All articles by Gavin Haynes – Page 10
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Ravensbergen Lilies of Life meet highest standard
Ravensbergen Lilies of Life have been granted the MPS-Florimark Production certificate, the highest world standard in the floriculture industry.
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ArticleSummer temperatures good for garlic
Summer temperatures bode well for the UK garlic crop, according to specialist Colin Boswell, who runs the Garlic Shop on the Isle of Wight and sells at farmers' markets in Hampshire.
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Spanish invest in co-op factory
Spanish produce giant and group of co-operatives Anecoop is investing heavily in the fresh prepared market with the construction of a new facility at Algemesi, Valencia. The new factory is being built at the 600,000 sq metre Pepe Miquel industrial park in the town.
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Dow recommends Electis
Dow Agrosciences is recommending the inclusion of the protectant fungicide, Electis (zoxium and mancozeb) in any blight control programme.
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NFU asks for better spreader-calibration
The NFU has cited improved crop yield and benefits to the environment as some of the money-saving benefits to have come from a survey on calibrating spreaders.
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ArticleSoil's the clue for Macaulay Institute
Staff from Scotland’s Macaulay Institute have been promoting the benefits of soil as part of the Edinburgh international science festival.
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EU imposes 5 year minimum price on Chinese strawberries
The EU has reportedly imposed a five-year minimum price on frozen strawberries from China.
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Branding comes under microscope
Over thirty companies from the produce sector attended a seminar entitled Branding in the Produce Sector, held at Burghley House in Lincolnshire.
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HTA retail workshops kick off
Workshops for plant retail staff have got off to a flying start, with top marks from many of the people who attended them, the HTA has reported.
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NFU boss backs land lessons
New Cambridgeshire NFU chairman Bob Lawrence is backing moves to give children lessons on the land.
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ArticleFindlay concerned about new levy board
Fears over the impact of the probable new Levy Board structure have been voiced by Alastair Findlay, chairman of the British Onion Producers' Association's R&D committee.
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Tesco posts giant profits
£4,800 may seem like a handsome lottery prize to some, but for Tesco, it’s merely one minute’s profits.
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US growers club together
In the olden days, they might have called it ‘communism’, but now it seems collective farming is all the rage in the US.
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University of Ulster launches Agri-masters degree
The University of Ulster has begun its own Agri-business masters programme
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New weather station is compact and simple
Delta-T Devices has introduced a new weather station, designed to be easy to set up and operate.
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ArticleFresh Direct drives forward
Fresh Direct, the UK’s largest independent fresh produce supplier, is now operating more than 75 refrigerated vehicles from Petit Forestier
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US lags in inspections
Very little US food is inspected before it is imported, according to new data.
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Mergers on the cards for growers and packhouses
Further mergers and takeovers are predicted within the fresh produce industry