All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 16
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ArticleDesperate veg growers lobby customers
Today’s Daily Telegraph says that “desperate British vegetable growers are lobbying supermarkets to increase the price they pay for cauliflowers, cabbages and broccoli”, as the industry faces financial ruin.
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ArticleFarmers want biofuel commitment
Sustainably produced biofuels can play a key role in addressing the challenge of climate change and energy security and the government should restate its commitment to their use rather than creating uncertainty by changing targets, the NFU said yesterday.
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M&S board prepare for shareholder wrath
Sir Stuart Rose and his M&S board face a fiery annual meeting on Wednesday, after an unexpected profit warning this week.
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ArticleFarmers unite to boost domestic consumption
The NFU today launches a campaign that tells the public to get their five a day the British way. The Why Horticulture Matters campaign aims to show why eating British fruit and vegetables is important not only for our health but for the nation’s economy.
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ArticleTesco performs Zim produce u-turn
The UK’s number one supermarket turned its back on Zimbabwean farmers last night, by caving in to public pressure and agreeing to take the country’s food off its shelves.
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ArticleChile officially unveiled as Fruit Logistica partner
Chile, the biggest exporter of fresh produce from the southern hemisphere, has been officially unveiled as the Fruit Logistica 2009 partner country.
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Roll up - again - for recycling awards
The National Recycling Awards - the only gala event recognising and rewarding excellence in the waste and recycling community - has introduced a new category aimed at the UK's greenest high street retailers.
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Post-emergence herbicides in spotlight
With the increased acreage of beans in the ground, along with fewer pulse herbicides now available due to registration issues, there could well be more crops that will require a post-emergence herbicide this year.
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New chief executive for HortResearch
New Zealand-based fruit science company HortResearch has appointed a new chief executive.
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ArticleUltimate delivers unique printing technique
Leading flexographic packaging supplier Ultimate Packaging has become the first in the UK to develop the technique of surface printing Dupont OLAFT polyester films for the fresh produce industry.
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ArticleHome-grown asparagus disappoints
The cold weather in April meant that this year’s eagerly awaited early UK asparagus was a bit of a disappointment, according to an industry insider.
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Growers vent anger at Assured scheme
More than 120 top-fruit growers vented their frustration, and tempers boiled over into direct anger, at a recent meeting in Kent, called to discuss the workings of the Assured Produce Scheme (APS).
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ArticleGarden supports national heroes
A fleet of London black cabs made an appearance at New Covent Garden Market on Tuesday, to mark a very special occasion for a group of our country’s true heroes.
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Carrot monitor introduced by BASF
Chemical company BASF and rural consultancy Adas sponsored a Sclerotinia monitoring system that has been set up to help carrot growers assess their disease risk and plan an effective control programme.
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ArticleTraders show charitable side
New Covent Garden’s annual dinner dance raised over £40,000 for charity last Saturday night, as more than 400 diners dug deep to support the market’s long-held chosen causes. And on Wednesday, a 5 a side tournament in honour of John Whymark was held in Beckenham
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Free fruit for Andalusians in fuel protest
Spanish truck driver distributes fruit for free, as fuel protests jam roads and stop deliveries across the country.
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ArticleGlasgow market gets a £5m boost
Glasgow’s fruit and vegetable wholesale market is to get a £5 million facelift, after the city’s council finally committed to a new management structure this week.
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ArticleAsda scores treble at Grocer awards
Asda has made history, by becoming the first supermarket ever to win the three Grocer 33 awards - for price, service and availability.
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Tomatoes hit by salmonella scare
Plum, round and Roma red tomatoes have been taken off the shelves of retailers and restaurant menus in the US due to salmonella fears.
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ArticleTesco reports solid sales performance
Tesco has increased its UK sales by 9.4 per cent in the first quarter of its financial year, a performance described by ceo Sir Terry Leahy as "solid progress".