All News articles – Page 247
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NewsSyngenta lettuce ‘resists new downy mildew races’
Threat of downy mildew appears to be accelerating in lettuce
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NewsM&S rolls out AgriSound pollinator tech to 18 more farms
In-field noise sensor tech extended to additional M&S Select farms following 2022 trials to help growers track pollinators and boost quality, yields, and biodiversity
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NewsPicotas take centre stage in weather-hit cherry season
Picota cherries were celebrated at an event in London marking the start of the new European season
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NewsItalian growers face up to fire and ice
Severe hailstorms and extreme heat leave parts of Italy’s fruit and vegetable production base battered and bruised
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NewsSA raisin industry promotes wide variety on offer
Promotional campaign focuses on educating consumers and the trade about diversity of raisins
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NewsBerryWorld extends Skip2bfit partnership
Collaboration helps promote active and healthy living in schools
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NewsAldi cuts fruit and veg prices
Discounter drops the price of 10 fresh produce items by up to 36 per cent
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NewsStudies show prunes support heart health in older people
Promising results in randomised controlled trials exploring the relationship between prune consumption
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NewsSean Bagheri named commercial director of Mission Produce Europe
He will be responsible for growing European business and establishing direct-to-retail channels
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NewsRepresentatives of Chilean and US fruit trade visit Coquimbo inspection facility
Site will double in size so that it can carry out inspections under new Systems Approach on table grapes
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NewsAsia Fruit Logistica prepares for sellout show
Only a few exhibition spaces left at Asia’s premier fresh produce trade show, say organisers
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NewsAustralian horticulture on track for A$4bn growth
Combined value of Australian fruit, vegetable, nut, turf and nursery industries to predicted to surge more than 20 per cent by 2030 to reach A$21.8bn
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NewsHeroes help Coles promote fresh produce
New Fresh Food Challenge harnesses DC Super Heroes to encourage fresh fruit and vegetable consumption
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NewsNew spraying drone to help growers reduce water use
Spraying solution from Hungarian agtech firm ABZ Innovation will allow producers to operate more sustainably and cost-effectively, the company says
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NewsYoung farmers targeted in Tesco sustainable farming plan
Tesco and Harper Adams are offering major educational programme for new farmers
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NewsSupermarket promos ‘not targeted at fruit and veg’
The Food Foundation argues that multibuy and other promotional deals are currently misdirected
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NewsSouth African fruit industry welcomes new Durban port deal
Observers ask port operator Transnet to extend private sector involvement to other ports in the country.
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NewsBritish Potato Show returns in November
Trade show in Harrogate will feature record number of exhibition stands, as well as seminars and the National Potato Industry Awards ceremony
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NewsLineage Logistics publishes first sustainability report
Report details company’s progress towards building a more resilient and sustainable cold chain
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NewsEmpty market brings optimism
A lack of apples on the global market is good news for Belgian producers this campaign, as they continue to contend with a multitude of other challenges