Supply news from FPJ – Page 97
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Caccamo confirmed as NIAB CEO
Current MD of NIAB EMR will take over from retiring NIAB chief executive Tina Barsby in October
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Brexit trade deals 'may cause 1,500 extra deaths'
Comment: Marco Springmann, senior researcher at the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food, University of Oxford, argues UK agricultural trade policy must be based around health priorities
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Strong Q2 growth for Bakkavor
Fresh prepared specialist sees revenue bouncing back after being hit hard by lockdown measures during the pandemic
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NIAB launches fruit variety brand
‘Malling Fruits’ varieties to set the industry standard, says horticulture research institute
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Scientists call for action on gene editing
Take action to harness unique contribution of plant genetic innovation, scientists urge government
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Mushrooms could fix vit D deficiency
UK faces vitamin D deficiency, nutritionist claims, but eating mushrooms could be the answer
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PO funding transition welcomed by NFU
Defra has confirmed that a short-term transition of producer organisation funding will be in place, offering certainty to growers
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Sterling Suffolk expands tomato complex
UK glasshouse tomato grower Sterling Suffolk Ltd is expanding its Blakenham Nursery by 50 per cent
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Higher wages fail to halt labour crisis
The fallout from Brexit and Covid-19 means crops left to rot as higher wages do little to solve farming labour crisis
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New scheme to boost trade with developing countries
Government says it will mean more opportunity and less bureaucracy for developing countries, presenting possibilities in fresh produce
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'Govt plans fail to solve driver crisis'
Latest government plan unlikely to solve UK lorry driver crisis until 2022, says Logistics UK
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Mushroom group launches seasonal push
UK & Ireland Mushroom Producers unveil Seasonal Vegetable League Table following consumer research into seasonality
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Major breakthrough in fight against modern slavery
Remote sensing is being used to identify migrant settlements and possible exploitation of agricultural labour on strawberry farms in Greece
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Consensus on net-zero path for Scottish farming
Farming for 1.5 Inquiry agrees a route to make Scottish agriculture climate compatible by 2045
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Fresca makes two senior appointments
James Cox becomes Fresca’s chief financial officer while former AG Thames MD Gary Linsell takes the reins at The Fresh Produce Centre
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Agricultural transition fund set to open
£10.7m of funding has been made available to help farmers navigate changes over the seven-year agricultural transition
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Food industry reacts to National Food Strategy
Key food and farming organisations broadly welcome landmark report on future food policy in England
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DWP meets logistics industry to discuss crisis
Meeting focuses on helping identify approaches to attract new recruits to the logistics sector amid the driver shortage
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Scientists explain secrets of cauliflowers' shape
Experts from the University of Nottingham have worked with an international team to uncover fascinating results
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Large turnout for first-ever Festival of Fresh
Delegates from more than 40 countries participate as the UK fresh produce industry discusses the key issues of the day