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Sunday trading brings clearer roads
A significant reduction in supermarket deliveries during the week and reduced congestion on Britain’s roads in the peak Monday-Friday period is all thanks to Sunday Trading.
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Pests under the microscope at BCPC conference
Non-crop pest control technology promises to play a major role in this year's International Plant Protection Congress and BCPC Exhibition at the SECC Glasgow, from October 15-18.
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US develops low-sugar watermelon
US department of agriculture plant breeders have developed a low-sugar watermelon.
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Stoke honoured at Tatton
A flower bed recreating Stoke’s famous ceramics industry has collected the top award in the RHS/Ball Colegrave National Flower Bed Competition at the RHS Flower Show at Tatton Park.
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Behind the scenes of West Sussex
West Sussex consumers are being invited to look behind the scenes at some of the county's leading horticultural businesses.
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Tenderstem first at The Co-op
The Co-operative Group has welcomed its first British Tenderstem broccoli season with promotions in-store.
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Home office sense needed on SAWS
There were some pretty stark messages being put forward by both Jimmy Davies of HOPS and Concordia’s Christine Lumb,
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ArticleThe fruit machinery factor
Fruit growing is a highly specialised sector of the horticulture industry that requires a range of specific machinery. Michael Williams looks at some of the recent tractor and machinery developments for fruit growers.
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ArticleGetting with the programme
The use of IT and computer software in the growing industry has long since moved from being a useful tool to being a fundamental part of any successful business. With a raft of products having been tailored to the particular needs of the horticulture sector, Commercial Grower rounds up some of the latest developments.
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ArticlePromoting the interests of the UK industry
Peter Kendall has been at the helm at the NFU for over a year now, and has had plenty to contend with during that time. The union’s president takes time out of his day to tell Adrian Tatum about his hopes for the union and his view of the UK horticulture sector.
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Web revamp for Morrisons
Morrisons has revamped its website as part of a brand and TV advertising campaign.
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ArticleBomfords deal done
The remaining majority of the Bomfords Group has been sold in two separate deals.
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ArticleHTA thumbs up for levy lineup
The HTA has given a warm welcome to the new levy lineup, announced by Defra last week.
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ArticleKids get their hands dirty
Some 4,000 primary schools have just harvested their own potatoes as part of the British Potato Council's (BPC) Grow Your Own Potatoes scheme.
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ArticleNZ apples in zero residue bid
New Zealand apple growers are rolling out a no-detectable-residues project called Apple Futures.
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Gastronomic degree launched in Italy
Italy’s University of Gastronomic Sciences (UNISG) plans to launch a two-year master’s degree focusing on the economics, communications, and business administration of food and gastronomy industries.
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Tractorman rolls into schools
A new website with resources for schoolchildren has been launched to inspire youngsters into the farm machinery industry.
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NZ to stage inaugural organic conference
New Zealand’s inaugural Organic Sector Conference is set to investigate whether there will be a “cottage or corporate” future for the country’s NZ$200 million (£78m) organic sector.
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Good turnout at Tatton
In excess of 80,000 visitors were recorded at this year’s RHS’s Tatton Flower Show, organisers have reported.