All Production & Trade articles – Page 1551
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BLSA to launch pr campaign
This year for the first time the British Leafy Salads Association will be running a pr and publicity campaign.
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Dow launches top-fruit insecticide
A natural insecticide providing effective control of difficult pests in high-value crops like vegetables and top fruit has been launched by Dow AgroSciences.
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Export market sweetener
Official figures show Israeli exports of sweet potatoes for the season just ended are up 41 per cent compared with the year before.
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ArticleSainsbury's turns back the clock
Sainsbury’s is hoping to turn back the clock in the potato category with re-introduction of some older varieties.
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Indian export opportunities
India offers good opportunities for exporters, but quality has to be high on the agenda, an importer has warned.
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Feral kiwifruit threat
Kiwifruit growing wild in New Zealand as a result of birds feeding on reject fruit or it being used as animal feed is now a long-term problem in the country.
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Pest alert for pea growers
Pea growers have been put on alert following early pest sightings.
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Soil Association symposium redefining quality
Organic food could increase its market share from just a few per cent to 30 per cent if it could convey to consumers that it stood for more than pesticide-free production.
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ArticleTomato legend Spencer dies, aged 92
A legendary figure in the British tomato industry from the 1950s to the 1970s, Scott Spencer, died peacefully at his home in Hawkwell, Essex on May 17, at the age of 92.
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Employees tackle literacy Hedon
The Hedon Salads group has helped more than 50 of its employees to brush up on literacy and language skills.
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AWB agreement restructures grading
Representatives of agricultural employers and employees have reached an agreement to boost training and skills amongst agricultural workers.
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Netherlands most vulnerable to weather problems
New ABN AMRO weather risk study shows industry in Netherlands and Denmark most vulnerable to adverse weather.
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ArticleSpanish exports slide
Exports from Spain have dipped in volume terms and values are not enough to compensate across many lines.
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ArticleWhite grape hope
Early Sweet™ grapes are set to make a big volume breakthrough in the UK market this year.
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Advanced slug killer targeted and deadly
A highly targeted new slug pellet combining excellent efficacy with low toxicity to all organisms other than slugs and snails has been launched by Certis.
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Watermelons set for better year
Spanish growers are hopeful of a better season in 2005 given reduced volume and encouraging weather forecasts.
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ArticleChina signs up to GAP
China has become the latest country to sign an agreement with EurepGAP to develop its own ChinaGAP.
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Fairtrade pineapple arrival
Compagnie Fruitiere (UK) Ltd will receive its first Fairtrade pineapples from Ghana this weekend in collaboration with JP Fruit Distributors Ltd.
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Methyl bromide almost history
The eradication of the use of methyl bromide from the UK soft-fruit industry is almost complete.
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Cartel claims "out of the blue"
The EU cartel-busting investigation into the banana and pineapple markets in the EU have taken the industry by surprise.