News from FPJ – Page 3
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Election manifestos offer mixed bag to agriculture
British farmers welcome manifesto pledges to support domestic food security but raise concerns over agri-funding and seasonal labour
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Fresh food helps Tesco to solid Q1 growth
Supermarket reports volume growth underpinning its performance
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Surplus veg at heart of new M&S food poverty initiative
Meals will be sent directly from a supplier as part of the Coronation Food Project
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UK logistics sector 'set for major growth with right government support'
Research from Logistics UK forecasts £7.9bn growth given appropriate investment, policy changes and government partnerships
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DP World wins Port Company of the Year for second time
Port operator recognised for opening new berth at London Gateway and pioneering switch to rail freight at Southampton
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Fresh Direct launches new British produce lines in time for summer
The 50 new lines include Isle of Wight heirloom tomatoes and British sweetcorn
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Potato packer in AH Worth Group ceases trading amid cost inflation
Administrators appointed to QV Realisations following surging costs and ‘volatile’ potato pricing
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Stewarts and Asda limber up for Wimbledon strawberry season
Supermarket expects to sell 5.3m of the Perth supplier’s fruit in the coming weeks
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RootWave and Garford in eWeeding partnership
Arrangement is set to offer a boost to veg growers looking for new weed-control technologies
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Syngenta advises two-spray strategy to protect against rust on beans
Crop protection firm says robust disease control will help growers reach yield potential this season
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Delays to post-Brexit agri-chemical rules ‘adding cost and uncertainty’
Significant delays to regulatory regime for agri-chemicals are affecting growers and crop protection companies, says Agricultural Industries Confederation
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TDR Capital to become majority owner of Asda
Zuber Issa has sold his shares, while brother Mohsin remains a co-owner
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Hall Hunter invests in blueberry growth
MD Jim Floor outlines the company’s ambitious expansion plans as demand for UK-grown blueberry continues to increase
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Low-income families can’t afford fruit and veg, survey shows
Some 4.26m UK households have less than 10 per cent of the budget needed to eat healthily, food charity research finds
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Waitrose acquires meal-kit service Dishpatch
Deal boosts retailer’s ambitions in the premium home food segment
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NFU Cymru calls for £500m Welsh farming budget
The union outlines funding support needed from next UK government for Welsh farming
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Thanet Earth opens UK’s first educational centre for greenhouse growing
Salad veg supplier opens a new education centre to inspire and train the next generation of growers
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New regenerative farming conference set for South-West England
Event has been set up following months of rainfall misery for farmers
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Asda appoints Lidl COO Matt Heslop to lead stores and depots operation
Matt Heslop will head up the operation across 470 convenience stores in newly established Asda Express division
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BerryWorld scores hat-trick at International Taste Institute Awards
The UK supplier’s Ruby raspberries, BEE Honest strawberries and Masena blueberries receive Superior Taste Awards