All Production & Trade articles – Page 1486

  • Article

    Byworth updates the Yorkshireman

    2007-04-21T10:01:01Z

    Byworth has improved on its 20-year-old Yorkshireman boiler, introducing the re-vamped Yorkshireman 2.

  • Polka dances up berry charts
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    Polka dances up berry charts

    2007-04-21T10:01:01Z

    Polka raspberry production in the UK is set for a boost this year, according to Hargreaves Plants, and sales are expected to jump by more than 10 per cent.

  • Onions face undersupply
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    Onions face undersupply

    2007-04-21T08:01:01Z

    The UK onion season will finish up to a month early, leaving a tight supply situation until at least the end of August.

  • BPC adopts schools
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    BPC adopts schools

    2007-04-21T08:01:01Z

    The BPC is to begin adopting schools as part of an initiative designed to educate children about potato production.

  • Article

    Bike registration bill proposed

    2007-04-20T10:01:01Z

    All off-road motorcycles and quadricycles are to be registered and carry number plates, if a new bill is passed.

  • Article

    Stonefruit crops stricken

    2007-04-20T09:01:01Z

    Spanish stonefruit growers in Murcia are concerned that high winds in March and a brief localised hailstorm on April 6 have damaged 30 per cent of their crops.

  • Haygrove to market new coverings
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    Haygrove to market new coverings

    2007-04-20T08:01:01Z

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

  • An Intercrop field in Spain
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    Contamination squeezes salad supply

    2007-04-20T08:01:01Z

    Glass contamination incidents, continuing rainfall in Spain’s major production area and soaring market demand have combined to leave the UK leafy salad sector scrambling to fill orders.

  • Article

    Farm land prices increasing

    2007-04-19T16:01:01Z

    Land values in South Lincolnshire, the Fens of Cambridgeshire and West Norfolk have risen significantly over the past twelve months

  • Potato plantings forge ahead
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    Potato plantings forge ahead

    2007-04-19T11:01:01Z

    Potato planting is well ahead of this time last season following fine weather across the UK.

  • Article

    Further consolidation on cards in 2007

    2007-04-19T09:01:01Z

    At least 57 UK fresh produce firms are prime takeover targets and another 83 could be sold off by their parent companies, according to a new report by independent business analysts Plimsoll Publishing.

  • Major woodburner opened
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    Major woodburner opened

    2007-04-19T08:01:01Z

    A three megawattt woodburner has been opened at Kernock Park Plants, Cornwall.

  • Article

    Dow recommends Electis

    2007-04-18T14:01:02Z

    Dow Agrosciences is recommending the inclusion of the protectant fungicide, Electis, in any blight control programme.

  • Article

    Richard Hirst - Chairman NFU Board for Horticulture

    2007-04-18T12:33:26Z

    The polytunnel issue highlights a growing problem with planning regulations and farm diversification.

  • Article

    US opens up mango market

    2007-04-17T18:01:01Z

    The first-ever shipments of Indian mangoes are expected to set off to the US market in the next few days, after the latter country lifted import restrictions on the fruit.

  • Article

    Pineapple export pace slackens

    2007-04-17T16:01:01Z

    Costa Rican pineapple exports are expected to increase by 15 per cent in 2007, a growth rate significantly lower than the 32 per cent increase achieved in 2006.

  • Article

    Yeo Valley tree giveaway

    2007-04-17T14:01:01Z

    Organic dairy company Yeo Valley is joining forces with the UK's leading woodland conservation charity, the Woodland Trust, to stimulate a revival of the great British garden.

  • Article

    Innovation takes centre stage at Europêch'

    2007-04-17T12:01:01Z

    Innovation will be the theme at this year’s Europêch’ conference, set to take place on April 26 in Perpignan, France.

  • Peter Melchett
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    SA welcomes EU GM decision

    2007-04-17T10:01:01Z

    Soil Association policy director Peter Melchett has welcomed the European Parliament decision to set the lowest possible threshold for GM contamination of organic food of 0.1 percent.

  • Managing the asparagus fuel tank
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    Managing the asparagus fuel tank

    2007-04-17T08:01:01Z

    Thanks to the internet delivered AspireUK system, British growers have a valuable computer-based decision support system to help improve production