Meldungen aus Europa – Page 4814
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EMR creates analytical chemistry centre
East Malling Research (EMR) has taken a 25 per cent share in QTS Analytical, a pesticide-residue testing company, creating a single analytical chemistry centre at EMR.
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Defra grant helps farmer
Rural enterprise has paid off for one small farmer, thanks to the help of a Defra grant.
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ArticleBerryworld and Poupart skip ahead
School children are to be introduced to the dual delights of skipping and blueberries, thanks to Berryworld and Poupart.
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Machinery rings get exemption
A northern MP has tackled farmers’ fears that new government laws on gangmasters may impact on machinery rings.
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Asda profits up
Asda has announced a jump in profits of 10.4 per cent on last year, and attributes the rise to its ongoing push on non-foods.
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Dual use orchards eligible for SPS
Traditional orchards with the potential for dual use will be eligible under the new European Single Payment Scheme, food and farming minister Larry Whitty has announced.
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Sainsbury's dismisses rumours
The Sainsbury family has dismissed rumours of a bid for the struggling retail chain and backed chief executive Jusin King.
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ArticleAsparagus on the up
Asparagus producers are hoping for a good 2005 with planting estimated to have increased by around 25 per cent.
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South African exporter raises offer
South African supplier Fruits Unlimited has widened its range with the inclusion of pome fruit.
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Smart labels for Sainsbury
Sainsbury’s is trailing a new smart label which will allow customers to see the ripeness level of the fruit they are buying.
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Drugs stashed in veg
More than £500,000 of drugs has been found hidden in a cargo of vegetables at a Heathrow airport warehouse.
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Benchmarking for horticulture success
Fresh produce growers are being given the opportunity to anonymously compare notes in a bid to crack cost problems.
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Sainsbury's shares up
Shares in Sainsbury’s have jumped three per cent following rumours that a takeover bid was imminent.
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Sainsbury's links apples and pears
Apples and pears are being linked together in a bid to boost consumption in Sainsbury's.
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ArticleKatopé claims the lead
The first of Katopé’s avocado packhouses has received BRC accreditation, an industry first for Bassan Packers, Katopé’s avocado and lychee packhouse based in Tzaneen.
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ArticleCameo on a roll
The forecast European crop of Cameo for 2004-05 is 4,550 tonnes and this tonnage is expected to increase to 12,000t by 2008.
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Davis and Vasilenco in Linc up
Almeria-based Spanish salad grower Vasilenco is opening a UK sales office within the Lincolnshire premises of Davis (Louth) Ltd.
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AOC first for Limousin fruit
Golden Delicious from Limousin in south-west France has been granted the first ever Appellation d'Origine Contrôlée for apples.
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Vitacress wins environmental award
Vitacress Salads and East Malling Research (EMR) have been honoured in the The Worshipful Company of Fruiterers seventh environmental awards.
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ArticlePomalia enters apple variety fray
A group of French growers, plant breeders and distributors have formed a company to market a family of branded apple varieties which will need just half the spraying and treatments applied to other apple crops.