All United Kingdom articles – Page 266
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ArticleHaygrove rolls out recycling scheme
The soft-fruit grower and tunnel manufacturer will provide free recycling for plastic films used in tunnel crop production
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ArticleGrower behind spinach pillow pack passes away
Thames Valley producer John Emmett designed spinach packaging we use today and was instrumental in popularising calabrese in UK
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ArticleClimate change body pushes for woodland conversion
Report from Committee on Climate Change says growers and farmers should be incentivised to plant trees and boost soil quality
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ArticleGrowers start petition against AHDB levy
A group of farmers say they were not informed about a review into the AHDB statutory levy, saying they "cannot afford it"
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ArticleTesco and WWF team up for "greener" food
Britain's largest retailer says it hopes to halve the environmental impact of their products
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ArticleLilly Mashing Potatoes land Quality Food Award
Buttery mashing variety from Greenvale wins in unprepared vegetable category following launch at Co-op last year
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ArticleUK set for Pink Lady import boost
Rising demand, higher volumes and smaller fruit size mean UK is set to import more of the variety from France this season, with PinKids sales expected to rise
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ArticleAgreement “takes back control of agriculture"
Theresa May faced parliament for the first time since getting approval from her cabinet over a Brexit withdrawal plan
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ArticleBCPC joins crop research group NIAB
Partnership will "strengthen connections with agri-business sector" and allow for new businesses to be created in digital agriculture
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ArticleWrap publishes plastics reduction roadmap
Document details actions top businesses should take to create a circular economy for plastics and achieve targets set by UK Plastics Pact
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ArticleJupiter expands with 'major' South African acquisition
Shropshire-based grower and trader Jupiter Group has purchased the majority share in RSA company Bonaire
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ArticleDebbie Robinson takes new head retail role
Former Spar boss is named as new chief executive at the Central England Co-operative
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ArticleSoil Association raises organic standards
New easier to use format will make route to certification simpler, while clearer for the public to understand
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ArticleHortgro campaign kicks off again
South African marketing initiative is ready for round eleven in the UK for 2018/19
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ArticleUK shoppers keenest on local produce
New survey from IRI reveals Europe is moving towards 'geocentric purchasing'
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ArticleDiscounters and Asda boost share
Kantar figures reveal millions more shoppers at Aldi and Lidl, and continued growth for Asda
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ArticleVictorian veg back in fashion at Waitrose
Fenland celery and salsify will go on sale this Christmas in selected Waitrose stores
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ArticleNew Marmite Sprouts to revive Christmas classic
Iceland and Marmite have teamed up with a new product mixing two divisive staples of British cuisine
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ArticleVeg gangmaster refused licence
Lobina Azeem has licence refused after it was deemed her father, who breached standards in supplying veg labour, had too much influence
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ArticleA glass act
Ageing structures and a high initial cost of investment have slowed the uptake of renewable technologies by UK glasshouse growers, but an AHDB sustainability project is trying to spread Dutch knowhow in a bid to save energy and optimise production