Fruit and Vegetables
Arable
An online recruitment platform has restructured its business model to help target the demand for seasonal workers in picking jobs across UK farms.
21 May 2020
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2 min read
Farm Business
NFU’s horticulture and potatoes board chairwoman Alison Capper has warned thousands of pickers are needed to fill ‘peak’ jobs for the harvest season fast approaching.
01 May 2020
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2 min read
Farm Business
Nearly half of the UK’s fruit and vegetables are now produced to the environmental standards demanded by the LEAF Marque accreditation scheme.
20 April 2020
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1 min read
Arable
Defra Secretary George Eustice has been criticised at NFU conference this week for failing to provide clarity on whether the number of seasonal visas on offer will be drastically increased.
27 February 2020
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2 min read
Arable
Withers Fruit Farm has successfully challenged a judicial review against Herefordshire Council, which sought to overturn planning permission for the construction of 11 blocks of polytunnels on 37 hectares of farmland.
17 January 2020
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2 min read
Arable
The Government’s chief food adviser has called the current debate on meat eating an unpleasant dialogue of the deaf.
09 January 2020
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2 min read
