All Farming articles – Page 6
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NewsChase family revives farmhouse distillery with Rosemaund single malt whisky launch
Distilling will resume at Rosemaund Farm in 2026
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NewsDrought set to continue despite recent rain, government warns
Even with the wet weather at the end of August, the month’s rainfall was just 42% of its long-term average and the summer has been declared the hottest since records began in 1884
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NewsBerryWorld Plus celebrates UK’s first home-bred blueberry
The blueberry was developed in Kent at BerryWorld Plus’s breeding site in Faversham
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Comment & OpinionFood price inflation will bring down Starmer’s government
Sustained food price inflation promises to fuel a cost of living crisis which is immediately obvious to anyone who goes in a supermarket or convenience store (which probably excludes the PM), says Ian Wright, partner at Acuti Associates
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NewsSeasonal Worker scheme operator slams government in fresh legal challenge
Ethero, a former Seasonal Worker scheme operator, has requested permission to appeal its challenge to the government following its loss in the High Court regarding the suspension of its operator licence in April 2024
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NewsAlmost a quarter of UK farmland could be lost to other industries by 2050, study warns
Self-sufficiency could collapse under current government environmental and net-zero policies, warned the report
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NewsPepsiCo, Mars and ADM launch regenerative agriculture programme in Poland
The scheme will cover 5,454 hectares in western Poland
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NewsTom Parker unveils retro unhomogenised whole milk with ‘cream top’
The NPD is described by the brand as a ‘nostalgic nod’ to how milk would be sold on the doorstep
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NewsSchool meals expansion ‘a chance for £600m farm boost’
A report claims the surge in demand from the schools sector could unlock huge investment in British farming
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Comment & OpinionFood industry left in limbo as Defra’s strategy stalls again
Reactions to the appointments of Emma Reynolds and minister Angela Eagle have varied
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NewsFood strategy blow as Defra leadership stripped by Starmer reshuffle
Environment secretary Steve Reed and farming minister Daniel Zeichner have been moved
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NewsM&S calls for government increase proportion of British food eaten in Britain
M&S Food MD Alex Freudmann said national food security was ‘under pressure like never before’ as Britain became ‘less and less self-sufficient’
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Comment & OpinionFarmers say GCA not fit for purpose, but how would they know?
Farmers and processors have not benefited from the Adjudicator’s oversight
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News2 Sisters owner Boparan hires ex-Sainsbury’s technical director Kate Stein
She joins having most recently worked as a consultant, and before that spent four years as Sainsbury’s director of technical & agriculture
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator ‘not fit for purpose’ farming groups tell MPs
Food businesses and farming campaigners met a group of MPs and peers at the House of Commons yesterday to discuss calls for a single, central regulator
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NewsUK retailers urged to rethink dairy procurement strategy to secure future milk supply
Despite a milk glut in 2025, the oversupply was temporary and a result of UK farmers responding quickly to favourable margins, good weather and fewer production restrictions than seen in the EU or New Zealand, the report showed
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NewsMeat prices will be driven up further by drought, industry warns
A lack of grass growth caused by the hot and dry summer months has meant farmers are having to buy in feed or use winter feed earlier
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NewsCMA tells ministers to stick with Groceries Code Adjudicator
The role of Adjudicator Mark White has been under scrutiny recently after the Department for Business & Trade launched a review in May
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NewsWomen more likely to get into debt on Seasonal Worker scheme, research finds
A new report from Focus on Labour Exploitation has found that women on the scheme are more likely to have entered into debt to join the scheme and may face more barriers to recovering that debt
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NewsRiverford Organic Farmers calls out supermarkets for importing produce in the British season
Research from organic veg box company Riverford Organic Farmers has revealed that 72% of Brits believe supermarkets should prioritise British farmers over global suppliers