All Production & Trade articles – Page 1667

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    Brimming with brassicas

    2001-12-12T00:00:00Z

    A host of exciting subjects are up for discussion at next year's brassicas conference.

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    Higgins branches out

    2001-12-12T00:00:00Z

    The Higgins group hopes a new appointment on the Continent will help it conquer the northern European market.

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    Vegetable price pressure from light European crops

    2001-12-10T00:00:00Z

    A major frozen food supplier is warning of a tight market for vegetables in the UK.

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    Citrus trade fears

    2001-12-09T00:00:00Z

    Producers of citrus in the California, Florida, Texas and Arizona are fearful their industry may be harmed by new legislation just passed by Congress.

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    Hortips for the top

    2001-12-07T00:00:00Z

    Hortips plays host to the Seed Quality and Establishment Conference on January 23, 2002.

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    Kiwi co-op link up

    2001-12-07T00:00:00Z

    Two of New Zealand's large kiwifruit co-operatives have joined forces.

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    Clark gives Greenvale a lift

    2001-12-07T00:00:00Z

    Another deal in the fresh produce sector is struck by BEL Lift Trucks.

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    Charity stepped up

    2001-12-07T00:00:00Z

    One of the UK's largest potato suppliers is getting into the festive spirit with donations to charity.

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    Hargreaves expands

    2001-12-05T00:00:00Z

    A leading light in UK production of plants for soft fruit is expanding its business into new facilities.

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    Organics: conflict brewing

    2001-12-05T00:00:00Z

    The organic and conventional produce sectors are on course for conflict and must decide how to interact in the future if they are to avoid it.

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    Higgins gets bigger

    2001-12-05T00:00:00Z

    Scotland's Higgins Group has become a force in seed potatoes as well as maincrop since 2000.

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    Berries branch out

    2001-12-05T00:00:00Z

    Choice and availability on the strawberry market is widening as new sources of supply come on stream.

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    Spanish citrus ban

    2001-12-05T00:00:00Z

    A ban on arrivals of Spanish citrus into the US is reapplied late on December4 following the discovery of suspected Mediterranean fruit-fly larvae in a consignment.

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    Greenery makes UK purchase

    2001-12-03T00:00:00Z

    The Netherlands' largest producer exporter has bought up a Kent-based distributor as part of its latest round of acquisitions.

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    Enza growers reap rewards

    2001-12-03T00:00:00Z

    NZ top fruit exporter Enza is set to pay growers one of the largest average returns per carton of recent seasons.

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    Defra delivers subsidised computer training

    2001-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Landmark Systems wins bid for government funding.Farmer set to benefit from courses to increase technology know-how.

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    New heathrow facility reduces cargo risk

    2001-12-03T00:00:00Z

    Benair's Heathrow Perishables Terminal proves a success at world's busiest airport.Rising levels of traffic at the Colnbrook facility west of London.

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    Farm incomes bottom out, but industry still in crisis, says NFU

    2001-12-03T00:00:00Z

    The National Farmers' Union has warned that farmers are still in dire financial trouble, despite official figures showing a rise in the UK's total income from farming.

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    Honduras looks to apples

    2001-12-02T00:00:00Z

    As the world-wide coffee market languishes in crisis, producers of the commodity in Honduras may soon be looking to apple production to lift them from the gloom.

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    NFU slams seed system

    2001-11-29T00:00:00Z

    Farmers' representatives clash with their counterparts in the seed-breeding industry over potato seed.