All United Kingdom articles – Page 607
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ArticleAgri tech gives nod to fresh produce
The Horticultural Innovation Partnership (HIP) has welcomed a mention of fresh produce in proposals for £90m research centre funding
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ArticleBuoyant Waitrose sees sales growth
Premium retailer said after a ‘remarkable’ year it expects to record 4.5 per cent sales growth for the first half of the year
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ArticleRose breeder launches mini gold
Danish breeder Roses Forever has unveiled Maasland Gold as latest addition to mini rose market
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ArticleBurgess joins Potato Council
Dr Philip Burgess, ex-potato specialist for The Co-op's farming operations, becomes organisation's new comms chief
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TV ad with girl removing salad from burger is banned
A Morrisons advert showed a burger as the ‘preferable option to the salad’ as girl removes salad, onions and tomato
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ArticleUK shop owners discover tarantula among bananas
In the latest insect/food-related story, West Sussex fruit retailers make a startling and potentially venomous find
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ArticleOcado chief exec to get Tory peerage
Ex-M&S and Booker boss Sir Stuart Rose's peer appointment sparks debate about rewarding party donations with honours
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ArticlePupils get polytunnel to grow their own
Staffordshire school's unique structure opened by local MP, as work to boost next generation's understanding of food origin continues
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ArticleCo-op Group voted UK's 'most ethical' company
Results of a survey by Ethical Consumer readers come after scandal surrounding Paul Flowers, group's ex-chairman
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ArticleHartfield to cover as NFU chief hort adviser
Bee specialist to cover Hayley Campbell-Gibbons' maternity leave on horticulture and potatoes board
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ArticleCrop protection giant returns to profit
Dow AgroSciences makes a pre-tax profit of nearly £20m in the most recent financial year, despite a slump in UK sales
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ArticleAnd the vegetable kids most enjoy, is....
New survey turns up some surprising results on what veg children enjoy, but the Brussels sprout remains unloved
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ArticleWellcome Trust buys The Co-op's farms
World's second biggest charitable foundation spends nearly a quarter of a billion buying The Co-op Group's farm portfolio
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ArticlePotato exports to Egypt up 20 per cent
The £30m British seed potato industry has seen increased overseas demand this season, with a rise in exports to Egypt its biggest market
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Tesco veteran to be Morrisons' next chairman
Ex-Tesco finance director Andrew Higginson will take over on 1 October when Sir Ian Gibson retires
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ArticleUrban youngsters' interest in foraging is growing
Rising interest in nature and traditional knowledge sees city-dwellers flock to the countryside to forage for food
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Article'Hottest-ever' UK-grown chilli hits the shelves at Tesco
The Trinidad Scorpion, which until recently was the hottest chilli in the world, has an average reading of 1.2m Scovilles
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ArticleHull fruit market in £1.6m facelift
The project will see the empty warehouses along Humber Street transformed into new galleries, offices and cafés
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ArticleFPC handpicked by government to carry out imports review
As part of a BIS initiative, FPC is reviewing charges for official controls on fresh produce imports in England.
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ArticleFruit farm may become sports park
A Berkshire council is looking to buy the popular Grays Farm site for a scheme that would complement new housing estate