All Farming articles – Page 6
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NewsHalf of British farmers now farming regeneratively, Barclays says
The bank’s survey of 223 farmers found 56% had already moved to regenerative practices, while a further 24% plan to do so
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Comment & OpinionWhy livestock feed is the next frontier for Scope 3 reduction
As Scope 3 targets tighten, the carbon hidden in livestock feed can no longer be ignored, says Dr Andrew Pine, business manager at UFAC
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Comment & OpinionGreenwashing at Groundswell: has regen-ag been hijacked?
No longer the preserve of idealistic farmers, regenerative agriculture is now firmly on the agenda in boardrooms across the food chain
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NewsWildfarmed launches Food & Nature Resilience Fund
It partnered with Lloyds Banking Group, which is the UK’s largest agricultural lender, to launch the ‘Food & Nature Resilience Fund’
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NewsWynnstay hails profits progress of turnaround plan
A transformation plan at Wynnstay has continued to reap rewards as profits rose in the first half at the agriculture supplies group
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NewsWidening ‘credibility gap’ emerging in corporate regenerative farming claims, report warns
The global investor network found many regenerative farming programmes were contradictory and patchy in their coverage when compared with results from 2023
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Comment & OpinionThe cold chain blind spot in global food systems
A new global index reveals the infrastructure gap between farm and fork isn’t just a logistics problem – it’s a systemic problem threatening food security, says Pratima Singh, principal of policy and insights and head of The Food Imperative at Economist Enterprise
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Comment & OpinionChasing food self-sufficiency is the wrong goal
The UK hasn’t been self-sufficient in food for almost 250 years and with all the benefits global trade brings, it doesn’t need to be, says Anthony Warner, development chef at New Food Innovation
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NewsProgramme aiming to scale regenerative farming globally launches
Global non-profit membership network SAI Platform unveiled its Regenerating Together Programme on 24 June
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NewsDefra unveils long-awaited Farming Roadmap for England
The government said the plan ‘ended years of uncertainty’, however, the NFU stressed it needed ‘urgency in delivery’
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NewsPlummeting wholesale pig prices not showing up on supermarket shelves
Whilst the average price paid by abattoirs for pigs in the UK has collapsed 14.2% year on year, according to AHDB, The Grocer’s own analysis shows the average retail pork price has risen 5.8%
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NewsBooths to donate English sparkling wine sales to support British farmers
Through the charity partnership with the Royal Countryside Fund, Booths hoped to highlight ‘the connection between British farming, food production and one of the country’s most exciting agricultural success stories’
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NewsHeatwave shows need for food business resilience: Riverford
The organic vegetable box company said industry had to take practical steps to protect works, produce and customers during periods of intense heat
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NewsSuntory Beverage & Food GB&I invests £14.5m in Ribena production
The new site will result in the creation of 12 new full-time jobs and an additional 30 seasonal roles
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NewsWildfarmed launches first packaged sourdough to use 100% regen flour
Simply Sourdough is the first supermarket packaged sourdough made using 100% Wildfarmed regenerative flour
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News10 years after Brexit referendum, ‘muddled’ EU reset ‘lacks strategy’ MPs warn
The Commons Business and Trade Committee warned the government had failed to articulate a clear long-term vision for UK-EU relations
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NewsSoil degradation supercharging UK household food price pressures, new analysis warns
NGO Save Soil said degraded soils were increasing the severity of supply shocks by making farms less resilient to drought, heatwaves and flooding
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Comment & OpinionWhat will Starmer’s resignation mean for food, farming and retail?
Starmer’s pre-election promise that he would listen to business concerns and ensure ‘food security is national security’ came to very little when the already struggling food sector needed real help
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InterviewsNicholas Rodda’s big bet on the cottage cheese craze
Nicholas Rodda’s dairy brand is synonymous with clotted cream. Now it’s looking to reverse engineer into the on-trend cottage cheese market
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NewsPlant-based protein key to supermarket emission reduction, report claims
Even a relatively modest rebalancing towards stocking more plant-based foods could help supermarkets better achieve emission reduction targets, said Madre Brava