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NFU speaks out against Darling CAP proposals
UK growers and farmers representatives have spoken out against chancellor Alistair Darling’s call for an end to direct payments to farmers to help address food inflation.
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ArticleGood Natured Fruit gets double honour
An innovative range of strawberries and raspberries grown without the use of pesticides by Scottish grower Angus Soft Fruits scooped both the Supreme Award and the Retail - Fruit or Vegetable Category Award at the Scotland Food & Drink Awards in Edinburgh.
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ArticleUK horticulture leading on climate change
A survey by Farming Futures has found that growers in the UK horticulture sector are more likely than any other farming sector to be taking action to adapt to climate change.
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ArticleAlan Firmin Ltd grabs Tesco top spot
English fruit grower Alan Firmin Ltd has scooped top prize as the overall best of Tesco’s apple and pear growers, at the retailer’s prestigious UK top-fruit producer awards and conference held in Kent this week.
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ArticleTrade blasts Ramsay's ban call
The fresh produce trade has slammed chef Gordon Ramsay’s call for a ban on counter-season produce sold in UK restaurants as “preposterous”.
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BFF to focus on public procurement
Now in its seventh year, British Food Fortnight (BFF) will run from September 20 to October 5 this year and is set to focus, for the first time, on public procurement.
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ArticleProduce industry 'in limbo' over organics
The fresh produce industry is “in limbo” between conventional and organic products, with most unsure if organic production is an opportunity to be grasped, a passing fad or a threat to the long-term sustainability of the conventional offer, it was revealed at the Re:fresh conference last week.
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Belize citrus costs spiral
The spiralling cost of inputs is likely to lead to contraction in the Belize citrus industry, its leaders are warning.
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Reversal of fortunes for Irish soft fruit
The Irish strawberry industry - once the Cinderella of the country’s horticulture sector, serving mainly processors - has been transformed into a success story, a national soft-fruit conference in Enniscorthy, County Wexford, was told this week.
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ArticleRubens gears up for mainstream
European trademarked apple variety Rubens is on an expansion course in the UK for next season, and is on the path towards becoming a mainstream variety.
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ArticleLincolnshire heading for royal show
Select Lincolnshire and Tastes of Lincolnshire will once again be present at the Royal Agricultural Show, in July, at the Love Food, Love Lincolnshire pavilion.
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ArticleCalifornia beats the freeze
California stonefruit has already begun arriving in the UK, despite a late spring chill just two weeks ago.
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ArticleJazz volumes to soar
Volumes of Jazz apples grown in the UK are set to rocket over the next few seasons, with the 2008-09 campaign expected to yield 1,800 tonnes, up from 600t last year.
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ArticleParkfresh scoops Regional Foodservice Supplier award
Parkfresh plc has won the JP Fresh sponsored Regional Foodservice Supplier of the Year award at the Re:fresh awards this week.
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ArticleMixed fortunes for Israeli exotics
The first arrivals of Israeli mangoes are expected to hit UK shores at the end of July.
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Fresh To Go undergoes rebrand
South African processed and fresh-cut fruit business Fresh To Go - Fresh Cut (Pty) Ltd has recently rebranded and repositioned itself.
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ArticleFresh Direct wins National Foodservice Supplier of the Year
Fresh Direct has beaten off competitors Reynolds Catering Supplies and Pauleys to win Re:fresh’s National Foodservice Supplier of the Year, as sponsored by JP Fresh.
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ArticleCapespan lands importer trophy
Leading supplier of fresh produce Capespan scooped the Importer of the Year award at the Re:fresh awards at the London Marriott, on Thursday.
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ArticleRamsay calls for out-of-season veg fine
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay has turned his nose up at out-of-season vegetables, by proposing that restaurants which serve them should be fined.
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Family business receives wholesale plaudits
Family business D&F McCarthy Ltd was named the Wholesaler of the Year at the Re:fresh awards, held at the London Marriott, on Thursday.