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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 72 min read
Unsung Heroes of Horticulture Honoured in HM The King’s New Year Honours List 2025
The 2025 New Year Honours List, issued by HM The King, celebrates the exceptional contributions of individuals from communities across...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 73 min read
Aldi’s Sprouts of Success: £1.6 Billion Festive Sales Crown Best Christmas Ever
Aldi recorded its best Christmas ever in 2024 with sales topping £1.6 billion in the four weeks to Christmas Eve. British supermarket...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 72 min read
Neonicotinoid Ban Looms as Government Steps Up Bee Protection
The UK Government is poised to prohibit the use of neonicotinoid pesticides, moving closer to outlawing chemicals widely implicated in...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 63 min read
Five Years On: Food Industry in Crisis as Brexit Barriers Bite
Five years since the United Kingdom officially left the European Union, Britain’s food exporters and importers are still grappling with...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 62 min read
Inside Europe’s Largest Vertical Farm: A Glimpse at the Future of Farming
Europe’s most expansive vertical farm has opened its doors, promising to produce up to 20 million bags of salads and herbs each year by...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 62 min read
£15m ‘Farm-to-Table’ Fund Set to Slash Food Waste and Feed Communities
Labour ministers have backed plans for a £15m fund to redistribute food from farms that otherwise go to waste. Grants starting from...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Jan 51 min read
Stamford School Sows the Seeds of Success with New BTEC in Agriculture
Stamford School has announced that it will offer a level 3 BTEC in agriculture from September. The school, situated in the highly...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Dec 23, 20242 min read
Security Stepped Up at UK Christmas Markets After Magdeburg Incident
Security measures at Christmas markets across the United Kingdom are under review in the aftermath of a suspected terror attack in...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Dec 23, 20242 min read
Bargain Veg, Costly Consequences: Farmers Challenge Festive Price Wars
A British farmer has voiced serious concerns over slashed vegetable prices in the run-up to Christmas, calling them an “insult” to those...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Dec 23, 20241 min read
Branching out for the perfect British Christmas tree: Scientists develop a new festive fir
Growers are developing a seed to help the Douglas Fir adapt to Britain's climate - so the timber industry can benefit - and Christmas...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Dec 20, 20242 min read
Bank of England Holds Rates at 4.75% Amid Economic Uncertainty and Growth Concerns
UK interest rates have been held at 4.75% after the Bank of England voted to keep borrowing costs unchanged. In an unexpected split,...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Dec 20, 20242 min read
Christmas Strawberries: West Sussex Farmers Lead Winter Harvest Revolution
British strawberry-growers have adopted innovative methods to supply the nation with domestically-grown strawberries on Christmas Day....
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Dec 20, 20241 min read
Go For 30!”: Waitrose Inspires a New Era of Plant Diversity in British Diets
Waitrose, the upmarket British supermarket, is pushing its health-focused agenda even further this December 2024 by encouraging customers...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Dec 20, 20242 min read
A Berry Bright Future: Hutton Leads Global Raspberry Breeding Consortium to 2029
The James Hutton Institute Scientific Services, the Institute’s commercial arm, has established a new five-year global raspberry breeding...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Dec 19, 20242 min read
Growers Sound Alarm Over Christmas Veg Price War: “It Devalues Our Work”
A fierce price war between major supermarkets has seen the cost of Christmas vegetables plummet to an astonishing 8p a pack, sparking...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Dec 19, 20244 min read
Brexit Blow: UK Loses £27bn in EU Trade, Small Businesses Bear the Brunt
The damage from Brexit to trade links with the EU cost the UK £27bn in the first two years, but the overall impact was more limited than...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Dec 19, 20243 min read
Flex Farming: How Strawberries Are Powering the Future of Renewable Energy and Local Food Supply
Flex Farming, based in the UK, focuses on vertical farming by integrating energy systems with crop production. Co-founded by Ahmad...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Dec 18, 20241 min read
A £70 Billion Bet: Will Britain’s Spending Surge Spark a 2025 Economic Revival?
With the UK poised to boost public spending by £70 billion annually over the next five years, many observers anticipate that the nation’s...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Dec 18, 20242 min read
Fresh Talent Fuels Veg Power’s Mission: Four Industry Leaders Join the Board to Boost UK Veg Consumption
Veg Power, the not-for-profit alliance increasing the UK’s vegetable consumption, announced it has strengthened and diversified its Board...
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Sarah-Jayne Gratton
Dec 18, 20241 min read
UK Adjusts Import Inspection Frequency for Selected EU Horticultural Imports
The UK Plant Health Risk Group has announced that import inspection checks on certain EU-sourced horticultural produce will now be set at...
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