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ArticleYorkshireman in Fruit Box launch
Yorkshire young entrepreneur Jonathan Russell’s The Fruit Box office delivery scheme is expanding, having caught the eye of local grant authorities.
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New date set for Macfrut
A date has been set for the 2010 edition of the Italian trade fair Macfrut, which takes places this October.
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CenFRA guidance helps Living Salads
Guidance from CenFRA Ltd has helped Living Salads reap the rewards of new technology by improving product quality and competitiveness.
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Tried & Tested proves successful
The Tried & Tested nutrient management plan launched in March 2009 has proved a huge success with more than 13,500 plans now disseminated to farmers.
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ArticleImport regulation causes industry consternation
A new regulation affecting produce imports has angered the trade amid allegations of government hypocrisy over cutting red tape.
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EGEA conference set for May
The sixth EGEA conference is set to take place in Belgium in May as delegates around Europe look to study the role of fresh produce in society.
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New mushroom site for UK
The Netherlands-based Mushroom Promotion Foundation (MPF) is expanding into the UK with the launch last week of an English-language website.
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ArticleBA slips to nine-month loss
Cargo volumes pick up at the end of 2009 following a nine-month fall in cargo revenue of 25.1 per cent
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ArticlePettitt praises growers
The National Farmers’ Union’s Horticulture Board chair Sarah Pettitt congratulated UK growers at the ADAS/Syngenta Vegetable Industry Conference at the East of England Showground last Wednesday, after they honoured their contracts during the toughest January in 30 years.
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ArticleFarm shop accreditation launched
Government and industry have teamed up to create an accreditation system designed to create the trust deemed essential for independent retail to hit back at the supermarkets.
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Fyffes withdraws innovation entry
Fyffes has withdrawn its Fruit Logistica Innovation Award entry following a trademark dispute
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ArticleLet there be light
Cucumbers thrive in light-filled glasshouses, but the freezing weather in early January offered anything but the ideal conditions. Doris Lee Butterworth speaks to leading producers to find out what is on the agenda this season
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ArticleHow secure is Britain’s horticulture sector?
Research is the lifeblood of the fresh produce industry, keeping it alive with possibility and boosting the offer by improving everything from yield and disease resistance to appearance and flavour. However, the R&D sector has battled for funding for many years and in the last 12 months, a series of calls for action have highlighted the impending crisis, especially now that the sector is facing a new and wider challenge in the shape of food security. Anna Sbuttoni reports
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ArticleUK prospers as South Africa enters tough game
A tough market continued to struggle at the heart of the European season as the UK becomes a less attractive market due to currency issues. But an increase in volume and a promising pear market could yet see fortunes turn. Alex Lawson reports
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Intriguing new descriptions push home health message
Intriguing new descriptions push home health message
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FPC annual dinner wows UK with Mexican delicacies
It was a productive start to 2010 for the FPC as we met our first challenge head on with the FSA over EC Regulation 669/2009
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Is it [apple] pi in the sky to fix grower equation?
For many years now, the English top-fruit industry has been banging the drum for greater grower returns in order to justify
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ArticleSecond exhibition of The Garden imminent
New Covent Garden Market is to hold a second public exhibition of its redevelopment project, The Garden at New Covent Garden Market.
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ArticleFull speed ahead for Serbia
Fruit Logistica 2010: The country's exporters are out in force again in Berlin this week as awareness of global markets grows
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ArticleGreefa launches EasySort
Fruit Logistica 2010: Group unveils sorting and grading machine for products including citrus, stonefruit and tomatoes