All Production & Trade articles – Page 1475
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Potato growers to get benchmarking CD
A benchmarking tool from the British Potato Council (BPC) is to be updated to help UK growers make sound financial decisions when planning ahead.
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Met Office forecasts mild winter
Forecasters are predicting that unseasonal weather patterns are set to continue into the coming months, with a milder than average winter on the cards.
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ArticleElsoms throws doors open to visitors
Elsoms Seeds is holding a brassica open day on October 11, next Thursday, at its premises just north of Spalding.
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NFU calls for support for Staffordshire farmers
The NFU has called on farmers from across the country to support a group of tenant farmers in Staffordshire, after the county council announced proposals to sell off 123 farms.
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ArticleBaxter to resign over levy-board changes
Clive Baxter, one of the industry’s most respected top fruit leaders, is to resign from his role with the Horticultural Development Council (HDC) before the new levy board structure comes into place next year.
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ArticleCrop Solutions unveiled
A brand-new name in the crop cover market was revealed this week, with the launch of Crop Solutions Ltd.
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ArticleRubens harvest starts this week
Rubens, the Italian bred Elstar/Gala cross which has been under trial for the last three years in Kent, will be harvested this week.
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ArticleBrassica shake-up on the horizon
Emmett UK Ltd has reached an agreement to purchase the shares of brassica supplier TA Smith & Co (Tasco).
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Rallying cry for industry training
Leading industry figures have issued a rallying cry to the UK's food and drinks manufacturers, calling on them to lend their full support to the drive to improve skills across the sector's workforce.
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New soil conditioner for organic products
The Soil Association and Organic Farmers & Growers have approved a new soil conditioning product for organic growers.
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ArticleKaki sendings rise
Kaki production in the Valencia region is forecast to climb by 10 per cent this season.
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ArticleHerb sales rocket
The latest research from Mintel shows that UK consumption of fresh herbs is spiralling - sales have blossomed by more than half in the last five years alone, to reach £46 million this year.
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ArticleIsrael's fruit values on the up
The value of the fruit sector in Israel grew by 10 per cent in 2007, to NIS 2.8 billion (£345 million), according to Ilan Eshel, general manager of the Israel Fruit Growers’ Association.
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ArticleXmas tree advice for public
The British Christmas Tree Growers’ Association has released a new fact sheet offering members of the public its top tips on this Christmas’ tree trends.
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ArticleNew window for UK trade
Import and export guidance across government departments are being brought together by a new IT solution; The International Trade Single Window.
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ArticleChina extends export regulation
China is to ban from export to any market fruit grown on unregistered orchards or handled in unregistered packhouses, with effect from November 1.
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Fuel duty increase will impact on everyone
The Freight Transport Association says that next Monday’s (October 1) increase in fuel duty by 2p per litre will inevitably impact on the whole population.
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ArticleBPC lays down challenge
The BPC has laid down the challenge to find the nation's tastiest potato dish.
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ArticleSpinach shortage beckons
English growers have been warned that spinach seed, provided mainly from Denmark, will be in shorter supply for next year's crop.
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ArticleTory report praised
The NFU has hailed the Conservative Party’s ‘Quality of Life’ report as ‘an important contribution to the debate on present and future role of agriculture and on the place of British farmers in national life’.