All Production & Trade articles – Page 1694

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    New control product released for cues

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-06-08T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-06-06T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-06-06T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-06-01T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-05-31T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-05-31T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-05-31T00:00:00Z

    Zespri has named a new panellist for the new NZ kiwifruit season.

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    Capespan seals grape deal

    2001-05-31T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-05-31T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-05-30T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-05-30T00:00:00Z

    The Fresh Produce Consortium has clarified the terms for traditional operator C under the new European Union banana import regime.

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    Cherries suffer again

    2001-05-30T00:00:00Z

    Spanish cherry crops have been hard hit by more bad weather.

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    Flandria gets more lettuce under label

    2001-05-29T00:00:00Z

    Three alternative lettuce varieties have been produced under the Flandria label.

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    National Summer Fruits launches crisis management committee

    2001-05-29T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-05-28T00:00:00Z

    Crisis in Argentinean agriculture is starting to bite in the lemon sector too.

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    Grapefruit makes debut

    2001-05-24T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-05-24T00:00:00Z

    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

    2001-05-24T00:00:00Z

    A new potato blight warning service has been launched on the potatocrop.com web site.

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    NFU wins intervention right

    2001-05-23T00:00:00Z

    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.