All articles by Michael Barker – Page 67
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ArticleRecord Cameo crop achieved
Previous highest tonnage exceeded by 34 per cent, but growers say there is still much more potential
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ArticleStrong start for Ocado-M&S tie-up
Ocado Retail reports 35 per cent revenue growth as shoppers favour online buying, with fresh foods particularly popular
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ArticleHydrogen funding for James Hutton
Plans underway for green hydrogen-powered farm with the aim of providing a blueprint for primary producers in Scotland
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ArticleVeg portion planner to help home cooks
With more people expected to eat at home this Christmas, Seasonal Spuds has created a tool to help them plan
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ArticleAHDB unveils Scottish brassica trial results
Levy body has carried out a two-year programme of trials on farms north of the border
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ArticleSupermarket sales accelerate again
November 2020 is biggest sales month ever for supermarkets, according to Kantar, with December expected to surpass that
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ArticleConcern over rural broadband funding
Budget for rural connectivity is apparently slashed in Autumn Spending Review, sparking fears for farm connectivity
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ArticleTest to keep M20 traffic moving
Highways England is trialling a removable barrier in the hope post-Brexit holdups don't cause chaos on Dover to London route
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ArticleOrganic body slams 'pathway to nowhere'
Organic Farmers & Growers says there are key omissions in government's new Path to Sustainable Farming
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ArticleAHDB campaign to promote baked potatoes
New series of designs for 2021 campaign is likely to see 'Bud the Spud' move into retirement
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Article£16m for FareShare winter support
Government cash aims to help FareShare distribute food to vulnerable people during the Covid winter
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ArticleRising demand for fresh produce apprentices
MDS scheme reports substantial increase in new members, demand for apprentices and graduate applicants
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ArticleTwo in five grocers see falling sales volume
The shift towards home working has badly damaged city centre food stores despite £9bn of incremental grocery market growth
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ArticleNew programme supports farmer mental health
Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust initiative will offer support to UK farming community at a time of unprecedented pressure
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Article'World-leading' soil resource launched
Wikipedia-style Good Soil Guide will allow experts from around the world to add to it and share their knowledge
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ArticleWageningen tieup for CN Seeds
Agreement aims to find alternatives to chemical pesticides used for seed treatment
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ArticleEA warns farmers over illegal waste exports
Environment Agency reports alarming increase in illegal shipments of contaminated agricultural plastic waste at ports
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ArticleC.H. Robinson and Microsoft agree tieup
Partnership aims to capitalise on Internet of Things technology to offer greater visibility to fresh produce supply chains
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ArticleTenderstem's Christmas cheer
Tenderstem is reporting strong demand from home cooks as consumers prepare for a unique covid Christmas
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ArticlePotato yields rally despite tough weather
National yield looks set to be in line with the average of recent years, despite wet conditions during the harvest period