Supply news from FPJ – Page 24
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Roll on summer
This month sees a full Spanish crop before we turn our attention to the UK, where good availability and quality is expected
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IBERS research centre joins LEAF Network
Welsh institute with a focus on food security becomes LEAF Innovation Centre to help the organisation develop more sustainable farming methods
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Souped-up broccoli bowls over researchers
Production of Smarter Food’s nutritionally enhanced broccoli GRextra is ramping up after new research shows its soup helps prevent type-2 diabetes
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Watercress festival draws record crowds
Hampshire event celebrated British season start with 20,000 people flocking to watercress capital Alresford
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Italy floods: millions of fruit trees must be replanted
Last week’s terrible flooding has apparently choked the roots of fruit trees across Emilia Romagna, precipitating a major disaster for the region’s fresh produce busines
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RedPop gets a ticket to ride
The new apple variety is riding high in the UK with adverts on London’s double decker buses this spring
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New insect monitors listen out for bee activity in UK apple orchards
Insect tracking tech rolled out on three Kent apple orchards, providing real-time data on precious pollinator activity
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UK fruit exports have halved since Brexit, data shows
HMRC figures analysed by accountancy firm Hazlewoods indicates major decline in fruit sales to EU countries following introduction of trade barriers
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Riverford to become 100 per cent employee-owned
Founder Guy Singh-Watson to sell his remaining shares to the Riverford Trust but remain a co-owner
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Photos: Global Tomato Congress 2023
A selection of pictures from Fruitnet’s Global Tomato Congress, which brought more than 300 people from 50 countries together at the Beurs-WTC in Rotterdam on 16 May 2023
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Back British apple month, BAPL asks retailers
The grower body wants more supermarket investment in selling and promoting British apples in stores this season
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Defra announces new funding for farmers to protect landscape
Up to 25 projects will support sustainable food production while working towards the government’s environment and climate ambitions
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Floods cause serious disruption for Italian producers
Major floods across much of Emilia Romagna have reportedly caused widespread disruption to the Italian region’s fruit and veg production and distribution networks
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Dimbleby welcomes renewed government support for farmers
Government is trying to rebuild confidence after “car-crash” policy announcements, says Leon co-founder, reiterating his call for a tax to fund universal free school meals
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Universities join forces to boost ag research
New research strategy sets out steps universities are making to tie up research and make practical difference to agriculture
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MPs deeply concerned about rural mental health
New Efra committee report calls for government action to address gaps in rural mental health provision
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Bright future for UK farming, says Defra minister
Innovation is spearheading growth in the sector, Mark Spencer tells East of England Agricultural Society
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Providing with purpose
Feature: Fresh Direct has preferred to operate away from the fresh produce media spotlight for the last eight years. Until now. Luisa Cheshire visited the firm’s HQ in Bicester last month for a much-anticipated catch-up
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Global food system faces 'major but solvable challenges'
Population biologist Sir Charles Godfray used this year’s City Food & Drink Lecture to share his optimism on feeding a global population of 10 billion and to argue for ‘sustainable intensification’ in Britain
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High hopes for food summit
UK Farm to Fork Summit might secure brighter future for British farming, says Soil Association