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ArticleSterling’s drop heaps pressure on produce prices
At a time when there is huge pressure on supermarkets to increase prices, sterling’s fall is another unwanted headache
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NFU calls for clarity on longer-term energy support
Union says further detail needed about what support will be available for farming businesses after the initial six-month period
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ArticleMorePeople makes tree-planting pledge
Recruiter is tapping into the (more : trees) initiative to plant trees for all its job placements
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ArticleFRESHPPACT launches £900k call for Ghana plastic aid
Initiative is looking to fund ideas to help mitigate plastic pollution in the African country
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ArticleJayawardena named new Defra secretary
New PM replaces George Eustice with former international trade minister
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ArticleSoil Association calls for PM action on healthy food
Helen Browning pens open letter to Liz Truss calling for action to boost sustainable, healthy food production and consumption
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ArticleFruit packs in Asda back-to-school promo
Supermarket discounts a number of popular lunchbox lines to help with costs as schools return
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Article‘Huge rise’ in organic food searches
Study by BusinessWaste.co.uk finds surging interest in organic food in the last year
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ArticleTesco changes iceberg lettuce specs amid drought
Supermarket responds after warm, dry conditions make production difficult
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ArticleSainsbury’s launches £65m price drive
Initiative aims to keep a lid on prices of everyday essentials ahead of difficult autumn and winter
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ArticleCarrot Symposium open for submission of abstracts
Event in York in 2023 is calling for experts to submit abstracts both for posters and oral presentations
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ArticleMonty Don to make Radio 4 soil appeal
Horticulturist will promote the Soil Association’s Innovative Farmers Programme in the hope of raising funds
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ArticleR&D hort projects win major Defra funding
Blue Planet II and Muddy Machines are among projects aiming to boost horticultural production
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ArticleAward opens in hunt for best organic grower
ORC’s Young Organic Farmer/Grower Award is back for its second year
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ArticleCullen named marketing head at Soil Association Certification
Former M&S and NHS Blood and Transport marketing chief joins organic organisation
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ArticleNew M&S project aims to boost pollinators and yields
Retailer is working with AgriSound, Plumford and G’s in a new biodiversity initiative
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AnalysisNew report benchmarks hort’s GHG emissions
Analysis by CHAP and AHDB aims to give growers the tools to get closer to net zero
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ArticlePrice inflation impacting shopper habits
Kantar sales analysis shows price rises are already affecting the way consumers buy groceries
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ArticleWorker shortages ‘lead to £60m of wasted produce’
NFU survey paints grim picture of huge crop losses as a result of a shortage of seasonal workers
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ArticleBeyond date labelling: how to combat food waste
Lingxuan Liu, lecturer in sustainability at Lancaster University, examines what more can be done by retailers and consumers to reduce fruit and veg wastage