All articles by Kathy Miller – Page 28
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LEAFlet profits from Bayer link
A UK integrated crop management promoter has linked up with Bayer to produce a new information leaflet.
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Bramley smoothies muscle in on Wimbledon
The tireless Bramley Campaign Group team targeted tennis fans with their latest new recipe last week.
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FFVIB launches kids' meal plan
The Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Information Bureau is launching a new initiative to encourage youngsters to increase their intake of citrus fruit.
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UK raspberries on song
A late start to the season has not dampened expectation for the UK raspberry crop.
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Chile plans food-safety revision
Researchers in Chile are studying the development of new, specific food safety regulations for the fruit sector.
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Fruit fly demise quickens
Mediterranean fruit fly discovered in Chile earlier this year could be gone by year end.
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Strawberry picking slows
In line with freshinfo.com reports last week, less fruit is being picked in England this week due to unseasonable weather.
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USApple dates set
The US Apple Association has announced the speakers line-up for its new season Apple Crop Outlook and Marketing Conference 2000.
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Strawberries reach early peak
The effects of a wet May and the heat wave at the beginning of last week are affecting UK strawberry availability at the season's traditional peak.
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NW cherries get healthy boost
The north-west US cherry season has been given a boost with the publication in the US of some preliminary research findings on the fruit's health benefits.
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Florida welcomes rain
Long-awaited rainfall has finally come to the drought-struck Florida citrus belt.
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NFU looks into waste rules
NFU representative Michael Paske (pictured) is talking with government officials on the impact new waste disposal regulations could have on agriculture and horticulture.
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Chile steps up fly fight
Agriculture authorities in Chile are increasing manpower in order to prevent the spread of Mediterranean fruit fly into fruit-growing areas.
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NZ researchers act on sunburn
Sunburn has affected more than 15 per cent of the crop of some New Zealand apple varieties in recent seasons, but now scientists are HortResearch are looking into protection methods.
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French apricots weather storms
Last week's storms in stone-fruit growing areas of France have had a localised effect on some producers' crops.
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"Don't knock the multiples"
A leading salads supplier to the UK multiples has warned his colleagues not to knock supermarkets over pricing policy in the gangmaster and illegal immigrants issues exposed in a BBC TV documentary screened earlier this week.
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Banana women demand change
The first International Conference of Women in the Banana Industry held in Hanover, Germany last week has called for major change in a crisis-struck industry.
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Industry comes down hard on gangmaster claims
The fresh produce industry has responded swiftly to the exposure in Monday's BBC television documentary Panorama of corrupt gangmasters and illegal immigrants working in the UK fresh produce industry.
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NZ kiwi faces stiff competition
A crowded marketplace in Europe has hit the first weeks of the New Zealand kiwifruit season.
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Fyffes half-year profits slump
Europe's largest fresh produce supplier has fallen victim to forex fluctuations and banana oversupply .