All Environment articles – Page 56
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ArticleRiverford in ‘best position for a decade’
Organic veg box company saw profits dip due to last year’s Beast from the East but is expecting positive year despite Brexit challenges
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ArticleCompass: ‘Trust and tech will shape our food system’
Food businesses must gain consumer trust through transparency and sustainability, Compass boss Dominic Blakemore tells City Food Lecture
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ArticleSecond Q-fly detected in Auckland
New Zealand city of Auckland traps two male Queensland fruit fly and one facialis fly within a week
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ArticleAldi trials food donations with Neighbourly
Discounter links 24 of its stores to local charities, donating perishable surpluses five days a week
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ArticleSingle fruit fly trapped in Auckland suburb
Male Queensland fruit fly detection in New Zealand city of Auckland cause for further investigation
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ArticleField labs planned to tackle on-farm waste
LEAF project aims to assess levels of waste in apples, tomatoes and carrots and find most effective ways of reducing it
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ArticleNatoora ‘to eliminate single-use plastics’
Premium fresh produce supplier sets out wide range of measures to make its packaging more sustainable
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ArticleRayn of fire
Observer critic and author Jay Rayner has made a name for himself with caustic restaurant reviews and revelations on the modern supply chain. He spoke to Ed Leahy about the state of British food as we enter 2019
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ArticleEosta busts organic myths
The Dutch firm argues organics can feed the world, as long as fertile land is used wisely, soil quality is protected and waste and distribution issues are tackled
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ArticleNorthern Territory clear of banana freckle
Australian state declared free from the disease owing to a years-long four-part eradication plan
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ArticleContainerships’ first LNG-fuelled ship sets sail
Ahead of the global 2020 sulphur cap, the shipping company has begun refuelling with liquefied natural gas
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ArticleSpare Snacks launches new wonky veg crisps range
Healthy snack brand develops four new products, making the most of various out-of-spec produce that would otherwise be wasted
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ArticleEosta launches “Plastic-Free Zone”
At next month’s Fruit Logistica and BioFach trade fairs, Dutch organics specialist Eosta’s stand will feature a Plastic-Free Zone
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ArticleAldi to become ‘carbon-neutral’ in UK and Ireland
Discounter pledges to offset 160,000 tonnes of CO2 emissions this year through reduction measures and support for green projects globally
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ArticleScottish farmers offered support for organic conversion
Three-month funding application window opens for growers converting to organic production and adopting eco-friendly land management practices
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ArticleFoodCycle hits 1m meal milestone
Community food project has now served almost 500t of surplus food to vulnerable people at community meals across England
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ArticleLEAF opens consultation on new marque standard
Green benchmarking group invites farming sector to share its views as it updates its sustainability code
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ArticleCooperation key to UAE water security
The ADFSC and ICBA have agreed to cooperate to improve the efficiency of the UAE’s water resources, including research into salt-tolerant plants
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ArticleWaste reduction powers ‘too wide reaching’, says NFU
Union broadly welcomes environmental plans in Agriculture Bill and Waste Strategy but expresses concerns about use of farmers' data
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ArticleSlug pesticide to be banned by 2020
Metaldehyde to be phased out over next 18 months due to risk posed to wildlife, Defra announces