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ArticleArava to cut pesticide use on herbs
Israeli exporter Arava’s contracted herb growers are taking steps to stop the use of pesticides on undercover herb crops.
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Syngenta gains new approval
A new approval for Syngenta’s Nemathorin gives potato growers the chance to reduce the costly tuber damaging effects of spraing caused by the tobacco rattle virus.
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ArticleRibena opening for blueberries
GlaxoSmithKline is poised to launch a blueberry version of its popular Ribena soft drink this summer, which would create another significant outlet for the fast-growing fruit.
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ArticleBeacon brings in Lloyd
Fresh and exotic produce specialist Beacon Foods has appointed a new director.
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ArticleDaily Mail "shock" findings slammed
Prepared salad producers have hit back at the Daily Mail for peddling the “same old tired, inaccurate and incorrect information” about its products.
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ArticleStrong shallot performance
The shallot industry reported strong sales in the run-up to the Christmas with penetration up to 12.9 per cent - a 21.6 per cent rise on last year.
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ArticleParripak ups exotic offer
Vegetable processor Parripak Foods is offering a new range of exotic mushrooms.
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ArticleNZ hort outlook "tough"
The outlook for New Zealand horticulture in 2006 is bleak with kiwifruit one of the few products bucking the trend.
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ArticleChantenay - a taste of the past
Notts growers have launched a website to help promote the Chantenay carrot with the strapline ‘the way carrots used to taste’.
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Bureaucratic nightmare for organics
Organic imports are being held up at UK ports by a “bureaucratic nightmare”, according to one importer.
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ArticleSainsbury's puts UK avos on trial
Sainsbury’s is claiming to be the first to attempt commercial production of avocados in the UK.
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ArticleSupply chain suffers chill
Cold weather off and on over the last two weeks has been playing havoc with fresh produce supplies and there is no sign of any let up.
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Threat to independents and wholesalers growing
Leaked preliminary findings of a report due for publication in February warn that independent retailers will be almost non-existent by 2015.
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New md for Greenery UK
Martin Brown has been appointed as the new managing director of Greenery UK.
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ArticleIsrael exports 10-month boom
The value of Israel's export of fresh produce for the first 10 months of 2005 rose by 18 per cent.
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African promise on show in Berlin
A Netherlands Government economic development agency will present 20 promising African and Middle Eastern producers at Fruit Logistica this February in the hope of helping them secure European markets.
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ArticleIs British farmer a sacrificial lamb?
NFU president Tim Bennett will ask whether the government is using British farmers as sacrificial lambs during the opening speech of The Oxford Farming Conference today.
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ArticleVietnamese exports rise 31.3 per cent
Vietnam’s fruit and vegetable export turnover has reached US$235 million in 2005, up 31.3 per cent on last year.
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Conference to hear first-hand WTO response
NFU president Tim Bennett will provide the 60th Oxford Farming Conference with a first-hand account of World Trade Organisation talks from Hong Kong.
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ArticleCapespan joins recycling revolution
Capespan, is joining the environmental revolution with a new recycling solution for its base in Sheerness.