All United Kingdom articles – Page 668
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Shocking stats show UK shuns veg
East of England tops new survey, which warns of the need for people to boost vegetable consumption and limit fruit intake
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ArticleWorldwide Fruit to market Piqa fruit
UK importer signs exclusive deal with Australasian marketer Prevar to sell innovative range of pear cultivars
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ArticleGrowers needed for NFU posts
Nominations are open for six places on the NFU’s horticulture and potatoes board, with all six current posts also standing again
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ArticleCanny card trick to boost fresh produce
Life-size cut-outs of doctors and nurses placed within fruit and veg section at a Morrisons store lead to big sales increase
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ArticleClimate change will hike food prices
Study warns that switching land to energy crops instead of food will mean higher global food prices and need for ‘flexible’ trading
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ArticleSevere UK shortage of popular herbs
The unexpected cold snap in the Middle East has caused havoc to the region’s herb cultivation
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ArticleSupplier invests £4m in cold store
Frozen fruit and veg firm will increase freezer space by 20 per cent and create space for double-decker trailers
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ArticlePesticides 'lead to smaller bees'
New study suggests exposure to pyrethroid pesticides results in smaller worker bees with decreased efficiency
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ArticleNew fruit snack is ‘godsend’
Founders say pouches of pureed fruit aimed at 7-11 year olds fill a gap in the market for cool yet healthy snack for children
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ArticleFood firms must boost worker relations
New study shows that just over a week is lost per employee each year due to unauthorised absence
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ArticleDamning data on UK food poverty
Oxfam's first-of-its-kind index on whether citizens can afford to eat shows 'volatile' UK as one of Western Europe's worst countries
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ArticleCrackdown on illegal pesticides
Counterfeits found in increasing amounts across the UK, so Thames Valley Police are trying to make it stop
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ArticleProduce growers fail to make NFU cut
Nominations for NFU president, plus deputy and vice roles, are primarily livestock or dairy farmers, with produce growers conspicuously absent
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ArticleHampshire teen is sprout of control
James Hutcheon, 17, confesses his 100-a-week Brussels sprouts addiction to local paper
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ArticleGLA issue flower-picker warning
Problems experienced in past years when daffodil picking gets underway in Cornwall in January
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ArticleBreakthrough in crop protection science
University of Warwick and Syngenta team make discovery which they hope will help vegetables including Brassica
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ArticleFirm tasked with revamping celery's image
KISS selected by G's Fresh to develop strategic, digital and social media campaign to rekindle UK’s love for the vegetable
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ArticleRadical change for Welsh farmers slammed
NFU Cymru fears Welsh Government's latest direct payments decision will hit Welsh farmers' competitiveness in the UK and EU
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ArticleRPA in £1.6bn payout triumph
Farming minister George Eustice announces bumper Rural Payments Agency boost to rural economies
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ArticleEdwards promoted to Bakkavor COO
Mike Edwards will take prepared firm's UK helm as Steve Broadbent leaves MD role at Convenience Foods