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ArticleWebbs hosts kids growing competition
Webbs Garden Centre at Wychbold, Worcestershire was the host for a special children’s growing competition recently.
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ArticleMorrisons faces financial penalty
A £6,300 fine has been slapped on supermarket Morrisons for selling out-of-date yoghurts, paté and watercress at its Halifax store.
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Gras ups annual campaign
Asparagus growers and packers met at The Farmers’ Club in Whitehall last week to hear Pam Lloyd Associates and Pendle PR report on this year’s national campaign.
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Report suggests a fifth are struggling
New research suggest that one in five fresh produce companies are making a loss, offering an explanation for the recent wave of takeovers and mergers.
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Potato date for your diary
The British Potato Council-led event for the UK sector - British Potato 2007 - is to kick off on November 28.
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'Cut Flower Garden' launched
Garden Organic has unveiled its new ‘Cut Flower Garden’, which demonstrates how to ‘grow your own’ while limiting your carbon footprint.
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tna at Polish exhibition
tna will exhibit a robag® 3 fx 180 rotary single jaw (RSJ) vertical form, fill and seal (VFFS) bagger at this year’s Pakfood, which will be held at the Poznan International Fair Grounds, in Poland on September 17-20.
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Water worrries for Spain
Spanish growers have collected 45,000 signatures on a petition to against the reformed text of the Castilla-La Mancha regional statute.
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ArticleBelize banana warning
Belize must become more competitive in the banana sector if it is to remain in the market, sector leaders have said.
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Mushroom holds the key to life as we know it
Researchers at the University of Warwick are co-ordinating a global effort to sequence the genome of one of the world's most important mushrooms - Agaricus bisporus.
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ArticleSpain foresees lighter citrus crop
Early indications are that the 2007-08 Spanish citrus crop will be lighter than that of the season just ending.
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ArticleSupermarkets wooing locals
Evidence that tempting consumers with locally grown produce is high on the multiple's list of priorities was reflected at the Kent Show at Detling last week.
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ScottishPower looking out for biofuels
Scottish growers looking for diversification opportunities could be set for a boost with the news that ScottishPower is on the look out for farmers to grow biofuels.
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Kids lap up foodie festival
Jaffa citrus and Foods from Spain were promoting fresh fruit and vegetables at the first ever Children's Food Festival at Abingdon airfield on July 14-15.
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Defra relxes cross-compliance
Defra has relaxed rules on cross-compliance and set-aside, as part of moves to combat recent floods.
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CMi opens door
Re-inspection a key issue in the Scores on the Doors scheme (SoD), said food businesses at a private CMi seminar.
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Fair returns for growers in parliament
The question of whether both organic and conventional growers are receiving a fair return for their produce reached parliament last week.
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ArticleEe by Galia at Asda
International produce has successfully harvested its first locally produced glasshouse production Galia melons, aimed at supplying Asda for Yorkshire Day on August 1.
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Tesco signs up organic box scheme
Shropshires Organic Selection is the first farm-brand vegetable box scheme to be made available through a national retailer.
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Quarantine study now complete
The joint industry/Government funded study on responsibility and cost-sharing in the quarantine plant health (QPH) sector has now been completed.