All Topics articles – Page 58
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ArticleR&D hort projects win major Defra funding
Blue Planet II and Muddy Machines are among projects aiming to boost horticultural production
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ArticleAward opens in hunt for best organic grower
ORC’s Young Organic Farmer/Grower Award is back for its second year
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ArticleCullen named marketing head at Soil Association Certification
Former M&S and NHS Blood and Transport marketing chief joins organic organisation
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ArticleNew M&S project aims to boost pollinators and yields
Retailer is working with AgriSound, Plumford and G’s in a new biodiversity initiative
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AnalysisNew report benchmarks hort’s GHG emissions
Analysis by CHAP and AHDB aims to give growers the tools to get closer to net zero
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ArticlePrice inflation impacting shopper habits
Kantar sales analysis shows price rises are already affecting the way consumers buy groceries
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ArticleWorker shortages ‘lead to £60m of wasted produce’
NFU survey paints grim picture of huge crop losses as a result of a shortage of seasonal workers
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ArticleBeyond date labelling: how to combat food waste
Lingxuan Liu, lecturer in sustainability at Lancaster University, examines what more can be done by retailers and consumers to reduce fruit and veg wastage
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ArticleJB Gill creates ‘Tenderstem Suppertime Sonnets’
Ex-JLS star is working with brassica brand to encourage more scratch cooking
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ArticleNew dates for NFU cost price workshops
Workshop series is run by former buyers and aims to help growers achieve increased returns
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ArticlePrisoners to be trained in vertical farming
New scheme between HMP Hewell and LettUs Grow sees prisoners trained in farm management, plant science and food safety
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Article£1.5m cash boost for asparagus robot
Muddy Machines gains seed funding that is expected to lead to rollout of its Sprout technology
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ArticleSainsbury’s Vegfast Van to encourage F&V consumption
Retailer launches initiative as part of its Great fruit & veg challenge to try to boost 5 A Day consumption
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ArticlePineapple leaves ‘could replace plastic materials in single-use masks’
Dwi Umi Siswanti and Tiara Putri from Universitas Gadjah Mada in Indonesia believe there are both food and plastic waste benefits in using pineapple leaves
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ArticleMissfresh suspends services
Chinese online grocery start-up closes on-demand distributed mini warehouse service amid financial trouble
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ArticleAsiafruit July/August out now
Asiafruit’s China Edition tracks market recovery following lockdowns while Haygrove Asia MD Michael Oates discusses the opportunity for high-value horticulture
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ArticleHealth benefits of red fruits revealed
New study in the Food Journal gives a boost to health credentials of berries
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ArticleZespri commences global supply expansion vote
New Zealand growers will decide on whether to increase production of Zespri varieties outside of New Zealand
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ArticleCampbell-Gibbons appointed to FSA board
Ex-AHDB Horticulture chair is one of two new appointments to the board of the Food Standards Agency
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AnalysisNew report highlights importance of soil health
New NFU report sets out importance of soil in food production