All articles by Michael Barker – Page 68
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ArticleFarmers at forefront of climate debate
At the annual LEAF conference, leading figures discussed the central role farmers are playing in combating climate change
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ArticleNew project to create sustainability tools
SUS-Ag collaboration hopes to come up with tools that will help farmers measure sustainability
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ArticleLithium ion investment for Mansfields
Kent fruit grower invests in 15 Hyster forklifts and platform pallet trucks as it works towards a carbon-zero strategy
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ArticleMorrisons asks brands to cut plastic
Request at annual supplier conference follows commitment to 50 per cent plastic reduction on own-label goods
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ArticleSainsbury's trials Fresh Food Market
Fruit and veg takes centre stage in new shopping experience, designed to provide a market-style experience
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ArticleNew lighting array boosts Flavourfresh Salads
8,000 sq m intelligent system will allow Lancashire grower to produce tomatoes throughout the winter
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ArticleAHDB launches on-farm carbon footprinting
Three potato growers will be among initial cohort of farms that will be assessed for their environmental impact
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ArticleTesco launches net-zero initiatives
New moves aim to tackle electricity production and transport emissions and are part of the retailer's net-zero by 2035 target
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ArticleHort industry urged to check import/export rules
With 50 days to go to the end of the Brexit transition period, Defra has outlined the guidance the industry will need to follow
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ArticleFruit-giving tradition continues
Despite the challenges of Covid, the Fruiterers delivered their annual gift of fruit to the Lord Mayor
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ArticleRashford campaign wins government u-turn
Footballer describes success of campaign and collaboration to gain holiday food for kids as "greatest moment of my life"
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Article'Generation P' set to drive grocery sales
Move over millennials - it is the 50-64-year-olds who represent a more than $1tn opportunity to the global grocery market
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ArticleMushroom sales continue to fly
Mushrooms have been one of the big winners of the pandemic, with home-based consumers buying in large volumes
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Article£500k finance facility for Rose Produce
Cambridgeshire firm plans to use facility from Santander UK to manage payments during Covid and expand the business
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ArticleWhite begins adjudicator role
Experienced executive says relations between retailers and suppliers are 'entering a new era' as a result of Covid-19
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ArticlePrune sales boosted by Covid shoppers
Consumers are looking for more immunity-boosting foods ahead of a challenging winter in the face of Covid-19
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ArticleBiggest-ever survey into farmer mental health
RABI hopes to survey 26,000 farmers to establish link between mental and physical health and wellbeing
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ArticleTruss confirms Trade & Ag Commission role
Farm leaders say decision to make commission permanent after initial six-month trial is good news for the agriculture sector
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ArticleBranston smashes round-the-world target
Potato supplier raises over £12,000 for charity as staff and suppliers run, walk and cycle over 25,000 miles
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ArticleTesco offers free fruit and veg to 500,000 families
Move by supermarket means half a million families will gain access to fruit and vegetables via Healthy Start vouchers