Food industry holds key to sustainable future, says Compass CEO
27 February 2019 | By New Food
The City Food Lecture 2019 looked at what it will take to secure a thriving food environment for tomorrow's generation.
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Biodiversity underpinning food supply chain is disappearing, says FAO report
25 February 2019 | By New Food
Governments and international communities must do more to promote pro-bio-diversity initiatives, experts conclude.
Morrisons searches for local food makers for its supply chain
13 February 2019 | By New Food
Morrisons are looking for local food producers in the UK to promote in their stores by selling their locally produced and made products...
New corn ‘architecture’ could improve production of biofuel
23 January 2019 | By New Food
Researchers have identified a new structure inside corn which could help future improvements in the production of biofuel.
Manure boosts greenhouse gas emissions – even in winter
23 January 2019 | By New Food
Trials conducted by researchers have shown that farmers' decisions for their land and manure use affect levels of greenhouse gases.
Rising temperatures could safeguard crop nutrition, at the expense of yield
22 January 2019 | By New Food
Conflicting research does not always show what will happen - only what might. Here, researchers predict changes to crops as temperatures continue to rise.
New diet could save the planet and feed the world
17 January 2019 | By New Food
A planetary diet proposed by numerous experts is said to be good for the environment and could feed around 10 billion people.
Agricultural drainage water conservation practice could reduce nitrogen pollution
16 January 2019 | By New Food
Researchers at the University of Illinois have developed a water conservation practice that could reduce the amount of nitrogen pollution.
Confectionery In-Depth Focus 2018
18 December 2018 | By New Food
In this In-Depth Focus: how certification and the supply chain can help to make palm oil both viable and sustainable, and predictions for the future of the global confectionery market.
PwC report claims tethered bottle caps means more plastic, more carbon and more cost
7 December 2018 | By New Food
A study undertaken by PwC finds proposals to introduce mandatory tethered caps on plastic beverage bottles could create more plastic and additional CO2.
A robust and sensitive method for the direct analysis of polar pesticides in food and environmental samples without derivatisation
6 December 2018 | By Sciex
This application note discusses how some polar compounds are not amenable to the extraction procedure. It discusses how chromatographic methods or poor ionisers require additional single-residue methods which involve time-consuming preparation and separation, and often involve derivatisation to improve detection.
World Soil Day: focus on importance of healthy farmed environment
5 December 2018 | By New Food
The government has highlighted the importance of a healthy farmed environment on World Soil Day, calling on people to #StopSoilPollution.
Prescribed burning to manage vegetation could produce positive outcomes
4 December 2018 | By Daniel Birchmore (New Food)
Research has suggested that prescribed burning may not be as damaging as previously thought, and could protect against more severe ecosystem damage.
Eight steps to increase soil carbon for climate action and food security
3 December 2018 | By New Food
The annual climate summit of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has described eight steps to increase soil carbon.
Could irrigation water be to blame for romaine lettuce pathogen outbreaks?
3 December 2018 | By New Food
Dirty irrigation water is a prime suspect in the outbreak of illness via consumption of romaine lettuce harvested from California.
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