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ArticleRefresh Awards 2004 preview
The first ever Re:fresh Awards will take place next week to honour a broad spectrum of industry talent. The Journal caught up with some of the finalists to find out what it takes to reach the shortlist of the first awards in the trade to recognise achievement along the whole supply chain.
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ArticleReally integrated pest management
Integrated Pest Management (IPM) is widely practised around the world. The IPM principles are central to many producers’ regimes and high on the list of priorities in many of their customers’ specifications. To utilise IPM to its full extent, however, requires complete buy-in from the field right through to management. In Kenya, The Real IPM Company was established in January to encourage and provide growers with the necessary management skills and resources to produce crops without over-reliance on pesticides. Tommy Leighton talks to owner and director of the Thika-based company Louise Labuschagne about her IPM vision and a highly successful project to control leafminer biologically at Indu Farms in Limuru.
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ArticlePineapple potential
Although prepared products continue to grow the sector, without consumer information and variety evolution there could be prickly times ahead for the UK fresh pineapple market. Emma Hatfield reports.
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ArticleArava and development
The Arava is one of Israel’s hottest and driest areas, known for its flat lands and mountains of sand. Despite the intense heat the Arava Research & Development organisation is carrying out trials on a host of varieties and innovative growers are working hard to produce quality crops which Agrexco exports. John Broy reports.
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ArticleKitchener herb garden
In the last in our April series of profiles on herbs, Sainsbury’s takes us through its herb programme for 2004, Arava comments on the progress the industry is making, and Agrexco UK’s product manager Mike Caddy gives us a guided tour of the growth areas.
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ArticleBio-packaging breakthrough
In this week’s focus on packaging, Produce Packaging teams up with Potatopak Limited on a range of biodegradable products, Leading Edge continues to provide innovative packaging solutions, Molins machinery, Zip-Pak and TNA Europe all introduce new products into the market and Great Western Packaging scoops a design award.
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ArticleGetting a website... the easy way
In this month’s look at IT, Danesoft explains how its latest system WPS works, Grow IT and Herbert International move ahead with a new agreement, Paul Clapham provides detailed analysis on what your telephone can do for you and Bob Rose of Anglia Business Computers highlights the importance of selecting the right business system for your company.
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Raising the bar
Marks & Spencer's commitment and dedication to the environment and consumer friendly farming practices through its Field to
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EU workers registration scheme debated in parliament
Home office regulations regarding Eastern European workers from the new EU member countries were debated in Parliament this week for approval.
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ArticleBelgian loose tomato production to rise
There will be a major shift in the segmentation of Flandria tomatoes this season according to Dominiek Keersebilck, product manager of fruit and vegetables of the Flanders agricultural marketing board, Vlam.
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ArticleLoadhog scoops award
Loadhog has won a Silver Award in the Institute of Packaging 2004 Starpack Awards.
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ArticleSygenta trial neck rot solution for onion growers
Researchers at the agribusiness company Sygenta have identified the amistar fungicide to help onion growers with the control of neck rot disease.
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ArticleTesco turns Japanese again
Tesco is moving further into the Far East with the purchase of the failed Japanese food chain Fre’c.
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ArticleFarmers trial new Maxicast granule applicator
The new design nemathorin Maxicast applicator from Techneat engineering is being trialed this season by three eastern county potato growers.
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McDonald's gets active
McDonald's have launched its new adult meal-in-box Go Active in the US, which will be available in the UK later this year.
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ArticleGrapefruit juice about-face
The Florida Department of Citrus is reviewing its promotion of grapefruit juice.
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ArticleTraining success for BerryWorld
The first two students to complete soft-fruit supplier BerryWorld’s two-year management training scheme have both earned management roles within the industry.
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Chile eyes shallot solution
Growing shallots from seed for export to key EU markets such as the UK could provide Chilean producers with another crop for their export portfolio.
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Dutch pamphlet explains Quality Mark value
The Netherlands Flower Bulb Information Centre has produced a free pamphlet explaining the importance of their Quality Mark - the logo Dutch bulb growers use to back their products.
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National Food Safety Week plans revealed
The annual National Food Safety Week will take place from June 14 to June 20.