All articles by Fred Searle – Page 39
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ArticleExperienced grower joins glasshouse firm CambridgeHOK
Alan Frampton will lead sales team in south of England as glasshouse construction firm enjoys significant growth
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ArticleHelloFresh to open second UK production facility
New base in Warwickshire will provide additional packaging and production capacity for fast-growing meal kit provider
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ArticleFyffes hit by Covid-19 outbreak
All staff at Fyffes’ distribution centre in Coventry to be tested for coronavirus after supplier announced 10 workers had become infected
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ArticleMuddy Boots bolsters food commercial team
Jamie Jarczewski becomes software company's senior development manager as it looks to grow presence in food manufacturing and retail
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ArticleNo-deal Brexit could 'throw families into food poverty'
Report from pro-EU campaign group warns of significant food price rises and “devasting impact on low-income families” if good deal isn’t reached
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ArticleMcCain pledges £25m to support potato sector
Investment follows “two of the worst crops in 40 years” as pressures mount on growers due to climate change and Covid-19
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ArticleLonging for local
Fred Searle hears from two veg box delivery schemes in Cambridge that have been going from strength to strength during lockdown, while making huge efforts to support their local community and protect the planet
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ArticleBanner campaign to ‘save British farming’
Activists want public to show support for UK agriculture by urging government not to undermine British standards in Agriculture Bill
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ArticleSpawning success
Mushrooms are on the up, with the Covid-19 lockdown turbocharging growth in the category. Fred Searle speaks to managing director of Walsh Mushrooms, Padraic O’Leary
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ArticleKenyan flower exports bounce back
Demand from Europe has returned to 85 per cent of ‘normal’ levels after lockdown is eased in European countries
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ArticleResearcher calls for samples in battle against fungi
Tomato growers asked to send leaves infected with powdery mildew in study to develop fungi early-warning system
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ArticleCovid-19 outbreak at AM Fresh UK and MM Flowers
In the past three weeks 26 staff have tested positive for coronavirus at fruit and flowers suppliers’ joint site in Cambridgeshire
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ArticlePML weathers the Covid-19 storm
Heathrow-based logistics firm says it did not have to cancel any services during lockdown and even picked up new business with IPL
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Article‘Change needed in addressing farm safety’
Alerting fellow farmers to dangerous practices is key to bringing down number of farm fatalities, says NFU
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ArticleJob of the Week: Horticulture adviser at NFU
The National Farmers’ Union is looking for a new horticulture adviser to help represent the interests of its grower members
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ArticleLidl to open 25 new UK stores by Christmas
Openings will amount to one per week over next six months, with discounter planning 100 additional stores in 2021 and 2022
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ArticleEast Anglia Early Potatoes hit shelves at Aldi
Grown locally in southern Lincolnshire, the early-season Marris Peer potatoes are now available to Aldi shoppers in East Anglia
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ArticleCoronavirus outbreak at Herefordshire farm
Up to 200 seasonal workers have been quarantined after 73 tested positive for Covid-19 at beans and Tenderstem grower A S Green & Co
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AnalysisShopper confidence ‘improving’, IGD reports
Charity's Shopper Confidence Index reveals second monthly increase in consumers’ financial assurance following easing of lockdown measures
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ArticleScotland set for new vertical farm
New facility will be built in Aberdeenshire in late 2020 following deal between Intelligent Growth Solutions and Vertefarm