All Farming articles – Page 95
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NewsFears Agriculture Bill is prioritising US deal
The government won a vote against amendments that would require food imports to abide by the same standards as British production
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NewsAgriculture Bill should reflect coronavirus challenges: NFU
NFU President Minette Batters said the Bill should include greater scope to look at the issue of food security more frequently
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NewsM&S Food MD Stuart Machin reassures farmers while urging government to help dairy
In a letter to farming unions, Machin has reasserted M&S’s commitments while calling on the government to do more
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NewsRed Tractor launches live-streamed farm audits
Red Tractor’s new remote regime was robust enough to replace routine inspections, it claimed
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Comment & OpinionKeep-fit pig’s poop causes farm fire
From stampeding cattle to quad bike crashes, farming is a dangerous job
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Comment & OpinionTell it to the bees: brands must deliver on their pro-pollinator promises
Brands would be wise to bear in mind the risks of ‘bee-washing’
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NewsEustice: British farmers should not be ‘spooked’ by post-Brexit competition
The new Defra secretary made the comments at the NFU Conference in Birmingham
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NewsNFU president brands lower-standard post-Brexit food imports idea ‘insane’
Minette Batters called for the government to protect ‘high’ UK standards in future trade deals
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NewsEustice replaces Villiers at Defra after cabinet reshuffle
The former farming minister’s promotion has been welvomed by food industry bodies
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NewsProcessors facing another shortage of UK potatoes following heavy rain
Following the wettest autumn since 2012, potatoes are hitting the market at lower grades with ‘higher than usual’ levels of wastage
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NewsSupermarkets urged to do more to communicate antibiotic reduction work
Retailers were overlooking the misuse of antibiotics in their supply chains, claimed the Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics
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NewsClimate committee revives calls for meat tax to cut emissions
The independent committee is calling for a 20% reduction in meat and dairy consumption to help reach the government’s 2050 net-zero target
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Analysis & FeaturesWhat does the food industry make of the government’s new agriculture bill?
While the bill has been given a cautious welcome from industry, concerns over trade could derail its ambitions
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NewsVilliers pledges trade talk walkout over food standards if necessary
Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference, the environment secretary promised to defend food standards in post-Brexit trade talks
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NewsFrench food brand C’est qui le Patron set for UK launch
The brand pays a premium to farmers through a higher retail price
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Comment & OpinionSAWS extension is as helpful to growers as Boris Johnson’s mopping
Poor weather and a lack of labour is devastating potato and cereal crops
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NewsBritish egg sector agrees on ‘much higher’ new barn standards
The standards follow a series of commitments by the major supermarkets to stop selling eggs from caged hens
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NewsFarmers urge review of Tomlinsons collapse and milk profitability crisis
The NFU said Tomlinsons’ fall into administration brought the issues facing the liquid milk market into ‘sharp focus’
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NewsNew tariff update is a ‘betrayal’ of British food sector, says industry
The government’s amended tariff schedule would open the UK up to cheap food imports, the NFU warned
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NewsRed Tractor revives 2018 prime time TV ad in £1m marketing push
The ‘Britain’s Biggest Farmers Market’ campaign aims to tap into consumer trends for buying local food