All Production & Trade articles – Page 1694
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New control product released for cues
Biological Crop Protection launches a new biological control product to limit thrips in cucumbers.
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New md takes up reigns at Capespan
The new managing director of the Capespan Group officially assumes his duties in South Africa this week.
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Chilean avocado delegation visits UK
The Hass Avocado Committee of Chile visits London in order to spread news of the country's rising production of the fruit.
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Adas warns growers of potato blight risk
Research organisation Adas has warned potato growers to look out for potato blight caused by last year's unharvested crops.
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Washington undergoes major top fruit shift
The rise of a multicultural society in many western export markets for Washington has led to changes in the apple varieties being cultivated in the state, according to the latest edition of the World Apple Report.
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Fyffes's fun on the fairway
Leading UK banana supplier Fyffes teamed up on the fairway with soap-opera stars in aid of charity last month.
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Ecospray pest warning
A leading pest-control company has issued a warning to brassica and carrot growers to start field monitoring for potentially damaging pests, such as cabbage root fly, pictured, and carrot fly.
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New panellist welcomes early kiwi
Zespri has named a new panellist for the new NZ kiwifruit season.
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Capespan seals grape deal
Capespan has signed an exclusive agreement with South African's ARC Infruitec-Nietvoorbij Institute for the marketing of its new table grape cultivars in all southern hemisphere countries, and in Egypt, Israel and Turkey.
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Belgium makes product debuts
The first crop of Flandria lollo biondo, lollo rosso and oakleaf lettuce started this week. Meanwhile, Flandria broccoli, pictured, has been delayed by cold, wet weather earlier this year.
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Zespri posts "reasonable" first year
Zespri has come through its first financial year as a grower-shareholder owned company in "reasonable shape," executive chairman Doug Voss said as he announced the company's results last week.
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Banana regime clarification
The Fresh Produce Consortium has clarified the terms for traditional operator C under the new European Union banana import regime.
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Flandria gets more lettuce under label
Three alternative lettuce varieties have been produced under the Flandria label.
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National Summer Fruits launches crisis management committee
To protect against unwanted media attention National Summer Fruits, the association set up to promote UK summer fruits, has formed a crisis management committee comprising three marketing executives.
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Argentinean lemon sector feels squeeze
Crisis in Argentinean agriculture is starting to bite in the lemon sector too.
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Grapefruit makes debut
First sendings of Outspan grapefruit were due to arrive in Sheerness on board the Pacific Reefer on May 24.
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Chile recovery strengthens
Fruit exports from Chile are performing well as more fruit comes into the UK this year via the Continent.
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The Blight Watch project
A new potato blight warning service has been launched on the potatocrop.com web site.
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NFU wins intervention right
The National Farmers' Union has won permission from the Court of Appeal to put forward its views in a legal case between the ministry of agriculture and the Crop Protection Association over access to cheap crop protection products from abroad.