Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4636
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ArticleChantenay campaign underway
Vegetable co-op Fresh Growers has launched a series of specially created summer and winter recipes to encourage consumption of its Chantenay carrots.
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ArticleMansfield mourned
Thomas Charles Mansfield, a major figure within the fresh produce industry for more than 50 years, has died suddenly at his home in Suffolk.
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NZ apples fall short
NZ apple shipments for this season will be down on initial forecasts, the industry’s export association has announced.
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Bird Flu no threat, says FPC
Bird flu does not pose a risk to fruit and vegetables, the Fresh Produce Consortium has confirmed.
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ArticleKentish snow blow
Snow struck parts of Kent early last week causing protective structures over some soft-fruit crops to collapse and damaging the plants beneath them.
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ArticleSEF aims to treble production
Grower of the Year, Southern England Farms, is growing three times the volume of brassicas in Cornwall this season, compared to the 2004-05 crop year.
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ArticlePink Lady apples run London Marathon
Felicity Aston and Jo Vellino from Kent are braving the London Marathon this Sunday April 23, dressed as Pink Lady Apples on behalf of Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
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ArticleUK sourcing on the rise for organic
Demand for UK-grown organic apples is on the rise, according to the Soil Association, with five of the eight main supermarkets now sourcing more than three quarters of key organic lines from the UK.
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ArticleDon ducks for cover
Monty Don, celebrity gardener and outspoken critic of the soft-fruit industry, has backed out of an agreement with FPJ to answer a series of questions from producers.
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ArticleBanana competition increases
Changes in the EU banana regime on January 1, are bringing new operators into the fiercely competitive market.
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ArticleThe fruits of JP love
With its award-winning lovefruit campaign, JP Fruit has driven its enthusiasm for healthy-living to new heights and united the company in the communication of its core sentiments. Elspeth Waters caught up with the man in the driving seat to find out how lovefruit came to be.
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ArticleKiwis search for even keel
The New Zealand apple industry has suffered poor returns of late but the tide may have turned with exporters hopeful for a better result this season. Elspeth Waters reports.
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ArticleEgyptian faith pays dividends
Amid rising freight rates and heavy competition some Egyptian producers are enjoying rich rewards for their advantageous period of availibility. Doris Lee Butterworth reports.
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Dredging the dictionary in search of description
Personification of fruit and vegetables is not new, but Tesco appears to have gone a stage further with the arrival of a
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Gardener Don lives in a different world
Now, far be it from me to call someone a coward, but I’ll leave you to read our page six article and decide on an
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Fewer wrinkles with fruit and veg
People who eat lots of fruit and vegetables are likely to have fewer wrinkles, according to a new study.
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Seminis offers late varieties
Growers will be able to plant new late autumn cauliflower varieties from Seminis this summer in full commercial volumes.
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ArticleChina records apple drop
The US department of agriculture has estimated this week that China’s 2005-06 apple crop will close the season down 15 per cent on the 2004-05.
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ArticlePineapple gets its week of passion
Del Monte is gearing up to launch the first ever National Passion for Pineapple Week next month, on the back of a huge sales growth for the fruit.