Nuffield Scholars set to take on challenges to the future of food and horticulture
Two dozen new scholars, including three from horticulture, have been rewarded with spots on The Nuffield Farming Scholarships Trust’s class for 2025. Agronomist Sam Brook of Vitacress Farms, farmer and researcher Ali Warren-Walker, and farmer Tom McVeigh are among the standouts selected for the honour, which provides funding to passionate people with the potential to make […]
M&S will be first UK retailer to sell lower-carbon parsnips this November
M&S plans to have lower carbon parsnips available in select stores this November, the first of the major retailers to both farm and sell a reduced-carbon vegetable. The retailer recently concluded successful autonomous field trials in Yorkshire in partnership with supplier Huntapac, hoping to both reduce farm emissions and create more highly skilled jobs. The […]
Farmers union sees Starmer’s landslide win as potential opportunity for ‘change’
“Change begins now.” Those words, spoken by new Prime Minister Keir Starmer after his overwhelming victory Thursday propelled the Labour Party into power, promise a new path for the nation. They also may provide a silver lining for British farmers, who are collectively looking for that “reset moment.” Reacting swiftly to news of the “change” […]
Where does bold, mouth-watering flavour come from? It starts with seeds and breeders
For this column, we are going to go off menu a bit because ironically, flavor does not start on the menu. Or in the kitchen. Or at the distributor. Or even in the field. Flavour starts with the development of a seed. Development, growing, testing, tasting. Re-developing, growing, testing, re-tasting. But I am getting ahead […]
British and EU farmers launch protests over potentially crippling trade agreements
Hundreds of UK farmers, mounted on tractors, descended on the British Parliament in protest of post-Brexit trade and farming policies that they say endanger their livelihoods and national food security. Multiple farmer protest movements continue across the United Kingdom and European Union in opposition to trade policies, environmental agreements and other regulations. The effort is […]
IGD report highlights 10 of the biggest challenges facing the UK food system
Over the next decade, the UK food industry and supply chain will continue to face many of the same disruptions they have in recent years, requiring leaders to be both bold and nimble in their strategies and decision-making. In its latest report “A System Under Pressure: An Overview of Long-Term Risks to the UK Food […]
Chile to host Global Avocado Summit in November, with a sustainability as a major theme
The avocado industry has changed dramatically in the world and, particularly, in Chile. Today there are new supplier countries, growing markets, an increase in local consumption and great challenges such as enhancing the competitiveness of the avocado and promoting progress in sustainability. With that intersecting and current view, the day of the avocado returns: the […]
Morocco is conquering the global blueberry market and rising to meet demand in UK
The Moroccan blueberry industry has steadily ascended to international prominence, marking a journey of strategic cultivation and sustainable growth. Since the inception of blueberry plantations in 2005, the nation has witnessed a remarkable surge, with blueberry acreage expanding more than 15-fold over the past 15 years. Positioned at the crossroads of a privileged location and […]
