All Production & Trade articles – Page 1537
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ArticleOrganics lose ground in online debate
Waitrose's organic podcast puts the Soil Association on the spot with the National Farmers Union.
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ArticleChilean season closes
Although Chilean fruit volumes increased year on year in the 2005-06 season just ended, this past campaign has taught growers and exporters that quality must improve.
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Baby Ava makes firm retail strides
New miniature strawberry variety Baby Ava is gaining increasing market exposure following a successful start in Tesco stores over the last 10 days.
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ArticleWillowbrook spies spuds
Ulster-based salad and vegetable supplier Willowbrook foods is expanding into the potato-processing sector following a £400,000 investment.
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Produce companies face mounting debts
Nearly half of fresh produce companies are facing mounting debts - and are oblivious to warning signs, according to an analysis by industry specialists Plimsoll Publishing.
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CMi branching out into plant propagation
CMi has been awarded UKAS accreditation for the Assured Plant Propagation Scheme.
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ArticleHerbert helps out Morrisons
Herbert Industrial has solved a dilemma for leek supplier Simms and Woods, installing special labelling equipment to produce a specific font required by its customer, Morrisons, within 24 hours.
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ArticleIsraeli date yields blossom
Israeli growers started the date harvest this week forecasting a crop of some 22,000 tonnes.
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ArticleMarshalls makes its point with cabbage
Five years of trials in Lincolnshire by Marshalls of Butterwick have allowed a British-grown red pointed cabbage to be offered to supermarkets.
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ArticleFirst grapefruit from Proagro
The first grapefruit of the season from Mexican fruit exporter Proagro has left the country by reefer, destined for the UK and continental Europe.
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ArticleAussie exports hindered by quarantine protocols
It has never been more difficult for Australian exporters to send their fresh produce overseas, according to the country’s Horticultural Exporters Association.
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Golden Apple for teachers
South African Goldens are launching Golden Apple Awards for top teachers as part of its first UK consumer campaign.
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ArticlePassionfruit supply pressure
Cool temperatures in major supply sources are threatening availability of passionfruit for the UK market.
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ArticleZespri fortunes change
New Zealand kiwifruit marketer Zespri International is forecasting increased returns across all three product lines as conditions this season combine to produce improved fortunes.
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SOLA for Oberon
A new treatment against spider mite and whitefly in pepper and cayenne pepper crops has been approved by the Pesticides Safety Directorate (PSD).
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ArticleHDC publishes top-fruit training guides
Horticultural Development Council (HDC) has launched two new DVDs and an accompanying handbook aimed at assisting the tree-fruit sector with this season’s harvest.
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ArticleTractor scheme faces crossroads
National Farmers Union board of horticulture chairman Richard Hirst has said that the Red Tractor scheme is “at a crossroads” and is calling on growers to make a contribution to the promotion of their products.
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ArticleMinisterial support for Juicy Science
Shadow minister for health and children, Tim Loughton, has expressed his support for Sundowner® apples’ Juicy Science campaign, which aims to encourage an interest in science and healthy eating for children of primary school age.
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ArticleTorrance enjoys golf and top-fruit mix
Unlike sport and politics, the worlds of fresh produce and sport definitely do mix, if last weekend is anything to go by.
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Plant health controls still falling short
An evaluation of the systems for plant health import controls in the UK by the European Commission’s Food and Veterinary Office has uncovered major deficiencies in the implementation of the EU plant health directive in England and Wales.