All articles by Michael Barker – Page 75
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ArticleCRD approves Funguran Progress
Emergency use application approval offers a boost for organic potato growers looking to control late blight
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ArticleFood fraud vigilance 'at critical low'
Lloyd's Register warns that the Covid crisis has seen attention drawn away from the risks of food fraud
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ArticleClean report on Covid working conditions
GLAA and police visit Kent fruit farms and packhouses to check workers' rights are being upheld, with no reported infractions
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ArticleDover unveils Freeport vision
Port's plans include the creation of the UK's first Global Trade and Innovation Zone to boost the post-Covid and Brexit economy
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ArticleCovid exacerbates child food insecurity
Actress Emma Thompson calls alarming scale of food insecurity among young people 'a scar on our nation's conscience'
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ArticleTrade & Agriculture commission unveiled
New body is a collaboration between government and industry, promising to protect British interests in future trade deals
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ArticleMark Haynes steps down at G's
Haynes, who has worked at G's in a number of roles since 1983, is looking to pursue new opportunities
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ArticleAldi to cut plastic use by 50 per cent
Ambitious target gives the supermarket five years to take 74,000 tonnes of plastic out of its product range
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ArticleAgriculture Bill back in the Lords
Bill returns for its second reading as ministers hope to bring it into law by 2021
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ArticleRPA simplifies BPS over-claim penalties
Government says new rules mean farmers will be less heavily penalised for making small over-claims
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ArticleCity Pantry teams up with Mindful Chef
Deal sees Mindful Chef's healthy recipe boxes added to City Pantry's home-delivery service
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ArticleWalton joins recycled packaging specialist
Former WRAP, Innocent and Pepsi executive will focus on CSR and sustainability at Faerch UK
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ArticleCovid fails to dampen potato outlook
New figures from AHDB indicate that despite the challenges of the season, the forecast is for only a one per cent drop
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ArticleOpen Farm Sunday 2020 goes digital
Organisers have concluded it will be impossible to host the public on the nation's farms in September
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ArticleGovernment approach 'hinders healthy eating'
New House of Lords report paints a damning picture of impact of government's failure to act and improve diets
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ArticleVirtual Potato Showcase to highlight trial work
AHDB initiative aims to spotlight the work taking place at Strategic Potato Farms across the UK
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ArticleDouble-digit grocery gain for Sainsbury's
Lockdown shopping patterns boost grocery sales in the first quarter, though cost of managing crisis takes its toll
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ArticleColoured lights 'boost plant control'
Breakthrough research indicates optogenetics could be a major new tool in improving crop yields and performance
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ArticleNew cherry venture sets sights on the world
Malling Cherry Ventures is a tieup between NIAB EMR, Berry Gardens Growers and AIGN
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ArticleFree AVA berries for Scottish customers
Angus Soft Fruits agrees tieup with McQueens Dairies to deliver free peak-season strawberries to 2,500 customers