All Sustainability articles – Page 228
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ArticlePlans to chop down pear tree for HS2 set for review
Warwickshire tree is one of the oldest in UK, as government looks into decision to replant it elsewhere as part of high-speed rail link plans
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ArticleReport assesses impact of Coquimbo drought
The number of people employed in region’s fruit industry fell from 59,000 in 2007 to 44,000 in 2014
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ArticleEU removes ban on Indian mangoes
Defra welcomes plant health standing committee's decision to lift restrictions much earlier than expected
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ArticleWild pollinators threatened by commercial bees
Diseases such as Deformed Wing Virus are spreading from commercial colonies to wild pollinators, study finds
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ArticleECPA backs risk-based assessment
The European Crop Protection Industry has responded to EU public consultation on endocrine disruptors
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ArticlePort spends £1m on solar panels for fruit importer
4,500 solar panels installed on the roofs of warehouses belonging to MMD, the fruit importer owned by Portsmouth City Council
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ArticleFocus on the future
Speakers at this year’s Oxford Farming Conference tackled some of the key industry issues for the future, including climate change, supply chains and the EU
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ArticleLea Valley plans spark outrage
Park development plan would ‘resist’ glasshouse expansions and could use land-purchasing powers to force growers out
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ArticleGrowers warned to prepare for 'extreme' climate change
James Hutton Institute says the issue is not just rising temperatures, but the type of weather, which is prone to 'extremes'
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ArticleUK could be world leader in farming, says Truss
Environment minister Liz Truss listed her ambitions for UK farming and tackled issues including CAP, GM and Europe
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ArticlePoles protest huge mine proposal
Plans to build a new coalmine and power plant in Krobia and Miejska Górka have attracted major opposition from local farmers
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ArticleFirst zero-emission terminal to open
APM Terminals’ new Rotterdam terminal will run on 100 per cent clean energy
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ArticleAlbert Heijn rolls out Misfits range
Online scheme to sell irregular and misshapen fruit and veg could be launched in larger AH stores if successful
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ArticleCalifornia signs landmark deal with Sagarpa
Agreement will boost state’s agricultural exports to Mexico which have already tripled in the past ten years
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ArticleTop scientists' neonics conspiracy 'leaked'
Private note allegedly records discussion in 2010 between four scientists about how to persuade regulators to ban neonicotinoid pesticides
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ArticleLEAF unveils new ‘user-friendly’ audit
Sustainability scheme launches new online review system to help growers complete annual audit
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ArticleMajor irrigation project opens in Peru
Scheme will lead to a significant increase in agricultural exports from the north of the country
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ArticleUrban farming boosts global food production
Report claims urban farming has greater influence than previously thought and should help inform agricultural policy
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ArticleIndustry slams decision to scrap chief science advisor
Decision sparks fears that ‘voice of science will be stifled’ in key policy issues after EU scraps role of chief scientific advisor
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ArticleFarmers could help UK meet carbon targets
Farm-generated renewable energy has 'huge potential' but needs less red-tape and more policy support, says report