All articles by Kevin White – Page 9
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NewsCranswick insists ‘megafarm’ plans meet all green requirements
The meat and poultry giant has submitted plans for a major redevelopment of its farming operation in Norfolk
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Category ReportWhere next for RSPCA Assured? Meat & poultry category report 2025
The RSPCA is losing support after animal cruelty was exposed at several of its Assured farms. How can the charity avoid being shunned?
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NewsMedia Bites 6 February: interest rates, M&S and Brexit, Tesco eyeing Post Office branches
Interest rates look likely to fall today due to a sluggish economy and a softening in the labour market
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News‘Momentous’ launch as Meatly adds first lab-grown dog treats
A limited run of Chick Bites, produced with plant-based dogfood brand The Pack, go on sale at Pets at Home in Brentford on Friday
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NewsAlmost 60 suppliers and supermarkets join NFU campaign to abolish ‘Family Farm Tax’
NFU president Tom Bradshaw said the changes to Inheritance Tax had ’far-reaching consequences’ for the UK’s food security
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NewsEllen MacArthur Foundation project unveils 141 food products in nature-friendly revamp
Products supplied by the likes of Nestlé, Waitrose, Wildfarmed and First Milk have been devised or revamped using nature-friendly circular economy principles
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Analysis & FeaturesCan farmers pitch a middle ground in Rachel Reeves’ tax plan?
Pressure to strike a compromise on controversial IHT plans grows
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NewsAHDB data torpedoes government position on Inheritance Tax impact
Independent analysis by the the non-departmental government body are at significant odds with the government’s own claims
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NewsRiverford founder slams supermarket ‘hypocrisy’ over IHT campaign support
Guy Singh-Watson said supermarkets should improve buying practices and treat suppliers fairly, following their declarations of support this week
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NewsMedia Bites 23 January: supermarkets calls on IHT, recession fears, CMA, EU relations
Today’s headlines focus on supermarket support for a pause to government inheritance tax reform for farm business, plus growing concerns over the economy
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NewsAldi first retailer to embed new MSC Improvement Program into fish sourcing policy
The new programme aims to offer fisheries support and incentives to become more sustainable, provided they make measurable improvements over a five-year period
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NewsTesco, Lidl, Co-op and Aldi call for ‘pause’ on ‘Family Farm Tax’
Tesco CCO Ashwin Prasad said the retailer wanted a halt in the rollout of inheritance tax reforms and was calling for a long-term government vision for farming
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NewsMorrisons insists ‘non-disruptive’ protestors welcome, despite High Court injunction
The retailer saw its Bridgwater distribution centre in Somerset blockaded by tractors on 10 January
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NewsReview calls for radical revamp of farm assurance framework
The independent UK Farm Assurance Review called for the reduction and simplification of on-farm audits and for them to be delivered more consistently
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NewsCo-op opens £820K sustainability fund for beef, lamb and dairy farmers
The initiative will be delivered via two sustainability projects; one focusing on dairy farming improvements and a second focusing on beef farming
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NewsTesco revamps and enlarges Sustainable Pig Group
The producer group will pay pig farmers the cost of production and give further incentives for production improvements
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NewsWelsh meat board Hybu Cig Cymru appoints ex-Tulip boss José Peralta as CEO
The appointment of Peralta follows a challenging past year for the body amid allegations of a ‘toxic’ working environment
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NewsDitch AHDB’s Lets Eat Balanced campaign, campaigners urge
Campaigners led by Feedback have called on the government to step in and end the campaign
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NewsMilk brand Our Cow Molly the first to carry NFU anti-‘family farm tax’ logos on pack
The Sheffield-based supplier has called on other brands to follow its lead and join the campaign against government inheritance tax reforms
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NewsGammon and stilton big festive winners as volumes soar in run-up to Christmas
Gammon sales rebounded in the run-up to Christmas after a poor year, blighted by inflation