All Farming articles – Page 100
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NewsEustice replaces Villiers at Defra after cabinet reshuffle
The former farming minister’s promotion has been welvomed by food industry bodies
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NewsProcessors facing another shortage of UK potatoes following heavy rain
Following the wettest autumn since 2012, potatoes are hitting the market at lower grades with ‘higher than usual’ levels of wastage
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NewsSupermarkets urged to do more to communicate antibiotic reduction work
Retailers were overlooking the misuse of antibiotics in their supply chains, claimed the Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics
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NewsClimate committee revives calls for meat tax to cut emissions
The independent committee is calling for a 20% reduction in meat and dairy consumption to help reach the government’s 2050 net-zero target
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the food industry make of the government’s new agriculture bill?
While the bill has been given a cautious welcome from industry, concerns over trade could derail its ambitions
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NewsVilliers pledges trade talk walkout over food standards if necessary
Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference, the environment secretary promised to defend food standards in post-Brexit trade talks
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NewsFrench food brand C’est qui le Patron set for UK launch
The brand pays a premium to farmers through a higher retail price
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Comment & OpinionSAWS extension is as helpful to growers as Boris Johnson’s mopping
Poor weather and a lack of labour is devastating potato and cereal crops
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NewsBritish egg sector agrees on ‘much higher’ new barn standards
The standards follow a series of commitments by the major supermarkets to stop selling eggs from caged hens
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NewsFarmers urge review of Tomlinsons collapse and milk profitability crisis
The NFU said Tomlinsons’ fall into administration brought the issues facing the liquid milk market into ‘sharp focus’
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NewsNew tariff update is a ‘betrayal’ of British food sector, says industry
The government’s amended tariff schedule would open the UK up to cheap food imports, the NFU warned
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NewsRed Tractor revives 2018 prime time TV ad in £1m marketing push
The ‘Britain’s Biggest Farmers Market’ campaign aims to tap into consumer trends for buying local food
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NewsMüller to review Scottish farmer base after spike in milk production
A 25% increase in milk production since 2014 has meant its Scotland supply base is ‘unsustainable’
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NewsFood execs head to Uganda to raise money for Farm Africa
They will plant 1,000 trees on 80 acres of coffee farmland to give the coffee plants the shade they need to grow
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Analysis & FeaturesPea protein: The multi-million pound ingredient that’s driving the vegan boom
It’s versatile, vegan-friendly and could soon be worth nearly £150m globally. So what’s behind the rapid rise of the yellow split pea?
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Comment & OpinionThe M&S tie-up with Infarm is about far more than fancy herbs
The installation of vertical herb farms in M&S stores shows its commitment to both freshness and sustainability
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NewsM&S brings Infarm vertical farms to seven London stores
Customers will be able to pick fresh herbs from the in-store ‘farms’, which are the first of their kind in the UK
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Analysis & FeaturesFarmers of the future: are apprenticeships the solution to a labour crisis?
Britain’s farmers are concerned that Brexit could lead to a shortage of quality managers for their businesses, but could apprentices provide a long-term solution to a potential labour crisis?
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NewsLabour plans animal welfare commissioner in far-reaching policy pitch
The 50-point ‘animal welfare manifesto for government’ also includes bans of sow farrowing crates and foie gras imports
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NewsGovernment faces backlash over ‘bamboozling’ Brexit immigration move
It has said it intends to bring an end to freedom of movement on Halloween in the event of a no-deal