All articles by Fred Searle – Page 73
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ArticleFood production ‘must be at heart of Agriculture Bill’
Among other things, NFU calls for multi-annual budgetary framework to allow farmers to invest for the future
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ArticleITV veg ads ‘will inspire, not focus on health’
Veg Power TV adverts will move away from health message and aim to make children excited to eat fresh produce, says Food Foundation's Joe Ralling
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ArticleBerry Gardens aiming to double in size by mid-2020s
Speaking at FPJ Live, chief executive Jacqui Green laid out bold plans to double its turnover by stealing market share from confectionary
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ArticleOrganic sector calls for clearer no-deal Brexit plan
Trade board and certification body call for improved contingency plan to avoid potential nine-month trade delays
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ArticleSoil Association hits back at Eustice over gene editing
Environmental charity rejects suggestion that gene editing is needed to reduce reliance on pesticides and recent ECJ ruling should be ignored
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ArticleBreeders celebrate 25th anniversary of first hybrid leek
Discovery of male sterility in leeks transformed growing practices, leading to better yields, uniformity and resistance to pests and disease
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ArticleAnita Barker joins Natures Way from Samworth Brothers
New appointment also has experience in senior positions at Icelandic Group, Geest and Hazelwoods
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ArticleDiverting traffic from Dover ‘would cost £2.5bn’
Dover restates opposition to plans to send food exports through other ports, saying capacity doesn’t exist elsewhere
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ArticleFarmers not making most of R&D tax credits
Agriculture industry accounted for less than one per cent of all claims submitted in 2017, HMRC figures reveal
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ArticleWaitrose wins retailer of year at IGD Awards
Premium retailer among the winners at ceremony celebrating food and grocery business success
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ArticleClimate change ‘could boost UK apple production’
Warmer weather allowing late varieties to be grown across more of UK with research starting into how growers can adapt production techniques
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ArticleNew crop protection system for extreme weather
Wayki solution allows single worker to cover or remove covers from a hectare of fruit orchard in just 20 minutes
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ArticleCountdown’s Nick Hewer becomes Fairtrade patron
Game show presenter and former Apprentice star joins the foundation in a bid to boost public support for the certification body
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ArticleCoveris Rigid switches to old brand name
Rigid packaging specialist changes its name to Paccor following its sale to Lindsay Goldberg on 31 July
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ArticleOne million new customers drive record sales for Aldi
Sales growth accelerates at discounter whose market share continues to grow amid major store expansion
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ArticleSoloberry donates blueberries to local eye charity
Supplier’s support for Kent Association for the Blind during National Eye Health Week is part of strategy to push berries’ health benefits
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ArticleTenderstem enjoys record summer sales
UK’s second-largest fresh produce brand sees August volume sales rise 16 per cent year on year despite challenging growing conditions
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ArticlePink Lady launches Aussie holiday comp at M&S
Promotion will be available on M&S four-packs with a seven-night trip to Melbourne compete with orchard tour up for grabs
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ArticleOut of gas
Greenhouse growers in the Netherlands are torn between a push to reduce their emissions and the need to generate enough carbon dioxide to stay up and running
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ArticleSainsbury’s-Asda merger could see 460 stores offloaded
Watchdog raises competition concerns after finding that supermarkets’ catchment areas overlap in 463 places