Sustainability news archive – Page 181
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Mashed potato to power new factory
Food processing giant 2 Sisters will use potato waste from mashed potato and pie manufacturing to power new bio-refinery
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Opinion: Consumers need to accept GM
Compagnie Fruitiere's technical director, Mike Corbett, discusses what needs to happen to move the GM debate forward
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Northern Ireland bans growing of GM crops
Decision follows Scotland’s move to prohibit GM crop cultivation, despite lobbying from farming unions
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Camposol makes water treatment greener
New system improves water quality allowing aquatic plants and algae-eating wildlife to flourish
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Kerry McCarthy named as shadow Defra secretary
MP who backs new bill to force supermarkets to donate food waste is shadow Defra minister in Jeremy Corbyn’s new cabinet
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Mercabarna takes on food waste
Market commissions study to analyse the main causes of waste and improve food management
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Monsanto scraps its offer for Syngenta
The US pesticide giant had been seeking to draw its Swiss competitor to the negotiating table after its earlier approach was rejected
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Extinct bumblebee spotted in Kent
Consistent sightings of short-haired bumblebees in Kent 'show reintroduction scheme has been successful'
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Critics question U-turn on ban
The UK government’s decision to introduce a partial lifting of the ban on neonicotinoids has come under renewed criticism
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Growers diversify into straw supply
Moorhouse & Mohan subsidiary, Worldwide Farming Partnership, has signed a 12-year deal to supply energy plant
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Group's legal steps against government over pesticides
Friends of the Earth has written a judicial review pre-action letter to environment secretary, Liz Truss MP, as the prospective defendant
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New chairman for Red Tractor scheme
Food and drink industry veteran Jim Moseley will succeed David Gregory as chairman of Red Tractor operator AFS
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Florette offers ‘Bags of Insight’
The bagged salad specialist has introduced its new ‘Bags of Insight’ infographic to communicate about consumer buying habits
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France gets behind bioplastics
A law on energy transition and green growth has just been passed in France that strongly promotes the use of bioplastics in packaging.
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Russia to host InterEcoForum
Event discussing sustainable agriculture based on modern innovation will take place in St Petersburg
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Biopesticides could fill ‘gap in market’
More relaxed regulations for biopesticides could help fill gap created by withdrawal and restrictions on chemical products
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Interview: Caroline Drummond's turning over a new LEAF
LEAF chief executive Caroline Drummond is full of ideas for taking the organisation forward and improving Brits’ nutrition. Michael Barker went to meet her
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Port of LA clamps down on emissions
West coast port seeks to expand its commitment to develop zero-emission technology
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Air raid tunnel salad farm opens for business
Growing Underground, a farm based in ex-WWII tunnels, is set to start trading through Covent Garden wholesaler
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Mushroom supplier invests £225k in solar panels
Evesham-based Walsh Mushrooms will generate 20 per cent of its annual energy use from new 950-panel solar installation