All articles by Ed Leahy – Page 11
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ArticleWaitrose launches veg soup for gut health
New products, also featuring fruit-flavoured kefir, aimed at promoting "microbiome"
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ArticleFarm employee crushed by concrete beam
A.A Clifton fined £30,000 having pleaded guilty to breaching health and safety regulations after death of Trevor Elson
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ArticleAgriculture Bill "will strengthen farm gate"
New legislation seeks to employ big data and improved transparency to help farmers seek fairer returns at the farm gate
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ArticleThe Fruitery to become standalone berry brand
Chambers' prepared fruit pots will go into "wider distribution channels" as the first prepared berry brand to hit the UK market
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ArticleGreenyard's surplus carrots to create 80,000 meals
New packing line exclusively for FareShare was built thanks to FareShare's "Surplus with Purpose Fund"
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ArticleFresh produce gets January lift
Sales in soft fruits, cucumbers and lettuce all up compared to the same week last year as shoppers seek health, say Waitrose
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ArticleJamie Oliver to serve up watercress show
New episode of "Jamie and Jimmy's Friday Night Feast" to focus on benefits of watercress, featuring The Watercress Company
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ArticleBerry bot backed by equity funds
Fieldwork Robotics' ongoing robotic raspberry picker project receives further investment from capital markets
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ArticleHelen Mirren warns public about Xylella
The British star rallies behind efforts to protect UK horticulture from a plant disease ravaging European crops
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Article"Insect damage can boost nutrition of crops"
Scientists in the US find strawberry crops subjected to leaf wounding before harvest had higher levels of antioxidants
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ArticleNational Food Strategy will create a citizens' assembly
Head of the National Food Strategy, Henry Dimbleby, promises a "random and representative" group to steer UK's food industry
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Article£1m "Brexit fund" for FareShare Scotland
New funding from Scottish government to ease Brexit pressures, with food charity able to supply thousands more meals
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ArticleVilliers assures sceptical industry over food standards
Audience at Oxford Farming Conference showed little faith that government will protect standards in post-Brexit negotiations
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Article"Plastic alternatives could be worse for environment"
Supermarket representatives tell Green Alliance they are risking the environment by rushing to ditch plastics
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ArticleMorrisons falter in festive sales
The retailer saw a 1.7 per cent drop in sales during the Christmas period down to tough conditions and lower wholesale trade
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ArticlePuffin Produce donates spuds to local charity
The Pembrokeshire business gave 500 bags of potatoes to local charity PATCH, during the festive period
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ArticleCo-op launches new plant-based vegan range
The retailer follows supermarket trends in ramping up vegan ranges to keep pace with consumer demand
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ArticleAldi Xmas veg "Christmas gift"
Aldi reduces prices by nearly a quarter on Christmas vegetables ahead of the big day
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ArticleTesco use stickers to highlight flood impact
Shoppers will be urged to look beyond any superficial blemishes on potatoes affected by heavy rains this autumn
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ArticleOver 100 gather for NextGen's inaugural winter ball
Young growers and industry members urged to focus on people and environment in keynote speech by Angus Davison