Liz Truss news and analysis – Page 13
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Analysis & FeaturesGreat British Food campaign aims to drive up export success
Defra has announced a new strategy for promoting UK food at home and abroad
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NewsGovernment to launch Great British Food Unit
The unit is part of Defra’s five-year Great British Food campaign
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NewsVegan shadow farming minister insists she backs British farming
New shadow environment secretary Kerry McCarthy has tackled concerns about her vegan lifestyle
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NewsDairy farmers to get one-off EU support payment
For English farmers, this equates to an average payment of £1,800 per dairy farmer
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NewsLocal labelling must be stepped up says Defra's Liz Truss
It comes after a YouGov survey found consumers see local food as a top priority
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NewsFarmgate pricing inquiry announced by environment committee
MPs are set to heap further scrutiny on the relationship between retailers and suppliers with a new inquiry into farmgate prices
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NewsBritish farmers joins Brussels protests
Representatives from the UK main farming unions marched with their Continental colleagues to demand solutions
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NewsDairy crisis summit moots tougher origin labelling rules
Defra secretary of state Liz Truss says she wants clearer labels on dairy products
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NewsBakkavor brings 'innovative' veg to prepared food
Bakkavor has linked with grower Hammond Produce to showcase unusual varieties such as red kale and purple cauliflower
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NewsLidl milk price move welcomed as farmers meet ministers for crisis summit
Move follows farmer-supporting action from Aldi, Asda and Morrisons
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NewsNew government food and farming strategy seeks to turn UK into global food innovation leader
Prominent retailers and manufacturers are among 80 organisations to meet with government today to develop a 25-year strategy for British food and farming
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NewsCameron gives crucial business brief to Saijd Javid
New business secretary Sajid Javid will help spearhead the prime minister’s negotiations with EU bosses over changes to the UK’s membership
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Analysis & FeaturesConservative election victory: where now for food and drink?
From Brexit and the war on sugar to the wider Responsibility Deal and the state of Britain’s high streets
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NewsGroceries Code Adjudicator studied for EU level by Phil Hogan
The European Commission is investigating the possibility of adopting the principles of the Groceries Codes Adjudicator…
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Comment & OpinionSupermarkets kept a low profile at this year's NFU conference
In light of the supermarket sector’s recent travails – and high-profile personnel changes at senior level – it’s perhaps no surprise
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NewsMedia Bites 25 February: FTSE 100, NFU conference, organic food
The FTSE ended up 37.5 points at 6,949.6, above its previous record of 6,930, and also set a new intra-day high of 6,958.9, surpassing the previous figure of 6,950.6
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Comment & OpinionA politically charged NFU conference demands better protections for farmers
With bovine TB and the dairy industry topping the pre-election agenda, the NFU’s annual conference was the place to be today
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NewsOnes to watch: MPs who'll decide food and drink future
Bookies make it odds-on for a hung parliament, and only the brave would forecast who will be in the driving seat come 8 Ma…
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NewsCheese suppliers should embrace Chinese export opportunity, claims study
UK suppliers are failing to capitalise on the growing Chinese appetite for cheese, researchers have claimed.
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NewsEnvironment Secretary says UK can "lead the world" in food production
UK farming a “high-tech powerhouse”