All Farming articles – Page 34
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News
All Things Butter partners with farming charity to support rural communities
The British organic dairy brand will be donating 1% of all its revenues to support RABI’s mission of aiding farming families
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Analysis & Features
Could European farmers’ protests spread to the UK?
Farmers are advancing on Paris in protest at costs and red tape
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News
Red Tractor CEO: ‘scheme is not here just for farmers’
Moseley has faced calls to resign from his position after the ill-fated announcement of a new, retailer-backed environmentally-focused Red Tractor module in October
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Comment & Opinion
Deforestation legislation is welcome but doesn’t go far enough
New laws should take into account all forms of deforestation, says Belinda Borck, global public policy co-ordinator, Tony’s Chocolonely
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Comment & Opinion
Discontent over food inequality is set to boil over
We shouldn’t underestimate the sense of crisis many in the country are facing and the growing unease, says Dan Crossley, executive director of the Food Ethics Council
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Promotional Features
How provenance and quality are influencing food and drink purchase decisions
With British consumers increasingly seeking reassurance and transparency on the origins and production of their food and drink, a study in Wales has highlighted how important this has become – and how it translates back down the chain to the country’s producers.
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News
Yeo Valley launches TV ad as part of multimillion-pound push
The organic dairy’s new campaign is called ‘Delicious is at the heart of everything we do’ and presents the journey from farm to fridge
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News
JBS boss calls for financial help for small producers in sustainability switch
Technologies were already available to make the transition, said Gilberto Tomazoni, who has urged greater collaboration between major food businesses and governments
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Analysis & Features
Can UN food security roadmap feed nine billion people sustainably?
The world is in a ‘race against time’ to ensure it can sustainably feed a ballooning population. Can the UN’s new roadmap help achieve it? And what happens if it can’t?
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News
NFU review finds Red Tractor ‘relatively sound’, claims update
The review also revealed ’questions of trust and communication’ which needed to be addressed by the farm assurance scheme
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KVI Tracker
After veg fears, salad shortages also likely as ‘no lessons’ learned, growers warn
The Lea Valley Growers Association said producers were still facing ’substantial cost price increases’ for inputs such as fertilisers and packaging, plus a rise in the minimum wage
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News
Lidl invests in British veg suppliers amid weather challenges
The discounter has fortified its commitment to supporting British farmers by transitioning British root veg suppliers to long-term contracts
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Comment & Opinion
Cultivated meat could make the UK a food tech leader
Consumers want it, the planet needs it, and the UK economy will benefit from it, says Rich Dillon, CEO of Ivy Farm
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News
School and hospital food supply chains ‘vulnerable’ to modern slavery
Public institutions are ‘alarmingly’ vulnerable to modern slavery risks in their supply chains, researchers found
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News
Co-op to incentivise beef farmers for sustainable production
The pilot, in collaboration with Co-op’s beef partner Dunbia, will see farmers paid a premium for reducing their impact on the environment
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News
Campaigners and sector agree on need for tighter farmed fish slaughter laws
Proposals from the Lords Animal Welfare Committee that farmed fish should have the same legal protections as other farmed animals were met with a ’high degree of consensus’
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News
New immigration rules will ‘disproportionately impact’ food businesses, ALP tells Home Office
ABP UK and Cranswick have warned of the effects the change will have on their business as well as consumers
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News
‘Lack of government support could derail cage-free egg ambitions’
Compassion in World Farming has called for increased engagement and legislation to support voluntary moves to end the ‘cage age’
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News
Producers falling out of GSCOP remit as retailers hire more middlemen
Retailers will save time by using the middlemen to negotiate for them as buyers ‘have bigger buying areas than ever before’
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Profiles
My food & drink job: Stuart Cant, meat hygiene inspector, Food Standards Scotland
Meat hygiene inspector Stuart mythbusts abattoir work and advises new starters to go for roles with training opportunities