All Farming articles – Page 86
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NewsTesco commits to closing living wage gaps in its UK banana supply chain
Though half of its banana suppliers already paid a living wage to workers, the remainder had gaps ranging between 2% and 18%, Tesco said
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Comment & OpinionThe Net Zero Strategy’s meat and dairy omissions could turn out to be irrelevant
Many in the industry are striving to beat the government’s green targets
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NewsMorrisons, NFU and McDonald’s partner with Harper Adams for new sustainable farming school
The partnership has been described as a UK first and is designed to equip the food sector workforce with new skills to produce food more sustainably
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Comment & OpinionThe New Zealand trade deal has some ‘big winners’, but UK farming isn’t one
The UK has reached an agreement in principle with New Zealand, whose farmers are thrilled. British farmers, however, are less convinced
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NewsAvara pledges 46% cut to direct scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2030
The poultry giant has also pledged to reduce scope 3 emissions within its wider supply chain by 28%
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NewsUK reaches trade agreement with New Zealand
The UK government hopes it will “pave the way” for joining the CPTPP
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Comment & OpinionWhy methane reduction shouldn’t be overlooked in the emissions battle
Curbing human-induced methane emissions by 45% by 2030 will prevent nearly 0.3°C of global warming by the 2040s, says Warren Ackerman, head of European consumer staples research at Barclays
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NewsMPs back FareShare’s calls for the government to extend food waste fund
FareShare is calling on the government to extend its £5m yearly funding
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WebinarsHow to Square the Circle Between Food Security and the Environment webinar: meet the panellists
Meet the panel of top experts joining next week's webinar
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Analysis & FeaturesSitopia Farm: a utopian idyll of farming… in inner London
Sitopia Farm, near Woolwich, is based on ‘the simple premise that by valuing food we value life’. So how does the farm close the gap between production and consumption in its urban setting?
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NewsArla targeting 50% growth in organic business by 2026
The dairy co-op is aiming to grow organic milk volumes from 180 to 270 million litres over the next five years
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NewsFresca Group shrugs off challenges of pandemic to post big rise in profits
The grower described its performance for the 2020/21 year as “overwhelmingly positive” but warned of “headwinds” to come
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NewsMore pigs culled but breakthrough for producers in sight
The ongoing shortage of butchers and a Chinese import ban on the wider European pork market is leading to a backlog of pigs
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PodcastThe Grocer’s Dairymen Podcast: Matthew Hall of Butlers Farmhouse Cheeses
For the past three years, he and his team have “lived and breathed” the process of developing fully recyclable packaging
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NewsDairy and livestock producers urged to sign up to new antibiotic database
Developed by AHDB, the Medicine Hub aims to improve data on antibiotic use and reduce it further
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NewsCough up or look elsewhere for cheap chicken, 2 Sisters warns supermarkets
In the face of mounting inflation across the fresh supply chain, the poultry giant has warned price increases are inevitable
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NewsMcCain appoints former Nomad exec James Young as its new agriculture director
Young’s focus will be on deepening McCain’s work to “protect future of potato growing and embed sustainable agriculture practices”, he said
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NewsBritish food ranks high for trust, according to Red Tractor study
Almost half of respondents to the study cited high standards and regulation as a key source of trust, but only 25% placed their faith in food from the US
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Comment & OpinionFarming must be central to our future food system – and climate change policies
Agriculture contributes hugely to our economy yet farmers aren’t being paid fairly, says chair of the Rural Policy Group Mark Lumsdon-Taylor
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NewsFairtrade’s call for government to deliver climate finance promise backed by retailers
Developed countries have pledged to mobilise $100bn annually from 2020 to support developing nations in tackling climate change