All Farming articles
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Analysis & FeaturesIs food & drink ready for the EU reset?
Talks on an SPS deal are advancing, with an eye on 2027 implementation – but it is feared the industry is not prepared for the scale of adjustment
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NewsWelsh potato giant Puffin Produce bounces back to black
The Welsh packer and marketer of potatoes, other vegetables and flowers said its revenues increased by 17% to £44.1m in the year to June 2025, and it recorded a pre-tax profit of £1.6m – up from a loss of £871k
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NewsFSA in crunch talks with government to meet SPS deal funding gap
The FSA has warned it requires an increase in funding to implement the EU reset
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Analysis & FeaturesHow Hotel Chocolat’s St Lucia estate is giving cacao farmers a sweeter deal
Hotel Chocolat’s Island Growers programme is ‘gently’ providing a sweeter deal for cacao growers in St Lucia – and the insights are proving useful across its wider supply chain
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NewsEnsus gets £100m government bailout to restart CO2 gas production
The move was designed to ‘safeguard’ supply of the gas – a critical feedstock for the food sector – amid the Iran conflict, the government said
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Comment & OpinionThe food system is full of big promises. But can we deliver?
The challenge facing the industry is no longer strategy – it is capability, says Kate Cawley, founder of the Future Food Movement and Chris Hatcher, partner at Redgrave Executive Search
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NewsSofina Foods Europe unveils programme to support British and Irish pig industry
Dubbed ‘Sofina Connect’, the protein giant said the programme would see it support improvements in areas such as animal welfare, business resilience and the environment
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NewsGolden Hooves offers emissions reduction bonus for farmers
The payment, which is accessible from April 2026, complements existing incentives for regenerative farming practices already adopted across the First Milk co-operative, the brand said
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NewsFood sector ‘underprepared’ for EU reset deal: BRC
BRC director Andrew Opie said the food sector faced a ‘wake-up call’ over the extent of changes required to meet the demands of the new SPS deal with the EU
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Comment & OpinionHow Strait of Hormuz closure will impact global food & drink
If the Strait is closed for more than a few weeks, the world will see much higher oil, gas and fertiliser prices, and resultant systemic food and crop shortages, says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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NewsLong-awaited Land Use Framework unveiled by government
The framework acts as a plan for delivering new homes, nature restoration, clean energy and food security, and demonstrates that there is enough land to deliver the government’s objectives provided it is used efficiently and for multiple benefits, according to Defra
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NewsSustainable farming could increase profits by £1.6bn a year, report finds
Titled ‘The Sustainable Farming Dividend’, the report from cross-party think tank Demos, supported by McCain, found sustainable methods could increase farm profits by £1.6bn a year by 2035 among its key findings
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NewsSupermarkets and suppliers call for ‘urgent action’ over Amazon soy pact withdrawal
The withdrawal of soy trade association Abiove and its membership from the Amazon Soy Moratorium had ‘major implications for the future’ of the voluntary pact, warned the UK Soy Manifesto
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NewsIran war: soaring red diesel prices could threaten jobs and drive up prices
The National Federation of Fishermen’s Organisations told The Grocer the war had driven up the price of red diesel by more than 73%
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NewsBudweiser Brewing Group downplays winding-up petition filed by crop supplier
BBG was ‘working to resolve the matter as a priority’, a spokesman said
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NewsRed Tractor appoints new chief executive
The new CEO joins the scheme on 5 May having worked across food, farming and assurance businesses
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NewsEdible insects and cell-cultivated foods among food of the future, report finds
In the Thematic Report on Emerging Food Innovations from the Food Standards Agency and Food Standards Scotland, the agencies identified the technologies most likely to generate food and safety regulatory needs in Great Britain over the coming decade
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NewsIran war: Growers may be forced to stop production due to fuel prices
Two major glasshouse grower associations have warned their growers are preparing to either end the season early or turn boilers off in greenhouses, should energy costs not come down
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NewsSupermarkets reluctant to sign up to Better Chicken Commitment, NGO warns
Speaking after the NGO published its latest ChickenTrack report, which measures progress made by the 107 BCC signatories, global director of food business Dr Tracey Jones lamented the slow momentum
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Comment & OpinionBeyond matcha: the green stuff that really keeps Britain healthy
When most people picture the food filling UK supermarkets, very few think of grass – yet it quietly drives some of the most important outcomes our food system relies on, says Jack Munro, farmer and part of the UK Youth Food and Farming Forum