Supply news from FPJ – Page 53
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NewsEnza Zaden offers Bremia resistance
Tests confirm that a ”significant portion” of the group’s lettuce portfolio shows high or intermediate resistance to Bl:38EU, Bl:39EU, and Bl:40EU
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NewsRootWave to launch first eWeeder
UK electrical weed control firm RootWave on track to unveil tractor-powered machine for orchards and vineyards next year
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NewsPicota campaign kicks off in UK
Rains may have dampened the production outlook, but there’s no shortage of enthusiasm for the arrival of the new season crop
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NewsEden seeks Ecovelex approval
If authorised, Eden’s new seed treatment could help UK farmers safely repel birds and protect crop yields
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NewsGovernment and industry welcome labour review
Both Defra and the NFU respond positively to the publication of John Shropshire’s independent review of labour shortages in the food supply chain
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NewsTenderstem and Action Against Hunger support families facing food poverty
Partnership supports social supermarkets in UK and Spain as well as a project to help Kenyans set up kitchen gardens and build resilience to climate shocks
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NewsIGD to scale up work with young people following labour shortages review
Grocery industry charity says it will accelerate its work to attract next generation into food sector, stressing responsibility to build a talent pipeline for the future
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NewsReview into labour shortages charts 10 steps to sustainability
Independent review into labour shortages in the food supply chain provides recommendations to help industry tackle issues related to recruiting and retaining workforce
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NewsEurope set for low pear crop
Upcoming European pear harvest will be one of the smallest in the last ten years, according to forecast released at Interpera
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NewsFestival of Fresh 2023 in pictures
FPJ’s open-air summer festival allowed the UK fresh produce trade to catch up, share ideas, enjoy the sun and take in a heavy-hitting speaker programme at the site of AMFRESH’s new packhouse and innovation centre
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NewsCarbon-neutral production takes centre stage at Festival of Fresh
Martin Evans of Freshgro tells audience about his group’s route to producing carbon-neutral carrots
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NewsSlimers to supply slug-control solutions
£2.6m Defra-funded project launched to revolutionise slug control for farmers
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NewsFirst Wales Agriculture Bill given go-ahead
The Bill will now seek Royal Assent and is expected to come into force in Wales later this summer
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NewsB-Hive trials TuberSense system
Agri-tech innovator’s potato disease detection system enters advanced testing phases
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NewsAustralia-UK FTA: what’s in it for horticulture?
Wayne Prowse of horticultural trade analyst Fresh Intelligence Consulting gives us the Australian perspective on the post-Brexit trade deal and explores what it means for the fresh produce sector
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NewsPost-Brexit border checks could push up produce prices, warns FPC
UK fresh produce traders will not be able to absorb the estimated £10m extra cost of checking goods entering from EU, warns the Fresh Produce Consortium
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News‘Prepare for customs system switch,’ exporters urged
UK exporters face new customs declaration process from 30 November and must be ready, says expert
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NewsRetailers face MP questions over rising food prices
UK supermarkets face government pressure to reduce grocery prices
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NewsUK must maximise trading opportunities, says Logistics UK
Collaboration between industry and government essential to promote frictionless trade, group said at recent conference
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NewsUK cold chain keeps its cool
World Refrigeration Day survey finds that UK cold chain has emerged from recent crises stronger than ever