Archive of all National Farmers Union articles – Page 36
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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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Analysis & FeaturesSainsbury’s & Asda mega merger: what we know and what it means
The market is still coming to terms with the Tesco-Booker deal and now this: a £51bn-sales combination play between Sainsbury’s and Asda has been confirmed. So what will it mean? And how on earth would it get competition clearance? Here’s an updated analysis from The Grocer following the announcement earlier this week
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NewsArla rejects claims of animal welfare breaches by vegan group
Activist group Viva! had reported one of its supplier farms to welfare authorities
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Comment & OpinionHow scared should suppliers be about the Sainsbury’s-Asda merger?
Sainsbury’s CEO Mike Coupe said that Sainsbury’s had “good supplier relations and supported British producers extensively” but that hasn’t stopped the NFU from expressing its concerns vociferously …
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NewsFarmers protest as neonicotinoid ban is extended
Warnings ban on pesticide could lead to lower productivity and increase in imported crops
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Analysis & FeaturesWet weather hinders spring crop planting
While last week’s sunshine has helped farmers plant some spring crops, more rain this week has further delayed planting
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News'Shocking' season set to hike lamb prices
Inclement UK weather has hiked mortality rates, while New Zealand lamb is in short supply
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NewsFirst Milk to sell off Arran and Campbeltown creameries
The dairy co-op said the two sites were no longer a “strategic fit” for the business, however, the move has raised concerns over the future of dairy farming in the region
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NewsNFU urges caution over hormone-treated beef imports
Australian negotiators see an end to the UK’s ban on the controversial practice as central to any future free trade deal
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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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NewsNFU Scotland's plans for a post-Brexit agricultural policy
The farming group launched a document outlining future plans outside Holyrood on Wednesday
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Comment & OpinionLet's work together to find solutions for dairy bull calves
Despite recent media reports, the fate of dairy bull calves is not a secret
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NewsMults under pressure over New Zealand lamb facings
Supermarkets are stocking nearly twice as much British lamb this Easter as last year
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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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NewsMüller signs three-year milk supply deal with Lidl
Effective from 1 June, The Grocer understands Müller will supply 90% of Lidl’s liquid milk and butter products in the UK
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Analysis & FeaturesPower list 2018: who's steering the public's mood about food?
Our list of the top 10 players in public affairs reflects an increasingly open world, where trade bodies, brands and retailers have to move fast to keep on top of public opinion, and social media has created the ‘celebrity lobbyist’
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NewsQMS explores DNA tracebility system for PGI Scotch Beef
It is set to launch a study looking at the benefits and implementation of an official scheme
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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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Comment & OpinionIndustry and campaigners reach a crossroads over food labelling
Campaigners want meat and dairy labelling that could carry wording on methods of production similar to what is found on packs of eggs
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NewsWelfare groups ramp up pressure for method of production labelling
The Labelling Matters coalition gearing up for a major campaign calling for labelling on all meat and dairy prodeucts in the ‘near future’