Archive of all National Farmers Union articles – Page 39
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NewsMorrisons raises price of four pints of milk by 10p
The supermarket has put up the cost of its standard own-label four-pinter and its flagship Milk for Farmers range
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NewsTesco to support producers via NFU's Fruit & Veg Pledge
Retailer joins Lidl, Aldi, and the Co-op in signing up to the pledge – designed to cultivate better relationships between retailers, intermediaries and growers
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NewsFruit & veg labour crisis is year-round problem, says BGA
New research published by the BGA this week suggested the industry needed a year-round supply of labour, said CEO Jack Ward
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Analysis & FeaturesFrom farm to food waste: the pre-farmgate fight
Retailers take most of the heat on food waste, but down on the farm the levels of loss are much higher
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NewsGrayling call for UK to grow more is 'tripe'
Growers have warned suggestion UK could increase food production in event of a hard Brexit would face several challenges
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NewsSugar beet harvester M&J Haulage collapses
Lincolnshire sugar beet harvester M&J Haulage has called in administrators from KPMG, with operations suspended and all 24 staff sent home.
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Comment & OpinionWe must shine a light on our food security as Brexit darkness gathers
“I could grow a tomato absolutely anywhere – underground, in a Tube carriage, on the Moon.”
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Comment & Opinion10 takeaways for food and farming from the Conservative and Labour party conferences
As the Tory conference draws to a close, here is the Grocer’s take on events in Brighton and Manchester
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NewsMichael Gove signals government backing for deposit return scheme
Defra today launched a consultation on how reward and return schemes for drinks containers could work in England
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Comment & OpinionEU bosses must match UK and UN in food waste fight
At least £90m of food is going to waste across the EU each year, what is more depressing is the bureaucratic inertia blocking attempts to bring this figure down
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Analysis & FeaturesBrexit: brave new world, or stormy seas for dairy?
There is optimism that exports to new markets could open up lucrative possibilities
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Analysis & FeaturesHow to sell dairy in the age of 'scary': expert panel
How can the industry win the nutritional and welfare arguments when online gives anti-dairy lobbyists such firepower?
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Analysis & FeaturesDairy's got talent: how dairy is tackling the labour crisis
How is the dairy industry nurturing the best talent to ensure it has the leaders and innovators of the future?
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Comment & OpinionNine industry experts tell us where UK dairy will be in five years
“In five years we will have a greater understanding of our new trading environment as we’ll be post Brexit”
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NewsTesco unveils range of fresh vegetables aimed at children
Retailer says it wants to add a ‘touch of novelty’ through interesting shapes and sizes
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NewsTesco accused of 'shying away' from British lamb support
But supermarket hits back at NFU criticism and insists it sells more than last year
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NewsSoft fruit industry demands seasonal worker scheme
Fruit growers report that in some areas up to 20% of seasonal workers have left farms and gone home
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NewsLower tariffs would 'devastate' farming in the UK, claims NFU
NFU president Meurig Raymond urged the government to “maintain a deep trading relationship with the EU”
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NewsHalf of businesses say EU nationals planning to leave
Trade bodies from across the £110bn sector have warned of an “irreversible exit” of resources…
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Comment & OpinionDairy needs to fight harder against vegan extremism
A constant stream of anti-dairy rhetoric on social media and now a ’World Plant Milk Day’ is keeping the vegan agenda firmly in the spotlight