All articles by Luisa Cheshire
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NI early pots set for June debut
Northern Ireland’s early potato season delayed by wet weather and poor seed availability
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EFRA issues five-point farming-policy proposals
EFRA committee outlines key agri-food concerns ahead of the government’s second annual Farm to Fork Summit
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Studies reinforce prunes' superfood status
Prunes may help reduce belly fat and the risk for cardiovascular disease while improving gut health, according to new research
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Scotland ‘blazing trail’ in organic farming
Organic food production is rising in Scotland as progress stalls in rest of UK, new Defra stats reveal
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OSY Group secures Xtend funding
Shelf-life-extending technology firm gets funding boost to roll out Xtend produce-pack coating in UK and abroad
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Retail execs deny exploiting UK growers
Supermarket bosses defend retail-grower relationships at EFRA Committee inquiry
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NFU Cymru welcomes SFS stakeholder group
Welsh farming union supports new stakeholder group to assess government sustainable farming scheme
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Vertical Future tops global CEA-tech chart
UK vertical farm specialist is listed by FoodTech 500 as number-one controlled-environment-agriculture technology firm globally
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MPs express concern over post-Brexit border measures
Cross-party rural affairs committee disappointed at lack of clarity in government new border check measures
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Search is on for Wales Woman Farmer of the Year
NFU Cymru and NFU Mutual are scouting for the 2024 Wales Woman Farmer of the Year
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Veg Power’s ‘Growing To Love’ returns to UK schools
Tomato growing campaign designed to encourage primary school children to eat more veg relaunches this year with support from celebrities
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Nationwide celebrates FareShare success
Nationwide Produce reaches million-meal milestone with FareShare
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Veg Power launches ‘Simply Veg Learning’
Veg Power launches free eLearning platform to improve UK’s veg consumption and dietary health
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EFRA to quiz supermarkets on fairness in supply chain
Supermarkets’ senior executives to face questions from MPs over food price inflation, profits and relationships with producers
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Fresh Direct launches mushroom meat
The UK foodservice provider says its latest innovation is set to reduce food waste
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Gander and Snappy Shopper initiative gathers pace
Two tech firms have joined forces to help cut convenience-store-customer grocery-bills and reduce food waste
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PML Seafrigo appoints new airfreight director
Paddie Allen hired to head up the company’s UK air freight operations
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Brexit border checks will start from 30 April
The government has denied reports that post-Brexit checks on EU goods “won’t be ‘turned on’” from the end of the month
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DP World surges forward with electric port plans
World’s first electric straddle carrier fleet arrives at DP World’s London Gateway Hub