All Local Sourcing articles – Page 7
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CommentIt’s time to act to save British food production
Ali Capper, executive chair of BAPL, shares her response to the October 2024 Budget announcements
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NewsAHDB says Labour Budget highlights importance of farming succession
Levy board has outlined how changes in inheritance tax, direct payments and the farming budget could impact the sector
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NewsSaudi firms Iyris and Red Sea Global launch regeneration initiative
The National Food Production Initiative is aimed at regenerating unproductive land, reinvigorating the economy of Saudi Arabia and reducing its reliance on imported produce
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News‘Reverse awful family-farm tax,’ says NFU
Farming union is mobilising members for mass lobby of MPs in London to reverse family farm tax
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NewsFarmers urge banks to prioritise support for nature and the climate
Soil Association survey included responses from over 100 UK farmers
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NewsFarming industry dismay at new Labour Budget
NFU slams the Budget for threatening family farms and making food production more expensive
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NewsFresca reports third year of sales growth
The fresh produce group reports robust sales growth as it marks its 150th anniversary
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NewsFarming industry writes to Chancellor amid fears of inheritance tax changes
The proposed changes to inheritance tax could jeopardise UK farming businesses if implemented
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NewsOlympian Jazmin Sawyers launches British Jazz apple season
Team GB track-and-field Olympian helps jump-start the British Jazz apple season in Kent this week
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NewsSchools confirm success of 2024 ‘Eat Them to Defeat Them’ campaign
Results show children ate more vegetables and enjoyed participating in schools healthy eating initiative
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NewsUKFPN brings together industry leaders for its first Festival of Agriculture
Taking place in Lincolnshire on 17 October, the event highlighted the latest in UK agricultural advancements
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NewsKenya restricts avocado exports by sea
As the avocado season comes to a close in Kenya, the Horticulture Directorate has judged that there are insufficient volumes of mature fruit to justify exports by sea, but air shipments can continue
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NewsNFU writes to PM to stress need for renewed ag budget
Farming union calls on Keir Starmer to live up to his commitments at the 2023 NFU Conference
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NewsBritish blues are booming at Hall Hunter
British fruit grower Hall Hunter reports record year for its UK blueberry crop
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NewsUK organic market registers green shoots of recovery
UK organic food and drink sales bounce back from cost-of-living crisis with growth exceeding non-organic sector, conference says
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NewsEosta sees ginger potential for central Europe
Cultivation in Bosnia and Herzegovina can bring organic ginger closer to European market, where the popularity of the superfood continues to rise, says Dutch importer
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NewsPluckk becomes exclusive fresh produce partner for Spencer’s Retail
Indian retailer will exclusively offer the fresh produce food tech platform’s products in three cities
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NewsPALS marks anniversary by looking to the future
Already heralded as South Africa’s most successful agricultural reform initiative, PALS is celebrating ten years of creating new opportunities for people all over the country
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NewsM&S launches its first autonomous field trial to grow lower-carbon parsnips
The trial is using some of the latest farming technology and forms part of M&S’ ambitions to reach net-zero by 2040
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NewsJumbo and The Greenery point consumers towards new cabbage variety
This autumn sees the arrival of Savoy pointed cabbage, developed in partnership with Bejo and AS de Boer, on the retailer’s shelves