News from FPJ – Page 284
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ArticleUK ‘failing to protect us from pesticide cocktails’
Report warns mixtures of chemicals pose risk to human health and wildlife, with ‘cocktail effect’ potentially making them more dangerous
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ArticleFocus on future at Onion & Carrot Conference
Revamped event next month switches to Cambridge and promises a lineup of top industry speakers
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Article"GeoNutrition" to tackle hunger in Zimbabwe
University of Nottingham to use mapping of local soils and crops to fight nutrient deficiencies in Africa with £15m boost
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ArticleSpanish growers optimistic for Persimon season
PDO-certified persimmon variety, Persimon, aiming for normal volumes after tough growing season last year
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ArticleEly hosts "most keenly contested potato race yet"
Eighth annual Ely Potato Race fiercely fought with £1,500 raised for charity
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ArticleFyffes honoured for supply chain transparency
Dutch retailer Plus rewards Irish banana giant for CSR project to provide climate-neutral and Fairtrade bananas
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ArticleVeggie food names ‘already clear’, says Defra minister
Zac Goldsmith agrees using words like ‘sausage’ and ‘burger’ for veggie substitutes is not misleading and could create barriers for new foods
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ArticleNew head for NIAB CUF
Dr Mark Stalham takes on top role at potato research group with immediate effect
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ArticleFurther investment for Hummingbird Technologies
UK smart-farming startup, which uses drones to help growers make better decisions, remains popular with capital markets
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ArticleShort but sweet
British supermarkets ran low on sweet potatoes in August, however NPD and expanding usage are boosting the category. Fred Searle speaks to Barfoots’ supply chain category manager Ketan Dave and commercial manager Rebecca Charnley
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ArticleLidl invests £15bn in British suppliers
Discounter pledges to support suppliers to grow and source more produce from UK as it continues its expansion
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ArticleEmergency measures for tomato virus
Spread of Tomato Brown Rugose Fruit Virus has prompted the EU to take action with new trade controls being introduced
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ArticleVertical farming research centre opens
The Innovation Hub for Controlled Environment Agriculture in Scotland hopes to find solutions for sustainable production
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ArticleCanaries in the coal mine
Once a major winter supplier to Britain, subsidy cuts due to Brexit could see the Canary Islands reduce UK exports even further
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ArticleEnvironment Bill promises binding targets
New office will be created to hold government to account over environmental targets
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ArticleFareShare ties the Waste Knot with Ferryfast
The UK’s biggest food waste redistributor has begun taking surplus produce from Midlands-based supplier Ferryfast thanks to Defra funding to help make food rescue commercially viable
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ArticlePumpkin sales soar in run up to Halloween
Sales rise 29 per cent at a time when year-on-year supermarket figures step out of the shadow of summer 2018
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ArticleCool Fresh becomes Jupiter Group Europe
New name for Cool Fresh International after its acquisition by Shropshire high flyers, Jupiter Group, in May
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ArticleNew board members for D&F McCarthy
Daniel and Samuel McCarthy become the sixth generation to take management roles at the Norfolk wholesaler
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ArticleGLAA homes in on Lincolnshire
Unannounced compliance inspections last week do not turn up any evidence of worker exploitation