News from FPJ – Page 211
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ArticleAHDB winds down operations
AHDB is winding down horticulture and potatoes operations as it awaits ministerial decision on its future following ballot results
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ArticleBAPL puts sustainability at core of apple campaign
Demonstrating that British is best for sustainability will be at the heart of BAPL's 2021 apple and pear marketing campaign
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ArticleJob of the Week: Soft fruit breeder at James Hutton Ltd
James Hutton Institute’s commercial subsidiary is looking for experienced researcher to lead its blackcurrant and redcurrant breeding programmes
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ArticleBerryWorld steps up fight against ocean pollution
Supplier expands use of Prevented Ocean Plastic to supermarket own-label punnets after extensive trial on branded range last year
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ArticleCrate to Plate launches London container farms
Each indoor container farm will produce five tonnes of leafy greens and veg each year for swift delivery across London, firm says
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ArticleScottish berry growers fear picker shortage
Scottish soft fruit could be left to rot this season due to Eastern European picker shortage, farmers tell STV News
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ArticlePotato growers urged to change herbicide strategy
Challenging weather conditions mean growers have to take a different approach, according to Corteva Agriscience
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ArticleIGD strives to boost healthy eating
IGD collaborates with industry and academics to shift UK consumers towards healthier, more sustainable diets
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ArticleAHDB spud campaign hailed social success
AHDB hails jacket spud social media campaign a success after logging over 55 million 'impressions' in six weeks
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ArticleSpalding border post opens for business
Collaboration between PML and FreshLinc aims to reduce the pressure at ports
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ArticleTake #5for5 asks RABI
RABI urges UK farmers to take #5for5 this Mental Health Awareness Week
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ArticleCoveris expands UK presence with Four04 buy-out
Coveris Group acquires Norwich flexible packaging manufacturing business Four04 Packaging as part of UK expansion plans
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ArticlePuffin Produce promotes Mental Health Awareness
Puffin Produce encourages staff to connect with nature during Mental Health Awareness Week
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ArticleDates in demand
UK consumers are hungry for dates, according to distributor JO Sims whose volumes are up 300 per cent from a decade ago
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ArticleVitamin D-enriched products on the rise
Mushrooms are among the categories to take advantage of consumer desire for an added nutrient kick
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Article‘Expect summer gluts after spring delays’
Strawberries, early potatoes, asparagus and brassicas among the crops delayed by several weeks due to cold spring
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ArticleFarming job searches up 133 per cent
Research highlights major changes in job market during pandemic, with farming among professions that have seen biggest uplift
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ArticleIdeas sought for farming tech projects
Engineering firm Forth is calling on farmers to come forward with ideas that could improve their productivity
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ArticleHuman trafficking arrests in Perthshire
Four people charged with exploiting workers in Scotland after police operation against alleged trafficking network
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ArticleCo-op unveils major carbon plan
Initiatives include selling fully carbon-neutral own-brand food, and price matching plant-based food against meat equivalents