All Local Sourcing articles – Page 15
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NewsFresh Direct partners with Fischer Farms
The UK foodservice supplier has teamed up with vertical farming pioneers to boost supply chain sustainability
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NewsNorth Wales VF project extended
Anglesey vertical farming project is extended after success helping fresh produce growers
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NewsDriscoll’s reaches new retailers with branded paper pack
The berry grower-marketer has launched its branded paper berry packs in Asda and Booths stores in the UK
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NewsBritish blueberries to steal Wimbledon spotlight
UK berry grower Hall Hunter takes to the streets of SW19 to promote British blueberries to tennis fans
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NewsTree cover target could be an SFS deal-breaker, says NFU Cymru
Welsh farming union responds with concern to Senedd statement on tree cover in latest Sustainable Farming Scheme plans
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NewsSustainable investments boost Saudi agriculture
Investments to support modern technologies and promote sustainable development are boosting the Kingdom’s agricultural sector
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NewsWimbledon strawbs stay same price
Tennis championship strawberries still sell at £2.50 a punnet after 13 years
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NewsGovernment and industry welcome labour review
Both Defra and the NFU respond positively to the publication of John Shropshire’s independent review of labour shortages in the food supply chain
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NewsBelOrta highlights benefits of local at Paradise City
The cooperative aims to make visitors to the Belgian music festival aware of the impact of fresh food on the environment, with the aid of a large CO2 meter
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NewsCarbon-neutral production takes centre stage at Festival of Fresh
Martin Evans of Freshgro tells audience about his group’s route to producing carbon-neutral carrots
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NewsFirst Wales Agriculture Bill given go-ahead
The Bill will now seek Royal Assent and is expected to come into force in Wales later this summer
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NewsBelOrta promotes local origin of aubergines
The Belgian cooperative has joined forces with the Mister Spaghetti restaurant chain to highlight domestically produced aubergines
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NewsNetled builds vertical farm partnership with Rejlers
Company says new arrangement allows it to build hi-tech farms around the world faster, for supply into retail and foodservice
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NewsRetailers face MP questions over rising food prices
UK supermarkets face government pressure to reduce grocery prices
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NewsGrowers forecast bumper crop of UK blueberries
Some 6,000 tonnes of British blueberries are expected to hit supermarket shelves across the UK between now and September
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NewsSweet start to UK cherry season
Warm May and June temperatures have sweetened the UK cherry deal with extra flavoursome early fruit, says marketer Driscoll’s UK
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NewsOppy expands domestic grape programme
Added acreage in California bolsters the group’s Ocean Spray programme as it looks to meet increasing demand
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NewsPublic flocks to LOFS 2023
LEAF Open Farm Sunday connected 170,000 members of the public with British farming and food last weekend
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News#YourHarvest takes to TikTok
NFU turns to TikTok to promote British farming to the younger generations
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NewsAC Goatham secures new deal with Aldi
The Kent company will be Aldi’s sole supplier of British apples, providing around 45m units each year