Meldungen aus Europa – Page 5138
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Florida welcomes rain
Long-awaited rainfall has finally come to the drought-struck Florida citrus belt.
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NFU looks into waste rules
NFU representative Michael Paske (pictured) is talking with government officials on the impact new waste disposal regulations could have on agriculture and horticulture.
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NW cherries get healthy boost
The north-west US cherry season has been given a boost with the publication in the US of some preliminary research findings on the fruit's health benefits.
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Chile steps up fly fight
Agriculture authorities in Chile are increasing manpower in order to prevent the spread of Mediterranean fruit fly into fruit-growing areas.
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NZ researchers act on sunburn
Sunburn has affected more than 15 per cent of the crop of some New Zealand apple varieties in recent seasons, but now scientists are HortResearch are looking into protection methods.
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Burgess merges with Isleham
New operating company Isleham Fresh Produce Ltd has begun trading, following the completion of merger talks this week.
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Suppliers get new Insight
A new company, Insight 202, has been set up to help the fresh produce sector purchase software solutions.
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"Don't knock the multiples"
A leading salads supplier to the UK multiples has warned his colleagues not to knock supermarkets over pricing policy in the gangmaster and illegal immigrants issues exposed in a BBC TV documentary screened earlier this week.
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French apricots weather storms
Last week's storms in stone-fruit growing areas of France have had a localised effect on some producers' crops.
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Logo still under fire
The NFU quality assured logo of a red and blue tractor continues to be criticised, with a new onslought from small-scale farmers and growers throughout the UK.
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Bramley cashes in on Wimbledon champion
The Bramley campaign has linked up with Pat Cash, former Wimbledon lawn tennis champion, during the Wimbledon fortnight.
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Fruit returns to Garden
The Chilean Fresh Fruit Association ö Europe unveiled its display at the fourth Covent Garden Flower Festival this week.
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Brazilian carnival kicks off
The Brazilian Fruit Export Promotion Programme was officially launched last week.
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Tomato lorry tragedy prompts FTA call for action
The discovery of 58 bodies on board a lorry of tomatoes at Dover on Monday, leads Freight Transport Association to repeat its calls for inter-governmental action on illegal trafficking of immigrants.
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Industry comes down hard on gangmaster claims
The fresh produce industry has responded swiftly to the exposure in Monday's BBC television documentary Panorama of corrupt gangmasters and illegal immigrants working in the UK fresh produce industry.
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NZ kiwi faces stiff competition
A crowded marketplace in Europe has hit the first weeks of the New Zealand kiwifruit season.
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Banana women demand change
The first International Conference of Women in the Banana Industry held in Hanover, Germany last week has called for major change in a crisis-struck industry.
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Fyffes half-year profits slump
Europe's largest fresh produce supplier has fallen victim to forex fluctuations and banana oversupply .
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Early warning on US entry for Argentina's citrus
Some academics speaking in the Argentinean press, are questioning studies by the USDA which have paved the way for changes in import restrictions which will soon allow the import of citrus from Argentina.
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Kiwis look into cranberries
A New Zealand research body is examining the possibility of growing cranberries locally.