All Production & Trade articles – Page 1551
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ArticleRed Tractor revs up for the Royal
The new Red Tractor consumer campaign will be launched at the Royal Show next weekend under the banner: "See the Red Tractor, and know what you're eating."
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Apricots drive Armenian production
Armenia’s fruit crop will be significantly bigger this year, due to unusually favorable weather conditions, according to the country’s agriculture ministry.
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Isolated blight outbreaks on the increase
A swing towards warmer, humid weather has increased the risk of potato blight infection in some regions, according to the British Potato Council (BPC). Several new outbreaks across Great Britain have been reported since June 13.
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Growers affected by tyre fire
Fruit growers in the Northamptonshire area are being advised to wash or destroy smoke-affected produce following a major fire.
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Thai troops to guard growers
Thai Troops could be asked to provide security to fruit growers in the three southernmost provinces of Thailand during the harvest season for longong.
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ArticleWTO ruling clears way for Kiwis
New Zealand top-fruit growers believe a decision by the World Trade Organisation, (WTO) to grant US apples access to the Japanese market strengthens their own case for opening up the Australian market to NZ apples and pears.
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ArticlePesticide use gains praise
The UK’s professional use of pesticides in crop production has been praised by an independent study.
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ArticleEurope gets stone-fruit revision
European stone-fruit forecaster Europech' has released updated forecasts for stone-fruit crops that reveal some significant changes.
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ArticleScots launch branded berry
Angus Soft Fruits has brought a group of Scottish family-run fruit growers together to launch the first branded strawberry.
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ArticleMBM's brand for potato lovers
Potato supplier MBM Produce has launched a new Potato Lovers brand.
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FoE comes down hard on Tesco
Environmental pressure group Friends of the Earth is launching a scathing attack on UK supermarkets today targeting Tesco in particular with its pamphlet The Tesco Takeover.
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Good vibrations at national roadshow
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and manufacturers' organisation EEF - will jointly be running a series of noise and vibration roadshows across the UK in September and October 2005.
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Healthy cherry promotion
Promoters of cherries from the US north-west are focusing on the health benefits of the fruit in their promotions in the UK this year when the season gets underway - slightly later than usual at the beginning of July.
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New asparagus offer from Hargreaves
A plant breeder is claiming to have made great strides in its work to produce new asparagus varieties.
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ArticleBPC takes potato debate to parliament
Protestors have asked for the term Couch Potato to be removed from the Oxford English Dictionary because of its derogatory connotations for the humble, yet immensely popular spud.
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ArticleNationwide heads to Italy
Nationwide extended its reach to Southern Europe when Nationwide Italia was established on June 1 with Francesco Dipaola at the helm.
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ArticlePicota promotional push
Picota cherry producers have confirmed they are expecting an improved crop this season, with volumes expected to reach 4,500 tonnes.
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Tru-Cape strikes deal with Chinese
South Africa’s largest fruit-marketing company, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, has struck a deal with Chinese government agencies to produce a range of varieties of apples and pears in the Western Cape.
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ArticleMixed banana fortunes
UK banana prices shift slightly, but there are still worries ahead in the world banana market.