All Production & Trade articles – Page 1467

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    Israelis go top with Bio

    2007-04-27T17:01:01Z

    Israeli produce giant Agrexco has enjoyed a highly successful quarter with its Bio Top organic range.

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    MPs stand against waste

    2007-04-27T15:01:01Z

    The Independent today reported that 112 MPs have joined its campaign against excess over-packaged products.

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    Asda gets tough on waste

    2007-04-27T12:01:01Z

    Asda is holding a trail called “Leave It With Us” in an attempted to identify products that are over-packaged and to put pressure on suppliers to do the same.

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    Fierce accusations levelled at UK retail

    2007-04-27T09:01:01Z

    A damning report produced by development agency ActionAid has suggested that the low prices enjoyed by British supermarket shoppers are the result of a denial of basic human rights in some of the world’s poorest countries, along with poor wages and job insecurity.

  • Rains have flooded some Spanish salad fields
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    Desperate salad days

    2007-04-27T08:01:01Z

    The leafy salad sector is enduring a second week of struggle.

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    US youngsters to get helping hand from PHB

    2007-04-26T13:01:01Z

    The Produce for Better Health Foundation (PBH) in the US has announced the launch of its Campaign for Children’s Health, a five-year programme aimed at encouraging mothers to get their youngsters eating more fruits and vegetables.

  • A typical picking-time scene in the UK. GLA and ALP are trying to stamp out illegal gang practices
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    GLA/ALP welcome undercover BBC operation

    2007-04-26T10:01:01Z

    The Gangmasters Licensing Authority and the Association of Labour Providers have applauded a BBC News investigation into illegal practices. The ALP tells labour users and their customers that they should not abdicate responsibility.

  • Nigel Jenney
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    Jenney in Express response

    2007-04-26T09:15:02Z

    The Fresh Produce Consortium has responded swiftly to a damning article in the Daily Express on pesticide residues in school fruit and vegetables.

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    Frankfurt expansion to cater for produce

    2007-04-25T17:01:02Z

    Frankfurt Airport’s 9,000m sq perishables cargo terminal is to be expanded by a further 2,500m sq in order to accommodate a steady growth in traffic of fruit, vegetables, fish, meat and flowers.

  • Peter Kendall
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    Kendall is vice-president at COPA-COGECA

    2007-04-25T16:51:34Z

    NFU president Peter Kendall has been elected as a vice president of COPA-COGECA

  • NI growers ride Magners wave
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    NI growers ride Magners wave

    2007-04-25T12:01:01Z

    Apple growers in Northern Ireland are continuing to ride what’s been termed ‘the Magners wave’, as demand for regional cider booms in Ulster.

  • English top fruit blossoms
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    English top fruit blossoms

    2007-04-25T08:01:01Z

    The early spring has created ideal blossoming conditions for English dessert apples and pears.

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    Haygrove teams up with VOEN

    2007-04-24T17:01:01Z

    Haygrove has joined forces with VOEN, the tree and grape covering manufacturers.

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    NFU asks for better spreader-calibration

    2007-04-24T12:01:01Z

    The NFU has cited improved crop yield and benefits to the environment as some of the money-saving benefits to have come from a survey on calibrating spreaders.

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    CertCheck to save the day

    2007-04-24T11:01:01Z

    A new online service launched at the start of April could soon take the hassle out of certification tracking for UK wholesale and import firms.

  • Israeli stonefruit prospects buoyant
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    Israeli stonefruit prospects buoyant

    2007-04-24T10:01:01Z

    Israeli plum supplies are set to come on line around 10 days earlier than usual, despite the recent hailstorm which struck the eastern Galilee region.

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    45 arrested for €50m fruit fraud

    2007-04-24T07:01:01Z

    Italian police have arrested 45 people accused of a €50 million fraud involving European Union subsidies for citrus farmers in the southern region of Calabria.

  • CTFA set for plum year
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    CTFA set for plum year

    2007-04-23T16:01:01Z

    The California Tree Fruit Agreement (CTFA) is expecting an excellent crop of the state’s peaches, plums and nectarines, following a very cold winter.

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    NFU boss backs land lessons

    2007-04-23T10:01:01Z

    New Cambridgeshire NFU chairman Bob Lawrence is backing moves to give children lessons on the land.

  • Neil Hosking & Andrew Richards of Trevarnon Farm
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    Brakes keeps it local

    2007-04-23T09:01:01Z

    Brakes will be starting this year’s English strawberry season by offering its customers ‘first pick’ Cornish strawberries direct to the area, from the area.