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Campaigners call for ban on use of herbicide glyphosate at harvest

Use of glyphosate as a pre-harvest drying agent was banned in the EU in 2023, and campaigners are calling on the UK Government to do the same.

Evening Standard

As a business founder and as a man, I regret the decades I spent confined by masculinity

Making women more powerful in my farm business and closing the gender pay gap was not just the right thing to do – it has brought commercial benefits, says Riverford founder Guy Singh-Watson

The Guardian - UK

‘People just lie’: How Riverford’s Guy Singh-Watson became the most brutally honest farmer in Britain

The organic veg pioneer talks to the Guardian about being unemployable, his unconventional father and his recent autism diagnosis

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Tax changes in budget last straw for UK farmers after ‘years of being squeezed’

Farmers’ union to bring 1,800 members to Westminster in protest, but some say mega-rich landowners are the problem

The Guardian - UK

Supermarkets urged to act amid warnings British agriculture is ‘on its knees’

An open letter to supermarket bosses claims their buying practices are leaving farmers “struggling to survive”

The Independent UK

Open letter to supermarket bosses warns farmers ‘struggling to survive’

The letter is part of the Get Fair About Farming campaign launched by the Riverford Organic vegetable box firm.

The Independent UK

Dartmoor wild camping: What next and how did we get here?

A bitter dispute between a millionaire hedge fund manager and campers he tried to ban from pitching up on his land may have come to an end, Matt Mathers reports

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Veg box firm Riverford to be 100% staff-owned as founder sells stake for £10m

Exclusive: Guy Singh-Watson says he will continue to be involved in the business and will pay full tax on dividend

The Guardian - UK

Ministers call for immigration and UK food prices to increase

Exclusive: Sunak urged to take urgent action to solve food crisis at meeting with Defra and farmers

The Guardian - UK

How to solve a problem like John Lewis? Retail experts give their views

Richer Sounds founder, former Selfridges chief, Riverford co-owner and others on whether the chain has the right strategy

The Guardian - UK

Should we cherish our turnips? Why the British food system may need a reboot

The UK can move away from imported vegetables, even in winter, if tastes for homegrown crops change, campaigners say

The Guardian - UK

Tale of two tribes in Dartmoor wild camping row

A bitter dispute between a millionaire hedge fund boss and the campers he has banned from pitching on the land he owns is reaching boiling point, Matt Mathers reports

The Independent UK

English farmers turning to cultivating nuts as climate heats

Hazelnut and walnut trees among cultivars becoming commercially viable

The Guardian - UK

Food waste: green vegetable and potato crop glut after mild UK autumn

Fears of shortages early next year as farmers say they are having to ‘tear up’ sowing and harvesting timelines

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Bring on the parasitic wasps and hoverflies: Riverford embraces regenerative farming

Guy Singh-Watson, founder of the organic veg-box firm, continues to experiment with new ways of producing food and promoting wildlife, 36 years after his first harvest

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