All articles by Fred Searle – Page 77
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ArticleGrower brings baby kale to Greece
Salad producer Vezyroglou Farm is first to grow the baby leaf in the country, looking to tap into growing demand for superfoods
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ArticleThe precise approach
As we settle into the age of ‘big data’, precision farming is offering lots of new opportunities to improve yields and use less fertilisers, pesticides and water. Fred Searle looks at some of the machinery that makes this possible
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ArticleG’s revamps UK radish hub
New washing and grading lines ready for start of UK season as G’s modernises to keep pace with growing demand
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ArticleLate onion planting causes concern
British Onions trade association questions crop’s potential after wet and cold weather in March and early April
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ArticleReport calls for £10m a year to protect England’s soils
New farming rules and enforcement needed urgently to halt soil erosion and water pollution and ensure soils stay productive
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ArticleCommittee warns against Brexit ‘no deal’
Free trade deal with EU ‘crucial’ for food and drink industry, says committee, warning of retail price rises and decreased choice
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ArticleWorld garlic market ‘set for steady growth’
Government assistance and varietal development to contribute to rising production in coming years, as China remains the dominant global player
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ArticleWet weather delays veg plantings
Difficult conditions have delayed the season for carrots, beetroot and purple sprouting broccoli, as higher prices drive value sales growth
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ArticleTenderstem boom continues
Despite some challenging growing conditions, the brassica brand’s upward trajectory shows no signs of abating and 2018 will see a strong focus on digital marketing
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ArticleTesco braces itself for soft fruit spike as mercury soars
Retailer expects to sell more than two million punnets of strawberries and 200,000 pineapples in week to Sunday 22 April
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ArticleUK approach to Irish border issue ‘ignores food concerns’
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health slams 'misguided' government proposals for ensuring frictionless trade with Ireland
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ArticleSainsbury’s trials electric bike deliveries
Retailer tests grocery delivery by 'electric cargo bike' in effort to make deliveries faster, more efficient and more environmentally friendly
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ArticleTaiwanese firm to build £18m vertical farm in York
Investment part of efforts to strengthen tech collaboration with Asian country
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ArticleApprentice star to launch healthy meal deliveries
‘Equals Health’ will deliver nutritious meals to individuals, schools and businesses, with entrepreneur spotting gap in the meal prep market
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ArticleEU takes 'vital step forward' in war on food waste
European Parliament sets indicative 50 per cent reduction goal but campaigners call for target to be made compulsory
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ArticleFarmers receive subsidies after delays
Rural Payments Agency has now made 96 per cent of BPS payments for 2017 following delays and uncertainty
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ArticleJazz apples now more popular than Cox
Club variety overtakes Cox to become UK’s fifth best-selling apple following brand refresh
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ArticleNFU South East to respond to Brexit policy paper
Farmers poised to respond formally to Defra’s ‘Health and Harmony’ command paper on post-Brexit farming policy by end of April
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ArticleNew monitoring scheme for diamondback moth
Initiative will allow UK brassica growers to share findings, forecast infestations and make informed pest control decisions
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ArticleCold temperatures delay German asparagus season
Harvest begins later this year due to cool temperatures but supply is now under way in several German states