All Production & Trade articles – Page 1451
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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.
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ArticleStormy seas hinder imports
Storms lashing the UK on Monday and Wednesday, as well as strike action by Sea France, are causing delays to imports.
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ArticleAlmerian peppers back on track
Incidence of pesticide residue exceedance in capsicum has fallen dramatically in Almería this season, as growers in the south-eastern region of Spain embrace biological control methods.
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ArticleUS stonefruit industry cautiously optimistic
Stonefruit growers stateside are cautiously optimistic about the upcoming season, but it is too early for the industry to peg any firm figures on crop volumes.
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ArticleChiquita reports banana price rise
Global banana giant Chiquita has reported significant year-over-year increases in banana prices in all markets for January-February 2008 on flat or lower volumes.
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NZ gets Fast Forward with funding
New Zealand’s horticulture industry is set for a funding boost from national government.
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ArticlePratts Bananas denies strike claims
Pratts Bananas md Robert Wells has moved to quash rumours of possible industrial action at the Luton-based firm.
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ArticleNew recruit for JSTECH
J & S Technical Services (JSTECH) has appointed Simon Stell as sales manager to further expand sales of its sulphur products into the agricultural, horticultural, amenity and industrial sectors, and to develop new markets for its sulphur-based chemical products.
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Budget biofuel unease for NFU
The National Farmers’ Union (NFU) welcomed the postponement of the increase in fuel duty in yesterday’s Budget, but has expressed unease at what appears to be a strong undercurrent of hostility to biofuels.