Tomato news archive – Page 83
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ArticleHazera eyes up beauty trend
Beauty will be a key trend for Hazera Genetics in the future, it revealed last week.
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ArticleChip chip, hooray
Chips are a national favourite in the UK and, with one out of every four British potatoes chopped up every year, the market is substantial. The tasty treats will be in the spotlight next week, when National Chip Week kicks off across the UK. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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Lemons striking a blow for produce
It seems that, with most of the UK produce industry out of the country this week marvelling at the sheer size and complexity
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UK cues in at Asda
Asda kicked off its UK salad season this week with its first arrivals of Yorkshire cucumbers into local stores.
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ArticleGreat Potato Challenge names 2008 champions
The grand final of the Great Potato Challenge 2008 saw 12 innovative chefs battle it out last week.
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ZG unveils new tomato
Israeli breeding specialist Zeraim Gedera has unveiled its latest addition to its tomato line-up - an Elongated variety.
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ArticleSpanish toms in crisis
The newly formed Andalusia supply chain trade body Hortyfruta made its first major move this week when it suspended sales of class II round tomatoes as a price crisis hit the sector.
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ArticleWaitrose warms to tomatoes
A new Waitrose store in Hertfordshire is buying all its electricity from a supplier that sources the energy from two Waitrose tomato growers.
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ArticleReducing residues rises up priority list
As consumer demand moves, apparently inexorably, towards pesticide- and residue-free produce, growers, and particularly those involved in protected crops, constantly find themselves facing new challenges, often as a result of innovation in production methods. Despite the loss of a number of agrochemicals, help is at hand for growers, and new solutions are being developed to meet those challenges.
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ArticleThe climate catalyst
In the final article of FPJ’s climate change series, provided by Warwick HRI, the university illustrates the activities of the Defra-funded Innovation Network, which act as a catalyst and focal point for innovation in crop production, supporting adaptation to climate change.
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Supermarkets - subtlety is now their middle name
Endorsement comes in all shapes and sizes, and the produce trade is now no exception when it comes to spreading its message to
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ArticlePressure mounts on Canary tomatoes
Static retail tomato prices coupled with continued weakening of the pound against the euro is putting pressure on growers in the Canary Islands.
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Tough quarter puts suppliers in salad daze
An expected surge in demand for salad products this quarter has failed to materialise. The industry believes that this is just a sign of things to come, and is gearing up for a difficult year. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.
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Israel licks frosty wounds
Growers in Israel are still assessing the extent of crop damage caused by last week’s sub-zero temperatures in the Arava Valley.
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ArticleFarmers win breakfast challenge
A group of three farmers won the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) supported Breakfast Challenge held to celebrate the Farmhouse Breakfast Week 2008 at Hammersmith and West London College on Tuesday.
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ArticleResistance holds key
The UK seed breeding industry is both a competitive and challenging one. Selecting the right variety is vital to growers, retailers and consumers alike and, with the fresh produce industry’s ever-increasing list of demands, seed breeders have a tall order to continue to deliver the goods. Elizabeth O’Keefe reports.
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ArticleIsrael’s finest gather at Tel Aviv forum
Israeli fresh produce exporters, farmers, technology companies and agricultural bigwigs arrived en masse in Tel Aviv last week for the 18th outing of the country’s annual Agro-Mashov trade fair. Laura Gould was among the visitors.
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ArticleArava frosts cause severe damage
Temperatures as low as -4°C on Monday night have caused severe damage to crops in the Arava Valley in Israel.
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ArticleVolumes down in Rungis
Figures to the end of November 2007 showed tonnages for both fruit and veg down at the Parisian wholesale market.
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NIAB Moldova mission snowed off
A planned agricultural aid trip to Moldova by a team of scientific experts from the National Institute of Agricultural Botany (NIAB) has been postponed at the last minute due to treacherous snow in the eastern European country.