Tomato news archive – Page 89
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Signum the brassica saviour
Vegetable growers know that producing high quality disease-free produce for the increasingly demanding retail sector is essential.
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Monsanto forms International Seed Group
Monsanto Company has formed International Seed Group, Inc (ISG), a holding company to invest in vegetable and fruit seed businesses with capital and technology investments.
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Produce enjoys pride of place
Any reports of breaches in food hygiene, such as those in-store failings unveiled recently by the national media, obviously
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ArticleCalifornian tomato worry
Californian agriculture officials have discovered a potentially devastating tomato virus, and are worried the disease will infect tomatoes in the rest of the state.
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ArticleCanary crop on song
The Canary Islands tomato season has closed slightly earlier than last season with a six per cent decline in volume, but better values than last year.
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ArticleGold for Best of British at Chelsea
Produce from British NFU growers took the President's Award in the Royal Pavilion at Chelsea.
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ArticleThe tomato rally
UK tomato growers rallied together for the fourth annual British Tomato Week, which kicked off on May 14 and saw a host of events and activities take place across the UK. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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Salad takes it easy with spa session
A new wash for salads launched by BeingOrganic.com not only removes soil from organic produce but can also fight unseen chemicals on non-organic lettuce leaves and tomatoes using natural plant extracts.
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Coup for Sainsbury's spud growers
Sainsbury’s has announced that its entire own-branded crisp range will be made from British potatoes.
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Co-op customers welcome British produce
Stubbins Marketing Ltd promoted the “Best of British Produce” on May 14, at the Co-op store in Epping.
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ArticleSainsbury's potato pledge
In a coup for local growers, Sainsbury’s has announced that it will be using only pomme de terres from proper Poms.
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Kent cauli grower quits
Kent’s biggest cauliflower grower, Robert Montgomery from the Isle of Thanet, is to cease production of the crop because the vegetable is no longer financially viable.
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Nuffield scholar takes world tour
English growers have been left with the image of a highly competitive international industry in which new growing techniques and varieties are still exploding onto the scene in the race to at least hold market share.
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ArticleTomatoes add flavour at Asda relaunch
As part of British Tomato Week, Stubbins Marketing Ltd was promoting its new season British grown vine tomatoes at the re-launch of the Asda Store in Harlow Town earlier this week.
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ArticleGrower quits over poor returns
Kent’s biggest cauliflower grower, Robert Montgomery from the Isle of Thanet, is to cease production of the crop because the vegetable is no longer financially viable.
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ArticleSpania Fresh is Importer of the Year
Spania Fresh won the Christian Salvesen sponsored Importer of the Year award at this year’s Re:fresh. Specialising in the production, handling and distribution of high quality tomatoes, cucumbers and peppers, the importer workers in partnership with its network of grower groups in Holland, mainland Spain and the Canary Islands, as well as the UK.
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ArticleNow for something completely different
The pressure is on the fresh produce sector to come up with new ideas. The whole industry has been forced to look ahead and has shown itself to have the capacity. Chris Lyddon talks to Martin Evans of Freshgro, who is also chairman of the British Carrot Growers’ Association (BCGA), for his views on the way in which the vegetable sector has taken on the challenge of reinventing its image.
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Jerseys play well in season characterised by colour
I am always delighted when the Jersey season kicks off. Tesco’s 500g pack, priced at £2.49, bears a smart gold and
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ECPA lobbies MEPs to save crops
The European Crop Protection Association (ECPA) is lobbying MEPs to “cast a vote for the range and variety of fruits and vegetables which make up Europe’s dining tables every day”.
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ArticleIt’s all about the soil
Last week Europe’s first licensed Soil Foodweb laboratory was opened at Laverstoke Park in Hampshire, and growers are being urged to regain the balance in their soils for the benefit of their crops. Michael Barker reports.