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Retailers regret job losses in plastic-free future >
Retailers regret job losses in plastic-free future
by Anna Patoka 25 January 2018 Fruit and Vegetables
Patoka on the growing momentum behind reducing plastic packaging and the news…
'All I want for Christmas is glyphosate'>
'All I want for Christmas is glyphosate'
by Anna Patoka 1 December 2017 Fruit, Vegetables and Potatoes
The recent vote to relicense glyphosate has been welcomed by the farming…
Cartoon: Don't put all your veg in one basket >
Cartoon: Don't put all your veg in one basket
by Anna Patoka 24 August 2017 Vegetables
With labour concerns hampering expansion plans, British growers are turning to…
'You cannot be serious'>
'You cannot be serious'
by Anna Patoka 18 July 2017 Fruit, Apples & Pears and Melons
Patoka looks at the growing trend for Wimbledon-related fresh produce…
Cartoon: Berries face dazzling price rises >
Cartoon: Berries face dazzling price rises
by Anna Patoka 30 June 2017 Berries
Brexit could spike the price of strawberries due to soaring labour costs,…
Cartoon: When frost protection goes wrong >
Cartoon: When frost protection goes wrong
by FPJ Staff 9 May 2017 Fruit and Apples & Pears
Patoka on reports of growers heating orchards with bonfires to counter recent…
Patoka on 'Westminster sprouts'>
Patoka on 'Westminster sprouts'
by Anna Patoka 10 April 2017 Bananas and Brassicas
How will the UK change post-Brexit? Patoka pictures some of the new…
Cartoon: Veg shortages according to English tabloids >
Cartoon: Veg shortages according to English tabloids
by Anna Patoka 3 March 2017 Fruit and Vegetables
Media outrage over images of Spanish retailers apparently well-stocked during…
Patoka on bribing kids to eat veg >
Patoka on bribing kids to eat veg
by Anna Patoka 1 February 2017 Fruit and Vegetables
News that bribing children with cash to eat their 5 A DAY has been met with…
Patoka on produce and New Year's resolutions >
Patoka on produce and New Year's resolutions
by Anna Patoka 13 January 2017 Fruit and Vegetables
Fresh produce and exercise play a central role in many people's New…

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- Subscribers onlyThe new abnormal
  Veg growers have faced a variety of challenges this year, and not just from the weather. Sue Jupe speaks to Hazera Seeds to hear why it’s not all bad news
- Subscribers onlyBuilding the future
  Haith Group’s factory expansion means more space, more machines and more jobs following a speedy 13-week construction
- Subscribers onlyPlastic platitudes
  A new urgency for plastic reduction and recyclable packaging has gripped the food industry, but it will have to overcome a fragmented landscape and environmental rhetoric
- Government reveals £60m "bioeconomy" fund
  UK leaders call on entrepreneurs to overhaul packaging materials and labelling with new investment programme
- Subscribers onlyGreen bananas
  Not all bananas come from large-scale monocrop farms, with exporters Banabio sourcing a small amount from farmers practising “agroforestry” in the Ecuadorian mountains
- Subscribers onlyYear of two halves for bananas
  Record prices on the banana market this year came to an abrupt halt as the world caught up with a category which enjoyed a consistent start to 2018
- Subscribers onlyUniversal appeal drives berries forward
  Comment: Kantar's consumer insights director Ed Griffiths looks at what's driving the soft-fruit category, and how it can still grow further
- Subscribers onlyDeveloping a joined-up strategy for skills training
  Comment: Derek Wilkinson, vice chairman of the NFU Board for Horticulture & Potatoes, explains why more must be done to attract and keep the best staff
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  Ageing structures and a high initial cost of investment have slowed the uptake of renewable technologies by UK glasshouse growers, but an AHDB sustainability project is trying to spread Dutch knowhow in a bid to save energy and optimise production
- Subscribers onlyFrom tractors to transistors
  A data revolution is prompting an explosion in software and IT services across agriculture. Ed Leahy looks at two companies at either end of the supply chain whose software is transforming the way our food is grown and distributed
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