Salad vegetables news archive – Page 93
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Tasty tomato project launched in Israel
Israel's Evogene Ltd and BonTom, the breeding and research group of the Faculty of Agriculture in Rehovot, have launched a joint project to develop tomato varieties with improved taste and high impact aroma.
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ArticleSole Frutta pinpoints UK market
Italian exporter Sole Frutta Group has set its sights on the UK market
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ArticlePoland - one year on
When 10 new countries from Eastern Europe joined the European Union last year, the horticultural world was awash with predictions about which of them would make an instant impact and how long it would be before the accession nations really stamped their mark on the EU marketplace. Poland had the most to gain, and therefore also to lose, and a little over one year down the track, Tommy Leighton charts progress to date, and asks key players whether their outlooks have been altered.
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ArticleMinnaar men in new Terra-in
Dutch traders and growers are launching a new trading company on June 1 under the directorship of two former Minnaar stalwarts.
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ArticleUnwashed salads on offer
Langmead Farms was at IFE to promote its latest range of unwashed salad leaves.
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ArticleThe fight to compete
With Spain suffering from some drastically cold temperatures, and despite climatic problems of its own, Morocco has been enjoying higher demand and higher prices from Europe for an increasingly varied selection of produce. The leading exporting countries have invested in production to meet tougher specifications and build relationships with European retailers. However, with the newest EU member countries raising their standards all the time, will Morocco eventually be squeezed out of the market? Elspeth Waters reports.
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ArticleLight solution for salad
While supplementary light is enabling some European protected salad growers to produce year-round, there are important challenges to overcome, writes Simon Jones, UK sales manager of Biological Crop Protection (BCP).
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ArticleCrunch time
Next week is crunch time for UK glasshouse lettuce. The European Union’s food safety directorate, DG Sanco, will meet to deliberate the issue of nitrates in lettuce and effectively decide the fate of northern-European, winter, glasshouse-lettuce production.
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ArticleArava gets technological
The introduction of a computerised system has paid dividends for one winter salad producer.
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ArticleBelgian chicory on the rise
The numbers of Dutch and French suppliers of witloof chicory to the Belgian LAVA auctions is again on the increase.
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ArticleWelsh research booster
Welsh researchers are working on a project which could help give a big boost to winter vegetable products.
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ArticleCarrots need added value
Times may be tough for carrot producers, but they are not ready to roll over just yet, said Martin Evans, chairman-elect of the British Carrot Growers’ Association.
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ArticleTears for fears on onion
he UK onion harvest has found itself split in two this year, with early harvested crops looked good while later harvested onions suffered from the weather.
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ArticleFate deals a cruel blow
Carrot growers may be forgiven for thinking fate is conspiring against them this year. Heavy rain throughout June, July and August meant summer was a wash-out and the effects are now only just becoming apparent.
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Davis and Vasilenco in Linc up
Almeria-based Spanish salad grower Vasilenco is opening a UK sales office within the Lincolnshire premises of Davis (Louth) Ltd.
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ArticleEating salad affects caloric intake
The October Journal of the American Dietetic Association reports that sometimes ordering more food helps consumers eat less...
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ArticleNew Flandria specifications to take effect
New basic specifications for Flandria producers are ready and will come into effect on January 1, 2005.
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ArticlePlant health check behind schedule
Amendments to the plant health directive, due to come into force January 1, 2005, are unlikely to be implemented on schedule.
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ArticleFPC seminar to address plant health
The FPC is organising a seminar to analyse and discuss the impact on fresh produce businesses of implementation of revised Plant Health Regulations (2000/29/EC).
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ArticleTake-off for Belgian berry auctions
Berry sales continue to increase at Belgian auction houses, allowing for a new focus on developing production facilities and a significant investment in facilities. Emma Hatfield reports.