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NewsDP World keeps on trucking down electric avenue
Port operator’s accelerator scheme runs offers hauliers 12-week EV trial as decarbonisation effort continues
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Features“This is the moment” for sustainable farming
Eighty years since the Soil Association was founded in the shadow of the Second World War, CEO Helen Browning reveals her pride that the organisation’s ideas are finally entering the mainstream
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NewsNFU urges government to act on food security
Tom Bradshaw, president of the National Farmers’ Union, shone a light on the present instability of the UK food system at a recent conference focused on defence
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NewsNFU shows banks how to assist UK farmers
The National Farmers’ Union has outlined the key challenges facing British agriculture to the country’s leading banks, and how best to support growers
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NewsImporters urged to consider impact of checks on non-EU produce
Checks on imports from the rest of the world could raise food prices and jeopardise ‘just in time’ supply, while spreading risk across shipping lines and ports is helping suppliers take control, Festival of Fresh delegates told
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NewsThe UK’s changing political climate ‘could impact seasonal worker debate’
Access to labour, water security, crop protection and the government’s Horticulture Sector Plan were on the agenda in the production and politics panel at Festival of Fresh
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NewsNFU outlines fertiliser resilience plan
A ‘trigger point’ that would allow growers to claim back higher fertiliser costs and better transparency in market pricing are among the union’s asks
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NewsNew international network brings together protected horticulture sector
Wageningen University has launched a new membership network for those working in controlled and protected horticulture to share best practice and the latest research from around the world
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NewsAldi opens Britain’s largest supermarket distribution centre
1.3mn sq ft facility in Leicestershire will serve nearly 350 stores across UK and have capacity for seven million pallets a year
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NewsSkytree to supply Dutch greenhouses with ‘atmospheric’ carbon dioxide
Direct capture system could offer viable alternative to greenhouse CO₂ traditionally sourced using fossil fuels
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NewsFestival of Fresh welcomes fresh produce kingpins to G’s on 10 June
Keynote interviews with Defra farming minister Dame Angela Eagle and Sainsbury’s category director Hannah O’Reilly are among the highlights as event approaches
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NewsHapag-Lloyd completes first methanol dual-fuel engine retrofit
German container shipping line completes first vessel conversion as part of US$120mn programme
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PromotionFestival of Fresh Special goes live on FPJ app
Festival edition looks ahead to FPJ’s summer celebration as well as revealing the detrimental impact of mounting cost pressures in the fresh produce supply chain
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NewsDyson Farming and CambridgeHOK confirm glasshouse expansion
Phase three of state-of-the-art expansion will see a further 17 acres of glasshouse strawberry production and 14 acres of high-tech polytunnels as Dyson Farming eyes yield increases to year-round production
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NewsOne direction for Fresh Direct
On a visit to Fresh Direct’s Bicester hub, Nina Pullman finds a business adapting to customer needs, with a focus on added value and availability, despite challenging macro conditions
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NewsExperts urge action to avoid food crisis
The UK is “sleepwalking” into a food crisis, food experts warn the government in a co-signed letter demanding urgent action
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NewsPicota cherries to see ‘best season in years’
Producers of the protected Valley del Jerte variety are forecasting record volumes and excellent quality
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FeaturesFruitMasters facility shortlisted for Breeam Awards
Smart Fruit Hub apparently achieved ‘Outstanding’ score of 91.04 per cent, making it ‘most sustainable’ food production facility in Netherlands
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CommentComment: Why climate action in food and farming can’t wait
Soil health, water availability and biodiversity are not abstract environmental concepts; they are the foundations of food security, writes McCain CSO Charlie Angelakos
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CommentGrowing more in the UK won’t solve food security, warns FPC
Trade body raises concerns that the new EU-UK reset deal, and calls to produce more domestically, threaten UK imports from further afield