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Growers gearing up for parliamentary stand-off over ombudsman issue

29 December 2008, HortWeek.com

Dogged grower leaders are forcing the issue of a grocery ombudsman and code of practice further up the political agenda...

Growers to lobby banks over credit squeeze

23 December 2008, HortWeek.com

Grower leaders met with leading banks this week to starkly spell out how the financial crisis is squeezing the industry.

Sharp rise in Single Payments Scheme payouts in 2008

22 December 2008, HortWeek.com

Just over £700m has been paid to people claiming money from the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), which grower leaders say...

Salads central to Waitrose's convenience store roll-out

22 December 2008, HortWeek.com

Waitrose has opened what it calls its first ever "convenience format" store, which has a strong focus on fresh salads.

5,000 more seasonal workers allowed in next year

19 December 2008, HortWeek.com

The number of workers allowed into Britain under the Seasonal Agriculture Workers Scheme (SAWS) will be increased by 5,000 next...

NFU hits out at EU's "poor science" behind pesticide ban

19 December 2008, HortWeek.com

The NFU has reacted angrily to a compromise agreement on EU control of pesticide use, and has called for farmers...

Government says local producers are 'lifeblood' of industry

19 December 2008, Horticulture Week

The Government has returned fire after claims the public sector is shunning British food, and insisted small and local producers...

Kettle Produce to shed 100 jobs

19 December 2008, Horticulture Week

Tough competition and the sliding economy have forced one of the UK's biggest suppliers of fresh vegetables to shed 100...

UK blackberry market has room to expand

19 December 2008, Horticulture Week

There remains scope for expansion of the blackberry market despite its rapid increase in recent years.

Mussel scale is serious on apples and pears as fewer insecticides are used

19 December 2008, Horticulture Week

The reduction in the use of persistent, broad-spectrum insecticides has been cited as the probable cause of the reappearance of...

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