All Production & Trade articles – Page 1637

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    Hargreaves expands

    2001-12-05T00:00:00Z

    A leading light in UK production of plants for soft fruit is expanding its business into new facilities.

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    Organics: conflict brewing

    2001-12-05T00:00:00Z

    The organic and conventional produce sectors are on course for conflict and must decide how to interact in the future if they are to avoid it.

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    Higgins gets bigger

    2001-12-05T00:00:00Z

    Scotland's Higgins Group has become a force in seed potatoes as well as maincrop since 2000.

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    Berries branch out

    2001-12-05T00:00:00Z

    Choice and availability on the strawberry market is widening as new sources of supply come on stream.

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    Spanish citrus ban

    2001-12-05T00:00:00Z

    A ban on arrivals of Spanish citrus into the US is reapplied late on December4 following the discovery of suspected Mediterranean fruit-fly larvae in a consignment.

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    Greenery makes UK purchase

    2001-12-03T00:00:00Z

    The Netherlands' largest producer exporter has bought up a Kent-based distributor as part of its latest round of acquisitions.

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    Enza growers reap rewards

    2001-12-03T00:00:00Z

    NZ top fruit exporter Enza is set to pay growers one of the largest average returns per carton of recent seasons.

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    Defra delivers subsidised computer training

    2001-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Landmark Systems wins bid for government funding.Farmer set to benefit from courses to increase technology know-how.

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    New heathrow facility reduces cargo risk

    2001-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Benair's Heathrow Perishables Terminal proves a success at world's busiest airport.Rising levels of traffic at the Colnbrook facility west of London.

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    Farm incomes bottom out, but industry still in crisis, says NFU

    2001-12-03T00:00:00Z

    The National Farmers' Union has warned that farmers are still in dire financial trouble, despite official figures showing a rise in the UK's total income from farming.

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    Honduras looks to apples

    2001-12-02T00:00:00Z

    As the world-wide coffee market languishes in crisis, producers of the commodity in Honduras may soon be looking to apple production to lift them from the gloom.

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    NFU slams seed system

    2001-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Farmers' representatives clash with their counterparts in the seed-breeding industry over potato seed.

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    Homegrown talent

    2001-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Kenyan vegetable and flower producer-exporter Homegrown (Kenya) Ltd, achieves the highest level of certification following an audit by the Société Générale de Surveillance (SGS) on behalf of The British Retail Consortium (BRC) Standard.

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    Is top fruit going soft?

    2001-11-29T00:00:00Z

    The English apple industry is failing dismally to compete with the quality of foreign imports, says KG Fruits Nick Marston.

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    First course in finance

    2001-11-29T00:00:00Z

    The first Finance for Fruit Growers course, sponsored by the Worshipful Company of Fruiterers, is a success.

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    Berry planning plea

    2001-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Strawberry growers that fail to plan adequately for the season face a difficult future, said Berryworld's Adam Olins at the new developments in soft fruit conference this week.

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    Money for old plants

    2001-11-28T00:00:00Z

    A new recycling technique using cucumber plants could help cut waste for the UK's growers and see the material converted into chipboard.

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    BPC storage warning

    2001-11-28T00:00:00Z

    High autumn temperatures put the quality of stored potatoes in jeopardy.

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    Poor weather takes shine off UK onions

    2001-11-26T00:00:00Z

    UK onion supplies 15 per cent down on last year.Imports fears as crop quality slumps after wet and late spring damages crop.

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    Celeriac: getting ugly

    2001-11-22T00:00:00Z

    Arguably the UK's ugliest vegetable, celeriac will benefit from a major promotional boost organised by the country's largest producer.