All articles by Fred Searle – Page 25
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AnalysisLEAF releases Global Impacts Report
Report shows the role LEAF Marque certified businesses are playing in delivering more sustainable farming and food systems as farmers face up to the climate emergency
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ArticleGovernment to rethink physical border checks on goods from EU
Rees-Mogg confirms that controls set to come in on 1 July will not be enforced in 2022, with government expected to scrap checks altogether
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ArticleShopper confidence slumps to all-time low
IGD Viewpoint report looks at threat inflation now poses to households’ spending power and further pressure expected in coming months
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ArticleMatt Hancock wins Cherry Visionary Award
UK cherry kingpin rewarded for his initiative and innovation in the category at Global Cherry Summit
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ArticleNet-zero production gets £1m research funding boost
Six sustainable horticulture projects receive funding from Growing Kent & Medway for projects to boost resilience to climate change, improve pest and disease resistance, and increase crops’ nutritional value
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ArticleShoppers seek value as inflation hits 11-year high
Kantar reports “clear flight to value” as supermarket shoppers watch their spending and sales fall by almost six per cent in latest 12-week period
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ArticleHouseholds with children already saving to afford Christmas
Retail inflation is pushing some UK families to start saving already with their Christmas shopping bills in mind
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ArticleEat Them to Defeat Them ‘responsible for £92m in veg sales’
Econometric analysis concludes that healthy eating campaign has contributed to significant uplift in child vegetable consumption
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ArticleSmartleaf tech lands Queen’s Award
Babyleaf supplier JW European rewarded for patented misting technology to boost the shelf life of bagged salads
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ArticleBayer Crop Science joins Veg Power membership
Company becomes Veg Power’s 25th boosting efforts to reverse low veg consumption in UK
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ArticleBritish growers criticise retail promotions study
Jack Ward and Guy Poskitt question research which suggests lowering fruit and veg prices to encourage healthier, more sustainable diets
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Article‘Activated air’ seed cleaning ‘accelerates germination’
Trials of chemical-free seed treatment show “significant reductions in infections, improved germination rates, higher yield and reduced losses” in baby leaf salads
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ArticleMorocco Foodex reflects on latest UK campaign
Morocco has expanded product range, forged new trade links and set up new shipping routes in push to strengthen its ties with UK
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AnalysisCan vertical farms feed the world?
Vertical farmer and clean energy specialist Tristan Fischer has a plan he believes will transform the future of food production and help the world avoid climate catastrophe
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ArticleGetir acquires Weezy in rapid UK expansion
Market-leading Turkish company acquires British competitor as it continues to widen product offer and geographical reach
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ArticleReducing soil splash contamination of fine beans
Research project in Kenya is exploring new ways to reduce soiling of fine beans, and limit costly rejections due to 'soil splash' contamination
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ArticleSakata becomes latest Veg Power member
Membership programme now includes 24 suppliers, grocers and growers helping to fund the campaign to boost UK veg consumption
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ArticleNew project trials sustainable 'plastic greenhouses'
A radical new type of greenhouse with windows made of ETFE plastic delivers higher quality and more sustainable produce according to the consortium behind it
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ArticleShape future of LEAF Marque Standard
Global environmental assurance system launches wide-reaching consultation on what requirements of its new standard, v16.0, should be
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ArticleGovt launches £27m Farming Investment Fund
New scheme will provide grants for new farming equipment and infrastructure to improve efficiency and deliver environmental benefits