All United Kingdom articles – Page 30
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NewsNew scheme offers farmers rewards for GHG reductions
Soil Association Exchange initiative connects farmers with businesses striving to meet sustainability targets
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NewsFestive faceoff brings giveaway prices on supermarket veg
Retailers drop the price of Christmas dinner vegetables as low as 8p
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NewsGB Potatoes highlights challenges and chances in New Year’s message
CEO Scott Walker says there is urgent need to strengthen seed availability but stresses significance of grant agreement between AHDB and GB Potatoes
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NewsNew app aims to simplify audit burden on growers
AgriAudit helps farmers prepare for multiple audits by consolidating requirements, removing duplicates, and improving efficiency
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News£15m government fund aims to boost food redistribution
Initiative hopes to strengthen relationships between farmers and food charities
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NewsNFU president outlines farming industry hopes for 2025
After a difficult past 12 months for farmers, Tom Bradshaw is calling for better government support
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NewsM&S sells new-season British asparagus before Christmas
Limited selection of early pickings from Wye Valley Produce went on sale in Hereford
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NewsBranston donates two million meals to FareShare
The potato supplier regularly supplies the charity with surplus spuds to create nutritious meals
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NewsNuffield Farming Scholarships open in January
Applications for 2026 Nuffield Farming Scholarships will open on 29 January 2025
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NewsGB Potatoes announces new chair
Alex Godfrey takes over from Mark Taylor as chairman of the potato organisation
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NewsNew project aims to improve tomato growing with AI
TomatoGuard uses AI-powered digital nose sensor to detect early signs of crop stress
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NewsVeg Power strengthens board with four new members
Simon Conway, Tom Firth, Tom Lindsay and Karen Schenstrom join Veg Power board
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NewsBAPL issues apple and pear inflation warning
Analysis estimates significant increase in production costs and retail prices following changes to national living wage and national insurance
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NewsUK supermarkets announce 15p Christmas veg deals
Five of UK’s top grocers announce deep promotions on festive veg lines in week before Christmas Day
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NewsNew project to peel away the secrets of potato blight
Initiative will study Phytophthora, a group of fungus-like microbes that cause many devastating plant diseases
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NewsTurkey’s Alya Fruits committed to top service
In the face of today’s plethora of challenges, Turkish exporter Alya Fruits continues to be focused on quality, innovation and expanding its global reach, says CEO Ceyhun Gündüz
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NewsFestival of Fresh 2025 partners with Worldwide Fruit
Worldwide Fruit will host tours of its state-of-the-art packhouse, as UK’s leading fresh produce event heads to Spalding, Lincolnshire on 5 June
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NewsGovernment underlines cash investment in rural economy
Defra outlines current payments and upcoming changes to Countryside Stewardship Higher Tier
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NewsNGO calls for migrant workers to be documented in Dominican Republic banana sector
Banana Link says country’s banana sector employs around 70,000 Haitian migrants, who currently face the threat of deportation under a government decree
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NewsWhy NLW and NI changes are the biggest current threat to growers
Martin Emmett, chair of the NFU Horticulture & Potatoes Board, explains why despite the shock over IHT rules, the most immediate challenge comes from wage and National Insurance hikes