All articles by FPJ Staff – Page 160
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ArticleIndustry impressed by nozzles
Syngenta has reported that an estimated 20 percent of the industry has converted to their potato nozzles.
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Asda reports ethnic ingredients selling well
British chilli growers may be few and far between, but they are set for a boost after Asda reported that Brits have got a taste for eastern-inspired cooking, with sales of Indian ingredients soaring by up to 170 percent.
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Growers urged to lobby MEPs over pesticides
The NFU has produced a template letter which growers can adopt to lobby their MEPs over the proposed Sustainable Use Directive of the Thematic Strategy on Pesticides.
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Vine weevil warning
Alternative pesticide company Agralan has warned that from now on and through the winter is vine weevil season.
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ArticlePSPS parts company with FEASTnet
The future of the Public Sector Produce Supplies (PSPS) grower co-operative is in some doubt after it emerged this week that the organisation has severed ties with the company administering its schools contract.
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ArticleHarvey expresses R&D concern
There are now too many small and underfunded R&D organisations in the UK, due to continuing government cutbacks in horticultural research funding.
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Princess from a pair
Wholesalers Hollyacre Plants and Young Plants have paired up to offer pot alstroemeria series ‘Princess Lillies’ this season.
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BPOA officially launches
The British Protected Ornamentals Association (BOPA), which was formerly known as the British Bedding & Pot Plant Association, has officially launched its new look at this week’s Four Oaks show.
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Oberon - a mid-summer growers' dream
The variable temperatures of this summer mean that pest control activity from beneficial insects is declining in protected crops.
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ArticleIt’s got the whole world in its name
Despite bearing the brunt of much criticism from many quarters in the last decade, the progress of what will, from today
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ArticleDefra publishes levy feedback
The horticulture sector remains ‘adamant’ that the HDC should not be included in the reform of the levy structure, according to Defra.
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ArticleLow Countries, high hopes
Dutch and Belgian top-fruit players are upbeat about a season that came on stream exceptionally early this year and, as growers switch from apples to pears, returns look promising. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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ArticleGrowers under pesticide threat
Peter Sanguinetti, chief executive of the Crop Protection Association, outlines a series of four articles to be published in FPJ throughout September, detailing how farmers will be affected by upcoming changes in EU pesticide regulations.
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ArticleDoing it for the kids
Almost half of seven to 11-year-old schoolchildren in England and Wales have no involvement with growing food, and for 23 per cent of that age group, being in the countryside means just driving through it, says Farming and Countryside Education (FACE). Elizabeth O’Keefe finds out how this year’s industry-led initiative, the Year of Food and Farming, plans to reconnect the next generation of consumers with their food.
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ArticleDictionary never stops evolving
It has always intrigued me how new words creep into our vocabulary. Certainly, in the period when I worked in the original
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ArticleWaste not want not, says ACM
Waste management specialist ACM has recently secured lucrative deals to handle all the waste management requirements for key players in the tomato and berry production sectors. FPJ finds out more.
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Carpentras in terminal situation
Summer is behind us, and to be honest that is no bad thing considering the weather we have endured on both sides of the
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ArticleEuropean office starts to look foxy
Laura Gould spoke to Joep Maussen, who heads up Redfox Executive Selection’s Spanish office, to discover why the recruitment agency has elected to expand into the European market and what plans are afoot for the firm.
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ArticleFVP authorisations scrapped
The minister for Sustainable Farming and Food, Jeff Rooker, has announced plans to scrap the fruit, vegetable and potato authorisation system from 2008.
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UK urged to consider 'Green Cities'
The president of the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) has called for the concept of the ‘Green City’ to be taken seriously in the UK.