All Sustainability articles – Page 2
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NewsBranston funds summer cookery classes for kids
Support for summer holiday clubs in Lincolnshire helps replace free school meals and teach basic cooking skills
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NewsWater For All mangoes target values-driven shoppers
Continental Fresh hopes its Water For All initiative will help to sell more mangoes in the US, while providing clean water to greater numbers
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NewsLidl expands food waste partnership to nearly 200 UK stores
Discounter’s partnership with giving platform Neighbourly and food-sharing app Olio aims to save 5,000 tonnes of food
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NewsDefra-funded research developing drought-resilient crops
A collaborative research effort between Harper Adams University and Warwick University Crop Centre is developing drought-resilient lettuce, brassica, carrot and onion crops
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NewsDutch glasshouse growers fear major losses after irrigation ban
Producers in Westland have been restricted from drawing water from dykes for first time ever in response to drought
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NewsFruits Rouges & Co makes first trimodal shipment
The French supplier says the success of its first trimodal shipment of Vietnamese mangoes demonstrates its ability to evolve logistically
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NewsMoulton Bulb and IPP see onion volumes double in five years
IPP has been supplying sustainable wooden pallets to UK grower Moulton Bulb since 2008, but only in recent years have volumes soared to 120,000 pallets a year
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NewsUK heatwaves hamper bumblebee pollination in glasshouse crops
Bumblebees are struggling to pollinate during heatwaves, affecting glasshouse crops of tomatoes and soft fruits
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FeaturesHow a new Organic Action Plan could unlock the sector’s potential
With a new Organic Action Plan for England on the horizon, Julia Bottoms reports on what the sector wants to see – and whether promises can turn to policies
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FeaturesBarfoots celebrates 50 years of ‘forever farming’
Barfoots’ Keston Williams takes Fred Searle on a sustainability journey, from energy self-sufficiency to water resilience, as the pioneering producer marks its 50th anniversary
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NewsPotato growers urged to submit CIPC residue samples
CIPC Residues Monitoring Group encourages fresh sector to participate in potato monitoring programme as one in seven stores still return detectable sprout inhibitor residue
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FeaturesHow water became the watchword in fresh produce
As growers face multiple consecutive heatwaves and low rainfall, Nina Pullman explores the challenges and opportunities around water resilience on farms, from reservoir construction to collaborative catchment projects
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NewsGovernment hails ‘farm robot revolution’ with £20mn funding round
Growers and agri-tech companies can now apply for funding designed to fast-track field robots and help ease seasonal worker shortages
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NewsWater action needed 'immediately' for food security, says NFU
Union calls for flexible abstraction licences, streamlined planning system and investment in on-farm reservoirs
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NewsBritish brassica ‘emergency’ set to continue, according to BGA
Brassica industry body says broccoli, cauliflower and cabbage yields have halved due to severe heat and drought, with continued shortages expected
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NewsWilson’s Country trials low-carbon potato production
County Armagh potato packer and processor begins trials using digestate as sustainable crop fertiliser
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NewsNottingham uni project aims to reduce use of legume fertilisers
Plant scientist awarded £1.9 million grant to explore biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) as sustainable alterative to fertilisers
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NewsIfco moves to support customers on EU packaging regulation compliance
RPC specialist Ifco has issued a Declaration of Conformity to help customers and pooling partners navigate the EU’s incoming PPWR
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NewsCherries provide cheer for UK growers
UK cherry sales have risen in both volume and value over the past year, with producers optimistic about the category’s future
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NewsOn International Avocado Day, Mexico flags progress in implementing new model for forest protection
Innovative certification programme now covers more than 90 per cent of Mexican avocados exported to US