Tomato news archive – Page 100
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ArticleEaster bonus
Plant sales across all retail outlets were buoyant this Easter, with gardeners inspired to head out and plant up. Angela Youngman reports.
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Organic testing a reality?
The Food Standards Agency has funded a study to come up with a test to confirm the authenticity of organic foods.
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ArticleSpanish growth slows
Persistent rainfall in southern Spain is causing difficulties for salad crops, while fruit trees threatened with drought conditions are benefiting.
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ArticlePlanting begins at Cornerways glasshouse
Tomato planting has begun at the new British Sugar greenhouse in Wissington, Norfolk in what is thought to be the UK’s largest project for reusing heat and CO2.
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ArticleBelgians get an edge
Over the past couple of years, Belgian fresh produce has transformed its reputation from the Netherlands’ poor relation by turning its attention to environmentally friendly production and quality development. Although the majority of its exports are to France, Belgian salads are gradually reaching the UK and competing on an equal footing with Dutch product. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.
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Mixed messages open to endless interpretations
I am always interested in recommendations made by retailers to help consumers, because they are open to so many
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ArticleFarma drama: Farmers' markets attacked
The National Farmers’ Retail and Markets Association (Farma) has criticised The Sunday Times for taking a “pot shot” at farmers’ markets.
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Big freeze hits US fruit
Freezing temperatures over Easter weekend have devastated fruit crops in parts of the south-eastern US and Midwest.
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ArticleFeeling the heat
With the good weather now having broken out, Commercial Grower asked a number of leading glasshouse growers how they fared on energy during the winter, what technology they are using in terms of lighting and heating, and what they anticipate being introduced in future.
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Organic 'has more nutritional value', say studies
Three new European research projects have just revealed that organic tomatoes, peaches and processed apples all have higher nutritional quality than non-organic, supporting the results of research from America on kiwi fruit reported 26 March 2007.
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ArticleNew glass on the block
Marks & Spencer salad buyer Peter Ireland and salad technologist Dr Simon Coupe opened Flavourfresh Salads’ new one-hectare glass block in Southport, Lancashire.
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ArticleMixed tomato messages
With the environmental cost of greenhouse production in the spotlight this year alongside food miles and the accompanying push for home-grown fruit, the UK tomato industry has had to stand up to some mixed messages. But prospects for this season are looking up and, with gas prices down 50 per cent on last year and demand for UK product stronger than ever, the sector is full of beans. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleNew glasshouse for M&S supplier
Flavourfresh Salads has opened a new one hectare glasshouse in Lancashire.
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ArticlePackaging trials
There is increasing pressure on both growers and manufacturers of horticultural products to create packaging that is both attractive and environmentally sound. David Shapley reports.
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ArticleCherry tom Shakeel appeal
The family of a North London schoolboy who died last year are hoping to get a cherry tomato named after him.
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Pyrastrobin and boscalid evaluated
Results of trial work in fruit and vegetables show that in addition to the disease control of bacteria and virus infection by the two fungicides involved - pyrastrobin and boscalid - they can also play an equally key role in boosting a crop’s own defence mechanisms.
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ArticleTomato supplies run tight
Tomato supplies in the UK have been shortening as weather conditions affect volumes coming in from the Canary Islands and mainland Spain.
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ArticleUS tomatoes weigh in at $650 million
A recent report by the University of California agricultural department puts the US tomato industry at around $650 million in California's agricultural economy last year, more than the world's second largest producer, Italy, and greater than a growing industry in China.
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Mid-East: tomatoes the only solution
One way to resolve the ongoing Middle Eastern crisis…send more tomatoes to Iran.
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ArticleDover commits to fruitful future
As reported in this week’s news section, George Hammond has signed a groundbreaking 10-year lease with the Dover Harbour Board (DHB) to secure its tenure at the Dover Cargo Terminal (DCT) until 2017. It represents a huge show of confidence in the long-term future of the Kentish port as a fresh produce logistics powerhouse, George Hammond’s Brian Madderson tells Tommy Leighton.