Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4464
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IPM Essen 08 details announced
Organisers of the IPM Essen ornamental show have announced details of next year’s event.
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ArticleGrowers look for assurance
The subject of assurance schemes has received considerable talktime in recent months, with many growers calling for less duplication and more of a common sense approach. In response, the industry is starting to revisit the way audits are carried out. Larry Saunders investigates.
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ArticleWhat did UK horticulture gain from Tony Blair?
Tony Blair left Number 10 this week after a decade in Britain’s top job. During that time a considerable number of changes and challenges have affected the horticulture sector in this country. Ray Vale looks back at the last ten years and reflects on what Blair’s government did for the industry.
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Positive moves for the future
The upcoming Year of Food and Farming is one of the most positive moves to be implemented for some time, aimed squarely as it
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ArticleOnline retailers to cast net wider
By 2011, virtually everyone under the age of 55 will have used the internet to buy goods and 70 per cent of the UK shopping population will regularly be buying goods online - compared to just over 50 per cent of consumers today.
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ArticleHarvey confirmed at HDC until March 2008
Colin Harvey’s position as HDC chairman until March 31 2008 has been confirmed by Defra this week.
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ArticleFarmers’ market in the city
The first of a monthly city and country farmers’ market came to Vauxhall, south-west London, last week.
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ArticleCookery boost herb sales
Increasing consumer interest in cookery has been good news for fresh herbs, which have reached a point where they have been elevated beyond being seen as a simple ingredient.
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Transport infrastructure is a future investment
The Freight Transport Association (FTA) has called on the chancellor to make a concerted effort to tackle worsening road and rail congestion in its submission ahead of the comprehensive spending review expected in the autumn.
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Revus takes the fight to blight
There is increasing pressure on potato crops from blight this season, with BPC Blight Watch recording 10 days out of 12 in early June reaching high-risk Smith Period criteria in Yorkshire alone.
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ArticleThe greenery guides consumers towards veg
Dutch produce specialist The Greenery has launched a guide to help retailers choose the best products to sell to their consumers.
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ArticleOrganic head attacks supermarkets
Patrick Holden, the head of the Soil Association, ditched in January as vegetable supplier to Sainsbury’s because his carrots did not meet the chain’s standards, claims in today’s Guardian that the country’s leading supermarkets are so centralised and industrialised that they cannot deliver the local, organic food their customers want.
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ArticleBomfords in administration
Supermarket vegetable and salads supplier Bomfords has gone into administration.
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Queen honours horticulturists
RHS patron the Queen will today present the Victoria Medal of Honour, the highest award that the society can offer, to four recipients at the official opening of the Glasshouse at RHS Wisley.
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Arrest at Sainsbury's hotel party
Sainsbury's has launched an investigation into reports of drunken behaviour at a staff party at the Celtic Manor Resort for the 2010 Ryder Cup.
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ArticleBudgens re-launches UK potato range
Convenience store chain Budgens is re-launching its potato range with a focus on the different varieties available and new packaging options
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ArticleBottoms up to SPS for cider
The cider industry has received a boost from the EU. It was announced last week that orchards can now be included in the Single Payment Scheme.
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ArticleBrammy Awards to feature People's Choice
The Bramley Apple Campaign is to run its first People’s Choice Award at its annual Brammy Awards.
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ArticleSolid performance on residues
The latest Pesticide Residues Committee's (PRC) quarterly report found that 806 out of 1313 samples of 24 different foods tested had no detectable residues, and 477 contained levels below the maximum residues level (MRL).
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ArticleThe Greenery UK to focus on data analysis
The Greenery UK has appointed a data analysis manager to monitor and report on trends in the UK consumer market.