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England On Flood Alert As Waterlogged Fields Pile Pressure On Growers
Weeks of relentless rainfall have left farmland across England waterlogged and rivers swollen, with more than 100 flood warnings active and over 180 flood alerts signalling ongoing risk to rural communities and farm businesses. The Environment Agency’s flood warnings — which mean flooding is expected — sit alongside a wide swathe of alerts where flooding is possible as clay soils struggle to absorb any more moisture. Saturated fields are delaying essential fieldwork, heighten
New Covent Garden Market Crowned Britain’s Best Wholesale Market 2026
New Covent Garden Market (NCGM) has been officially named Britain’s Best Wholesale Market 2026 at the Great British Market Awards, held earlier this week in Birmingham. Image: NABMA The UK’s biggest horticultural wholesale hub – serving fruit, vegetables, flowers and plants to independent retailers, hospitality and foodservice customers right across London and the South East – clinched the top accolade at the National Association of British Market Authorities (NABMA) ceremony
Veg Power Brings Back Eat Them To Defeat Them With Bold New ‘Veg Hunters’ Campaign
Veg Power have announced that its highly popular and effective dietary health campaign ‘Eat Them to Defeat Them’ is returning to schools next month. Running for eight consecutive years, the campaign - sponsored by Sainsbury’s - will return with a fresh and exciting new creative theme ‘Veg Hunters’ that encourages children to hunt out, find and eat vegetables. Other key developments for 2026, include two brand new components that have been sponsored by Tilda - The ‘Eat Them to
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Post-Brexit Crop Exports To EU Slide As Industry Pushes To Protect Gene-Editing Gains
British agricultural exports of crops to the EU have continued to shrink in the five years since Brexit, according to analysis of HM Revenue & Customs data by the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) — and as trade talks with Brussels unfold, farmers and industry leaders are urging the government not to sacrifice hard-won advances in plant innovation, particularly gene-editing, in pursuit of a deal. Overall farm exports to the EU fell by 37.4 per cent between 2019, the last full ye
Britain’s Love Affair With Potatoes Cools As ‘Fat Jabs’ Change Eating Habits
British potato growers are sounding the alarm as demand for one of the nation’s staple crops dips, with many producers pointing the finger at evolving consumer behaviour driven by weight-loss injections and health-conscious eating. According to industry reports, orders from supermarkets, food manufacturers and fish and chip shops have fallen by up to 10 per cent compared with the same time last year — a significant reversal after the surge in home cooking seen during the pan
UK Declares Victory Over Colorado Beetle After Two-Year Biosecurity Battle
The UK has officially eradicated the Colorado Beetle following two years of intensive surveillance and biosecurity activity. The pest was detected in Kent in July 2023, with one further finding later that year. Since then, no additional beetles have been identified, allowing Defra and the Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) to confirm eradication status. The Colorado potato beetle can rapidly strip foliage from potato crops and also affects tomatoes, aubergines and peppers,
DP World Launches Electric Truck Trial In Further Push For Supply Chain Decarbonisation
DP World has expanded its Low Carbon Truck Programme with the launch of an Electric Vehicle Transition & Introduction Accelerator (EVITA) trial, offering additional support for container truck operators to move towards a fully electrified future. Image: John Trenchard Launched last September, the industry-first Low Carbon Truck Programme (LCTP) was positioned as a transitional step towards the eventual goal of electrification. Running into 2027, LCTP is proving successful i
Dyson Farming Accelerates Innovative Potato Projects With Defra Funding
Dyson Farming Research aims to deliver sustainable and profitable potato farming opportunities for the UK after securing funding for two promising projects through Defra's Innovate UK-managed ADOPT programme. Image: Dyson Farming The first initiative is designed to transform potato production into a more sustainable, higher‑value dual-purpose crop for UK agriculture; while the other will evaluate the potential of biostimulants to enhance crop productivity and resilience. Dual
New Report Maps Out UK’s Potential Reactions To Extreme Food Crisis
With recent events serving as a wake-up call, researchers from the University of York, Anglia Ruskin University, and other institutions have mapped how different shocks could trigger a major UK food crisis, leading to civil unrest, and set out ways to strengthen the nation’s resilience. Published in the journal Sustainability , the study is based on interviews with 39 food system experts from academia, government, and industry. It argues that long-standing structural issues
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