All Farming articles – Page 118
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Analysis & FeaturesPrice of a cuppa to rise as Kenyan tea prices pick up
UK tea buyers are facing rising costs as the price of Kenyan tea starts to move up…
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NewsMorrisons first retailer to gain Watok slaughter qualification
Morrisons staff have been awarded the new Welfare of Animals at the Time of Killing qualification.
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NewsNFU calls for plan to stem decline in UK self-sufficiency
A farming growth plan is needed to halt the backward slide in UK food production self-sufficiency, the National Farmers Union has warned.
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NewsCo-op sells off farm business to the Wellcome Trust
The Co-operative Group has sold its farms business to the Wellcome Trust for £249m.
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Analysis & FeaturesRapeseed oil prices driven down by good harvests
Rapeseed oil prices have tumbled thanks to good harvests at home and abroad…
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NewsDale Farm eyes more acquisitions as exports and UK sales increase
Dale Farm is set to make further acquisitions as it looks to ramp up its presence in UK dairy…
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NewsDairy Crest to cut farmgate milk price
Dairy Crest is to cut its farmgate price for standard liquid and Davidstow cheese contracts by 1.1ppl from 1 September.
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NewsNFU 'delighted' at government public sector sourcing pledge
Farmers have welcomed a government commitment to buy British-sourced produce – and potentially help the UK food industry be £400m-a-year better off.
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NewsBumper wheat crop set to turn UK into net exporter
As the UK wheat harvest kicks into gear, the outlook is for a bumper crop…
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NewsTesco starts selling first British apricots
A grower supplying Tesco with British apricots says the UK could become an exporter of the fruit…
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Comment & OpinionThe UK needs a fair and square deal on food and farming
Over the past two weeks, we’ve heard that neonicotinoids are linked to the decline in farm birds; more than 700 Britons a day are diagnosed…
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NewsNew report calls for radical shake-up of UK food and farming policy
The UK needs a radically new approach to food and farming policy if it is to tackle the major food challenges of our time, such as food…
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Analysis & FeaturesOlive oil prices jump on Spanish crop fear
A bumper 2013 crop made Spain a popular destination for olive oil buyers but more recently prices have started to rebound…
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NewsWyke Farms continues 100% Green drive with water plant
Wyke Farms has opened a £1.3m water recovery plant at its main production site in Bruton, Somerset…
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NewsWelsh lamb set to break into Chinese market
Welsh sheep farmers are gearing up for their meat to become the first lamb product from the UK to be exported to China…
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NewsBadger cull proposals could 'finish off' UK dairy and beef sectors
Farming minister George Eustice has dismissed scientific research suggesting efforts to tackle bovine tuberculosis should focus on culling cows instead of badgers.
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NewsUK food security: leadership and self-sufficiency are key, say MPs
The UK government must show greater leadership and clearer lines of responsibility on the issue of food security, a new report by MPs has warned.
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Analysis & FeaturesFarm Africa's fish farming project leads to biggest harvest yet
… thanks in part to female fmcg captains digging away. A year on, the Afula women report their best harvest ever…
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Analysis & FeaturesGarlic Farm: A breath of fresh air for garlic farming
After his first business ended in disaster, Colin Boswell started again. The result was The Garlic Farm on the Isle of Wight…
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NewsHerb supplier Scotherbs bought by Langmead Group
Scotherbs, the fresh culinary herbs grower, has agreed to be purchased by fresh food, farming and property business Langmead Group.