All articles by Kathy Hammond – Page 5
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ArticleMPs dig deep on potato harvest
Parliamentarians have been visiting primary schools as part of a Potato Council project
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ArticleEmployers warned to check contracts
Growers need to be up to speed on their employees' contracts before 1 October
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ArticleLasting Leaf goes 100 per cent UK
The bagged salad brand is sourcing only from the UK over the summer
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ArticleTruckers may hold key to snack habits
A vegetable supplier is carrying out new research into snacking behaviour among freight drivers
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ArticleStrawberry sizes up 15 per cent
This season's UK offer is characterised by high brix levels and big berries
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ArticleMurcia sets its sights on Asia
Growers in the south-eastern Spanish region want to send their stonefruit to China and Japan
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ArticlePrice hikes fail to halt sales
With European stocks right down, prices have risen sharply in the top-fruit aisles over the past year as supermarkets grapple to keep consumers on board
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ArticleWorst season ever for Spanish berries
Strawberry growers in Huelva are licking their wounds, while nearby plum producers have fared little better
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ArticleClear start for Cornish Crystals
New season premium potato goes on sale in retailer's stores nationwide
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ArticleLaser labelling gets EC approval
New labelling technique for fruit could spell the end for adhesive labels
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ArticleWorker mistreatment costs gangmaster licence
Gangmaster supplying soft-fruit trade has licence revoked after placing workers in appalling conditions
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ArticleScotty Brand named a Marketing Star
The premium Scottish brand scoops Marketing Society gong
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ArticleInterpera steps outside Europe
The global pear event brought the supply chain together in Argentina
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ArticleJaffa teams up with Sky Ride
Jaffa Fruit has become the official partner of Sky and British Cycling’s Sky Ride events
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ArticleOpen Farm Sunday breaks records
More people than ever visited farms for this popular UK event
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ArticleFull steam for stonefruit
Nothing says summer is on the way quite like the start of the European stonefruit season. But cooler spring temperatures and unseasonably heavy rainfall have challenged growers.
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ArticleAHDB outlines studentship changes
Growers levy body revamps its latest studentship programme
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ArticleKenyans reap rainwater harvest
An international partnership project is boosting horticultural production
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ArticleHughes issues supply chain warning
Professor David Hughes tells fresh produce businesses they must manage volatility