Greyfriars opts for sale in growth goal
13 Jan 2012
North Yorkshire mushroom and vegetable grower Greyfriars UK is expected to be sold shortly to QV Foods.
The Under 40s Fruit Growers group will make a study visit to the Thanet Earth salad-growing complex in Kent on 23 February from 10am.
North Yorkshire mushroom and vegetable grower Greyfriars UK is expected to be sold shortly to QV Foods.
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Range of seed potato varieties and rigorous health checks boost Britain's worldwide reputation.
The development of nutritionally-enhanced Beneforte broccoli was among the Biotechnology & Biological Science Research Council's (BBSRC) major highlights of 2010-11, according to the research funding body's Impact Report, published last week.
The Processed Vegetable Growers' Association has changed its name to the British Growers Association (BGA), following a strategic review and unanimous approval at a special general meeting last month.
Government called on to do more to promote fresh produce as sales figures take downward turn.
Agriculture accounted for a fifth of all workplace deaths in the last financial year, despite employing only two per cent of the UK workforce.
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