News from FPJ – Page 204
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ArticleLockdown boosts solar generation
Solar power meets almost 30 per cent of UK electricity demand as reduced pollution levels boost production
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ArticleRed Tractor offers remote assessment
New approach uses video-based solutions for farm auditing, and if successful could continue post-coronavirus
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ArticleAmazon 'to launch Ultra Fast Fresh delivery in UK'
Service could soon be extended to UK households for grocery orders within hours, according to reports
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ArticlePuffin donates spuds for Covid-19 care packages
A tonne of Pembrokeshire Earlies will be delivered to vulnerable people in Wales through community foundation of rugby club The Scarlets
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ArticleOnline farmers’ market targets expansion
NeighbourFood is searching for new suppliers following funding from Food & Drink Scotland to help producers switch to online sales
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ArticleRothamsted student makes research appeal
Researcher sets up online survey to gather farmers’ opinions on benefits and management of pest-eating beetles after Covid-19 stymies her study
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ArticleNew robotics
A hotbed of agri-tech innovation, New Zealand’s Robotics Plus is busy bringing its machines to the global market, with topfruit stalwart Adrian Scripps the first UK business to benefit
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ArticleThe fruit simulator
Software capable of producing “digital twins” of real crops mean growers can test their choices on a simulator before making them
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ArticleTWC brings back watercress bunches
UK’s leading watercress grower takes inspiration from Victorian times with launch of 150g bunches wrapped in biodegradable paper cones
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ArticleAldi launches online food sales for first time
Discounter to sell 22-product 'food parcels' to help vulnerable and self-isolating customers during the coronavirus pandemic
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ArticleFood bodies call for open trade
Industry associations write letter to governments stating only full and free international trade will keep crucial food flow going
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ArticleWaitrose outlines support for suppliers
Supermarket launches series of initiatives to help vulnerable global suppliers, as well as small firms and plant nurseries
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ArticleMoju launches plant-based vitamin D shot
New line combines seaweed with fruit in the hope of helping fight the UK's vitamin D deficiency problem
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ArticleResealable bags for Florette Classic Crispy
New format is aimed at helping consumers reduce waste and manage portion control
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ArticleSA exporters bullish for UK fruit supplies
Trade body Hortgro says top- and stonefruit sectors are overcoming Covid-19 challenges and fruit quality is good
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ArticleGreen Partners donates 1,000 bouquets
Dutch flower business makes gesture to lift the spirits of care workers, NHS staff and people in need
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ArticleFyffes marks Irish banana day
National Banana Day sees Fyffes push the health benefits and versatility of the fruit
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ArticleNo Wimbledon but Hugh Lowe Farms stays optimistic
Kent grower that supplies all of tennis tournament’s strawberries hopeful of finding alternative outlets for 33-tonne Wimbledon crop
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ArticleLabour: "harvest will be at considerable extra cost"
Requirements for spring labour needs met, but social distancing measures and novice workers will push up prices of fresh produce
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ArticleSites earmarked for 41 giant UK glasshouses
Low Carbon Farming, which is behind £120m glasshouse project in East Anglia, predicts new era of environment-friendly production