All Sustainability articles – Page 190
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ArticleGovernment talks on flooded farmland
NFUS highlights cases where defence damage and flooding have left farmers facing repair bills running to six figures
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ArticleIFCO's extensive environmental study
RPC leader conducting major research project on the impact of reusable plastic containers
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ArticleBooths splashes out to cut C02 emissions
£275k investment latest in a long line of initiatives from retailer which won a series of sustainability awards in 2013
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ArticleChancellor's AIA boost 'isn't enough'
While George Osborne used his 2014 Budget to double and extend the allowance, the NFU wants it to be made permanent
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ArticleBudget boosts stricken cider producing regions
‘Desperate’ cider producers in flood-damaged West Country to benefit after duty escalator scrapped as part of Budget 2014
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ArticleSurplus fresh produce shoots up
FareShare given 5,500t of surplus food in 2013, a 30% rise, helped by an increase of fresh produce from leading retailers
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ArticleLack of GM ‘hampers’ UK farming
Pro-GM case put to Prime Minister says UK will lose out to other more competitive markets if EU continues to block approvals
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ArticleSalad growers' climate change fears
Changeable weather patterns and rainfall levels two biggest areas where climate change has hit firms, research finds
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ArticleSoil Association condemns Paterson
Environment groups call for PM to reject environment minister's plan to fast-track GM crops into UK
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AnalysisOpinion: How do we cope with the floods?
At a meeting of Hadlow College's Rural Focus Group, members explored the issue of how extreme weather events are impacting the industry
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ArticlePotato firm sets the 'green' pace
E Park & Sons installs one of the largest on-roof solar photovoltaic systems in the UK to save around £100k a year
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ArticleHail more than halves exports
South African top fruit growers were not insured for latest estimated loss of 2.5m cartons of hail-stricken crops
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ArticleBee Friendly label launched in France
The new label, which encourages the cultivation of products in a way that protects pollinators, was unveiled at SIA in Paris
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ArticleNew report shows scale of food waste
The USDA study reveals that 37 per cent of fresh fruit and 34 per cent of fresh vegetables are thrown away each year
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ArticleDredging gets EA green light
Controversial flood-control method is set to begin in March on a 200-metre stretch near Burrowbridge, Somerset
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ArticleScientists issue SWD vigilance warning
Scottish soft-fruit growers told to be on the lookout for the fruit fly after it was found elsewhere in the UK
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ArticleLack of chill is as costly as flooding
Growers tell FPJ that down the line a mild winter could cause more problems than recent rain and flooding
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ArticleCarrefour launches new quality line
The focus is on local, sustainable, high-quality produce for Carrefour's new product line, Origine & Qualité
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ArticleCorbana to help shore up coastal infrastructure
Communities on Caribbean coast will receive US$3.4m from disaster protection fund
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ArticleFlower power amid ‘record’ storms
Cornish daffodil firm claims despite area seeing five ‘once in a lifetime’ storms in seven weeks, their harvest is going ahead