All Farming articles – Page 116
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NewsBritish Sugar protested by Landworkers' Alliance
The group – a member of the international peasant farming movement La Via Campesina – is calling for more support for small scale food producers
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Analysis & FeaturesFarmcare sets out life after The Co-op
Farmcare will see a return to more traditional mixed farming methods
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NewsDEFRA appeals for farmer evidence on crop loss costs
Wrap, The Warwick Crop Centre and research consultancy 3Keel specifically want potato, lettuce and strawberry growers to get involved in the study
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets kept a low profile at this year's NFU conference
In light of the supermarket sector’s recent travails – and high-profile personnel changes at senior level – it’s perhaps no surprise
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator power extension will prove difficult, says farming minister
Speaking at the National Farmers Union conference in Birmingham, Eustice warned that the process could prove too “complicated”
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NewsFirst Milk delays payment to farmers amid cashflow problems
12 Jan payment pushed back to 26 Jan, with all future payments delayed too
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NewsEnvironment Secretary says UK can "lead the world" in food production
UK farming a “high-tech powerhouse”
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NewsIceland goes it alone by linking processor and farmgate prices
The mults have shown little appetite for following Iceland’s lead and linking the price…
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NewsIceland to directly link price it pays for milk with farmgate prices
Iceland is to link the price it pays processors for milk directly to farmgate prices.
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Analysis & FeaturesFarmgate milk price collapse looks set to continue in 2015
Almost a quarter of the value of UK farmgate milk has been wiped out since April, according to data from DairyCo…
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NewsOrganic farming yields higher than previous estimates, claims study
Organic farming can produce yields higher than previously thought, according to a new study.
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Analysis & FeaturesHaricot acreage increase drops price by 40%
A sharp rise in plantings of haricot beans – the core ingredient in baked beans…
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NewsFruit and veg suppliers blast Defra for spurning compensation fund
British fruit and veg growers have blasted Defra for opting not to take advantage of an EU aid package offered in the wake of the Russian trade embargo on Western foods.
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Comment & OpinionPesticides are not counterintuitive to sustainable food production
It is vital that we look at the whole picture when it comes to sustainable food, says Caroline Drummond of LEAF.
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NewsBritish farm production 'under threat' from EU pesticide bans
British production of apples, fresh carrots and frozen peas are under threat because of EU restrictions on the use of pest and weed control substances, a new report has claimed.
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Analysis & FeaturesRabobank's 10-point plan to boost food and agribusiness
Global soft commodity output could be dramatically increased by the adoption of 10 innovation-driven ideas…
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Comment & OpinionStealthy spread of SMOs should concern consumer goods industry
The war between citizens and Big Food Inc is an asymmetrical affair yet, as with David and Goliath…
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NewsIceland drops price of four pints of milk to 89p
Iceland has slashed its retail price for four pints of milk to just 89p.
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NewsVitacress pledges to stop growing cress on peat
A leading producer of fresh herbs and salad cress is to grow cress on a wood pulp substrate rather than peat…
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy farmers face uncertainty as milk price protests continue
To say things are fraught in UK dairy at the moment is an understatement…