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Role of water is 'vital' for food production amid greater risk of scarcity
The government has been urged to recognise the role that water plays in farming, being a vital ingredient in food production and essential to the…
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Less than half of UK's fruit and veg is homegrown, report warns
A new report has cautioned that less than half of the UK's fruit and veg is homegrown, and that 90 per cent of it is picked by EU-born workers. It…
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Gleadell imports world’s first integrated double-stabilised urea fertiliser to UK
The first cargo into the UK of the world’s most advanced stabilised nitrogen fertiliser has been unloaded in Lincolnshire. The 3,200t shipment of…
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Major agricultural countries fear EU glyphosate ban could harm exports
Major agricultural countries across the world are becoming worried at the prospect of an EU ban on the popular herbicide glyphosate. Major…
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Increased production and yields for harvest 2017, government figures show
Production and yield of both wheat and barley were up in the United Kingdom in 2017, according to the first estimate of this year's harvest. The…
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Farmers 'will fail to produce food' if access to labour is restricted, CLA warns
Reducing access to migrant labour for farming, horticulture and tourism jobs will have "devastating consequences" for the rural economy. The CLA, a…
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Campaign launched urging consumers to buy more British leeks
A new promotional campaign designed to encourage more consumers to eat fresh British leeks launches next week (1st November). The campaign will…
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EU proposes extending glyphosate by five years
The European Commission has proposed extending the licence for glyphosate by five years after its initial plan for a 10-year approval did not pass…
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Tesco sign British fruit and veg pledge to show support for farmers
Tesco has signed up to a pledge to back British fruit and vegetable growers, becoming the latest retailer to show commitment to the British farming…
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'Counting down to catastrophe': UK has 'one year left' to create seasonal labour scheme
There is less than a year left to put a new seasonal workers scheme in place, according to a new report. Without such a scheme, the fresh fruit and…
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