Organic market report 'disappointing'
Riverford founder Guy Singh-Watson said huge interest in green issues has failed to boost organic sector despite offering ‘solutions’.
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Growers hit by devastating Storm Gloria
Over 1,000 hectares of salad and veg in Spain have been wiped out by a freak hailstorm as growers lost months of work in one hour.
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Overfishing set to continue
EU ministers have ignored advice and set unsustainable fish quotas for several stocks in 2020, missing a deadline to end overfishing.
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Apple grower to subsidise housing
A grower has donated land to a sustainable housing project to help workers onto housing ladder in high-cost area.
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Game of Thrones star highlights pig welfare
Jerome Flynn has joined a campaign to highlight ‘horrific’ pig welfare in restaurant supply chains.
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UK's first land-based prawn farm opens
The farm is a step forward in sustainable production of one of the world’s most popular seafoods.
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New organic market report ‘disappointing’
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