All Environment articles – Page 13
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ArticleArra grapes have “the genetics to guarantee production”
After assessing the damage of last month’s tropical storm in California, table grape breeding and licensing company Grapa Varieties believes the benefits of Arra varieties that offer tolerance to extreme conditions are undeniable
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ArticleGrand vision for green agriculture
Saudi Arabia’s ambitious plan for sustainable agriculture comes from a desire to diversify away from oil and the urgent need to adapt to the new realities of climate change, says Dr Juan Carlos Motamayor of Neom Food
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ArticleFruit trees for schools in Tesco-Veolia campaign
Initiative combines recycling with education about the environment
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ArticleCould ‘smart’ hives be the answer to pollination crisis?
COMMENT: Ali Al Suhail, associate at boutique investment bank DAI Magister, outlines potential long-term smart-tech solutions to the global bee crisis and ensuing food supply risk
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ArticleFloods follow fires in Greek tragedy
After a summer of excessive temperatures, record rainfall has left much of Central Greece underwater, flooding homes and farms and cutting the country in two
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ArticleUK becoming ‘toxic poster-child of Europe’
Britain fails to ban 36 harmful pesticides outlawed for use in EU, the Guardian reports
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Article‘Adopt regenerative farming,’ report says
Save Britain from looming food crisis by unlocking a green transformation in farming, think-tank urges in new report
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ArticleDole Europe switches to home-compostable banana labels
New stickers are supplied by Sinclair and proven to biodegrade on home compost within a year
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ArticleBranston trials aim to cut fertiliser emissions
Potato supplier is exploring various methods to reduce growers’ reliance on synthetic fertilisers through field trials in Lincolnshire and Scotland
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ArticleAgroforestry Show: ‘British farms need more trees’
Farmers at inaugural Agroforestry Show hear how the practice can protect crops, livestock, soils, rivers, biodiversity, and climate
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ArticleTesco calls for govt to back green innovation
Stand by net zero and support environmental innovation, urges Tesco boss as supermarket unveils rapid expansion of low-carbon fertiliser trial
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ArticleAldi trials new loose produce items
Garlic, limes, lemons and oranges made available loose in pilot aimed at cutting plastic packaging
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ArticleJFC launches Homegrown salads brand at Asda
Vertically farmed range of bagged salads hits shelves and online, promising sustainability benefits and more consistent quality and availability
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ArticleDP World urges importers to shift to rail
Trial at DP World Southampton offers businesses financial incentive to move goods off the road and onto rail
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ArticleSoil Association says UK inaction on fertiliser at odds with net zero
A new campaign is urging public action to push the UK government to prioritise the reduction of “polluting” fossil fuel-based nitrogen fertilisers
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AdvertorialApo Conerpo project In&Out exceeds target
Three-year campaign goes beyond expectations despite pandemic, achieving 8,000 promotional days and over 100 million consumer contacts
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ArticleSFI application dates announced by Defra
Scheme pays farmers to protect the environment during food production
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ArticleHeat wave sends prices soaring in Greece
Temperatures across large parts of Greece regularly broke 40C last month, affecting various crops and causing prices to jump
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ArticleWind-powered cargo ship embarks on maiden voyage
Pyxis Ocean fitted with pioneering wind technology sets sail charting new lower-carbon path for global maritime industry
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ArticleMethanol-powered cargo ship marks world-first
A Maersk container ship running entirely on ‘green’ fuel has arrived in Egypt from South Korea