All articles by Elizabeth O'Keefe – Page 7
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ArticleRot-control focus for top-fruit day
The East Malling Research (EMR) and Marden Fruit Show Society have invited leading researchers from the European ISAFRUIT project to inform UK growers of developments in control of storage rots in apple without the use of pesticides.
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ArticleAgrovista warns on herbicides
Agrovista is advising bean and pea growers to find ways of getting the most from the pre-emergence herbicides that they intend to use, given that there are few post-emergence options available.
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Fantastic opportunities ahead for top fruit
Norman Collett’s managing director Andy Sadler likened the British fruit grower to at an endangered species at Agrovista’s Fruit Briefing Meeting in Ashford, but ensured delegates that there were some “fantastic opportunities” out there for top-fruit and stonefruit growers.
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ArticleBickel Group finds its niche
Israeli flower and vegetable producer Bickel Group has defied the credit crunch and moved the company’s business forward in the UK with new niche line offers.
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ArticleAgrovista looks to GM future
The EU is in danger of being sidelined and its global market will become closed, as developing countries develop serious technology to combat feeding their hungry populations, according to Agrovista’s Loen Jahae.
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ArticleRecord year for Rainbow
Dutch producers Rainbow Growers had a record year in 2008, as its sister company Rainbow International took its first steps into the market.
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ArticleAsda exec slams carbon label
Asda's head of ethical and sustainable sourcing, Chris Brown, argued against a carbon footprint marque on groceries and said that the supermarket wanted to “get closer to growers”.
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ArticleKey to survival
The future survival of fresh produce businesses will rely on the service levels they provide, not innovation, says Kenyan exporter AAA Growers’ Ariff Shamji.
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ArticleBanken shares secrets
Dutch mushroom supplier Banken Champignons BV has introduced a new product to the European retail market - the Mushroom Secrets range.
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ArticleCyprus welcomes rain
A rainy season has given Cypriot producers cause to rejoice after five consecutive years of drought in the country.
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ArticleHortyfruta to launch new marque
Promoter Hortyfruta introduced its Andalusian fresh produce logo of origin at its first Fruit Logistica, last week.
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ArticleHigh hopes from Chile
As the Chilean Hass avocado season draws to a close, the Chilean Hass Avocado Association (CHAA) is gearing up for the best campaign yet in 2009-10.
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ArticleUK supermarket gets Intense
Nunhem’s Instense tomato is about to launch into a UK multiple just a year after winning the Fruit Logistica Innovation Award.
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ArticleSevilla stresses UK role
The UK will remain a high-income market for Spanish exporters, in the face of the prevailing tough trading conditions, UK-based Foods from Spain director Maria Jose Sevilla has insisted.
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ArticleFreshconex is a cut above
Freshconex 2009 welcomed up to 5,500 trade visitors and established itself as a key European marketing platform for the fresh-cut sector.
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ArticleKoppert shifts focus
Dutch producer Koppert Cress has turned its attention to retail and is targeting UK supermarkets with its unusual cresses.
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ArticleHome-grown onions in demand
The UK onion crop is being relied on more than ever, while southern hemisphere suppliers suffer from decreased demand from Britain.
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Key redesign for packers
Leading designer and manufacturer of process automation systems Key Technology has redesigned packaging system AVSealer to feature a new ‘true temperature’ control and CE mark.
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ArticleNew look for fresh cut
Israeli firm Hefestus Ltd launched a comprehensive solution for fresh-cut fruit and vegetable packaging at Fruit Logistica, Berlin, this week.
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ArticleKoppert drives towards future
During a festive ceremony at Berkel en Rodenrijs, Peter Koppert, one of Koppert Biological Systems’ founders, drove the first pile for the company’s new offices and international R&D centre.