All articles by Michael Barker – Page 68
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McColl's accelerates convenience focus
Retail group upgrades stores with new focus as well as revamping its Morrisons-supplied Safeway range
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M&S honours fresh produce suppliers
Several fruit and veg growers recognised by M&S for their innovative work at the retailer's Select Farm Awards
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Committee warns over no-deal disruption
Parliamentary Committee on Exiting the EU says impact of a no-deal Brexit on agriculture would be huge
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PhD students handed Fruiterers' prizes
Livery body, supported by Berry Gardens, gives cash prizes to two students at Fruit Focus
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UK tomato industry hit by first case of ToBRFV
Growers told to review production protocols after hugely damaging virus is confirmed in UK glasshouse for the first time
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Zespri gives consumers the kiwi experience
Company looks to promote SunGold kiwifruit brand at events, supported by retailer and supplier campaigns
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Sweet taste of success
Sweetcorn sales continue to go from strength to strength, with the category poised to smash through the £100m sales barrier
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£3m to send edible surplus to charity
New FareShare initiative hopes to divert edible fresh produce away from AD and animal food and into the human chain
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Chemical conundrum
Growers are getting increasingly concerned about the lack of actives to protect their crops. Michael Barker hears the view of the Crop Protection Association from head of communications Adam Speed
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Promising picture for British blackcurrants
New varieties and growing techniques to combat the effects of climate change are leaving growers optimistic for the future
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'Eden project of food' to open in 2020
New national centre for provenance to open in Oxfordshire, promising previously unseen levels of traceability
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Goathams raise cash for Kent sports access
Topfruit grower hosts annual charity bike ride across Kent in support of local sports trust
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Demonstration schools showcase farming to kids
LEAF Education to establish first-ever national network of schools to help improve understanding of food and farming
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Lottery win boosts veg campaign
The Peas Please initiative has won a major cash injection that will keep the project running for another four years
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Great British Pea Week returns
Campaign aims to celebrate pea harvesting season and highlight the crop's credentials
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Poor quarter for Sainsbury's
Supermarket reveals disappointing set of results, with all areas of the business reporting a decline in sales in challenging market
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New science tackles fresh produce waste
University of Lincoln initiatives include creating flours from fruit and vegetables to cut food waste in the chain
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AHDB calls for new SPot farm
Volunteers in the West Midlands wanted to host trials and help agronomists build knowledge for the industry's benefit
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Mixed reaction to Hunt's £6bn farm pledge
Tory leadership candidate promises cash to support farming, but critics say the priority must be to avoid a no-deal Brexit
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Record tractor delivery for AC Goatham
Kent topfruit grower buys 20 New Holland vehicles as it updates its fleet across 28 farms