All Production & Trade articles – Page 1581
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ArticleGas price fall to aid greenhouse growers
Good news for all glasshouse growers, as natural gas prices have fallen...
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ArticleWeeding out for organic producers
Organic farmers are being invited to take part in an innovative organic weed management project.
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Nickerson-Zwaan introduces new seeds
Seed breeder Nickerson-Zwaan has published its 2003-4 vegetable seed catalogue.
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ArticleHiggins pots another potato innovation
Higgins Group to move to "forefront of potato disease diagnostics in the UK".
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Intellident joins the Linpac Group
Combination promises to push forward RFID technology use in the UK retail sector.
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ArticlePotato production down by 13 per cent in 2003
British potato growers have suffered through the heatwave, as have their northern European counterparts.
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ArticleSpanish exporters suffer cold snap
Exporters of Spanish vegetables and salads have been experiencing problems with a cold and damp spell .
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EU could lift GM moratorium for sweetcorn
The EU is considering approval of a GM sweetcorn type bred by Syngenta.
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ArticlePackaging sector seeks better support
UK government policies towards manufacturing and retail power are the major concerns of the UK packaging manufacturing and machinery sectors, according to a recent survey.
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ArticleWight Salads announces new ceo
Wight Salads Limited has announced the appointment of Jack O'Brien as its new chief executive officer.
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ArticleGloucestershire leads way with buy local initiative
Gloucestershire campaign sets the standard for local food procurement.
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ArticleGovernment cracks down on winter lettuce
The government has today announced an enforcement programme to crack down on illegal pesticide residues in winter lettuce during the 2003-04 season.
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ArticleFresh produce to benefit from FSA report
The fruit and vegetable industry is well placed to benefit from further evidence that obesity is one of the major problems facing British society in the early 21st century.
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ArticleOrganics branded "a gigantic con"
Observer columnist concludes that the organic movement is largely conning a willing section of the British public with mythical claims.
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Illegal travellers cost farmers £100 million a year
Illegal travellers are costing the UK's farming community up to £100 million a year
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Lingarden takes Safeline with onions
Spalding producer Lingarden has installed a new Safeline signature detector, to perfect the difficult task of metal detection in its onion packhouse.
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Sort out your waste - now!
Farmers, horticulturalists, waste contractors and suppliers should start preparing now for new waste management controls for agriculture due in 2004.
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ArticleFairtrade to enter second decade in 2004
Fairtrade Fortnight in 2004 (March 1-14) ñ will mark the 10th birthday of the FAIRTRADE brand.
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ArticleEnza returns to growers fall year-on-year
New Zealand top-fruit exporter Enza has announced it will make a final 2003 season payment, totalling NZ $172 million, to all its growers.
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ArticleMorePeople expands recruitment network
MorePeople has announced the acquisition of The Peepul Bureau, an established horticultural recruitment specialist...