All Production & Trade articles – Page 1512
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ArticleTraidcraft explores importing
Social enterprise Traidcraft is organising a seminar exploring purchasing practices in the Fresh Produce sector and its impact overseas. The event will be run in conjunction with the Fresh Produce Consortium.
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ArticleBranston to sponsor British potato expo
Branston has announced that it is to be the main sponsor of British Potato 2007.
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Energy White Paper boosts rewards for bio-fuels
The Energy White Paper published last week proposes providing better rewards for energy crops and new technologies like anaerobic digestion, which could mean diversification opportunities for UK growers.
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ArticleCollett signs up for Exosex system
Norman Collett is using Exosect’s Exosex CM auto-confusion system for codling moth for its trials on disease-resistant organic apples.
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Hampton Court has something for everyone
Key themes at this year’s Hampton Court Flower Show include getting kids interested in all things horticultural, ‘growing your own’ and ‘tasting your own’ fruit and veg, as well as sustainable gardening.
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Profit warning from Fyffes
Fyffes the Irish fruit distributor, has issued a profit warning.It has revised its adjusted operating profit target for 2007 down to about €15 million from €20 million.
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Murcia counts the cost
Growers, insurers and the regional authorities have valued total losses following strong winds, rain and hail in the region in March.
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ArticleBing to hit UK retail scene
The first arrivals of California Bing cherries are due to hit UK supermarket shelves early this week.
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ArticleCanary crop on song
The Canary Islands tomato season has closed slightly earlier than last season with a six per cent decline in volume, but better values than last year.
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M&S kicks off local tour in Ulster
Marks & Spencer is taking its Plan A project to increase organic and local sourcing round to several major farm shows this year.
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FSA warns of possible basil contamination
The Food Standards Agency (FSA) is advising people who may have bought certain batches of fresh packets of basil from Asda, Sainsbury's and Somerfield stores not to eat them due to possible salmonella contamination, which can cause diarrhoea and sickness.
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ArticleCopper free solution for organic spud growers
A Scottish self-described ‘potato enthusiast’ is promoting a little-known Hungarian spud as a solution for organic growers worried about the toxicity of copper.
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ArticleVegetable prices in a stew
Vegetable prices are finally showing an inflationary trend due to a variety of market factors, but the effects are not filtering back down the supply chain.
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ArticleChocolate mint diversifies Israeli range
Israel’s Hishtil Nursery has added chocolate mint to its fresh herb line-up.
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ArticleGras trials to change sector shape
Trials which one day could alter the scale and shape of the English asparagus season have begun with the first steps taken by Hargreaves Plants.
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Steward protection for UK cherries
UK cherry growers have been handed a boost with the news that Steward has received specific off-label approval for control of the light brown apple moth.
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Mexican grapes set to bounce back
Mexican grape production is bouncing back this year after poor weather conditions in 2006, with increased volumes and quality.
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NFU and HTA attack AWB
The NFU has branded the latest agricultural wage agreements as being ‘out of step with reality.’
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Jamaican banana firm beset by profit fall
Banana exporter Jamaica Producers’ net profit fell dramatically for the first quarter of 2007, and the situation for the rest of the year is set to be equally tough.
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Coup for Sainsbury's spud growers
Sainsbury’s has announced that its entire own-branded crisp range will be made from British potatoes.