All United Kingdom articles – Page 587
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ArticleRPA scraps online-only payment scheme
Government agency announces a return to paper-based applications after farmers found the digital system to be 'hopeless'
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ArticleAldi mulls online move in UK
By introducing internet grocery service, the discounter could dramatically change the dynamics of UK retail industry
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ArticlePauleys signs supply deal with SAICA
SAICA has installed four cutting-edge box-making machines in two of Pauleys' UK factories
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ArticleMarshal Papworth partners with two charities
Partnership with Farm Africa and Self Help Africa will help source new students for courses at UK agricultural colleges
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ArticleRussia permits import of Scottish seed potatoes
Re-engagement with EU seed potato market continues, as 160 tonnes shipped from the UK to a Russian farm following inspection
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ArticleFood Forensics in UK first
The Norwich-based food science business has been awarded UKAS accreditation to ISO17025:2005, and appoints new director
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ArticleReynolds wins new SRA accreditation
Catering supplier secures accreditation under new standards for the Sustainable Restaurant Association’s supplier network
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ArticleProduce-heavy diet cuts heart attack risk 'by a third'
Researcher: 'Change in dietary pattern from the traditional British diet substantially lowers risk'
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ArticleFruit and veg shop owners toast 55 years at the helm
A&K Barnes opened in the same year The Beatles formed, and is still going strong, utilising wholesale produce every day
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ArticleProduce World helps in potato growing competition
Event staged in East Anglia involving over 400 schoolchildren will see the school with the heaviest crop of spuds win a prize
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ArticleVeg giant fined after two forklift incidents injure workers
MyFresh, owned by the William Jackson Food Group, fined £46k after two workers suffer major leg injuries
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ArticleWaitrose launches purple sweet potato
Product - which is purple inside too - will be available at stores nationwide until the end of April
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ArticleTax relief boost for farmers unveiled in 2015 Budget
Claims 29,000 farmers will benefit from Chancellor George Osborne's move to average incomes for tax purposes over five years
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ArticleNew £1 coin to feature Welsh leek
Most secure coin 'in the world' has been designed by a 15-year-old boy from the Midlands, and also depicts an English rose
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ArticleSlug in my bag of Morrisons frozen veg, student claims
Big Four retailer apologises after Amanda Janney claims to have found a slug in among broccoli and cauliflower florets
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ArticleSuppliers ‘want more collaboration’ with retailers
Supermarkets and producers should work more closely together, head of trade body has said
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ArticleSweet potatoes and melons oust sat navs and yoghurt drinks
Latest ONS shopping basket used to assess inflation in the UK economy includes maiden appearances for exotic produce
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ArticleJersey buoys potato market
Favourable conditions on Jersey have pushed planting ahead of last year, with early-season demand expected to be strong
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ArticleFlower sales see Spring spike
International Women’s Day gave the flower industry a welcome boost ahead of the more traditional peak of Mother’s Day
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ArticleSpecial report: Life after SAWS
In the first season following the abolition of the Seasonal Agricultural Workers’ Scheme (SAWS), Michael Barker asks agencies to evaluate the availability of labour for the coming months and years