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Met Office forecasts mild winter
Forecasters are predicting that unseasonal weather patterns are set to continue into the coming months, with a milder than average winter on the cards.
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Soil Association to screen films
The Soil Association will be screening two documentaries from Austria on the theme of ‘Where does our food come from?’
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Salvesen accepts Dentressangle bid
French road transport group Norbert Dentressangle’s bid to buy rival UK logistics firm Christian Salvesen has been accepted.
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Reappointments for Natural England
The Board of Natural England has re-appointed Doug Hulyer and Pam Warhurst, after their initial appointments ran out.
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Del Monte Pacific buys into FieldFresh
Del Monte Pacific is to buy a 40 per cent stake in the Bharti Enterprises-owned FieldFresh.
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ArticleElsoms throws doors open to visitors
Elsoms Seeds is holding a brassica open day on October 11, next Thursday, at its premises just north of Spalding.
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NFU plans NVZ meetings
The NFU will be holding a series of meetings across the East Midlands to help growers understand defra’s proposed changes to NVZ regulations.
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T&G eyes up citrus specialist
New Zealand producer and exporter Turners & Growers is to make a full takeover bid for citrus grower Kerifresh.
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Tesco results defy wet summer
Tesco has unveiled a rise in first-half profits, despite the poor summer weather and an increasing sense of caution from UK shoppers.
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ArticlePromising results from Spruzit trials
Certis has reported encouraging results from trials of a new natural option for control of whitefly and aphid pests, which is suitable for both the edibles and non-edibles markets.
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ArticleSpanish villa to be won with Jaffa
The largest ever on-pack promotion by Jaffa was launched yesterday, with a Spanish villa up for grabs.
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FTA compiles green top 10
The Freight Transport Association has compiled a top-10 list of greener ways to spend the money which will cover the government's 2p a litre rise in fuel duty.
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ArticleHTA awards candidates of the year
The HTA presented two ‘candidates of the year’ with their Plant Care and Shop Care Training Awards 2007 at Glee.
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NFU calls for support for Staffordshire farmers
The NFU has called on farmers from across the country to support a group of tenant farmers in Staffordshire, after the county council announced proposals to sell off 123 farms.
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ArticleBaxter to resign over levy-board changes
Clive Baxter, one of the industry’s most respected top fruit leaders, is to resign from his role with the Horticultural Development Council (HDC) before the new levy board structure comes into place next year.
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Tong's Swedish mission
Swedish veg packer LE Vegetables has announced that it will use Lincolshire company Tong Peal for a ‘major new investment’ in preparing potatoes for high quality markets.
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ArticleCrop Solutions unveiled
A brand-new name in the crop cover market was revealed this week, with the launch of Crop Solutions Ltd.
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ArticleTesco to report slowest growth since 2000
Tesco is expected to report its slowest quarter of domestic sales growth since 2000 this week.
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ArticleRubens harvest starts this week
Rubens, the Italian bred Elstar/Gala cross which has been under trial for the last three years in Kent, will be harvested this week.
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ArticleWaitrose pips the rest
The first tree ripened Cox, which arrived at Waitrose stores on September 12 and was followed by Royal Gala on September 17, has allowed it to claim to be the retailer stocking the largest percentage of English apples and pears .