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ArticleHail batters English crop
Hailstorms and heavy rain swept across much of Kent at the weekend causing extensive damage to the English apple crop.Some individual growers lost entire orchards, while others escaped unscathed.
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'Home Grown' encourages buying British plants
An innovative approach to promoting home grown plants received a great deal of interest at last week’s Woking Nursery Exhbition.
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ArticleUK berries weather storms
Erratic weather in the first two weeks of July following torrential rain in June has continued to take its toll on both supply and demand for UK soft fruit.
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ArticleAgrexco UK unveils flower replacement
Gonnen Eilat has been appointed the new manager of the flower division at Agrexco UK.
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ArticleEnglish growers set to be stretched
English top-fruit growers are unlikely to be able to meet the demand of their multiple customers this season, despite encouraging early crop forecasts.
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Matsafeni Trust qualifies for UK market
Avocado growers from the Matsafeni Trust outside Nelspruit, South Africa, have become the first emerging farmers in the region to qualify to market their fruit in the UK.
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ArticleUK spring onions make splash at Asda
Lincolnshire Field Products (LFP) launched its new, certified organic spring onions into Asda stores for the very first time last week.
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UK warms to chillies
The increasing influence of ethnic foods in the nation's diet is expanding the niche market for chilli peppers which can be grown in the UK between June and September.
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Red hot niche for UK chilli peppers
The increasing influence of ethnic foods in the nation’s diet is expanding the niche market for chilli peppers, which can be grown in the UK between June and September.
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ArticleUK growers face disaster
Continuing rainfall in the UK is proving disastrous for fresh produce crops, both on trees and in the ground, as well as threatening plantings for supplies in the weeks and months to come.
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Red Tractor revs up to assure UK
Growers’ recent efforts to raise awareness of duplication in farm audits seem to be paying dividends with the news that
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ArticleWhat did UK horticulture gain from Tony Blair?
Tony Blair left Number 10 this week after a decade in Britain’s top job. During that time a considerable number of changes and challenges have affected the horticulture sector in this country. Ray Vale looks back at the last ten years and reflects on what Blair’s government did for the industry.
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ArticleBudgens re-launches UK potato range
Convenience store chain Budgens is re-launching its potato range with a focus on the different varieties available and new packaging options
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ArticleThe Greenery UK to focus on data analysis
The Greenery UK has appointed a data analysis manager to monitor and report on trends in the UK consumer market.
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Ethical floristry alternative extended in UK
Following the introduction of Fair Flowers Fair Plants products in Germany and France last year, the brand is now being extended in the UK.
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ArticleUK farming outlook is mixed
The NFU’s Economics Department has released its latest Farming Outlook quarterly report, predicting mixed fortunes for the various sectors.
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Present & future of UK growing
Peter Barfoot’s description of how he came to become one of the nation’s most successful growers makes fascinating
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ArticleInternational sales to offset weakening UK for Tesco
UK number one supermarket Tesco is confident that its international sales should help offset any weakening in the UK market.
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ArticlePropagating the benefits of UK horticulture
Notcutts’ Chris Bowman has given many years of service to the horticulture industry, largely with the same firm. He talks to Angela Youngman about how he came to be involved in the sector, his passion for propagation, and his hopes and fears for the future of the industry.
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ArticleUK berries take a taxi
British Summer Fruits (BSF) kicked off the British berry season on Monday, with a procession of 10 colourful strawberry and raspberry-themed taxis across central London, and a berry free-for-all at key locations across the capital on Tuesday.