News from FPJ – Page 302
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ArticleCrime against farmers ‘not properly tackled’
An estimated 137,000 farmers have fallen victim to crime with 80 per cent saying police aren’t doing enough to protect them
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ArticleFood industry unveils Plan for Success
New document, backed by fresh produce organisations, proposes how government can support food and drink sector
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ArticleFinkelstein's role confirmed at Defra
Experienced government operator's interim position made permanent
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ArticleTotal Produce nurtures new Irish talent
Taking on the Junior Achievement Ireland initiative, Total Produce visited students to share some tips on business skills
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ArticleNo Spain, no gain
Murcia’s stonefruit season is shaping up nicely, Anecoop is using sport to promote diversity and sell its watermelons, and Trops is looking to new regions to fulfil its potential in avocados
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ArticleFareShare opens new warehouse in Kent
Food redistribution charity relocates Kent Regional Centre, allowing it to provide almost half a million more meals a year
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ArticleRain wreaks havoc on Lincolnshire crops
Brassicas worst hit, with fields reduced to quagmires for growers who describe it as "worst rain in 40 years"
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ArticleLords appoint new committee on food poverty
Group will examine impact on public health and environment, and look at how diets can be made more sustainable, affordable and healthy
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ArticleJHI researchers top bill at berry symposium
Dr Dorota Jarret and Nikki Jennings will discuss challenges of growing Rubus and Ribes crops in Scotland and genetic markers
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ArticleTesco reports 'melon mania'
Supermarket says last year's hot summer helped melon replace pineapples as fastest-growing fruit
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ArticleSocial media alerts growers to moth invasion
Diamondback moths return to UK brassica fields with fears the infestation may be as serious as in 2016
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ArticleFresh food boosts Tesco growth
CEO Dave Lewis reports on good start to the year despite 'subdued' UK market
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ArticleYork ranked top for greengrocers
Survey based on access to fresh produce outside supermarkets reveals York to have most greengrocers per capita
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ArticleTim Espley named MD of Fresca's Fresh Produce Centre
Fresca man returns to Kent to head up site where Mack Fruit, Fresh Plus and The Avocado Company are based
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ArticleSerbia goes blue
Serbian berries are aiming to overhaul the production base to meet massive potential in the global fresh market
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ArticleRoot of the problem
Bans on agrochemicals and Brexit labour woes are making life tough in the carrot and parsnip sectors as growers look to robots for solutions
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Article£6.4million for new agri-robotics centre
University of Lincoln receives significant funding from government's innovation grant
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ArticleAG Thames turnover falls by quarter
Restructuring its main subsidiary Chingford Fruit leads to 23 per cent revenue drop for AG Thames Group
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ArticleFyffes praised for tackling obesity
The Irish banana giant earned a marketing award for its Fit Squad scheme, which has reached 4000 young people