All articles by Michael Barker – Page 31
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NewsLabour outlines farming pledges on energy, planning and exports
Shadow Defra secretary Steve Reed detailed Labour’s position at the Oxford Farming Conference
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NewsSupermarket sales reached pre-Covid levels in December
New Kantar figures show brisk business as consumers opened their wallets over Christmas
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NewsFruit and veg play key role in Asda’s new Health Menu range
Supermarket launches 45-strong range of convenient solutions for new year healthy eating
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NewsNFU report lays bare sharp rise in horticulture production costs
Fresh produce businesses are ditching plans for growth, hampering UK production targets
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NewsFresh produce features in £15m Morrisons price drive
Supermarket kicks off new year with a wide range of price cuts and locks
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NewsAsda sold veg for just 15p over Christmas
Supermarket offered its lowest-ever prices as it went head to head with the discounters
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NewsRecord Christmas for Lidl GB as potatoes and carrots fly off the shelves
Discounter says demand for premium lines helped drive its best-ever festive performance
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NewsNFU Education hits 500k student milestone in 2023
Programme educates schoolchildren on the vital work of British farmers
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NewsTesco customers donate two million meals to food charities
Tesco Winter Food Collection sees shoppers donating food to FareShare and the Trussell Trust
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NewsBigSis trials indicate chemical-free path for SWD control
Company says it has reinvented the sterile insect technique to reduce SWD numbers in berries
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NewsAsda opens record number of Express stores in December
Move is part of long-term plan for Asda to become the UK’s second-largest grocery retailer
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NewsLEAF Caroline Drummond Scholarship announced in tribute to late CEO
New scholarship will support innovations that put sustainability at their core
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NewsGrimme introduces new potato haulm topper to UK market
Machine is designed for UK rows and offers a range of features
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NewsDefra launches Fresh Produce Supply Chain Review
Sector review calls for evidence on issues around fairness in the horticultural supply chain
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NewsEnergy win for horticulture as industry gains access to IETF fund
Announcement follows lobbying from NFU and should give growers opportunity to cut energy bills
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NewsKent supplier Gomez ceases trading
Fresh produce supplier has closed its doors and appointed administrators
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NewsM&S hits 70m meal redistribution milestone with Neighbourly
Partnership supports both M&S’s social and food waste commitments
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NewsBAPL survey lays bare financial crisis facing UK apple growers
Huge increases in production costs are not being reflected in growers’ returns, according to trade body
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NewsBrussels sprouts ‘not just for Christmas’ as sales rise 150 per cent at Waitrose
Supermarket says increased awareness of versatility of the vegetable in dishes is driving sales growth
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NewsNFU calls on all political parties to back British farming
Union wants ‘practical and progressive policies’ and targets for increasing UK food production