All articles by Tom Bonnett – Page 18
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Unilever workers hold further pension strikes
Unilever workers have gone on strike against the company's decision to close its final salary pension scheme, trade union Unite has said.
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ArticleMorrisons sales growth slows over Christmas
Sales growth at Morrisons slowed during the festive season in a "challenging period for the consumer", the supermarket chain has announced.
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DEFRA opens consultation on CAP reform
DEFRA has launched a consultation on CAP reform proposals for 2014-2020.
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ArticleFlorida research centre unveils new strawberry
A new strawberry variety has been developed by the Gulf Coast Research and Education Center at the University of Florida.
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ArticleChile brings together fruit sectors for new brand
The Chilean fruit industry has announced that after 12 months of extensive research and negotiations it is pulling together its entire fresh and dried fruit sectors under the new brand Fruits from Chile.
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ArticleRijk Zwaan UK boss leaves after two decades
The managing director of Rijk Zwaan UK has stepped down after more than 20 years in the job.
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India focus at Biofach 2012
India has been announced as BioFach’s Country of the Year for 2012 ahead of the World Organic Trade Fair in February.
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ArticleGovt and supermarket Supermeals slammed
The Ainsley Harriott-backed £1.4 million government scheme to promote healthy eating on a budget through two major multiples and a discounter has been widely criticised.
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ArticleIsrael votes to bail our former Agrexco staff
Ministers in Israel have voted in favour of an NIS33 million (£5.5m) fund for the 350 former employees of Israeli exporter Agrexco, according to Israel’s Arutz Sheva media network.
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ArticleWilson's Country at FPJ Northern Ireland event
Craigavon-based potato grower and supplier Wilson’s Country has joined the FPJ Conferences Northern Ireland schedule.
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ArticleSussex Mushrooms buyout given green light
The proposed buyout of Sussex Mushrooms by Monaghan Mushrooms has been given the go-ahead by the Office of Fair Trading despite fears it would create a lack of competition.
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ArticleSpecial award for Ward
Graham Ward OBE has been awarded an associateship by the Royal Agricultural Societies (ARAgS).
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ArticleMorrisons gives away shopping in January deals
Morrisons is kicking off the year with three ways to make the weekly shopping budget go further as one in three say they will have no money by the end of the month.
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ArticleDEFRA shadow secretary backs AD
More investment must go towards paying for solar and anaerobic digestion projects in farming rather than to “sexier” manufacturing industries such as car production, the shadow secretary of state for the environment, food and rural affairs has said.
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ArticlePaice urges producers to ‘set industry on fire’
Defra minister Jim Paice has called for the British fresh produce industry to “set farming on fire” by increasing productivity to meet the needs of a growing world population.
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ArticleStudents compete in farming world's Apprentice
Students from around the UK have entered a competition to come up with a business plan outlining how five farmers could form a co-operative.
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ArticleArgentinean blueberry exports on the rise
The Argentinean Blueberry Committee (ABC) has said exports have increased significantly since it has taken sole responsibility for its promotions.
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ArticleFarming needs new partnerships to succeed
British Farming needs more public partnerships to work with new economies and increase exports if the UK is to remain a major player in the global food industry, DEFRA's Caroline Spelman has said.
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ArticleToday's technologies 'can feed the future'
Today's technologies can feed tomorrow's world providing food availability rather than production doubles in the next 25 to 50 years, DEFRA’s chief scientific adviser has said.
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ArticleChina believed to be behind NZ Psa outbreak
Scientists in New Zealand have found China is the likely origin of the Psa-V disease, which has had a disastrous impact on the nation’s kiwifruit industry.