All articles by Michael Barker
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NewsFinancial barriers ‘stalling hospitality entrepreneurs’, says McCain
Limited funding, training and mentorship are seen as barriers to food entrepreneurship
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NewsExtra £700k for organic waste project
Aston University is leading work on finding uses for agricultural waste and other waste streams
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NewsNew AES president calls for data-driven sustainability policies
The Agricultural Economics Society is one of the world’s leading associations of professional and academic agricultural economists
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NewsRetailers drop price of popular Easter veg to 8p
Discounting round has echoes of supermarkets’ strategies over Christmas
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NewsTwo new faces join the team at Rijk Zwaan UK
Annie Stephen and Lukasz Sipior have taken on client manager roles
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NewsCo-op first to sell 100 per cent British strawberries this year
Convenience retailer has got fruit into stores four days earlier than last year
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NewsFareShare names new CEO and chair of trustees
Kris Gibbon-Walsh and Dominic Blakemore take up key roles at food redistribution charity
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NewsSunny weather brings glut of UK strawberries
The Summer Berry Company has produced 50t more strawberries than this time last year
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NewsFera calls for partners to support wireworm control research
Potato, carrot, salad and onion growers can join the next stage of the Enigma I project
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NewsJones Food Company falls into administration
Administrators hope to find a buyer for Lydney-based vertical farm operator
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NewsRichard Lewis named new CEO at APHA
Former police chief constable has also led for the police service on rural affairs
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NewsTesco reports strong figures as it focuses on value and quality
Supermarket says it is in a healthy position as market competitiveness hots up
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NewsEnvironment Agency issues warning over south-west water abstraction
Agency says it has seen many cases of unlicenced abstraction in Devon and Cornwall
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NewsSodexo support helps launch of new social supermarket in Kent
Store offers low-priced fruit and veg to make healthy eating accessible to all
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NewsSoilPoint tieup offers boost to UK market entry
Soil conditioner will take part in trials on five farms in the south west of England
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NewsMinette Batters named government farm profitability tsar
Ex-NFU chief will conduct a review and provide recommendations to Defra
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NewsCampaign calls for basic income for farmers
Group writes to Defra minister to call for the reopening of SFI and urge that farmers be given a basic income
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NewsAldi hits British supplier spend target a year early
Discounter says it invested £14bn with UK businesses in 2024
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NewsNew linerless pack for Kanzi apples
The launch is a collaboration between Adrian Scripps, Ravenwood Packaging, ProPrint and Smurfit Westrock
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NewsNFU expresses concern over new US tariffs
US is the UK’s largest market for agri-food products outside of the EU