Salad vegetables news archive – Page 11
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ArticleRemembering watercress pioneer Charles Barter
Obituary: Charles Barter, a leading figure within the British watercress industry, has died suddenly after a short illness
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ArticleLive-cooked dinner showcases best from Belgium
Networking dinner organised by Fresh From Belgium in collaboration with FPJ brings together Belgian exporters and British buyers to sample country’s high-quality seasonal produce
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ArticleSpar names Rijk Zwaan as Fresh Supplier of the Year
Retailer recognises long-standing partnership with award, acknowledging vegetable seed company’s desire to satisfy future customer demands
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ArticlePlanasa reopens Navarra plant after fire
The Navarra facility is back to full production rate of 175,000kg per week
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ArticleDefra to invest £12.5m in ag automation
Defra secretary pledges £12.5m investment to drive innovation in high-tech agriculture
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Article‘UK is driving production abroad’, warns O’Malley
Britain is on the road to importing more fresh produce due to perfect storm of factors exacerbated by government policy that is “totally anti-agriculture”
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ArticleRijk Zwaan faces challenges head on
The Dutch group remains adaptable when facing up to key issues, with its breeding programmes focusing on disease resistance and cost-effectiveness
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ArticleG’s predicts lower winter availability of Spanish leafy salads
Reduction in plantings could see a 15% drop in Spanish leafy salad production, according to commercial director of G’s España
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Article'Record-breaking' Fields of Innovation for Syngenta
Event featured more than 550 varieties of 25 crops on the 4ha site at Grootebroek, the Netherlands
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ArticleTaiwan uses train stations for farms
Leafy greens are being grown in empty spaces in Taiwan’s metro stations
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ArticleGovt ‘launches salad offensive’, says FPC
PM launches push to grow more tomatoes, cucumbers and lettuces in UK through agritech, reports FPC
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ArticleCucurbit grower joins Syngenta ahead of open days
Firth Produce grower Annice Firth joins Syngenta’s technical sales team ahead of innovation centre open days on 12-13 October
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Plenty partners with Bristol Farms
Grocer says it supports the future of farming as it offers indoor, vertically grown fresh produce for first time
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ArticleTech company Futura targets growth in Spain’s tropical fruit business
New partnership with Alsi is expected to open new opportunities not just in Spain but also in South America, says MD Omar Papi
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ArticleSharp fall in Spain’s July exports
Adverse weather hits production in Spain and leads to drop in export volume and value for July
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ArticleDrought conditions could result in UK shortages
Organisations and charities in the UK have called on the government to support sustainable practices to avert food shortages in future, as the impact of drought continues
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ArticleImport Promotion Desk to showcase Africa’s diversity
Egypt, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Kenya and Morocco and four other IPD partner countries will present a range of fresh produce in Madrid
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ArticleUK salad hub ‘faces extinction’
Largest hub in the UK’s glasshouse sector could face extinction within the next two years as struggling growers sell land for housing
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ArticleBio-Chain project to develop greener solutions for Chinese vegetables
Spain’s Kimitec teams up with Yunong and BAAFS to design sustainable solutions for broccoli, lettuce and Chinese cabbage
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ArticleRijk Zwaan takes snack cucumber innovation to new heights
The Dutch vegetable seed specialist is focusing on high wire varieties of snack cucumbers with resistance to powdery mildew and cucumber green mottled mosaic virus