All Production & Trade articles – Page 1643

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    Spanish support system

    2002-11-07T00:00:00Z

    CCS FloraHolland is a logistical service of FloraHolland that will be launched this month for Spanish growers wanting to sell their ornamental plants and flowers via FloraHolland as individual suppliers.

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    SkillCity includes horticulture

    2002-11-07T00:00:00Z

    Defra and Lantra are teaming up to promote horticulture and other land-based careers to 14-25 year olds at next week's SkillCity careers event.

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    Colombia edges in

    2002-11-07T00:00:00Z

    The Colombian flower industry is holding an exhibition in London to highlight its attributes.

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    H&F hails good citrus crop

    2002-11-07T00:00:00Z

    As the Dominican and Honduran grapefruit seasons draw to a close and Cuba winds down, Hart & Friedmann says the period has been good although volumes are down on last year.

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    Enza pays out

    2002-11-06T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand top-fruit exporter Enza has announced final 2002 payment to growers of an average NZ$24.00 (£7.39) per tray carton equivalent (TCE) on a low sales volume of 8million TCE.

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    Island Blue afloat

    2002-11-06T00:00:00Z

    New Zealand research establishment HortResearch has released a new commercial blueberry variety jointly with Blueberries New Zealand.

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    SA grape volumes swell

    2002-11-05T00:00:00Z

    The South African grape season is just starting with talk of volumes rising to as many as 13 million cartons.

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    Wight Salads announces new ceo

    2002-11-04T00:00:00Z

    Wight Salads Ltd announced today that David Lavelle has joined the Board as chief executive officer.

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    Magrabi deepens UK commitment

    2002-11-03T00:00:00Z

    Egyptian fresh-produce supplier Magrabi Agriculture is strengthening its commitment to the UK market having been certified compliant to BRC standard issue 3 this autumn.

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    NFU reacts to water moves

    2002-10-31T00:00:00Z

    The implementation of the Water Framework Directive must be based on sound scientific evidence and in a manner affordable to farmers and growers, says the NFU.

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    No justification for Horticultural Forum

    2002-10-31T00:00:00Z

    The National Farmers' Union feels investment in a new horticultural forum would be a waste of members' money.

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    Sprouts prepare to celebrate

    2002-10-31T00:00:00Z

    The British Sprout Growers Association is gearing up for the start of the first sprout festival next week and enjoying some of the best quality product of recent seasons.

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    Strawberry acreage down

    2002-10-29T00:00:00Z

    Area under strawberry production in Huelva, Spain is down this year.

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    Kiwifruit losses estimated

    2002-10-28T00:00:00Z

    Press reports in New Zealand estimate kiwifruit growers' losses in the eastern Bay of Plenty area at NZ$5million following the latest spring frosts.

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    Colourful Chase remembered

    2002-10-28T00:00:00Z

    The funeral of Kit Chase, former head of Walpole Fruit Packers and bodyguard to Ben Gurion, took place last week

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    Guernsey sets its sights high

    2002-10-25T00:00:00Z

    Guernsey growers told to look only at the top tier of the UK market.

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    Dutch make Conference call

    2002-10-24T00:00:00Z

    Dutch pear growers are being wooed by The Greenery to plant more Conference orchards because it is convinced the UK represents a growth market.

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    HortLINK hotseat

    2002-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Mary Bosley has been appointed chair of the Horticulture LINK (HortLINK) programme management committee, an advisory panel of industry and research experts.

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    First steps for hort forum

    2002-10-23T00:00:00Z

    Leading horticultural bodies have agreed on initial steps to set up the National Horticultural Forum (NHF), recommended in the Spedding review of horticultural research and development in March.

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    Farm profits on the rise

    2002-10-23T00:00:00Z

    A survey of UK farm incomes has shown there is a small increase in farm profits.