DAVID BRIGHT – 75 AND STILL GOING STRONG

DAVID BRIGHT – 75 AND STILL GOING STRONG

In the year of his 75th Birthday, we look at the major contribution David Bright – founder of Bright Seeds – has made to UK agriculture, particularly in the field of maize production and the environment This year marks the 75th birthday of one of the leading lights of...
RUBEN RAUSING – FOUNDER OF TETRA PAK

RUBEN RAUSING – FOUNDER OF TETRA PAK

It was an unfamiliar, even puzzling, sight when it first appeared on grocers’ shelves in the early 1950s. But the distinctively shaped Tetra Pak paper carton would so transform the possibilities for milk storage and distribution that the Institute of Food...
UK CONFRONTS FURTHER FOOD SHORTAGES

UK CONFRONTS FURTHER FOOD SHORTAGES

In July the headlines were back, accompanied by images of empty supermarket shelves. There was talk of supply chains ‘starting to fail’ and rumours of panic buying. Apologies to consumers from industry bosses kept pace with calls for calm. It was a state of affairs...
AGRICULTURE: THE NET ZERO CHALLENGE – PART 2

AGRICULTURE: THE NET ZERO CHALLENGE – PART 2

Following on from our last blog, we look at the specific challenges of achieving net zero in agriculture by 2050… The impact of agriculture on the environment is both significant – in the UK it accounts for about 10% of total greenhouse gas emissions...
NET ZERO BY 2050: THE UK’S CHALLENGE – PART 1

NET ZERO BY 2050: THE UK’S CHALLENGE – PART 1

2021 is the year of the UK’s presidency of the United Nations Climate Change Conference. It’s in Glasgow in November, therefore, that, for the twenty-sixth such meeting of its kind, the world’s governments will assemble to review progress against global warming, and...