All News articles – Page 181
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NewsVitacress plants 800 trees at Hampshire production site
Producer hopes new woodland will help mitigate flood risk from River Test as well as boosting biodiversity
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NewsSainsbury’s adds ‘Best of British’ page to support suppliers
Move is aimed at making it easier for customers to identify and support homegrown food
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NewsOrganics stuck on 3% of UK farmland
Farmers join Soil Association in calling for a radical rethink of UK organic farming to boost acreage and production
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NewsLights, camera, robots, action! Unitec marks centenary at cutting edge of innovation
One of the fruit and veg industry’s top technology providers has achieved a century in business, a remarkable milestone for a group that rolled out its first ever fruit sizer all the way back in 1924.
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NewsWashington apple exports to India rebound following tariff removal
Mid-season export volumes are 16 times more than 2022/23 season totals
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NewsLBP Rotterdam stays ahead of the curve
The Dutch logistics group continues to seek out new opportunities, seeing great potential in areas such as Turkey and Colombia while also diversifying further with the launch of a cargo service operation
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NewsEurope’s ‘largest and most advanced’ quay cranes installed at London Gateway
Investment is part of new £350m fourth berth at London port
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NewsEnd of the Sharon fruit dream in South Africa
Young industry fails as trees are removed and replaced with commodity categories
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NewsICA invests in tomato production to reduce reliance on imports
Swedish retailer teams up with Swedish Growers Association to develop 10ha facility that will ultimately supply 8,000 tonnes of tomatoes per year
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NewsSysco to spend $100m on ‘next-gen’ London super depot
Foodservice giant’s largest depot in Europe will feature its proprietary US software and technology
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NewsAsia Fruit Logistica hosts Jakarta Business Meet-Up
Asia Fruit Logistica’s new roadshow of Asia Business Meet-Ups kicks off in the Indonesian capital on 27 February
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NewsValentina Caamano to add packing capabilities with new facility
Mareeba lime and mango grower receives RED Grant for fruit grading and packing machine
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NewsRobotic arm under development to automate banana de-handing
The A$2m research programme will use computer vision and machine learning to find an automation solution
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NewsGenetically modified TR4-resistant banana approved for consumption
After 20 years of research QUT readies its QCAV-4 variety for commercial release following Australian government approval
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NewsNFU elects Tom Bradshaw as new president
The arable farmer from Essex is joined by David Exwood as deputy president and Rachel Hallos as vice president
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NewsTurkish suppliers gear up for UK visit
Delegation of Turkish fruit and veg suppliers will meet potential UK buyers and visit wholesale markets in London, Birmingham and Glasgow
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NewsNew EU packaging rules are ‘threat’ to fresh produce supply chains
Industry leaders question the scientific justification for new European proposals on packaging and packaging waste
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NewsValue of 2023 Spanish F&V exports rises despite lower volume
Fepex puts lower volume down to adverse weather, drought, higher production costs and erosion of competitiveness
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NewsGreater vision needed for organic future, says Soil Association
Organic body welcomes some government initiatives, but says nature-friendly production must be the priority
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News‘Overwhelming public support’ for British farmers
Support for farmers will be ‘a deciding factor in the general election’, NFU believes