All United Kingdom articles – Page 598
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ArticleUK demand for organic veg at ‘all time high’
Organic cauliflower tops list with value up 66.7 per cent, with brassica, broccoli and root crops also in growth over Christmas
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ArticleFreshtime sponsors local netball team
Lincolnshire prepared and salad firm has provided Boston West Academy with a new kit for the mixed netball team
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ArticleRetailers ‘do not create’ majority of food waste
Most of the food wasted in the UK comes from the home or the supply chain, new WRAP report finds
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ArticleUSDA chases Tesco's 'ex-sweet potato supplier' for $1.7m
Bissett Produce Company, of North Carolina, allegedly failed to make payment to nine growers for 72 lots of produce
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ArticleCrisp firm fined after worker loses part of finger
Tyrells fined £8k and made to pay £5k costs after employee caught finger in 'inadequately guarded' machine while cleaning
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ArticleJob of the Week: Head of Agriculture at McCain
Frozen potato giant McCain is on the hunt for a head of agriculture paying a six-figure package based in Scarborough
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ArticleApple brand in 'win a car' competition
Waitrose customers can win a Honda Jazz car through a promotion held in conjunction with Fruition, owners of the Jazz brand
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ArticleRaw melon juice brand secures new retail listing
Mello continues its growth, after securing a deal to stock its products in organic farm shop retailer, Daylesford
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ArticlePotato Council should spend less on R&D, says NFUS
Growers have called for potato levy body to switch funding from R&D to promotional activity to boost consumption
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ArticleScottish tomato firm in liquidation
Scotherbs-backed Clyde Valley Tomatoes folds after three years of business sees it ‘not proving financially viable’
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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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ArticleBrassica grower suffers drop in profit
TH Clements & Son's pre-tax profit for the year ending 5 April 2014 fell from £660,846 in the previous financial year to £631,184
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ArticleFreshtime unveils new premium branded salad range
Lincolnshire-based firm's new set of products aimed at growing food-to-go market with an emphasis on healthy eating
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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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ArticleGoatham farm manager killed in tragic accident
Ian Wall, 52, found dead in non-work-related circumstances after being hit by a falling tree
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ArticleAldi to build its largest UK store
Aldi property director says the Lincolnshire outlet will become the new standard size for all future Aldi UK stores
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ArticleTruss gets taste of hands-free tractor on veg grower visit
Riviera Produce's £100,000 investment in next generation farming was wheeled out for the recent visit of the Defra secretary
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ArticleSwiss shock sends sterling to seven-year high
The unexpected move by the Swiss National Bank had an immediate impact on the value of the euro and sterling
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ArticlePremier Fruits returns to profit
Wholesaler recovered from £55,767 loss in 2012/13 financial year to post profit of £795,602 for year ending 6 April, 2014
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ArticleCBBC star unveiled as new 'face' of brassicas
Professional chef Aaron Craze will help with PR activity for the growers' association and its Love Your Greens campaign