All Production & Trade articles – Page 1655
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ArticleStubbins hosts tomato event
To mark the first British Tomato Week, Stubbins Marketing hosted an open day at its Rhymney Valley Nursery, the largest producing nursery in Wales.
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ArticleBananas put fitness first
The Banana Group is celebrating its 20th year with another raft of PR and promotional activities around the UK.
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ArticleSouthern hemisphere counts oil costs
Exporters in the southern hemisphere are facing up to spiralling logistics costs and a lack of freight capacity.
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ArticleSainsbury's support for British tomatoes
Sainsbury’s teamed up with its suppliers and the Tomato Growers Association (TGA) to mark the beginning of the inaugural British Tomato Week at the chain’s Holborn hq.
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Positive government response to farm labour shortage
The NFU has expressed its satisfaction that the government and lifted the employment related visa restrictions on Bulgarian and Romanian workers.
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Welsh farmer seeks ring rot compensation from Agrico
The Welsh farmer who received a diseased batch of Dutch potatoes last November will receive no compensation from the government.
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Braeburn pleases Kiwis
New Zealand senders are extremely pleased with the quality of their Braeburn as early volumes hit the market.
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Union campaigns for better pay for supermarket workers
Supermarket workers need to work 94 hours per week to earn the national average wage.
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The NFU and French farming union join forces
The NFU president Tim Bennett met with the French farming union president, Jean-Michel Lemetayeur, to discuss topics of interest shared by both countries.
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Trials reveal safety of Talat on soft fruit
Fungicide trials conducted to test the crop safety of applications to protected strawberries reveal high crop safety to all treatments.
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Oil prices continue to soar
Industry around the world is holding its breath as the price of crude oil hits record highs.
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ArticleAward-winning firm gets fruity to tackle obesity worries
An award-winning company is getting fruity to help Minor Weir and Willis tackle the UK’s rising obesity worries and promote healthy-eating.
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Peas up profile
The Processed Vegetable Growers Association (PVGA) is making its debut at this year's Royal Show with its Yes Peas! Stand.
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ArticlePrince de Bretagne backs Apéritif promotion
Brittany vegetable brand Prince de Bretagne is the official food sponsor of Apéritif à la française - a new initiative promoting French gastronomy through the apéritif occasion.
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ArticleSainbury's rewards Oliver with million-pound contract
Sainsbury's has rewarded Jamie Oliver with a new 12-month contract worth £1.2 million.
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ArticleWWF Jazzes up apple market
Worldwide Fruit has officially launched Jazz, an apple brand it predicts could be worth £25 million within five years.
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ArticleTesco pledges support for UK growers
Tesco’s David May defended the supermarket’s strategy at the Re:fresh Conference saying that the store does not make excessive profits at the expense of growers.
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ArticleRe:fresh double act addresses common ground
The 'Bryan and Bruce Show' as some have dubbed the Re:fresh Conference session featuring Wal-Mart's Bruce Peterson and PMA president Bryan Silbermann, threw up some interesting common issues for the US and UK industries.
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ArticleSummerfruit Company takes flight
The Summerfruit Company flew into its second UK soft-fruit season with a champagne and strawberry launch on the spectacular London Eye this week.