All Production & Trade articles – Page 1419
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ArticleWFP extends Agripack range
A new punnet for soft fruit and other fruits has been introduced by UK food packaging distributor WFP.
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Interfel director resigns from post
Interfel director Alain Berger is to leave the French produce industry’s interprofessional organisation to take up a director’s role for the council of the department of Indre-et-Loire.
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Scotland-NZ agricultural institutes link up
Scottish Agricultural College (SAC) has signed a memorandum of understanding with AgResearch in New Zealand, to forge links between the two organisations.
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ArticleSainsbury's claims UK strawberry record
Sainsbury’s is claiming to have broken the record for the first arrivals of UK strawberries this season.
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ArticlePAN UK publishes new book for consumers
The Pesticides Action Network UK (PAN UK) has released a new publication to celebrate the European Week Without Pesticides, which runs from March 20-30, 2008.
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ArticleSerbian grower link-up
Serbian growers have formed a national association to represent their interests.
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Chile recovering from strike
Last week’s strike by dockers in Chile has come to and end and fruit exports are once again moving.
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ArticleUK spears make season debut at NCGM
New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) has welcomed its first arrivals of UK asparagus this year.
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Online SP5 forms launched
The Rural Payments Agency (RPA) now accepts electronic submission of single payment forms via the Government Gateway.
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A new director of communications for NFU
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) has announced that Liz Falkingham will be its new director of communications from June.
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ArticleKent farm reaps Cropaid frost protection benefits
A Cropaid frost protection product has yielded results for the second year running for Highland Court Farm grower Simon Foad.
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ArticleBerryWorld unveils two premium strawberries
Two new and exclusive UK-grown ever-bearer strawberry varieties have been introduced to the UK market from BerryWorld.
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ArticleSpanish launch residue bid
Growers in Andalusia have secured backing from the Spanish regional and central government to launch a new organisation dedicated to reducing pesticide residues.
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ArticleSA grape season enters final stage
The South African grape season has entered its final phase, with packing now focused solely on the Hex River Valley.
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ArticleFirst SA avos hit UK shores
Westfalia Marketing has received the first consignment of South African avocados for the UK market.
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ArticleAgrovista rolls out top-fruit web system
Crop protection specialist Agrovista UK Ltd has developed a web-based disease and pest modelling system for top-fruit growers.
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ArticleLabour shortage fears intensify
There is increasing fear in the UK horticulture sector that there will be a shortfall of labour to pick crops this year, as the phasing out of the seasonal agricultural workers scheme (SAWS) is felt.
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ArticleEMR to single out top-fruit storage
The East Malling Research Association (EMRA) and the Marden Fruit Show Society have invited a leading European researcher to inform UK growers of a major development in fruit storage, at their upcoming event.
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Valencia freeze hurts fruit crops
Freezing temperatures struck parts of the Spanish region of Valencia on the nights of March 5 and 6, causing extensive damage to peach, nectarine, apricot and kakifruit crops.
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ArticleIsraeli stonefruit weathers cold snap
While the recent frosts in Israel have proven devastating for certain crops, stonefruit has weathered the cold snap better than most.