All Production & Trade articles – Page 1646
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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...
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ArticleEarly sprout finish mooted
Huge efforts and increased production costs are keeping supermarket orders for Brussels sprouts fulfilled, but the campaign may come to an early close.
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ArticleSomerfield signals support for English Braeburn
Somerfield is stocking UK-grown Braeburn for the first time this season.
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ArticleAvicorn to open up down under
Importer-exporter Avicorn is opening an office in Australia in December.
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ArticleSpanish citrus climb
A national forecast from Spain estimates the country's citrus exports are likely to climb this season on last year's record levels.
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Brittany back on song
Breton growers report key brassica lines are back on track after the prolonged dry spell.
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Prison Service to tender for fresh produce supplier
The Prison Service in England and Wales is about to tender its requirement for fruit and vegetables
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ArticleGold moratorium extended
NZ kiwifruit supplier Zespri has decided to extend its limitation on plantings of its premium variety.
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ArticleRate issues dog grapes
Currency factors are likely to colour the upcoming southern hemisphere grape season for senders not just from South Africa but Chile as well.
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ArticleOcean Spray confident in cranberries
Ocean Spray enters peak fresh cranberry period with confidence in UK
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ArticleUS pear crop shapes up
A large harvest of pears in the northwest of the US has producers in good heart.
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ArticleAvo availability tight
Hass avocado supplies have been running tight in the UK leaving importers eagerly awaiting the start of the Spanish season as Mexico contends with quality problems.
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ArticleHorticulture water threat
Problems could be in store next spring for UK growers if a lack of rainfall persists.
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ArticleHargreaves appoints new plant scientist
Wai-Lon Pang, a recently qualified MSc at Reading University, has been recruited by Hargreaves Plants to further develop the company's ability to identify improved new varieties of soft fruits.