All Herbs articles – Page 5
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News‘Agflation’ eases but gap with food prices widens
Input inflation for farmers has more than halved since October but gap between input costs and output prices continues to increase
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ArticleGovernment gives more detail on ELMS
Farming and environmental groups broadly welcome new measures but call for further clarity and a ‘long-term vision’
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ArticleGovernment asked to outline energy support for food businesses
Food minister Mark Spencer called to give evidence to parliamentary group on support for food and drink sector beyond March
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ArticleLEAF welcomes ELMs pledge but calls for more clarity
Organisation welcomes additional environmental support for farmers but calls for more detail on schemes and their duration
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ArticleInflation fuels supermarkets' first ever £12bn Christmas
Year-on-year sales growth of 9.4% in December ensures record Christmas sales as inflation continues to shape retail sector
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ArticleAldi enjoys record Christmas sales
Discounter’s December sales exceeded £1.4 billion for first time, spurred by cost-of-living crisis and World Cup
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ArticleBatters urges government to ‘get serious’ about British farming in 2023
NFU to focus on bringing resilience and profitability to British farming over the next 12 month
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ArticleNFU lobbies PM on food and energy security
Batters urges Rishi Sunak to honour commitment made during leadership race to establish food security target
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ArticleZayndu seed treatment can boost baby leaf yields ‘by up to 27%’
Amid intensifying cost pressures, plasma technology can help salad and herb growers increase yield by as much as a quarter, company claims
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ArticleFruPro calls for Christmas fresh produce donations
New campaign with City Harvest London and FareShare UK aims to divert 23,000 meals worth of fruit and vegetables to charity this Christmas
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ArticleBorough Market makes Jane Swift permanent CEO
Swift has experience in corporate and charity sectors having worked with Trussell Trust, Workers Education Association and Landscape Institute before joining the market
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AnalysisUNCTAD report highlights occupation’s impact on Palestinian producers
UN Conference on Trade and Development calls on international community to demand Israel lift restrictions on Palestinian economic activity, stressing the limitations for producers
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ArticleNew Spitalfields staying put for now
City of London Corporation votes for Billingsgate and Smithfield wholesale markets to move to Dagenham but New Spitalfields set to remain in Leyton for time being
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Article‘Packaging status quo is a catastrophic option’
Comment: Continued resistance to change in food and drink packaging will mean mutually ensured environmental destruction
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ArticleFoodiverse takes a fresh look at convenience
The group is living up to its name as it continues to expand its fresh-cut offering for the European market
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ArticleFreshfel Europe urges action as energy costs soar
Rocketing energy prices have prompted the European fresh produce association to call for action to mitigate the “far-reaching” impact on the fruit and vegetables sector
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Article“Enormous potential” for robots and AI in greenhouses
Rabobank report says AI offers value in sustainability, quality, better working conditions and price
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ArticleOverseas farmers “could carry cost of weaker pound”, warns Fairtrade
Fairtrade Foundation raises concerns that sharp currency devaluation will result in costs being passed on to struggling producers and consumers, as well as derailing sustainability efforts
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ArticleAIPH elects new president
The International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) elects Leonardo Capitanio as its new president at annual congress
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Plenty partners with Bristol Farms
Grocer says it supports the future of farming as it offers indoor, vertically grown fresh produce for first time