All United Kingdom articles
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Features
New app a ‘game-changer’ for farm management
Jon Stewart, the main man behind MeritAgCheck, tells FPJ how the new app is revolutionising farm management and simplifying health and safety
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UK’s first citrus grove is ‘sign of warmer climate’
Comments in newspaper report suggest UK might also one day produce its own bananas and avocados
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Late Easter gives a lift to supermarket sales
Retailers are also selling more grocery products on promotion
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‘Titan’ of brassica industry passes away
Tributes to TH Clements founder Alan Clements, who has passed away aged 85, remember his ‘huge legacy’, sense of humour and generosity
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Food security starts at home
The UK’s dependence on the Mediterranean leaves it vulnerable to the impact of increasingly frequent weather extremes to hit the region, including the devastating floods in southern Spain
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IGD calls for accelerated AI and robotics adoption
Analyst says greater investment is needed to transform food systems with technology, particularly in the face of the labour cost crunch
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Lidl to invest £500mn in UK expansion
Discounter plans to open more than 40 new stores in the next year
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Food cannot become ‘the poor relation’
Food production should be given equal weighting alongside environmental issues in pivotal Land Use Framework, warns NFU
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East of England Co-op trials new date brand
Datekin looks to position itself as “quick and sustainable energy boost” through trial at selected stores in East Anglia
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Flower strips could save growers up to £3k per hectare
Creating habitat for beneficial predators of harmful Rosy Apple Aphid has significant cost benefits for apple growers, a new study has found
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Green Alliance calls for strategy to increase UK fruit and veg production
Researchers say expanding the horticulture sector could boost both health and the economy
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Fund offers loans to small organic farming enterprises
Dean Organic Fund hopes to encourage more farmers to develop organic or ecological production
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SHP Group celebrates National Banana Day with fruit donations
Major banana supplier’s donation boosts charity and community groups
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Fresh Direct launches new products
Fresh produce supplier offers 25 new products as part of its ’Taste Like Summer’ launch
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Aldi backs British strawberry growers
Retailer says it is cutting the price of its homegrown strawberries to encourage shoppers to buy British
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NFU outlines key asks ahead of Spending Review
Farmers’ union says food security needs to be a priority for government
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Financial barriers ‘stalling hospitality entrepreneurs’, says McCain
Limited funding, training and mentorship are seen as barriers to food entrepreneurship
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Extra £700k for organic waste project
Aston University is leading work on finding uses for agricultural waste and other waste streams
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UK trade bodies call for government action amid cost crisis
The Fresh Produce Consortium has united with the Horticultural Trades Association and British Potato Trade Association, urging the government to help secure the future of the industries in the face of huge challenges
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New AES president calls for data-driven sustainability policies
The Agricultural Economics Society is one of the world’s leading associations of professional and academic agricultural economists