleCovent Garden pushes for 'regional hub' model
New Covent Garden Market is working in partnership with the South East England Development Agency to develop a more regionally-based business model
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Spalding labour provider has licence revoked
Lincolnshire-based labour provider AAA Personnel Ltd has become the first company in the region to have its licence revoked by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA).
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ArticleCambridge Glasshouse appoints Venlo expert Lowthorpe
The Cambridge Glasshouse Company has appointed Dave Lowthorpe as its new Venlo Glasshouse Product Specialist.
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Royal van Namen takes over DTC
With effect from April 2, Dutch produce importer-exporter DTC Fruit and Vegetables was incorporated into Royal van Namen.
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ArticleFirst Israeli melons enter UK market
The first shipments of Israel’s new season melon crop are now hitting UK shores, according to Amos Orr, general manager of Agrexco UK.
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JP Group expansion targets UK market demands
In a bid to turn its bananas from a commodity into a premium product, Jamaica Producers (JP) is gearing up to expand its operations regionally and seek international recognition for its holistic labour practices.
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Del Monte caught in severance pay row
Del Monte Fresh Produce Hawaii has been ordered to pay workers who were laid off last year additional severance and medical benefits.
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First Vitacress lecture outlines chalk river issues
Helen Phillips, chief executive of environmental agency Natural England, spoke at the Inaugural Vitacress Conservation Trust Annual Environment Lecture on March 27.
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Colombian banana complaint
Colombia added its voice of dissent to Ecuador’s by filing a complaint with the World Trade Organisation.
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Italian apples now squeaky clean
One of the largest apple-growing co-operatives in Italy has installed a new purpose-built automated washing plant with the help of Danish washing technology firm Brüel International.
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Florida recovery confirmed
The Florida grapefruit crop estimate has been revised, as growers and exporters enjoy a rebound after two hurricane-struck years.
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Pyrastrobin and boscalid evaluated
Results of trial work in fruit and vegetables show that in addition to the disease control of bacteria and virus infection by the two fungicides involved - pyrastrobin and boscalid - they can also play an equally key role in boosting a crop’s own defence mechanisms.
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WEEE deadline not yet up
The deadline has been extended for HTA members who have not yet acted upon the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) regulations that came into force on January 2 2007.