All articles by Michael Barker – Page 62
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Article'Dr Food' launches insights service
Professor David Hughes creates weekly video bulletins to analyse the latest developments in the global food industry
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ArticlePlumpton fined over slurry pollution
Sussex agricultural college fined £50,000 plus costs for causing death of over 1,500 fish after polluting a local stream
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ArticleBoxford acquires Wallings Nursery
Fruit grower adds well-known strawberry producer to its group as part of plans to scale-up operations
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ArticleListings boost for pea snack
Podberry wins listings at Lidl and Co-op in Scotland as demand for healthy snacks grows
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ArticleVeg in focus during Healthy Eating Week
British Nutrition Foundation event to encourage exercise, healthy eating and mental wellbeing
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ArticleOlympic athlete jumps on board with Jazz
Apple brand signs up long jumper Jazmin Sawyers in latest tie-up with British sporting stars
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ArticleWaitrose runs Fairtrade banana pilot
Initiative in the Dominican Republic aims to boost workers' lives, and is revealed as part of Banana Lovers Day celebrations
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ArticleProduce represented in trade advisory groups
John Shropshire among members of Liz Truss's group of experts who will give the business perspective in trade talks
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ArticleNew end-effector boosts produce packing
Brillopak design, which works with UniPAKer robot, addresses issue of crates being pushed out of position when packing
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ArticleScottish grower in hot water over GLAA breach
Angus-based vegetable grower had been using an unlicensed recruitment agency to supply labour
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ArticleAsda claims blueberry punnet first
Supermarket has launched 100 per cent recyclable punnet with lid that cannot be removed, and plans to roll it out across other lines
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ArticleTesco to create 16,000 jobs
Retailer says hiring spree, which will be permanent positions, is in response to growing online business
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ArticleGrowers warned of 'desiccation blind spot'
AHDB trials suggest potato growers need to take adequate steps and ensure they follow an integrated approach
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ArticleSweetcorn sales soar at Waitrose
Supermarket reports a 30 per cent rise in sales as healthier diets and hot weather drive purchases
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Article£2.5m for NIAB business incubator
New facility will give agritech startups access to technical facilities as well as links to NIAB and the Cambridge tech cluster
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ArticleBusiness guru helps farm shops grow
Kate Hardcastle teams up with Farm Retail Association to help farm shops take advantage of post-lockdown opportunities
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ArticleUK to host 'world first' robotic fruit farm
Berry Gardens joins tech and academic bodies for groundbreaking multi-million pound project in Kent
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ArticleSpar toasts north-west growers
James Hall & Co, a northern Spar wholesaler, pays tribute to local fresh produce suppliers who kept food flowing during the crisis
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ArticleCash for NI organic conversion
Scheme opens for applications for farmers looking to convert to organic in Northern Ireland
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ArticleBumper crop of British watermelons
Tesco says heat has produced extra-sweet and large watermelons at a time when it is seeing record demand