News from FPJ – Page 87
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NewsVeg Power enlists Shaun the Sheep
Shaun the Sheep creator Aardman has joined forces with Veg Power to encourage kids to eat veg
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NewsFairtrade introduces Future of Bananas initiative
Organisation says there is a brighter future for banana plantation workers as it launches ‘game-changing’ new offer for traders and retailers
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NewsSweet start to UK apple season
The sunniest June for 66 years has delivered great tasting new-season British apples, says UK grower body BAPL as the 2023/24 deal gets under way
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NewsFPC Fresh Awards winners crowned
Event crowns winners across the fruit, vegetable and flower industries
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NewsFarmers set research priorities
Farming and research organisations are teaming up to better understand the research and innovation priorities for UK growers
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NewsDole launches specialist organics division and brand
Group’s new Dole Organics division and GO Organic! consumer brand will be officially introduced at Fruit Attraction 2023 in Madrid
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NewsSouth Africa expects return to grape normality
The country’s table grape industry is anticipating 12 per cent growth in exports over the previous season
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NewsSodexo unveils food waste reduction figures
Announcement marks International Day of Awareness on Food Loss and Waste Reduction
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NewsCarrot sector prepares for symposium in York
Conference will include scientific and technical talks on everything from consumption to agronomy
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NewsThames Freeport marks £600m investment
The Thames estuary economic zone celebrates £600m of investment in first two years with ministerial visit
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NewsFrozen boost in UK food redistribution
In 2022 more food was redistributed across all food storage types, with chilled and frozen foods seeing highest growth, according to WRAP
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Minette Batters to step down as NFU president
After a decade as an NFU office holder, Minette Batters will step down as NFU president in February
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NewsDefra announces agri-tech winners to share £12.5m fund
Innovative projects to receive the latest round in government agri-tech funding include technologies to predict strawberry yield and optimise harvesting schedules
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NewsDismal report on state of South African ports
South African fresh produce exporters face another season of trouble and discontent as World Bank report lists most of the country’s ports at the bottom of global container handling facility index
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NewsLondon Gateway welcomes new shipping service
Global logistics giant DP World announces new South American shipping service to its London Gateway Logistics hub
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NewsFortress helps farmers find needle in potato sack
Fortress Technology has designed an industrial-sized Bulk Potato Slider Detector System to detect metal contaminants in potatoes
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NewsNFU Cymru calls for funding rethink
Welsh farming union wants governments to rethink funding to support farmers’ food and environment ambitions
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NewsSuccessful conference for Pink Lady
IPLA welcomed last year’s strong market recovery at its 22nd annual conference in Hong Kong
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NewsUK agritech start-ups Australia bound
Global Incubator Program to help UK-based start-ups expand into Australian market
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NewsHarvestEye appoints new GM
Agri-tech innovator appoints global aftermarket expert as general manager