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It feels like negative views about farmers are becoming more common

Henry Dimbleby’s review has a broad remit. But will it survive Brexit, and the passage of time?

The NFU has called on processors, retailers, Defra and the AHDB to work with farmers

British Cherries put the improved outlook down to the strengthening of cherry varieties

Michael Gove has in the past been taken to task for ‘taking the F out of Defra’

The popularity of vertical farming is on the rise. Can it grow from a niche to a major source of food?

The Leon co-founder’s review will form part of work for a new National Food Strategy for England

An animal rights charity says it has seen ”extreme animal suffering” at three of the poultry producer’s farms

The fish species are usually more popular in Europe

A new report from Kite Consulting has claimed the liquid milk sector is in a ‘precarious financial position’

A recall of Galloway cheddar this week was based on ‘false positive’ results, the supplier said

Catering butcher Nigel Fredericks has ceased trading nine months after it was taken over by three former directors of Russell Hume.

It comes more than two decades after a ban was imposed at the height of the BSE crisis

Growers now expect the season to continue until early November, according to British Summer Fruits

Research from British Lion has suggested almost half of UK shoppers want to know where the eggs in their food products are sourced from

Freshness is one of the main barriers to online grocery shopping. Ocado’s new venture could change all that

The online grocer could have 10 vertical farms up and running within a decade

The supplier, Staffordshire-based The Good Food Chain, has voluntarily ceased production

The pork giant will supply the retailer with nine premium own-label sausage lines from September

The raids were in connection to suspected offences linked to the tampering of identification documents of horses presented for slaughter

UK supermarkets must pay enough to cover the rising costs of production