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London WWII bomb shelter which produces crops to launch first retail range
Growing Underground, the underground farm based in a World War II bomb shelter 100 feet beneath Clapham high street, will launch their first retail…
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Urban farming 'booming' worldwide but local factors 'hold it back'
Urban farming is 'booming' worldwide, but is hindered by local factors which determine the viability of such schemes. Marie Dehaene, a consultant on…
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UK supermarkets ration vegetables as bad weather hits supplies
Supermarkets across the UK are rationing customers to three iceberg lettuces per visit due to poor growing conditions in Europe with are affecting…
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Essex site to begin GM crop trials
Essex University scientists are set to run field trials of genetically modified crops after their bid to run the trials was approved by Defra. The…
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UK votes in favour of GM crops, paving way for potential post-Brexit approval
A UK vote to approve EU proposals to authorise the first new GM crops for cultivation since 1998 suggests the crops may be grown across the country…
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'Immense complexity': What does Brexit mean for regulatory framework surrounding UK plant protection?
The farming industry has been looking at the regulatory framework for plant protection products (PPPs) in UK agriculture and what the wider supply…
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Benefits of breeding: Scientists say larger and tastier strawberries offer 20 per cent saving on labour
Larger, tastier strawberries that offer 20 per cent saving on labour and almost no wastage demonstrate that the benefits of breeding extend far…
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Scientists debunk 'misleading' neonicotinoid study on bee health
Researchers from St Andrews University claim to have debunked a study by a pesticide manufacturer that found neonicotinoids presented only a low risk…
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Courgette shortage spreads to other vegetables due to cold snap in Spain
British consumers have been told that shortage of courgettes, aubergines and other vegetables will continue until spring. Shoppers are being told…
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Aggressive oilseed rape pathogen subject of a three year study
Better management of Rhizoctonia solani is the ambition of a three-year programme of work, part-funded by the UK government’s Agri-Tech Catalyst…
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