All articles by Michael Barker – Page 77
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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
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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"