All articles by Fred Searle – Page 107
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ArticleBayer starts teacher training fund for more farm visits
Crop protection giant teams up with agricultural charity to encourage more schools to teach pupils about food and farming
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ArticleLGV to launch innovative “farm shop” in Vienna
Viennese growers’ cooperative to launch farm shop in Austrian capital as test bed for new products
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ArticleAHDB to launch £1.4m crop protection trials
Trials will target disease, pest and weed problems, identified as high priorities in AHDB’s 2017-2020 horticulture strategy
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ArticleSainsbury’s to scrap 400 price controller jobs
Retailer rejigs its in-store operations in bid to become more efficient and offset loss of market share in recent years
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ArticleNewcastle retailer fined for selling rotten produce
Medina Food Store charged over £3,000 for displaying and selling substandard fruit and veg, including rotten peppers and apples
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ArticleFirms to focus on range extension and NPD, survey reveals
Most companies plan to focus on range extension and developing entirely new products in next two years, according to industry study
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ArticleFyffes to launch Central America grad placements
Irish fruit supplier is looking for graduates to do two-year placements, which include experience on fruit farms in Central America
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ArticleFireblight in apples and pears doubles in 2016
Enquiries about incurable bacterial disease fireblight, which devastates apple and pear plants, have doubled since 2015, according to RHS
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ArticleEuropean grocery market grows at fastest rate for year
Europe's retailers enjoy 1.8 per cent sales rise in FMCGs at end of 2016, with shopping basket value increasing by 41 per cent in ten years
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ArticleStudents explore future buying habits with JDM Food
Food manufacturer sets essay competition on consumer buying habits as part of working more closely with University of Lincoln
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ArticleCarbon Gold shines in tomato root mat disease trial
A biological treatment from the biochar company was most effective in limiting spread of the root disease in AHDB trials
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ArticleGreenvale hits FareShare milestone
Supplier has sent food waste charity enough potatoes for 200,000 meals in the past 12 months
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ArticleResearcher calls for start-ups to invest in robotics
Industry must rely on start-ups to bring robots into use with large machinery manufacturers reluctant to invest, leading researcher tells NFU Conference
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ArticleImmigration from Romania and Bulgaria hits record high
Number of EU2 migrants in UK reaches record level but exchange rates and strong domestic economy hamper fresh produce recruitment from Poland
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ArticleBritish Growers push Leadsom for labour commitment
CEO Jack Ward welcomes farming minister’s commitment to innovation and productivity but stresses need for “urgent solution to labour shortage”
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ArticleFarming delivers 7:1 returns to economy, report reveals
Agriculture delivers £7.40 back to British economy for every £1 invested, according to new study announced at NFU Conference
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ArticleLeadsom vows to uphold food standards in US deal
Farming minister promises not to ’undermine’ food safety standards as UK looks to boost trade with non-EU partners
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ArticleNFU piles pressure on government over EU market access
Meurig Raymond uses NFU Conference speech to urge Andrea Leadsom to prioritise EU trade deals over access to new global markets
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ArticleFruit-wall orchards ‘save apple growers time and money’
Adopting fruit-wall orchards could make mechanical pruning easier, reduce costs and slash pruning times, AHDB research reveals
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ArticleKelly Holmes to cycle in Goatham’s charity event
Former Olympic champion and England wicket keeper to feature in topfruit growers’s first Great Kent Cycle Ride