All articles by Michael Barker – Page 90
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ArticleFire destroys Biggleswade salad packhouse
Bedfordshire Growers site, leased to Primaflor UK, suffers heavy damage after blaze rips through facilities
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ArticleMarshal Papworth students arrive in UK
Seven students from Senegal, Kenya and Burkina Faso begin 10-week course aimed at improving agricultural knowledge
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ArticleConsumers urged to 'Show Us Your Jaffas'
Citrus brand heads off on national tour of Tesco stores, offering samplings and prizes to the public
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ArticleCherries feel the love
Thanks to investment in orchards, machinery and a new-look marketing campaign, cherries are all set for another growth spurt
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ArticleNew chairman for LEAF Marque
Tom Green joined LEAF Marque board in January and will hold his new position for three years
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ArticleDutch still life wins Pink Lady award
German photographer's shot takes Apple a Day category at the annual Pink Lady Food Photographer of the Year award
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ArticleSalad and soft-fruit sales up in Waitrose
Warm weather boosts a wide range of products associated with the barbecue season
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ArticleOrganic’s Brexit challenge
The pros and cons of Brexit for the organics category were debated by industry leaders at the Natural Food Show
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Article‘True English gent’ Andrew Poulton passes away
70-year-old founder of Be Organic, who served more than half a century in the trade, passes away following a battle with cancer
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Article'Healthy eating specialists' launched at Waitrose
Supermarket announces deployment of floor staff specifically to point customers towards healthier products
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ArticleGreenvale backs Love British Food
Potato supplier signs up to support event celebrating British food as a way of putting its growers in the spotlight
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ArticleEconomy 'bigger issue than Brexit'
Herb chairman Mat Prestwich argues the economy, wage rises and retail competition are biggest problems for producers
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ArticleUse more robots in packhouse, industry urged
Panel of automation experts claims UK uptake of robotics in areas such as palletising is lagging behind rest of Europe
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AnalysisCould 3D printing boost fruit and veg?
Natural Machines co-founder claims technology is here now to offer creative ways to get people eating more fresh
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ArticleNew look for Florette bags
Branded salad giant puts the focus on sunshine, backed by messages around the company's farmer ownership
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ArticleNI food supply "at risk" over Brexit
Major new report outlines path to protect the Northern Irish food industry, with a "frictionless" border viewed as critical
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ArticleYield boost for onion growers
AHDB and industry-funded trials suggest varietal selection could help boost output by as much as 30t/ha
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Article'Chlorate club' targets input reduction
Campden BRI is recruiting members from across the sector to take part in a new project looking at reducing chlorate levels
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ArticleHughes headlines new Kent event
Food marketing expert to speak at new Produced in Kent conference in Canterbury later this month
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ArticleDerek Wilkinson joins NFU hort board
Vegetable grower elected as vice chair at farmers' union, with Ali Capper reconfirmed for two more years as chair