All Production & Trade articles – Page 1645
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ArticleExotics supplier looks to expand UK market
Ghanaian-based HS Investments Ltd, pineapple, papaya and mango producer, is looking for UK importers.
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ArticleFood Standards Agency overturns mushroom ruling
Mushroom growers can once again get set for a summer of selling their products as salad ingredients after industry lobbying forced the Food Standards Agency to overturn a previous ruling.
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ArticleWatercress demand spirals
The uptake in the UK for watercress is so keen that imports will be required this summer.
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ArticleCalifornia expects early cherry pick
Californian cherry orchards are in full bloom ahead of season due to the warm weather conditions experienced during March, said the Californian cherry advisory board (CCAB).
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ArticleCo-op on acquisition trail
The Co-operative Group has appointed Derek Matkin to the newly-created post of business acquisitions manager for Northern and North Wales.
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ArticlePak Choi makes record early start
Marshall Bros (Butterwick) Ltd started to harvest Pak Choi yesterday from its production sites in the Fens.
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ArticleMarket demands Mor
MTex UK reports keen demand for its easy-peel Mor which kicked off its season last week.
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Labour providers introduce code of practice
The Association of Labour Providers (ALP) is introducing a code of practice as a means of demonstrating that its members are committed to high standards...
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John Swain dies, aged 61
John Swain, for 33 years a valued colleague and confidant of Alick Glass at Glass Glover and Associates, died at Berkshire General Hospital on March 26, aged 61.
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ArticleMajor restructure at MBM
There has been a major management shake-up at one of the UK’s largest potato operations.
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Compass points to healthy UK sales hike
The UK’s largest contract catering group Compass expects a seven per cent hike in its global like-for-like turnover this financial year.
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ArticleLet’s get physical, expert tells tomato growers
Physical controls are where most tomato growers can make improvements to their pest control strategies.
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ArticleOrganic conference at Olympia next weekend
The Soil Association’s fourth annual trade conference takes place on April 4 and 5 at Olympia
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ArticleGreenvale acquires Avicorn Ltd
Greenvale AP has agreed to acquire 100 per cent of the shares in Avicorn Ltd, the award-winning export company.
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ArticleTomato growers advised on IPM
Tomato growers were advised by a leading tomato pest expert that employing the latest chemistry, as part of an IPM strategy, could help overcome problems relating to variations between tomato pests, and combat resistance.
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ArticleHarry Potter turns to apples...
... and wins Scarborough schoolgirl national Le Crunch competition
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ArticleBureau reports mushrooming support
The Mushroom Bureau is sponsoring Vegetarian Week (May 24-30) for the third consecutive year in a huge national campaign that is expected to reach 26 million people, but some sectors of the trade are missing out.
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ArticleOberon war against tomato pests
Certis hosted a tomato conference at HRI Wellesbourne, and took the opportunity to introduce Oberon, its new insecticide for the dual control of spider mite and whitefly in tomato crops.
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ArticleFlandria asparagus production area increases
According to preliminary estimates, the total area planted with Flandria asparagus in 2004 has risen to 160ha, a 9.4 per cent increase on 2003.