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Top marks for Morrisons Marketing this Christmas.
Morrisons Marketing shines a spotlight on British farmers for a second year running.

Hayley Tart
Nov 10, 20221 min read
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Every Crop is Valuable!
£22million worth of fruit and vegetables has been wasted directly because of labour shortages within the industry for the first half of 2022
carolinehulland
Aug 20, 20222 min read
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Have you heard the Buzz about pollinators boosting crops & steadying food prices?
Pollinators boost crops & stabilise food prices

Hayley Tart
Jul 20, 20221 min read
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Shine a light on British Farming!
Farming Fortnight

Hayley Tart
May 29, 20222 min read
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Conflict in Ukraine continues…
UK farmers face crisis as grain, energy and fertiliser supplies are hit as the war in Ukraine continues.

Hayley Tart
Apr 5, 20222 min read
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Fruity February
Consuming more fruit and vegetables is a hot topic this February, and here at Stripy Fig we are making sure our children get at least one...

Hayley Tart
Feb 23, 20222 min read
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Mixed Views on Veganuary.
Mixed views on veganuary as some messages being delivered about food, farming and the environment are misleading.

Hayley Tart
Jan 6, 20222 min read
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Action needed to fix UK Food Supply Chain crisis.
Unless the government takes urgent action to fix numerous issues impacting the food and farming industry, the UK will be facing a...
carolinehulland
Dec 17, 20212 min read
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Bite Into British.
Trending since the beginning of November alongside COP26 is the #biteintobritish campaign. The campaign, launched by Save GB Bacon, is to...

Hayley Tart
Nov 19, 20211 min read
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Reducing the Environmental Impact of the average weekly shop.
In an ideal world we would all buy our shopping from the local farm shop, from British producers, or better still, grow it in our own...

Hayley Tart
Nov 10, 20211 min read
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The Importance of Pollinators.
Pollinators travel from plant to plant carrying pollen on their bodies transferring genetic material critical to the reproductive system...

Hayley Tart
Sep 28, 20212 min read
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What's In Season When?
Eating seasonally has its benefits. Food is cheaper as its in abundance and hasn’t travelled a long way. The foods in season are high in...

Hayley Tart
Sep 12, 20211 min read
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British Food Fortnight
#Britishfoodisgreat 18th September – 3rd October An event you are guaranteed to find in the calendars of those in the food industry. If...

Hayley Tart
Aug 22, 20212 min read
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Green thinking! Helping our clients do their bit for the environment.
As part of our management services, we helped one of our many cherry farm clients do their bit for the environment. Having seen a lot of...

Hayley Tart
Aug 16, 20212 min read
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Where has all the farm Labour gone?
As part of our management services we are often required to source seasonal labour for our clients. This year although over budgeting for...

Hayley Tart
Jul 29, 20211 min read
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Best of British Asparagus
We work a lot with Asparagus growers so here's a little bit of background about it. Asparagus are the young shoots of a cultivated lily...

Hayley Tart
Jul 27, 20211 min read
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How COVID-19 has affected the marketing of fresh produce.
From bulk buying toilet roll to the increased popularity of home brewing. A fair bit has happened in the market place over the last year....

Hayley Tart
Jul 26, 20212 min read
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Asparagus Crop 2021
Asparagus supplies in the U.K decrease. After last years amazingly sunny weather which seemed to start in April and continue right...
carolinehulland
Jul 20, 20211 min read
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