All Farming articles – Page 13
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NewsChris Packham and Caroline Lucas resign from RSPCA due to welfare issues
The scheme has come under repeated fire by campaign groups, with four separate investigations revealing rule-breaking under the scheme in the last few months
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NewsEnvironment groups call for 10% organic farmland target for England
Greenpeace, RSPB, The Wildlife Trusts, National Trust, River Action, Wildlife & Countryside Link and others have signed an open letter to Daniel Zeichner
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NewsLancashire Farm Dairies launches Sonic the Hedgehog 3 promotion
The yoghurt brand is running a limited-time promotion on-pack, giving customers the chance to win a ‘magical family woodland getaway’
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Comment & OpinionWas Aldi playing fair with shock sprout supplier delisting?
Brussels sprouts have been making the news this week. But did Aldi’s surprise delisting of its sprout supplier earlier this year lead to the business’ demise?
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NewsWelfare campaigners claim ‘frankenchicken’ case victory, despite latest court dismissal
Campaigners said the dismissal was a technicality, with the court recognising, for the first time, it was unlawful for farm animals to suffer because of their genes
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NewsApple growers warn price rises ‘inevitable’ due to government policy
Data from Andersons Farm Consulting, commissioned by British Apples & Pears, has revealed the cost of producing a kilo of apples has risen by 5.3% this year
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NewsFarming group dismisses government funding claim as 'real-term cut'
As confirmed by The Grocer, the latest funding is part of a £5bn investment over two years already announced by the government and is not additional funds
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NewsBird flu prevention zones announced in east of England
The prevention zone covers East Riding of Yorkshire, City of Kingston upon Hull, Lincolnshire, Norfolk and Suffolk
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NewsMedia Bites 16 December: Douglas Lamont, seasonal workers, mega sprouts
Tony’s Chocolonely boss Douglas Lamont advises opinionated CEOs to ‘stay in your lane’
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NewsUK harvest hits record lows following government food security warnings
The poor harvest follows record-breaking rain last winter that disrupted farmers
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NewsMajor new environmental baselining project gets underway
The project, run by AHDB with QMS, aims to measure the environmental impact of farms across Great Britain
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NewsNew Zealand methane emissions reporting is ‘greenwashing’, campaigners warn
An increasingly popular approach to measuring the livestock industry’s methane emissions could hinder global efforts to tackle climate change, civil groups claim
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ProfilesSt Ewe Eggs’ Rebecca Tonks on cigars, horses and Joe Wicks
’I just love a cigar. It makes my toes tingle, the flavour and the smell: perfection’
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NewsArla boss: ‘dairy must unite to fight misinformation’
Arla’s UK MD Bas Padberg stressed dairy needed solutions such as the methane-suppressing Bovaer to meet government sustainability targets
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Comment & OpinionFood & drink faces a decisive political year in 2025
There is very significant concern over this government’s understanding of and care for the food and drink industry, says Ian Wright, co-chair of the Food & Drink Export Council
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NewsConsumer trust in food system collapses, new research finds
The research, commissioned by Reverberate PR, has found that 39% of British adults do not trust major food brands and supermarkets to tell the truth
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NewsLabour cost hikes potentially a bigger immediate risk than IHT, says NFU
Unexpected additional labour fees of around 4% are a ’very significant and unanticipated cost’ for the sector, said the farming union
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Comment & OpinionNational Food Policy: assembling an effective coalition won’t be straightforward
Environment secretary Steve Reed has promised an ‘ambitious’ cross-department policy putting food and food security at its heart
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NewsTwice as many pesticides found in imported food than UK produced
The Pesticides Action Network (PAN) UK claimed the pesticides residues found could be harmful to people’s health
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NewsLabour’s National Food Strategy calls for industry coalition to tackle obesity and farming crisis
In a briefing with industry bosses yesterday, environment secretary Steve Reed said a coalition would be formed with food sector leaders, academics, charities and key thinkers to create a new way of working with the sector