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Potato grower fined for worker injuries
11th December 2018, 23:38 London
Potato grower fined for worker injuries
An employee at Alan Twatt Ltd suffered multiple fractures after falling from a makeshift platform
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- Monaghan acquires substrate producer
  Monaghan acquires substrate producer
  The Ireland-based company has bought out remaining shares in Walkro making it sole shareholder
- Vitacress appoints new managing director
  Vitacress appoints new managing director
  Mike Sheldon takes the helm of the salad and herb growers after working in the dairy industry
- Frozen in time: the Fruitmasters mural
  Frozen in time: the Fruitmasters mural
  Fabien Dumont of Fruitmasters explains how a stained-glass artwork at its HQ charts the development of Dutch fruit trading
- Kalettes return with new look and branding
  Kalettes return with new look and branding
  Branded brassica gets a facelift and new identity, together with a promotional tie-up with the Women's Institute
- Nigel Trood to leave Fresca
  Nigel Trood to leave Fresca
  Managing director of The Fresh Produce Centre to depart for personal reasons, with Ian Craig taking on his responsibilities
- CGA outlines citrus issues
  CGA outlines citrus issues
  The realities of growth in citrus production in South Africa are starting to sink in
- Total Produce in board addition
  Total Produce in board addition
  Imelda Hurley will join as a non-executive director in the new year
- Kent council warns of no-deal chaos ahead of vote
  Kent council warns of no-deal chaos ahead of vote
  Gridlock on roads could be worse than that seen during Operation Stack in 2015, according to report, with council leader appealing to MPs

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Copa and Cogeca back Brexit deal
30 November 2018
Agreement “takes back control of agriculture"
Agreement “takes back control of agriculture"
15 November 2018

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Food and grocery sales set to rise this Christmas
Food and grocery sales set to rise this Christmas
6 December 2018
Morrisons to sell "wonky" sprouts stalks
Morrisons to sell "wonky" sprouts stalks
6 December 2018
Tesco directors acquitted of fraud
Tesco directors acquitted of fraud
6 December 2018

Production & Trade

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Evrosad eases pressure out east
Evrosad eases pressure out east
7 December 2018
Panalpina invests in Kenya cold storage
Panalpina invests in Kenya cold storage
7 December 2018
The new abnormal
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6 December 2018

Wholesale

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Oliver Kay looks to compostable future
Oliver Kay looks to compostable future
21 November 2018
Borough celebrates diverse cultures with cake sale
Borough celebrates diverse cultures with cake sale
20 November 2018
Markets present plan to European Parliament
Markets present plan to European Parliament
7 November 2018

People

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J Miles Reiter returns to Driscoll's CEO role
J Miles Reiter returns to Driscoll's CEO role
3 December 2018
G’s announces thanksgiving service for Guy Shropshire
G’s announces thanksgiving service for Guy Shropshire
30 November 2018
Vog names Gerhard Dichgans' successor
Vog names Gerhard Dichgans' successor
30 November 2018

Features

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A Taste for Organics
A Taste for Organics
11 December 2018
Room for Manoeuvre?
Room for Manoeuvre?
29 November 2018
Grappling with Apples
Grappling with Apples
22 November 2018

Marketing

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USDA unveils export programme
USDA unveils export programme
4 December 2018
Seasonal Berries rebranded as Love Fresh Berries
Seasonal Berries rebranded as Love Fresh Berries
28 November 2018
Wonky houmous producer launches seasonal flavour
Wonky houmous producer launches seasonal flavour
28 November 2018

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Features & Analysis
- Subscribers onlyThe new abnormal
  Veg growers have faced a variety of challenges this year, and not just from the weather. Sue Jupe speaks to Hazera Seeds to hear why it’s not all bad news
- Subscribers onlyBuilding the future
  Haith Group’s factory expansion means more space, more machines and more jobs following a speedy 13-week construction
- Subscribers onlyPlastic platitudes
  A new urgency for plastic reduction and recyclable packaging has gripped the food industry, but it will have to overcome a fragmented landscape and environmental rhetoric
- Government reveals £60m "bioeconomy" fund
  UK leaders call on entrepreneurs to overhaul packaging materials and labelling with new investment programme
- Subscribers onlyGreen bananas
  Not all bananas come from large-scale monocrop farms, with exporters Banabio sourcing a small amount from farmers practising “agroforestry” in the Ecuadorian mountains
- Subscribers onlyYear of two halves for bananas
  Record prices on the banana market this year came to an abrupt halt as the world caught up with a category which enjoyed a consistent start to 2018
- Subscribers onlyUniversal appeal drives berries forward
  Comment: Kantar's consumer insights director Ed Griffiths looks at what's driving the soft-fruit category, and how it can still grow further
- Subscribers onlyDeveloping a joined-up strategy for skills training
  Comment: Derek Wilkinson, vice chairman of the NFU Board for Horticulture & Potatoes, explains why more must be done to attract and keep the best staff
- Subscribers onlyA glass act
  Ageing structures and a high initial cost of investment have slowed the uptake of renewable technologies by UK glasshouse growers, but an AHDB sustainability project is trying to spread Dutch knowhow in a bid to save energy and optimise production
- Subscribers onlyFrom tractors to transistors
  A data revolution is prompting an explosion in software and IT services across agriculture. Ed Leahy looks at two companies at either end of the supply chain whose software is transforming the way our food is grown and distributed
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