All Farming articles – Page 7
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News
Organic bounces back from cost of living crisis with growth exceeding non-organic
Data from NIQ revealed the organic food and drink market grew in value by 6.4% in the year to 24 August, compared with non-organic’s 5.4%
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Comment & Opinion
Meaningful supermarket supplier relationships in short supply
Too many retailer-supplier relationships are transactional at best and exploitative at worst, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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News
Morrisons launches white eggs to ‘give back’ to farmers
The range is part of its wider ‘For Farmers’ initiative, in which 6p is given back to farmers per half dozen box of eggs
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Comment & Opinion
The Farm Shop Guide: colourful compendium offers farm-to-fork roadmap
There is something quintessentially British about foraging for food in the proverbial back yard
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News
WWF urges food systems transformation as it unveils ‘shocking’ habitat destruction levels
The World Wildlife Fund’s Living Planet Report revealed food production was one of the main drivers behind a staggering loss of species
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Aldi enhances Arla supply deal with £30m for climate and animal welfare projects
The agreement will see Aldi partner in Arla farming projects and innovation that aims to accelerate more sustainable farming practices
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Freshways continues bounceback with 435% leap in profits
Sales also climbed, by 3% to £359m, according to the supplier’s 2023 accounts
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Comment & Opinion
Does ‘welfare-washing’ RSPCA Assured scheme need a rethink?
Another week, another crisis for the RSPCA Assured scheme
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Analysis & Features
How can the food industry clean up our rivers?
The public’s ire over river pollution may be directed at the water companies, but how long before it turns to agricultural businesses, the biggest polluters?
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Comment & Opinion
FSA hails tipping point as lab grown meat tests approved
FSA bosses found it hard to contain their excitement at the prospect of the UK soon becoming a world leader in the production of lab-grown meat
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News
Trewithen Dairy launches sustainably farmed Regen Milk
Regen Milk ‘represents a forward-thinking approach to dairy production’ and uses regenerative farming techniques
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News
UK regains South African market access for poultry, in £160m boost
Defra has estimated the agreement will be worth up to £160m to the poultry sector over the next five years
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Category Report
The Welsh farmer uprising: Wales category report 2024
The Welsh government’s Sustainable Farming Scheme triggered widespread uproar from farmers. How can the unrest be quelled?
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Analysis & Features
Is genetic crop engineering the key to climate-resilient agriculture?
With backing from Labour, precision bred crops could be on their way to UK farms. But the complex issue divides both the industry and the public
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News
M&S launches autonomous field trial to reduce carbon emissions
The retailer will be the first to farm and sell a lower-carbon vegetable following an ‘autonomous field’ trial
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Comment & Opinion
A delay to EUDR is bad news for farmers and suppliers
A year-long wait on deforestation laws will be no benefit to smallholders, says Leo Bottrill, CEO and founder of MapHubs
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News
Veganuary founder accuses RSPCA Assured of ‘welfare-washing’
Vegan activist Matthew Glover has accused the scheme of ‘welfare-washing’ after he recorded footage showing poor treatment of livestock
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Illegal meat import concerns grow as Defra slashes border team budget
Industry leaders have recently met with Defra’s new director general for food, biosecurity & trade, Emily Miles, to raise concerns over illegal meat entering the UK
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News
Vertical farm operator Fischer Farms hires ex Moy Park boss Chris Kirke as CEO
Kirke, who has more than 26 years’ experience in the fmcg market in both the US and UK, will manage the day-to-day operations of Fischer Farms
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News
Scottish farm once owned by Robert Burns launches crowd round to take on ‘big dairy’
Mossgiel Farm has launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £300k to build a state-of-the-art, zero-waste dairy facility