All Flowers articles – Page 29
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ArticleStockbridge speaks out in pesticide row
The Stockbridge Technology Centre (STC) has lent its weight in the campaign against the proposed EU pesticide laws due to be decided upon on Monday.
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Guernsey growers battle through
The Guernsey Growers Association (GGA) has enough financial reserves to continue operating for the next few years, despite a big reduction in membership.
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ArticleBorough stands its ground
Some 10 years on from the start of its regeneration, Borough Market is one of the most successful markets in the UK. Both retail and wholesale traders have joined together to promote and benefit from the London market but, as the trustees look to the future, are some cracks starting to show? Elizabeth O’Keefe investigates.
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Service of Thanksgiving for Alan McCutchion
A Service of Thanksgiving is to be held on Thursday December 18 for Alan McCutchion, who died on Monday.
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ArticleAlan Thomerson dies, aged 83
Alan Thomerson, a longstanding wholesaler at Spitalfields, passed away peacefully on December 2, aged 83.
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New step made in pathogen detection
A large distribution deal has been signed allowing the use of new rapid pathogen detection kits in more than 50 countries.
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Illegal seed reproduction crackdown
The main international vegetable seed companies have set up a joint bureau to stop the illegal reproduction of seeds.
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Students celebrate rare trees
Horticultural students at Writtle College, Essex have been celebrating National Tree Week (NTW) by planting unusual tree species.
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ArticleTied up in Notts
The third of our features on Total Produce’s UK wholesale market operation takes FPJ to Nottingham. Like Gateshead in the North East, which featured last month, only three fruiterers remain in the East Midlands market, but the model developed in Nottingham typifies the direction that Total Produce wants to see its market companies take. Tommy Leighton reports.
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ArticleGreen award for Lowhub
Sustainable fresh produce transport pioneer Lowhub has been rewarded for its commitment to new techniques in the shape of a Wandsworth council award.
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Guernsey growers branch out
Producers in Guernsey are branching into alternative crops, according to a new report from the Guernsey Growers’ Association.
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ArticleFestive flowers hit prime time
A piece on the appeal of poinsettias at Christmas presented by gardening expert Christine Walkden is to be aired on prime time BBC television this week.
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Agro Mashov focuses on food crisis
More than 3,000 buyers and importers from 50 countries are expected to visit the annual international exhibition, Agro Mashov, which will run from January 14-15, 2009 at the Tel Aviv Exhibition Grounds.
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Lingarden Flowers facing closure
Flamingo Flowers is in consultation to close its Lingarden Flowers operation at one of its Spalding sites.
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Florverde gets GlobalGAP seal of approval
Florverde, the programme that ensures best working practices and ethical growing conditions for Colombian-grown flowers, has been officially recognised by GlobalGAP.
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Guernsey export value on the rise
The export value of horticultural products from Guernsey is expected to reach £48.1 million this year, compared to £46m last year and £46.91m in 2006.
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ArticleChilean avos in for the long haul
An expected lack of demand for Chilean avocados in the UK could overshadow the start of the season, despite recent media coverage on the fruit’s health benefits.
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Funeral arrangements for Richard Parkes
Funeral arrangements for Richard Parkes, the Redbridge man who tragically died aged 33 last month, have been confirmed.
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ArticleKing: British bias is simplistic
Justin King has risked the wrath of the foodie community by refusing to categorically back British food during a presentation to students and food industry leaders at the Royal Agricultural College in Cirencester, Gloucestershire.
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ArticleBusiness blooms for online flower retailer
Managing director of Nottingham-based Bunches.co.uk, one of the UK’s largest independent online flower retailers, has accelerated her company’s turnover to more than £5 million with assistance from Vistage International, the world’s leading chief executives’ organisation.