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Tozer Seeds has long been a European market leader in celery and parsnip varietal development and now this British vegetable breeding company is looking for new markets in which to […]
Thu 12/05/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Whether they are used in a preventive or a curative approach, parasitic wasps and gall midges are the cornerstone of a reliable aphid control strategy. For cucumber and gherkin growers, […]
Tue 10/05/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Avocados are so popular they’ve recently overtaken sales of childhood fruit favourite oranges in the UK, supermarket chain Tesco reports. The most recent 52 week IRI retail sales data shows that the UK avocado market […]
Tue 10/05/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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The California table grape season is underway once more, making high quality grapes in three colours and a wide array of varieties (seeded and seedless) available to consumers around the […]
Mon 09/05/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Fruit&Veg Innovation – a new annual international trade show for fruit and vegetables – is to make its debut May 8-11, 2017, in conjunction with Tuttofood in Milan. Last week, […]
Mon 09/05/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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KakiFresh Nature, the Spanish harvesting and packing branch of HillFresh International has recently purchased a young kaki fruit (persimmon, Rojo Billante) plant in Spain, according to a press release by […]
Mon 09/05/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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From the digestive system to immunity and metabolic health, an increasing body of research demonstrates how beneficial kiwifruit is for human health, reports Zespri. In a press release, the New […]
Mon 09/05/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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From Italy’s CIV strawberry breeding programme comes the Flaviapvr variety, which is particularly suited for integrated and organic cultivation and is attracting growing interest for the Flaviapvr variety in Spain. […]
Fri 06/05/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
United Fresh show
Craig Boyan, president and COO of H-E-B, one of America’s largest independent food retailers, will give a key address at United Fresh 2016, being held June 20-22 in Chicago. A […]
Fri 06/05/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Worldwide production of tomatoes shows an upward trend, but the same can’t be said for per capita consumption of fresh produce. According to Philippe Binard of Freshfel, the European fresh […]
Thu 05/05/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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Sustainability is hot, with many companies showing an increasing interest in efforts to sustain the food chain. But the term is used so often it has become a container concept […]
Thu 05/05/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
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The next edition of the Israeli agricultural showcase Fresh AgroMashov takes place June 28-29. The location for this event – and one of the secrets to its success – is […]
Thu 05/05/2016 by Richard Wilkinson
