Minette Batters news, comment and analysis – Page 12
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NewsShoppers approve Sainsbury's-Asda as price promise impresses
Shoppers have given the proposed merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda a warm welcome
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NewsUK farming union leaders call for fair post-Brexit policies
They called on the government to ensure the outcome of Brexit allows UK farmers to deliver high quality and affordable food
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NewsUK fishermen protest ‘abject betrayal’ of Brexit negotiators
UK fishermen took to the Thames to protest against a “pitiful, disgusting, abject betrayal” by government
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NewsCalls to secure profitability for food producers & growers
The calls came at a meeting of the Efra Committee to discuss Defra’s command paper about future agricultural policy
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News‘Food security at risk’ from agriculture policy, say experts
The government is putting UK food security at risk, farming and sustainability experts have warned
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NewsDefra outlines post-Brexit farming direct payments overhaul
It wants to phase out payments to the biggest landowners first to free up £150m for the environment…
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NewsMedia Bites 27 Feb: ABF, Hammerson, Alibaba
The mixed performance of Primark dominates this morning’s write-ups of Associated British Foods’ Monday trading update
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Comment & OpinionMichael Gove fails to reassure NFU Conference delegates over Brexit
Muted discontent among delegates, as farmers’ union elect first female president to oversee the Brexit transition
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NewsMinette Batters elected first female president of the NFU
Wiltshire-based beef, sheep and arable farmer Batters replaces Meurig Raymon at the head of the union…
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Comment & OpinionLabour makes waves with detailed animal welfare proposals
Labour is at pains to outline its intention to design post-Brexit farm subsidies that move away from intensive “factory farming” and bad environmental practices
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NewsMeurig Raymond to step down as NFU president after four years
Pembrokeshire farmer was first elected in 2014, and previously held post of deputy president during Peter Kendall’s eight-year term
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NewsUK asparagus production ‘could end’ under Brexit says grower
A new survey by the NFU revealed there was a 29% shortfall in seasonal farm workers in September
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NewsMorrisons pledges not to use 'fake-farm' brands
The pledge forms part of a new campaign by the supermarket to promote British produce
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NewsMorrisons makes 100% British lamb commitment
It means it is the first of the big four supermarkets to commit to 100% British fresh meat…
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NewsFarming bodies to launch British quality food campaign in autumn
The NFU, AHDB, Red Tractor and Love British Food will host a series of activities throughout autumn
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NewsDefra u-turn on welfare codes slammed by poultry industry
The sector will now be left with outdated welfare guidance, warns the British Poultry Council
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NewsMichael Oakes made national dairy board chairman at the NFU
Oakes succeeds Rob Harrison as NFU’s key dairy spokesman
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NewsNFU's Meurig Raymond faces fight for second term as president
NFU president Meurig Raymond may have to fight for a second term in office
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Comment & OpinionLabour conference food debate offers reassuring words – but few clues on policy
It is vital Labour puts forward a strong, effective opposition that is capable of challenging government policy
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NewsNFU calls for postponement of National Living Wage
living Minette Batters has called for the government to delay the compulsory pay rise to £7.20 for all workers over the age of 25