All articles by Thomas Hobbs – Page 13
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Univeg signs deal for new cherry/plum hybrid
Univeg Katopé UK Ltd has announced that it has signed an exclusive marketing license with the Associated International Group of Nurseries (AIGN) giving Univeg marketing rights for the cherry/plum hybrid known as Nadia in the EU and Turkey.
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Budget 2013 welcomed by rural businesses
Chancellor George Osborne's plans for employers’ National Insurance (NI) to be reduced by an equivalent of £2,000 per employee from April 2014 have been welcomed by the horticultural industry.
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EC expects neonicotinoid suspension by July
The proposed suspension of three neonicotinoids is expected to come to fruition by July, according to the European Commision, despite environmental ministers failing to reach a majority vote on the insecticides’ future last week.
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Organic sales fall with production set to decline
The Soil Association this week revealed that the UK organics market suffered a 1.5 per cent sales decline in 2012.
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HPA identifies bagged spinach sickness link
The bagged salad industry is reeling after the Health Protection Agency this week linked 300 cases of consumer illness to cryptosporidium in spinach.
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South Africa reacts to EU citrus concerns
The South African citrus sector has reacted strongly to this week's Copa-Cogeca statement, which urged the EU Commission to put in place safety measures to protect against contaminated imports of citrus fruit coming in from South Africa.
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Tesco suspends Soil & Seed venture
Tesco has suspended its organic box service Soil & Seed despite describing the service as producing “a well-received 12-week trial”.
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Soft-fruit grower praises sustainable innovation
An early crop of Driscoll's Lusa stawberries is set to hit UK supermarkets this week.
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Chemical giants back neonicotinoids outcome
Agri-chemical companies Syngenta and Bayer CropScience have both praised the European Commission's decision not to ban several of the world's most widely used insecticides.
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Early UK asparagus could triple output
Lincolnshire-based nursery Hargreaves Plants has revealed plans to begin trialling a new variety of green asparagus called Early California, which it suggests could radically alter the commercial landscape for UK asparagus.
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Vote taken on CAP reform package
A crucial vote by MEPs on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) reform package took place in Strasbourg, France today (13 March), the first EU farm policy reform shaped by the European Parliament (EP) as a full co-legislator with EU member states.
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Tesco to put renewed focus on loose produce
Tesco plans to revolutionise the way it markets and sells loose fruit and vegetables in the UK market.
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Industry blasts ‘irresponsible’ norovirus report
A report claiming fresh produce is spreading the norovirus, published in The Times newspaper, has been slammed by the fresh produce industry.
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Bristol retailer fined after selling rotten produce
A Bristol based fresh produce retailer has been fined over £3,500 after pleading guilty to ten separate offences including selling fruit and vegetables unfit for human consumption.
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Morrisons plans for future after latest sales dip
Morrisons has announced its first drop in profits for six years, while like-for-like sales fell 2.1 per cent, in its annual financial results.
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Morrisons to launch online service in 2014
Morrisons has confirmed that it is in talks with online retailer Ocado to help launch its 'first' online home delivery service.
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Mouse poison found in Italian lettuce
Authorities in Germany have alerted the public to the suspected contamination of a single consignment of Italian Romaine lettuce, after reportedly discovering blue rat poison pellets in a shipment to sold via Frankfurt in the country's Rhine-Main area.
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Paterson expected to oppose neonicotinoids ban
Environment secretary Owen Paterson will vote against a suspension of three pesticides linked to the harming of bees, FPJ understands.
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Former minister apologises to produce industry
Former farming minister Jim Paice kicked off last week's FPJ East Anglia conference by apologising for the “chaos” around the RPA’s auditing of producer organisations during his time at DEFRA.
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UK 'ahead of Europe' on 5 A DAY consumption
UK consumers are three times more likely to consume five portions of fruit and vegetables per day than Europeans according to a new study from Nielsen.