Tomato news archive – Page 40
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Bartle to step down at TGA chair
After 20 years as a tomato grower and seven years at the helm of the association, Bartle is moving on to grow other crops
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Lea Valley plans spark outrage
Park development plan would ‘resist’ glasshouse expansions and could use land-purchasing powers to force growers out
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Perfection Fresh adds to tomato business
Family-owned company focused on category growth after acquiring Moraitis' tomato operation
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Poles protest huge mine proposal
Plans to build a new coalmine and power plant in Krobia and Miejska Górka have attracted major opposition from local farmers
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Lasers could be used to monitor ripeness
Franco-Lebanese research group tests new method of monitoring a fruit's 'biospeckle' to gauge ethylene emission rate
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French tomato giant installs Marco machinery
Six members of the €100m Les Paysans de Rougeline co-op install UK machinery firm's packhouse technology
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T&G grows covered crops business
Purchase of two glasshouse tomato facilities adds to horticultural giant’s year-round supply
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Morocco “destabilising” EU tomato market
French, Spanish and Italian producers are calling for urgent action from Brussels in the face of surge in Moroccan imports
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Greenery UK seeks new MD
Kevin Doran moves back stateside and takes up COO position at Houweling's Tomatoes
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Sainsbury’s expands UK tomato season
New winter range claims to be first time LED technology has been used to expand British tomato season on commercial scale
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Premier Fruits buys two SA companies
Fast-growing Australian fresh produce business announces acquisitions of key grower-packer and wholesaler in South Australia
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Florida eyes resistant tomato lines
University of Florida releases three new varieties which are said to offer greater disease resistance and quality
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Train firm slammed over toilet waste as fruit grows on track
Abellio Greater Anglia promises to fit more retention tanks on board its trains as union slams "profiteering" actions
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Morocco could send more fruit to Russia
As their new campaign begins, citrus exporters in particular are hoping Russian buyers will take more fruit this season
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Tomato fight raises money for growers
The Dutch campaign to help growers hit by the Russian ban continues with a tomato fight in Amsterdam raising money for producers
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Retailers held to account for tomato workers' pay
Tesco, Sainsburys and Albert Heijn 'have responsibility’ to ensure living wage for workers in Moroccan tomato industry, says report
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USDA bans leading Florida importer
Importer-exporter falls foul of US law governing payments to suppliers, following investigation by government's AMS agency
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EU topfruit support could reach €82m
Commission places upper limit on proportion of €125m emergency funding that can be claimed by apple and pear sector
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Eating tomatoes may lower prostate cancer risk
Men who eat more than 10 portions of tomatoes each week cut risk of contracting the cancer by about 20 per cent, study shows
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Jordan adopts new practices and crops
Following a successful pilot, Jordan's forward-looking agricultural project in Wadi Araba looks set for a nationwide rollout