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First Low-Carbon Potatoes Hit Tesco Shelves Via Net-Zero Partnership With Branston
Tesco and Branston have begun selling lower-carbon British potatoes grown on the retailer’s Lincolnshire low‑carbon concept farm, as part of a wider net-zero initiative in the potato supply chain. Image: Branston The first commercial crop of the highly sustainable Georgina variety landed in Tesco stores this week, offering 50% lower carbon emissions yet the same taste and texture expected by shoppers. The potatoes have been produced at Tesco’s low‑carbon concept arable farm
From Landfill To Lettuce: Growing Dome Uses Methane To Power Fresh Produce Cultivation
A pioneering project by Sustain Wiltshire aims to turn landfill sites into low‑carbon, affordable fresh produce production hubs, using inflatable growing domes powered and enriched by methane captured from buried waste to produce multiple crops a year. Image: Sustain Wiltshire At a long‑established waste site near Royal Wootton Bassett, Sustain Wiltshire is trialling a 40m‑by‑20m prototype “growing dome” that is designed to be bio-secure, positioned above securely sealed lan
Port of Tilbury Gets Expansion Approval For Site With Container Operations
Plans to expand the Port of Tilbury have been approved with the 58-hectare development of Tilbury3 (T3) marking a major next step in transforming the port into one of the UK’s most strategically connected, high-capacity multi-modal freight hubs. Image: Forth Ports With work expected to start later this year, T3 will be used for container operations, general industrial storage, warehousing, processing, and vehicle storage. It aims to become operational by 2030. The new site wi
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Over 100 Retailers, Businesses, NGOs Call For Government Policy To Transform UK Food Security
A coalition of more than 100 organisations is urging the UK government to introduce a landmark Good Food Bill to fix what they describe as a failing food system that threatens national security, public health, and the viability of food businesses. Image: The Food Foundation Retailers, manufacturers, investors, health bodies, NGOs, academics, and farming organisations are uniting behind the call, signalling an unusual level of alignment across the food chain on the need for l
Regular Cross-Channel Rail Freight To Return Under £15m Deal To Revive Barking Eurohub
British businesses are set to regain direct rail freight links with Europe thanks to a government-backed deal that paves the way for goods such as fresh produce to be transported from the continent to the UK through the Channel Tunnel, offering a faster, more sustainable and reliable connection. Image: Department of Transport The new, long-term deal will see Network Rail take control of the Barking Eurohub terminal in east London, with plans for a £15 million investment inje
Partnership Approach Vital To Strengthening UK Food Resilience, Says Tesco UK CEO
Tesco UK Chief Executive Ashwin Prasad has set out a vision for building a more resilient UK farming sector based on deep, long‑term partnerships, better data, and practical on‑farm innovation, arguing that collaboration across the food chain is now essential to secure the country’s food future. Image: Tesco plc | Ashwin Prasad Speaking at this week’s 2026 NFU Conference, Prasad positioned British farmers as central to Tesco’s growth strategy and to the UK’s ambitions on net
DEFRA Unveils £345m Farmer Support Package And New SFI Offer
Defra has today unveiled a major £345 million package to back English farmers, combining a reformed Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) with significant funding for innovation and productivity at the National Farmers Union conference in Birmingham. Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds told delegates the government is responding to calls from farming leaders for partnership and greater clarity on subsidies and support. The announcement builds on earlier commitments to simplify
Strawberry Supplies Squeeze UK Supermarkets
The Fresh Produce Consortium (FPC) has raised a clear warning for the UK fresh fruit market: strawberry availability could be tighter than usual over the coming weeks, thanks to persistent wet weather in two of Britain’s main winter sourcing regions, Spain and Morocco. Heavy rain, flooding and storms across Mediterranean growing areas — regions that normally supply a significant share of the UK’s imported soft fruit — have disrupted harvests and slowed movements to British wh
New High-Tech Vision Takes Aim at £43.5 Million Slug Problem
Slug damage is quietly costing UK arable farmers an eye-watering £43.5 million every year — and this year, researchers believe they’re closer than ever to turning the tide. A UK team led by the UK Agri-Tech Centre in collaboration with Rothamsted Research has identified a bright idea — literally — using multispectral imaging to spot the notorious grey field slug out on the soil. That’s big news for crops that are especially vulnerable at establishment when slug pressure is hi
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