Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4529
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Bees means hives?
American bees are dropping like flies, victims of a mystery ailment that threatens to put a massive dent in the nation’s horticultural production.
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Defra abandons seed trials
Defra is to abandon funding for organic seed trials at the end of March.
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Welsh food miles controversy
The idea of developing horticulture in Britain to displace imports flown in from tropical countries has been ridiculed by the Welsh government’s environment and farming minister.
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SFP payments being traded in Scotland
There appears to be a burgeoning second-hand trade in Single Farm Payments in Scotland.
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HDC and HDRA announce organic pest-management conference
The HDC and HDRA are joining forces for a conference day on managing pests, diseases and weeds in organic vegetables.
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ArticleMorrisons vies for more upmarket image
Morrisons has unveiled plans for a £450 million makeover, in a bid to reinvent the UK’s fourth-largest grocery chain as a fresh food specialist.
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ArticleEarly asparagus amazes Covent Garden
Customers at Covent Garden market were shocked to find early volumes of UK asparagus available at wholesaler Gilgrove on Friday morning, well before the start of the traditional season.
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ArticleUK cauli supply headache
The UK cauliflower market looks likely to continue for most of the spring with an overabundance of supply and likely price promotions from the multiples.
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Produce World gets LINKFresh business solution
Anglia Business Solutions has concluded negotiations on a multi-site implementation of its LINKFresh business management solution at Produce World, one of the largest conventional and organic fresh produce suppliers in the UK.
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ArticleSpanish gusts wreak havoc
Producers are counting the cost after high winds swept across many production areas in Spain last week, affecting a wide variety of crops.
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ArticleUK trade to feel GLA heat
Fresh produce firms can expect to be targeted by further actions like the one that exposed practices at Bomfords’ packhouses, which freshinfo exclusively revealed last week.
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ArticleSupermarkets react to Bomfords issue
Supermarkets have been reacting this week to the Gangmaster Licensing Authority’s investigation into Bomfords’ labour providers by promising a close look at their dealings with their suppliers.
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All change for Tritin
Specialist supplier of food and produce-cutting equipment Tritin has not only recently moved premises to a brand new facility near to its old site in Peterborough, it has also changed its name.
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HTA responds to climate change proposals
The HTA is lobbying for a two-pronged approach to tackling climate change.
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Irish compeition board asked to investigate multiples
The Irish Competition Authority may be asked to investigate whether the monopoly power exercised by multiples is forcing vegetable growers out of business.
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ArticleEnd of an era?
When FPJ last visited Dublin’s Corporation Market in 2001, its future was hanging in the balance due to council plans to redevelop the site. Six years on, another trip to the wholesale centre revealed traders remain in a similarly perplexing state of limbo. Laura Gould investigates.
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ArticleTime to go Dutch
Despite a delayed start, Dutch salad growers feel they’re well positioned to serve the demanding UK market. Doris Lee Butterworth catches up with leading producers and exporters to talk about prospects for the coming season.
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ArticleFruity faces emerge from dragons den without cash, but with interest
Fruity Faces - the inflatable fruit cases aimed at school children - have proven a hit with kids across the UK. Director Paige Allen has chosen 2007 as the year for the concept to go global, and appearing on nail-biting TV show Dragons’ Den was just the start. Anna Sbuttoni reports.
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Making all the right moves for Chile
As the international frontman for the Chilean fruit export industry since the mid-1980s, Ronald Bown has presided over the Chilean Fresh Fruit Association (CFFA) during an unprecedented period of growth. He tells Tommy Leighton what’s next on the agenda.