News from FPJ – Page 203
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Scientists call for action on gene editing
Take action to harness unique contribution of plant genetic innovation, scientists urge government
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Yamato-Natures Way in salad partnership
Yamato and Natures Way team up to create biggest salad production facility in Europe
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Mushrooms could fix vit D deficiency
UK faces vitamin D deficiency, nutritionist claims, but eating mushrooms could be the answer
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Premium strawberry sales soar in UK
Data from Berry Gardens shows growth in demand for high-quality strawberries as consumers trade up from standard fruit
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Berries' Cinestock tieup set for debut
Love Fresh Berries campaign is headline sponsor for series of outdoor cinema screenings this summer
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PO funding transition welcomed by NFU
Defra has confirmed that a short-term transition of producer organisation funding will be in place, offering certainty to growers
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WAO homes in on UK healthy eating trend
It launches new cookbook as survey reveals growing desire for healthier lifestyles
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Sterling Suffolk expands tomato complex
UK glasshouse tomato grower Sterling Suffolk Ltd is expanding its Blakenham Nursery by 50 per cent
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Aldi donates meals to hungry kids
Aldi set to donate 1m meals to charities over school summer holidays to support families in need
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Higher wages fail to halt labour crisis
The fallout from Brexit and Covid-19 means crops left to rot as higher wages do little to solve farming labour crisis
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New scheme to boost trade with developing countries
Government says it will mean more opportunity and less bureaucracy for developing countries, presenting possibilities in fresh produce
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'Govt plans fail to solve driver crisis'
Latest government plan unlikely to solve UK lorry driver crisis until 2022, says Logistics UK
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Mushroom group launches seasonal push
UK & Ireland Mushroom Producers unveil Seasonal Vegetable League Table following consumer research into seasonality
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Prune Board highlights the ‘power of purple’
California Prune Board joins forces with nutritionist to highlight health benefits of eating purple produce
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Orders cancelled after Ocado fire
Robot fire at Ocado Erith warehouse causes thousands of orders to be cancelled
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Retail sales dip as UK opens up
Grocery sales dip from pandemic highs and online retail growth slows as Covid restrictions ease, Kantar figures show
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Major breakthrough in fight against modern slavery
Remote sensing is being used to identify migrant settlements and possible exploitation of agricultural labour on strawberry farms in Greece
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Consensus on net-zero path for Scottish farming
Farming for 1.5 Inquiry agrees a route to make Scottish agriculture climate compatible by 2045
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Fresca makes two senior appointments
James Cox becomes Fresca’s chief financial officer while former AG Thames MD Gary Linsell takes the reins at The Fresh Produce Centre
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Agricultural transition fund set to open
£10.7m of funding has been made available to help farmers navigate changes over the seven-year agricultural transition