All Production & Trade articles – Page 1470
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ArticleVeggies head ethical stakes
A vegetarian diet is the only high ethical food ground - and reducing our dependency on meat is vital in tackling a potential global food shortage, said Lord Haskins during the seventh annual City Food Lecture.
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Irish 'shroom firm lands RSA deal
A small Irish firm has clinched a deal that could see it supplying a third of South Africa’s lucrative mushroom market over the next two years.
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ArticleTotal Produce fends off bullying allegations
Total Produce has hit back against allegations of bullying and extortion made by one of its potato suppliers.
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ArticleKenyan supplies threatened
Political and social unrest in Kenya has spread to fresh-produce growing areas threatening the harvest and supplies to the UK and European market.
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ArticleKenya: violence affects passionfruit growers
Farmers in the Uasin Gishu District are making losses as post-election violence continues to paralyse agriculture in the area.
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ArticleVale's Fresh extends its range
A new range of par-cooked potatoes has been launched into the foodservice industry by prepared potato specialist Vale’s Fresh.
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ArticleBranston gains green accreditation
UK potato supplier Branston Ltd has achieved accreditation for its standards of environmental best practice.
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ArticleIrish leader attacks multiple predators
The “predatory pricing” of multiples poses as big a threat to horticulture as climate change, according to the leader of Ireland’s main farming organisation.
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AgriWorld Exchange gains US citrus packer
A live online agri-trading marketplace set up last year has recruited a US citrus player.
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ArticleNew herbicide replacement in development
A new application system to replace the herbicide Dosaffo (metoxuron) is being developed by companies Micron Sprayers and Garford Farm Machinery.
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ArticleEgyptian supplier makes spud investment
The Egyptian Producers Consortium (EPC) has invested in a state-of-the-art packhouse in the Monofin area, ready in time for the new season.
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ArticleFreshgro sends carrots home
Nottinghamshire-based carrot co-operative Freshgro has turned its attention to markets outside the UK and extended sales of Chantenay carrots to Europe.
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ArticleSouth African growers in the dark
An energy shortage in South Africa is seriously hampering fruit growers who are in the process of harvesting and packing their fruit.
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ArticleStrong close of year for Chiquita
Fourth-quarter 2007 net sales rose by around six per cent year over year, said global banana giant Chiquita in its preliminary results, with full year net sales rising by four per cent to $4.7 billion (£2.37bn) compared to 2006.
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Articlefreshinfo discount for new potato pest book
A colour handbook on pests and diseases faced by the sector is to be launched in May - and freshinfo readers can claim 20 per cent off.
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ArticleHDC promotes seasonal produce
The Horticultural Development Council (HDC) has had a very positive response to its ‘I’m in season’ campaign, which aims to promote UK produce in season.
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ArticleRhubarb rained off
Torrential rain earlier this week is causing further disruption to the forced rhubarb season in Yorkshire.
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ArticleLate start for Argentine pears
A strike by farm workers in Argentina has delayed the start of the Williams pear export season.
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Exosect joins ranks of IBMA
Exosect, a leading provider of intelligent pest management solutions, has joined the International Biocontrol Manufacturers Association (IBMA) Straight Chain Lepidopteran Pheromones (SCLP) Registration Task Force.
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Zero-residue apples a possibility
A six-year Horticultural Development Council (HDC) and Defra-funded project has shown that producing zero-residue apples that satisfy supermarket demands without compromising quality is achievable.