All Flowers articles – Page 32

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    Agro-Mashov prepares for 2009 show

    2008-07-24T15:01:02Z

    The 19th Agro-Mashov trade show, or the International Summit for Vegetables, Fruits and Flower Marketing (VFF), will take place on January 14-15, 2009 at the Israel Trade Fairs & Conventions Center in Tel Aviv.

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    Borough Market to celebrate apple day

    2008-07-21T16:01:01Z

    Borough Market, The Lions Part theatre company and Southwark Cathedral are uniting this year to celebrate Apple Day on Sunday October 26, 2008.

  • L-r: Mike Prest, member of the NFU regional horticulture and potatoes board, John Watt, retired NFU group secretary, Graham Ward, chairman of the regional horticulture and potatoes board, and Fiona Campbell, NFU food and farming adviser
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    FPJ archives see NFU to glory

    2008-07-21T09:01:01Z

    FPJ archives proved pivotal to the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) winning the Best in Show, Millennium Award (The Doncaster Cup) and Premier Exhibit Award at the Great Yorkshire Show earlier this month.

  • Direct flights: a distinct possibility
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    Tanzania flights edge closer

    2008-07-21T08:01:01Z

    Direct flights of fresh produce, flowers and cuttings from the main growing areas of Tanzania moved a step closer this week, as members of the Tanzania Horticultural Association (Taha) reached a new agreement on the Tanzania Airfreight Project.

  • New packaging pastures
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    New packaging pastures

    2008-07-17T18:19:42Z

    The environmental agenda has long had an effect on many areas within the fresh produce industry, and the packaging sector has been one of the most affected. Elizabeth O’Keefe discusses what impact the environment-friendly drive has had on fresh produce packaging, and looks at the new technology coming onto the market

  • Devon General
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    Waitrose in the pink

    2008-07-16T10:01:01Z

    Waitrose is to sell pinks for the first time in 10 years, in response to growing demand for UK flowers.

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    NFU display goes to Hampton Court

    2008-07-13T16:01:01Z

    The award-winning display ‘Growing for another Century’, which scooped the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) its 12th gold medal at the Chelsea Flower Show, will be on show at the 2008 Hampton Court Palace Flower Show this week

  • Spanish raspberries: under the weather so far in 2008
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    Spanish exports endure mixed bag

    2008-07-13T09:01:01Z

    Spanish producer-exporters’ federation Fepex has reported mixed results for fresh produce export values in the first four months of 2008 in what is proving a very challenging year for the sector.

  • Doors open on the Western front
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    Doors open on the Western front

    2008-07-11T13:44:32Z

    As reported in today’s news section, a new market opened for business in West London this week. Laura Gould and Tommy Leighton visited the new Western International premises on the first day of trading to get the lowdown from the wholesalers.

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    Wholesale comes into its own

    2008-07-11T13:43:51Z

    Wholesale markets are in the news - I get the feeling that they have even been rediscovered. There could be no more

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    Southern Africa to fulfil organic opportunity

    2008-07-06T15:01:01Z

    Southern African producers have been urged to benefit from demand for organics in Europe by expanding their organic ranges.

  • Kenyan roses make for the Netherlands
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    Kenyan roses make for the Netherlands

    2008-07-05T15:01:01Z

    Kenyan flower grower Red Ice Flowers will supply Dutch auction FloraHolland Aalsmeer with high-quality roses, as of the June 30.

  • Left to right: Ashley Baldry, Lance Cornell and David Brown
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    Oakley on the up

    2008-07-04T10:20:28Z

    For the last two and a half years, the Oakley Group has been quietly working on its new division Oakley Grower Services (OGS). Elizabeth O’Keefe visits its Cambridgeshire-based site to find out what the farming and distribution business has been up to.

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    Floral industry chair steps downs

    2008-06-25T16:01:01Z

    Chair of Lantra’s Floristry Industry Group, Sandie Griffith, has stepped down after nine years of working with the industry to develop fit-for-purpose training and qualification standards.

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    Bastow returns to Swedeponic roots

    2008-06-25T12:01:01Z

    Patrick Bastow is to return as managing director of Lincolnshire herb grower Swedeponic UK.

  • Lincs growers urged to take pride
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    Lincs growers urged to take pride

    2008-06-15T08:01:01Z

    Mark Tinsley, chairman of the Lincolnshire Forum for Agriculture and Horticulture, has urged the region’s food and flower industry players to “stand up and tell the UK, indeed the world, about this gem of a county”.

  • Pedro and José Manuel Escobar Sr
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    Controlling the dream

    2008-06-13T09:39:15Z

    In the hills to the north of the southern Spanish town of El Ejido, a horticultural dream is being realised. Augro Fresh has removed itself from the established order of local production, and invested both its money and ambition in a project the likes of which has never been seen before in the region. Tommy Leighton visits to find out more.

  • Glasgow sees the light
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    Glasgow market gets a £5m boost

    2008-06-13T07:01:02Z

    Glasgow’s fruit and vegetable wholesale market is to get a £5 million facelift, after the city’s council finally committed to a new management structure this week.

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    Marshalls open day is a hit

    2008-06-10T15:01:01Z

    Marshalls had a successful open day on June 1, at the Butterwick site on Mill Lane, in Lincolnshire, welcoming more than 400 visitors of all ages attending to enjoy a huge array of activities and displays.

  • Rising costs hit brassicas
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    Rising costs hit brassicas

    2008-06-06T09:23:06Z

    The warmer weather is finally upon us, but the summer brassica sector is under no illusion that it is going to be a sunny season. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.