Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4727
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ArticleSchool gets tomato cheque
Schoolchildren from Larkshill Primary School in Pontefract are celebrating after being awarded with a cheque for £500 as part of a competition to promote British Tomato week.
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ArticlePotato power helps rowers smash record
A team of rowers have broken the record for rowing across the north Atlantic, with a little help from a potato.
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Asda aims for Fantastic promotion
Asda is looking for some superhero help this week with the launch of a new promotion to entice children to tuck into fruit.
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ArticleTesco launches yellow fleshed watermelon
Tesco is claiming a first with the launch of a watermelon with bright yellow flesh instead of red.
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Memorial crop gains farm assurance
A bean crop planted as a memorial to an Oxfordshire farmer who died earlier this year of pleural cancer will be fully farm assured, following inspection by EFSIS-FABBL under the Assured Combinable Crops Scheme.
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ArticleEastern goldmine for packaging
The east could be a potential goldmine for international packaging companies, according to speakers at an assembly of industry representatives.
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McDonalds looks to local
Fast-food giants McDonalds is thought to be increasing emphasis on local sourcing in the UK according to reports in the farming trade press.
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ArticleJamaican bananas suffer at hands of Dennis
While Florida citrus producers appear to have dodged the bullet when it comes to hurricane Dennis, Jamaican banana producers were not so lucky.
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Asda possible replacement for Baugur in £1.1bn Somerfield bid
Reports are circulating that Asda could fill the void left by Baugur in the consortium bidding for control of the Somerfield group.
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NZ apple growers go for government
New Zealand apples growers have hit out at government ministers for what they describe as “insults”.
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ArticleAgrexco in mango focus
The new Israeli mango season is about to get under way with increased volumes.
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ArticleFlorida hit by hurricane
Florida is again counting the cost of the weather after hurricane Dennis roared through the north-west of the state before moving on to Alabama.
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Degradable produce packaging in the Co-op
The Co-operative Group is switching its entire pre-packed produce range to degradable bags, it has announced.
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ArticleBlack looks to beat blue in soft-fruit success
The newly formed Blackcurrant Foundation is hoping blackcurrants can emulate the success of blueberries in the UK market.
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ArticlePicota continues to push for premium
Picota cherry producers are struggling to translate their premium aspirations onto retailers shelves.
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ArticleGreen Card launched to highlight food skills
A special skills passport, aimed specifically to meet the needs of food and drink manufacturers, has been launched.
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China continues negotiations with Taiwan
Mainland China authorities and Taiwan's two opposition parties launched a new bid on Friday to expand the sale of Taiwanese agricultural products on the mainland.
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Water agreement reached
The National Farmers Union has signed an accord with the Environment Agency and Water UK.
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ArticlePackaging needs could scupper RFID
Recyclables and RFID tagging may be the buzzwords in packaging but we are unlikely to see a huge shift in either direction, said Tim Rothwell, senior VP of Lansdown Capital Ltd.
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ArticleClive’s is Waitrose small producer of the year
Jane and Charlie Clive of Clive’s Fruit Farm, Upton-on-Severn, Worcestershire have been presented with the Waitrose Small Producer of the Year Award in the drinks category for their hand-pressed Conference Pear juice.