Europe
- Organic sector calls for clearer no-deal Brexit plan>
Organic sector calls for clearer no-deal Brexit plan
by Fred Searle 8 October 2018 Fruit and Vegetables
Trade board and certification body call for improved contingency plan to avoid…
- Diverting traffic from Dover ‘would cost £2.5bn’>
Diverting traffic from Dover ‘would cost £2.5bn’
by Fred Searle 4 October 2018 Fruit, Vegetables and Other Products
Dover restates opposition to plans to send food exports through other ports,…
- Seaweed reduces water use on farms>
Seaweed reduces water use on farms
by Ed Leahy 3 October 2018 Fruit and Vegetables
New research reveals seaweed biostimulants extract can help reduce water and…
- New crop protection system for extreme weather>
New crop protection system for extreme weather
by Fred Searle 2 October 2018 Fruit, Apples & Pears, Berries and Cherries
Wayki solution allows single worker to cover or remove covers from a hectare of…
- Coveris Rigid switches to old brand name>
Coveris Rigid switches to old brand name
by Fred Searle 1 October 2018 Fruit and Vegetables
Rigid packaging specialist changes its name to Paccor following its sale to…
- Avo industry toasts new Michelin Guide>
Avo industry toasts new Michelin Guide
by Mike Knowles 1 October 2018 Avocados
WAO supports Michelin Star Revelation Great Britain and Ireland with launch of…
- No-deal Brexit ‘could cost food supply chain £9.3bn’>
No-deal Brexit ‘could cost food supply chain £9.3bn’
by Fred Searle 27 September 2018 Fruit, Bananas, Vegetables, Onions & Garlic and Mushrooms
Food and drink imported from EU would be subject to average tariff of 27 per…
- Half-hour customs delay ‘will bankrupt one in 10 firms’>
Half-hour customs delay ‘will bankrupt one in 10 firms’
by Fred Searle 26 September 2018 Fruit, Vegetables and Other Products
Delays of 10-30 minutes would see one in ten British firms go out of business,…
- Glyphosate could be killing bees, researchers warn>
Glyphosate could be killing bees, researchers warn
by Fred Searle 26 September 2018 Vegetables, Peas & Beans and Potatoes
World’s most widely used weed killer shown to damage good bacteria in…
- Northern kiwifruit crop around 800,000 tonnes>
Northern kiwifruit crop around 800,000 tonnes
by Mike Knowles 14 September 2018 Kiwifruit
Production in Europe's largest producing country Italy set to rebound,…
