All Production & Trade articles – Page 1664
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Eurep Gap is non-competitive
Eurep Gap's Nigel Garbutt addressed Horticulture in Focus, in London.
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English to have their say
The department for environment, food & rural affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation process to allow those people in England to care about rural issues as well as stakeholders in the rural economy, to give their views on how the government's rural policies can better be delivered.
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New broom sweeps in at Zespri
Tim Goodacre has just taken the helm as ceo at NZ kiwifruit marketeer and announced a new supply and relationship management structure.
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SMEs' European opportunity
Small businesses have been urged to prepare for EU enlargement and take advantage of the biggest single market in the world by making the most of Government support networks such Business Link and Trade Partners UK.
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Getting Envirowise
Fresh produce processing companies can now maintain a competitive edge, by cutting down on environmental costs with the aid of a free practical guide.
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MBM doles out the chips
In support of National Chip Week, Cambridgeshire-based potato supplier MBM Produce Ltd treated its entire staff at its March, Chatteris, Shrewsbury, Littleport, Coventry and Darlington packing sites to free chips at varying times during the week.
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Rural businesses are changing
Speaking at a business-marketing seminar funded by the land-based industries training organisation Lantra this week, Tony Allen from the Kent & Medway Skills Council said that the uptake of IT and skills development courses provided by Lantra demonstrates the change in rural industries.
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Freshport at Amsterdam
A perishables handling centre opens this April at Schiphol Airport in Amsterdam.
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Panama raises melon stakes
Panama is fast becoming a force to be reckoned with in top-quality melon production thanks to an innovative government project and the commitment of a band of dedicated growers in the country's Azuero peninsula.
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Grape strength
The South African grape season is experiencing a better tail end of the season having recovered from a late start and problems clashing with an overhang of Brazilian fruit before Christmas.
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World apple warning
The stark message from the March issue of the World Apple Report is that the major apple producing countries do not appreciate the difficulty of the export challenges facing them and will need to bite the bullet and endure higher costs to overcome the trade problem.
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NZ horticulture diversifying
Preliminary figures from New Zealand's first agricultural census in eight years show the country's NZ$2billion (£637million) horticulture export industry is growing increasingly diverse as top fruit acreage declines and land given over to kiwifruit remains static.
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No way to treat a Lady
Pink Lady apple volumes from Washington will be well down on forecast after bad weather in the state.
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Vitacress invests
Vitacress Salads has invested more than £530,000 in the refurbishment and modification of recently acquired chilled facilities at Amesbury, close to its St Mary Bourne packhouse.
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Curry at the crossroads
The farming and food industry has reached a watershed in its history as it faces the enlargement of the Community, the radical proposals being negotiated in Brussels and pressures from the WTO, predicted Sir Don Curry speaking during this week's meeting.
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Another Fresh Link up
Five UK tomato producers have combined to market their fruit to Sainsbury's under the collective banner of Fresh Link Marketing Ltd.
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More funds for farm advice
The Farm Business Advisory Service will have its budget doubled to £5 million this year to help farmers diversify and improve their profitability, announced Margaret Beckett, Defra's secretary of state, at the NFU annual general meeting.
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EU admits mistake
The EU has made a mistake by being too defensive in its negotiations with the WTO, admits farm commissioner Franz Fischler, but he believes the political climate is changing.