Supply news from FPJ – Page 92
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BAPL publishes sustainability report
BAPL launches new sustainability report demonstrating British growers' 'green' credentials
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UK's first carbon-neutral potatoes launched
Puffin Produce's Root Zero brand launches into Co-op stores, backed by a raft of environmental credentials
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New sensor to spot chemicals in fruit and veg
EU-funded consortium is working on new high-speed tech to identify harmful chemicals and bacteria in produce
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UK public back NFU calls for self-sufficiency
Huge public support to keep food self-sufficiency levels above 60 per cent, NFU says
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No more agri-food visas, govt tells BBC
UK government will not issue any additional visas for agri-food sector, according to BBC
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All stick and no carrot
UK root veg growers are being pushed to their limits as continued price devaluation amid rising production costs takes its toll
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Daffodils left to rot due to labour crisis
Some 274 million Cornish daffodils have been left to rot this year due to worker shortage after Brexit and pandemic
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AHDB teams up with Trinity AgTech
Strategic collaboration between AHDB and private firm Trinity AgTech "heralds new era for UK ag industry"
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Defra "unlocks power" of gene editing
Defra takes first step towards allowing gene-editing techniques in UK crop farming, provoking alarm from Soil Association
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Prepare for shortages as hauliers cease trading, says ParcelHero
Prepare for basics shortages as 23 per cent of stores report low stocks and 20 per cent of transport companies stop trading, says ParcelHero
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Grant EU visas before it's too late
How bad does it need to get in Britain before the government relaxes post-Brexit immigration and plugs the worker shortage?
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Haulage sector renews calls for EU drivers
Petrol station closures across the UK spark new row over lorry drivers as logistics organisations renew calls for European workers
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Govt may extend SAWS, Eustice indicates
George Eustice hints that Westminster is preparing to extend seasonal worker scheme to tackle labour shortages across food production
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NIAB EMR event to explore new SWD control methods
New approaches to spotted wing drosophila control will open R&D organisation’s annual berry event
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Welsh government maintains BPS funding
NFU Cymru welcomes Welsh government rural funding announcement
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Focus on local food, says Bidfresh
Fresh produce specialist Bidfresh is advising UK chefs to focus on British ingredients in their festive menus
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Jeremy Clarkson champions home-grown production
Celebrity farmer Jeremy Clarkson joins NFU in urging government to boost UK food self-sufficiency
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Deal restarts CO2 production
UK ministers reach deal on CO2 production to ease food supply fears
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New project examines plastics' impact on soil
University of Gloucestershire researchers will handle UK side of EU-funded project into little-studied area
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UK growers committed to net zero, NFU says
Latest NFU survey shows grower demand for net zero actions in Environmental Land Management schemes (ELMs)