Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4516
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ArticleKeelings wins top Irish grower award
Keelings Salads has won the Bord Bia Best Grower of the Year Award, presented to the growers that best represents exceptional standards in production and handling of fresh produce.
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ArticleEMR head of post-harvest research honoured
David Johnson, head of post-harvest research at East Malling Research (EMR), was awarded the Marsh Horticultural Research Award by the president of the Royal Horticultural Society, Peter Buckley, last week.
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Cambridgeshire puts farm safety through the mangle
More than 200 farmers from across Cambridgeshire attended a farm safety day, run by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) at The East of England Showground in Peterborough last week.
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ArticleUS consumers regaining confidence in produce
Consumer confidence about produce safety is improving in the US after a difficult period, but the industry is expected to come good on its promised improvements.
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Costa Rican industry gets a boost
Agricultural exports from Costa Rica rose by 11.7 per cent in the first two months of this year, according to Costa Rican agency Procomer.
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Defra publishes energy guide
Defra is to publish a guide aiming to unravel the intricacies of the rapidly changing energy market to growers.
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ArticleChilled cabinets could be on way out
The major UK retailers have combined to challenge manufacturers of chilled and frozen display cabinets to find natural alternatives to environmentally-damaging HFC refrigerants.
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ArticleIceberg gets scientific immunity
A team of scientists at the US department of agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) has developed seven kinds of parent iceberg lettuce that resist corky root disease and attack by lettuce mosaic virus.
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ArticleIncreasing drive for home procured food
The rising importance of procuring home grown produce for public institutions was reflected by an enthusiastic audience at a recent conference in the north east.
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Waitrose to co-fund foodie TV show
Premium retailer Waitrose is to co-fund a new daily TV show that will focus on locally sourced produce.
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Defra loads up on fuel advice
Following concerns about the impact on agriculture of crude oil price increases, Defra has published new consumption advice
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BRC exports standard to China
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) will break new ground by introducing a Chinese version of its global standard for consumer products in Asia later this month.
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A new team for the Royal Show
The Royal Agricultural Society of England has promised to deliver a “cracking” event for exhibitors and visitors this year at the Royal Show at Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire in July.
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Defra fills board of ACOS
Defra has appointed seven new members to the Advisory Committee on Organic Standards (ACOS).
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ArticleScots back their farming industry
In a poll conducted on behalf of BBC Scotland, voters in Scotland have shown enormous support for Scottish farming by placing it fifth in a list of important election issues.
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ArticleNew glass on the block
Marks & Spencer salad buyer Peter Ireland and salad technologist Dr Simon Coupe opened Flavourfresh Salads’ new one-hectare glass block in Southport, Lancashire.
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Scientists comb evidence for missing bees
The cataclysmic problems US beekeers are experiencing this spring have begun to manifest themselves in the UK for the first time.
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ArticleGras off to a flyer
Borough Market trader Elsey & Bent held a tasting last week to mark the beginning of the English asparagus season.
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Wiltshire powers into finals
Patrick Wiltshire has buzzed his way to victory again in the Northern Regional Final of the Institute of Horticulture’s Young Horticulturist of the Year Competition,
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ArticleMore setbacks for Jersey Royals
Plantings of Jersey Royals continued to be disrupted this week, with bouts of heavy rain hindering progress.