All Production & Trade articles – Page 1771

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    Greengro unveiled in Kent

    2002-08-27T00:00:00Z

    Greengro, a new tunnel system designed to produce year round crops in the UK, has been unveiled in Kent by Unigro Ltd.

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    R&D merger next spring

    2002-08-27T00:00:00Z

    APRC and HDC to merge

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    Spanish lose clem case

    2002-08-26T00:00:00Z

    A US district court has finally ruled in favour of the US department of agriculture on a lawsuit brought by Spanish clementine interests in the spring.

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    Honey poses fruit threat

    2002-08-26T00:00:00Z

    Press reports from New Zealand indicate that the country's fruit industry could be in danger if the government allows imports of honey from overseas.

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    Kiwifruit next target?

    2002-08-26T00:00:00Z

    A merger between New Zealand top-fruit exporter Enza and Guinness Peat Group sister company Turners & Growers today has led Enza and GPG chairman Tony Gibbs to suggest kiwifruit could follow.

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    Florette back on TV

    2002-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Salads are heading back to TV screens nationwide, following the roaring success of Florette UK's television advertising campaign in March.

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    Blair maps out modified future

    2002-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Tony Blair has clashed with consumers and environmentalists, who both remain suspicious of genetically modified crops.

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    Chiquita gets green light

    2002-08-22T00:00:00Z

    Produce multi-national has silenced detractors with the announcement that SustainableBusiness.com has voted it among the 20 greenest stocks in the US marketplace.

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    Blueberry supply tightens

    2002-08-21T00:00:00Z

    The blueberry market is likely to tighten next month, according to specialist berry importer AFI Direct Sales, as warm weather in Poland takes its toll.

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    Jack Buck wins top gong

    2002-08-21T00:00:00Z

    Jack Buck Growers has been named the winner of this year's Rijk Zwaan Salads Grower of the Year award.

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    Criminal nitrate

    2002-08-21T00:00:00Z

    Producers affected by the creation of Nitrate Vulnerable Zones (NVZ) are lacking an appropriate means of appeal, said the National Farmers' Union.

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    Ishida cuts down on manpower

    2002-08-21T00:00:00Z

    A new check-weigher for soft fruit – developed by Ishida – is said to reduce manpower packing costs by 40 per cent.

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    Potato upturn forecast

    2002-08-21T00:00:00Z

    UK potato yields are likely to be up this season on last despite a reduction in planted area.

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    Defra clarifies labelling issue

    2002-08-19T00:00:00Z

    The horticultural market inspectorate at the department of the environment , food & rural affairs has issued revised advice on the labelling of fresh produce exports from Israeli occupied territories.

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    Argentinean export rise

    2002-08-18T00:00:00Z

    According to latest figures from the national food health and safety service in Argentina, Senasa, fresh fruit exports for the first six months of 2002 are up 13 per cent on the same period in 2001.

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    BPC issues ring-rot warning

    2002-08-18T00:00:00Z

    The British Potato Council has issued a warning to levy-payers to be vigilant for the notifiable potato disease ring rot as reports of its continued incidence on the continent come through.

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    German apples suffer

    2002-08-16T00:00:00Z

    Poor weather during the crucial blossoming period has reduced the German Cox and Braeburn crops from the Lake Constance area.

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    Sunshine state seeks symbol

    2002-08-16T00:00:00Z

    The Florida Citrus Commission is considering introducing a Florida quality logo on orange juice to develop a brand identity.

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    Edington the fifth

    2002-08-15T00:00:00Z

    Winchester Growers Ltd has appointed a fifth director to its board.

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    Flamingo swoops on Sulmac

    2002-08-15T00:00:00Z

    Plans have been finalised for the sale of horticultural business, Sulmac to Flamingo Holdings Limited, parent company of Homegrown Ltd, a leading flower and organic veg producer in Kenya.