Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4410
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Extremaduran plum crop woes
This summer’s Spanish plum deal was marred by poor weather early in the campaign, which caused a delay of approximately two weeks.
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ArticleNFU blasts pesticide proposals
The NFU has once again condemned EU plans to impose new crop protection controls, calling them ‘disproportionate, impractical and highly bureaucratic’.
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ArticleNew generation of checkweighers available
Bizerba has launched a new generation of CWE checkweighers that have been developed to optimise the quality assurance of prepacked and portioned foods.
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Another RoSPA gold for Igrox
Suffolk-based pest management and fumigation company Igrox has been awarded a second Gold Medal by the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA).
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ArticleSpain's raspberry growers cautious
Raspberry growers in the Spanish region of Huelva have begun plantings that should bear fruit at the end of October or beginning of November.
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ArticlePotatoes 'battle cancer'
Potatoes contain so many cancer- and heart disease-fighting chemicals that they could rival broccoli, spinach and brussels sprouts for health benefits, according to scientists from a US research agency.
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ArticleFSA staggered by consumer ignorance
Food Standards Agency reveals damning study results and recommends that fruit and vegetables make up a third of every meal.
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Agri-50E available from Agralan
Agri-50E, a pesticide-free control for whitefly, leafhopper, psyllids, scale insects and spider mites, will now be available from Agralan.
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ArticleFL attracts more from eastern Europe
Hot on the heels of Asia Fruit Logistica, the management of next year’s Fruit Logistica event in Berlin on February 7-9 has announced strong interest from central and eastern European exhibitors.
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ArticleARF launches Soils Information Gateway
The Applied Research Forum (ARF) has launched ‘The Soils Information Gateway’, its new online resource bringing together soil-related tips, solutions and strategies as well as profiling the achievements of 15 ‘pioneering’ farmers.
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"Fruity" veg found to reduce asthma
A diet of “fruity vegetables” and fish can help reduce asthma and allergies in children, according to a seven-year study released yesterday.
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ArticleAsda stocks award-winning apples
Asda has started to stock award-winning apples as of this week, the supermarket announced.
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ArticleSpain on target with wood recycling
Spain is well up on its targets for recycling wooden packaging.
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Lantra seeks Scottish learners
Lantra, the Sector Skills Council for the environmental and land-based sector, has started the search to find this year’s Scottish Land-based Learners of the year.
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Stanley challenges industry
Motivational speaker and retail guru John Stanley challenged 30 representatives from the HTA retail group, garden retailers, growers and manufactured goods suppliers to make a difference to the sector in just 24 hours during a workshop at the end of August.
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ArticleThaiGAP seals the deal in Bangkok
The move to benchmark Thai production standards with GlobalGAP standards, with the creation of ThaiGAP, was formalised in Bangkok last week.
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East Europeans get Fruit Logistica focus
Fruit Logistica will host seven national exhibits at its show in February to celebrate the upsurge in exhibitors from Central and Eastern Europe.
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ArticlePotato in King of Veg bid
The Real Potato Co has launched an online election campaign to crown the potato King of Veg.
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ArticleWWF trial shows promise
The wisdom of Worldwide Fruit establishing two top fruit trial sites in Kent has been reflected this season as its ongoing of evaluation of new apple and pear varieties gets underway.
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ArticleIsraeli citrus returns to form
The return to form of Israel’s citrus industry is best expressed by the vote of confidence it received from growers this year: they have planted 1,200 hectares of new citrus groves, more than in any other single year over the past 30 years.