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Month: February 2020

Drawn together by a passion for innovation and customer focus

Drawn together by a passion for innovation and customer focus

by Jennifer Santolla
February 22, 2020
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Two producers in the substrate industry have announced that they will be joining forces. The Dutch substrate producer and supplier ...

Organic Research Centre appoints Lucy MacLennan as new CEO

Organic Research Centre appoints Lucy MacLennan as new CEO

by Jennifer Santolla
February 22, 2020
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The Organic Research Centre (ORC) is delighted to announce the appointment of Nuffield Scholar Lucy MacLennan as its new CEO. ...

Internship of a lifetime for young horts

Internship of a lifetime for young horts

by Jennifer Santolla
February 22, 2020
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Every year the David Colegrave Foundation (DCF) and the American Floral Endowment (AFE), jointly award an internship of a lifetime ...

NFU responds to General Election result

NFU urges Government to be global leader of climate-friendly food

by Jennifer Santolla
February 22, 2020
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NFU President Minette Batters will today urge the Government to commit to introducing a food standards commission that scrutinises future ...

CambridgeHOK appoints Patrick Harte to support investors

CambridgeHOK appoints Patrick Harte to support investors

by Jennifer Santolla
February 22, 2020
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CambridgeHOK has announced a new appointment as it seeks to meet the increasing demands from investors looking to fund glasshouse ...

Farmers celebrate British wine production on the eve of Oxford conferences

Farmers celebrate British wine production on the eve of Oxford conferences

by Jennifer Santolla
February 22, 2020
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Farmers raised a glass to British wine production on the eve of the Oxford conferences in a debate with Innovative Farmers that brought ...

Alternatives to plastic may be worse for the environment

Alternatives to plastic may be worse for the environment

by Jennifer Santolla
February 22, 2020
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A new report from Green Alliance has warned that knee-jerk moves to remove plastic packaging could actually mean adopting solutions ...

Despite political uncertainties caused by Brexit and the General Election, the UK’s food and drink sector has showed positive growth according to a new report from trade body Make UK and Santander. The report confirms that food and drink is the largest manufacturing sector in the UK, although the country still imports twice as much food and drink as it exports. According to the report the sector is worth 15.9% of total manufacturing GVA with sales in 2018 of £85.6 billion, a sharp increase of 7.6% in just two years from 2016. As a result, the sector is now a major employer across the UK with some 440,000 employees, up 5.3 per cent since 2016 and now at the highest level for fifteen years. A large element of this growth has come from overseas, with sales abroad up by just under one quarter in the last two years alone. The EU remains the biggest total market accounting for just under two thirds (61 per cent) of exports worth £13.9 billion, with Ireland the largest single destination (21.4 per cent worth £4.2 billion) closely followed by The Netherlands, France, the USA and Germany. However, the Rest of the World is seeing significant growth. Make UK Chief Economist, Seamus Nevin, said, “The food and drink sector continues to benefit from British public’s desire to eat, drink and be merry. Despite the economic and political uncertainty, the sector seems to be shielded from the difficulties experienced elsewhere and is driving hard for growth in the UK and overseas. It is now a key contributor not just to manufacturing but a significant employer in many regions of the UK.” Photo Caption: Seamus Nevin of Make UK Photo credit: YouTube

UK Food sector grows despite uncertainty

by Jennifer Santolla
February 22, 2020
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Despite political uncertainties caused by Brexit and the General Election, the UK’s food and drink sector has showed positive growth ...

New solar panels for Berry Gardens

New solar panels for Berry Gardens

by Jennifer Santolla
February 22, 2020
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Fruit supplier Berry Gardens has installed almost 1 MW of solar panels on the roof of its new office and ...

‘Organic wounds’ improve fruit and veg

‘Organic wounds’ improve fruit and veg

by Jennifer Santolla
February 22, 2020
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American scientists have found evidence that insect leaf-wounding could provide crop benefits in fruit and vegetable production. The researchers from ...

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