All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 28

  • EU grants Turkish agriculture €300m
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    EU grants Turkish agriculture €300m

    2007-12-30T09:01:01Z

    Turkish farmers are to receive €300 million (£218m) from the European Union, as they prepare the country’s agricultural industry for EU access.

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    Supermarkets significantly increase ad spend

    2007-12-29T11:01:01Z

    Research carried out by Nielsen Media Research has revealed that UK supermarket groups dramatically increased their advertising budgets in 2007.

  • Early Moroccan exports up 41 per cent
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    Early Moroccan exports up 41 per cent

    2007-12-29T09:01:01Z

    Exports of early fruits and vegetables from Morocco had reached 181,000 tonnes by December 16, a 41 per cent rise on the 128,000t exported to the same date last year, said the north African country’s ministry of agriculture.

  • Iranian exports on the rise
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    Iranian exports on the rise

    2007-12-28T15:01:01Z

    Iran has exported 386,000 tonnes of fruits in the first eight months of its current crop year, a 17.79 per cent increase year on year.

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    EU rule changes a threat to horticulture

    2007-12-28T10:01:01Z

    Growers who use glasshouses could find their businesses under threat from EU rules lumping their businesses into the same pollution control bracket as power stations, the NFU warned yesterday.

  • Guernsey retains revenue stream
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    Guernsey retains revenue stream

    2007-12-28T09:01:01Z

    It is expected that the value of Guernsey’s horticultural exports for 2007 will total £48.8 million when all census details are finally received.

  • Sterling hits record low against euro
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    Sterling hits record low against euro

    2007-12-28T08:01:01Z

    The pound fell to a record low against the euro on Christmas Eve, as dealers forecast further interest rate cuts by the Bank of England in 2008.

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    Morrisons acts to reduce waste

    2007-12-27T15:01:01Z

    We all like turkey sandwiches, and some of us even guzzle cold sprouts, but Morrisons has introduced recipe cards to reduce the 230,000 tonnes of food wasted over Christmas.

  • Anglo-French accord at Nine Elms
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    Anglo-French accord at Nine Elms

    2007-12-27T10:01:02Z

    The entente cordiale between New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) and its Parisian counterpart Rungis was formally ratified last week.

  • R-APET not just for Christmas
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    R-APET not just for Christmas

    2007-12-26T09:01:01Z

    Sharp Interpack is launching a new and improved version of its SP soft-fruit punnet range in R-APET, containing up to 60 per cent fully traceable and recycled post-consumer food use approved waste.

  • freshinfo relaxes for Christmas
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    freshinfo relaxes for Christmas

    2007-12-24T09:01:01Z

    freshinfo will take a break on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, before returning on December 26. We will publish all the latest news throughout the rest of the festive period. On behalf of everybody at Lockwood Press, publisher of FPJ, freshinfo and the Re:fresh Directory, we wish our readers and their families and extremely happy Christmas and holiday season.

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    6,000 calorie Christmas Day

    2007-12-23T17:01:01Z

    UK revellers will consume an average 3.63 roast potatoes and 2.54 spoonfuls of Brussels sprouts during Christmas dinner, as they tot up more than 6,000 calories in one food-and-drink-fuelled day.

  • Scholes rises to chicory challenge
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    Scholes rises to chicory challenge

    2007-12-23T15:01:01Z

    Yorkshire producer Scholes has shed light on a dark secret - it is growing the first commercial chicory crop in the region.

  • Florette gives bags of cheer
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    Florette gives bags of cheer

    2007-12-23T09:01:01Z

    Florette’s best-selling Crispy and Mixed salad bags have been given a Christmas make-over, with festive packaging and extra-value promotions.

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    West Country forecasts added red tape burden

    2007-12-22T16:01:02Z

    Almost 80 per cent of West Country businesses believe the impact of red tape will increase over the next year, despite government promises to the contrary.

  • HortResearch the bees knees
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    HortResearch the bees knees

    2007-12-22T09:01:01Z

    Scientists at HortResearch have successfully bred honeybees that fight back against varroa, which will come as a welcome relief to the country’s fruit exporters.

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    UK claims victory in Europe

    2007-12-21T15:18:38Z

    Proposals for a ”Soils Directive”, that would have added significantly to the regulatory burden on farming for no perceptible environmental gain, have been thrown out by the EU Council of Ministers, following a sustained campaign by the NFU.

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    Dwarf revolution in Queensland

    2007-12-21T14:01:02Z

    A new dwarf variety of banana could revolutionise the production of Ladyfinger bananas in Queensland, Australia.

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    GLA revokes three licences

    2007-12-21T12:28:04Z

    The three gangmasters accused of malpractice by the Gangmaster Licensing Authority earlier this week have formally had their licences revoked.

  • Intense time for Nunhems
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    Intense time for Nunhems

    2007-12-21T11:01:01Z

    Seed breeder Nunhems’ Intense™ tomato has been nominated for the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award 2008.