Meldungen aus Europa – Page 5128
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Tractor shows off its pulling power
The NFU is using a team of so-called tasty farmers (pictured) in a bid to heighten public awareness of the new little red tractor food logo.
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French Pink Lady ready for UK entrance
Harvesting of Pink Lady in France will start this weekend.
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Shattering blow for IoW glass
Growers of protected crops on the Isle of Wight have been rocked by news of an energy company's failure.
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New logo for new millennium
A colourful new image for one of the UK's leading wholesale markets has been unveiled.
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Organic standardisation questioned
The Horticulture Research International conference on organics this week addressed the thorny issue of standardisation in this burgeoning sector.
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Master stroke for Dutch PO
One of the Netherlands' largest producer organisations linked up last week with importer-exporter, Nico de Jong.
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Countryside prospers as farm incomes slide
Two economic forecasting surveys published this week appear to paint contradictory pictures of the British countryside.
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Sharon fruit set for bumper harvest
Volumes of sharon fruit from Israel are set to break records this season as the first shipments head for the UK market.
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South Africa gets new look PPECB
The Perishable Products Export Control Board has a fresh look with half a dozen new board members and closer links with the department of agriculture expected to bring changes to control of the fruit industry in South Africa.
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Hospital rises to five-a-day challenge
London's Great Ormond St Hospital rose to the challenge posed by Food Awareness Week and Europe Against Cancer Week on October 9-15.
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New campaign to promote Canaries tomatoes
With the first shipments of Canaries tomatoes due to arrive in Southampton in a couple of weeks, the islands are getting ready for their first campaign in the UK since 1991.
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Gala growers optimistic for coming season
With the prospects of the largest ever crop of Gala apples ahead of them, growers gathered to exhort each other to maintain their "pole position".
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IGD plots way ahead for multiples
The IGD has told delegates at its annual convention that the way forward for retailers is to diversify and specialise, in order to respond to the differing needs of consumers.
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Supermarkets get off lightly in Competition Commission report
Despite finding evidence of several of the alleged practices that the Commission was set up to unearth, the end result of two years investigation is a code of practice that will be established by the supermarkets themselves.
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Chiquita and Dole at odds over EU Banana proposals
Two of the largest banana companies in the world have given opposing reactions to the EU's proposals for a first come, first served method of solving the long running banana dispute.
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Tractors take to the billboards
Red tractors will be seen on advertising hoardings nation-wide from next week as part of the promotion of UK-grown assured farm produce.
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HRI restructure gets minister's support
Following recent meetings with horticulture industry representatives and board members of Horticulture Research International, farm minister Nick Brown, pictured, has endorsed plans to restructure the R&D body.
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POs hopeful of funding hike
Producer organisations could benefit from a 20 per cent increase in operational programme funding as part of the review of the fruit and vegetable regime 2200/96 to be drawn up later this year.
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Stone fruit warms to cool nights
South African stone-fruit crops are benefiting from cool temperatures and rainfall this season.
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BPC pledge to disgruntled levy payers
After complaints that the British Potato Council was ignoring the needs of its wholesaler and potato merchant levy payers, the organisation is planning to attract more participation in this year's maincrop campaign.