All articles by Tommy Leighton – Page 68
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Weeds in focus
Weed Talk, part of the Bayer CropScience-sponsored Weed Focus initiative, will publish a new management strategy based on feedback from UK growers.
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ArticleSpanish Superior spell ends
The campaign for Spanish-grown Superior Seedless™ grapes wound up with final shipments to the UK last week.
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ArticleAgrofair bananas for bikers
Fairtrade company Agrofair UK will donate 800 bananas to the annual Action 100 cycle ride over the August Bank Holiday weekend.
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ArticleGiant leap for Tesco
Tesco’s new “giant satsuma”, launched in-store this week is the chain’s latest fruit offering to tap into its customer’s desire for larger fruit.
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ArticleFyffes Citrus acquires Medicitrus
Fyffes Citrus has acquired Spanish citrus production company Medicitrus.
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ArticleBRC: Veg prices up 4.7 per cent
The price of vegetables on the shop shelf is up 4.7 per cent on last year, according to the British Retail Consortium.
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ArticleTesco way ahead in online battle
Tesco.com takes 66 per cent of all online grocery orders placed in the UK, according to research results published by comScore Networks. But Sainsbury’s online delivery charges came out cheapest.
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Chinese garlic restrictions loosened
Restrictions on Chinese garlic imports into the EU are to be lifted.
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Banana dumping causes Greek stand-off
The proposed disposal of 2,000 tonnes of rotting bananas has caused a dispute in Greece.
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Graves defends Costcutter merger
Costcutter chairman Colin Graves has defended the controversial £200 million merger with wholesaler Nisa-Today’s - saying the deal was “not to feed fat cats”.
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ArticleGangmaster countdown reaches two weeks
There are now just two weeks to go before labour providers to the agricultural and horticultural sectors, as well as food processing and packaging, must have applied for a licence granted by the Gangmasters Licensing Authority (GLA).
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Cologne workshop for EurepGAP
EurepGAP has announced its Fruit & Vegetables Train-the-Trainer Workshop in Cologne, Germany, from November 29-30.
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ArticleGet brighter eyesight with vegetables
Brightly coloured yellow and green vegetables have sight-enhancing properties similar to carrots, according to new research.
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ArticleBeware the codling moth
Protecting against codling moth attack should be a priority in UK orchards after a sharp increase in the pest population, according to East Malling Research (EMR).
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Plastics purchase for CM
CM Packaging has acquired Kentucky-based packaging producer Stone Plastics Inc.
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Biofuel no threat to food production
Biofuel crops pose no threat to UK food production, according to the NFU.
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Commissioner hears of wholesale value
Representatives of the World Union of Wholesale Markets (WUWM) have highlighted the continuing significance of the continent’s wholesale market sector at a meeting with the European commissioner for the Health and Consumer Protection DG, Markos Kyprianou.
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ArticleIsraeli citrus crop increase
Israel's citrus yield for the forthcoming season is expected to top last year’s total at 600,000-630,000 tonnes.
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Troost adds strength to Nationwide
Karin Troost joined the Dutch branch of Nationwide Produce, part of Vitaal Europe, on August 14.
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Growers object to Agrexco plans
Farmers’ organisations, led by the Israel Federation of Farmers, have objected strongly to the plan to privatise Agrexco.