All Farming articles – Page 129
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NewsMilk campaigners’ letter sparks price fixing alert
The dairy industry has been put on high alert over potential price-fixing allegations, after dairy farmer protest group Farmers for Action wrote to processors demanding talks on milk prices.
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NewsWelsh smoked fish to make bid for PGI status
Salmon and trout caught using a prehistoric fishing method could join Melton Mowbray pork pies and Scotch Beef…
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Comment & Opinion
The public must be reconnected with their food
Sir: Now is the time to connect consumers with their food and milk (‘4.3 million promise to switch…
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NewsThe Watercress Company aims to grow wasabi market
Dorset salad supplier The Watercress Company has launched a new business to grow and sell fresh wasabi…
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy protests fail to make a splash with younger people
The farmers’ campaign has successfully harnessed social media but the impact on younger people…
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NewsMilk protests enter phase two as farmers win Iceland breakthrough
Iceland has agreed to open its books to dairy farmers to prove it is not benefiting from milk price cuts made by processors.
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Category ReportDownload the full results of our milk protests survey
An exclusive YouGov poll for The Grocer shows 4.3 million shoppers would change their behaviour to support British dairy farmers. Here’s a full breakdown of the results by age, gender, social grade and geography.
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NewsMeadow Foods next to cancel milk price cut
Meadow Foods has cancelled its planned milk price cut following “positive talks” with its customers.
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NewsPig farmers call on shoppers to ‘save our bacon’
Pig producers are calling on consumers to “save our bacon”, as 10% of British pig production could disappear this year due to soaring feed prices.
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Iceland defends its position on milk price
In the week that Aldi and Lidl raised their milk prices, Iceland has hit back at calls for it to do the same, saying it already had…
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NewsWiseman and Arla also shelve August price cuts
Robert Wiseman and Arla have followed the lead of First Milk and Dairy Crest by shelving controversial price cuts.
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NewsMillions promise switch to support milk protestors
As well as forcing some of the UK’s most powerful retailers and processors to up their prices, the dairy farmers have won near universal support from consumers.
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NewsMilk giants bow to pressure over price cuts
First Milk has caved in to farmers’ demands and ditched its planned 1.7ppl price cut.
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NewsDairy farmers 'must wait on global markets' for better deal
Dairy processors will not be able to pay more to farmers until global markets improve, Dairy UK has warned.
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NewsLidl joins Aldi in increasing milk price to farmers
Lidl has become the second discounter to increase how much it pays dairy farmers for milk, raising its price by two pence per litre.
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NewsNow Aldi adds 2ppl to milk price for farmers
Aldi will pay farmers an extra 2p per litre for milk to offset the reductions being introduced by milk processors next month.
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Deal struck at dairy crisis summit meeting
Dairy processors and farmers have taken a step towards resolving their current dispute over milk prices, after a deal was agreed in principle at a high-level meeting today.
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NewsMPs demand 'fair price' law on dairy D-day
MPs have called for legislation to ensure dairy farmers get a fair deal for their milk.
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NewsCalf dealer Blade pilots in-house collection
Beef supplier Blade Farming is rolling out a new system for sourcing dairy calves in a bid to help dairy farmers reduce…
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Analysis & FeaturesCereal makers strive to keep lid on soaring prices
As US farmers battle the worst drought in 50 years, their northern European counterparts contend with the opposite problem.