Tomato news archive – Page 97
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ArticleWinter energy: a heated debate
As summer starts to fade away, the thoughts of many growers begin to turn to winter. However the past two years have seen massively varying gas and electricity prices. Michael Barker asks what energy prices growers can look forward to this time around.
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Residue committee urges consumption
The benefits of eating fruit and vegetables far outweigh concerns over pesticide residues, Pesticides Residues Committee chairman Ian Brown has insisted, following publication of his organisation’s annual report.
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ArticleDictionary never stops evolving
It has always intrigued me how new words creep into our vocabulary. Certainly, in the period when I worked in the original
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ArticleWaste not want not, says ACM
Waste management specialist ACM has recently secured lucrative deals to handle all the waste management requirements for key players in the tomato and berry production sectors. FPJ finds out more.
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ArticleACM tackles tomato tonnage
The waste management firm has secured a lucrative deal with tomato specialist Wight Salads to handle all its waste requirements.
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ArticleFurther acclaim for school scheme
Just three weeks after getting the thumbs up from one research organisation, the School Fruit & Vegetable Scheme has received further positive acclaim.
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ArticleThe hunt is on for the UK's tastiest tomato
The British Tomato Growers’ Association (TGA) is on a mission to find the UK’s best-tasting tomato.
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ArticleTGA seeks tastiest tomato
The British Tomato Grower’s Association is setting out on a quest to find the nation’s most delicious tomato.
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Wight Salads Group takes Sage decision
In this month’s IT column, we take a look at a financial IT solution which has proven a godsend for tomato specialist Wight Salads Group, and learn how the Scottish Crop Research Institute’s brand new website is more user friendly than ever before. Plus, the New Covent Garden Market Authority has chosen a consultancy to manage its IT functions.
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ArticleThe Co-op strips its cucumbers
The Co-operative is to become the first retailer in the UK to launch “naked” cucumbers - by stripping the plastic shrink-wrap from whole cucumbers.
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ArticleSweet music at Southport
Flavour Fresh Salads faced the music at the recent Southport Flower show.
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ArticleTGA knows the score
British tomato growers have added another medal to this year’s crop, when Flavourfresh Salads won gold at the Southport Flower Show.
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The industry will not lose its spirit
I get the feeling that the natural resilience of the industry is being tested to breaking point at the present time, and will
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Get ready for the city harvest
Urban gardeners and farmers across the capital are gearing up for the eighth City Harvest Festival.
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Yorkshire day in store
English Village Salads (EVS) and Asda celebrated Yorkshire Day in style on August 1
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ArticleEVS/Asda celebrate Yorkshire Day
English Village Salads (EVS) and Asda celebrated Yorkshire Day in style on August 1, with in-store activity at six of the Yorkshire-based retailer’s stores in the county.
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Canaries counts cost of fires
Forest fires in the north and north west of the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands have destroyed farms and potato and tomato production land.
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ArticleAvoid climatic consequences
The possible consequences of climate change have been well documented this year and, with the UK forecast to have hotter, drier summers and warmer, wetter winters, the fresh produce industry is working to adapt to future conditions. But a new survey shows that UK growers believe climate change could benefit their businesses. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleSweden’s fruit secret
In Sweden, profitable fruit crops are being grown in areas that would not have been thought possible. Members of the Essex and Suffolk Fruit Growers Society recently undertook a study tour to find out more, as Joanna Wood reports.