All Farming articles – Page 104
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NewsDeal struck at dairy crisis summit meeting
Dairy processors and farmers have taken a step towards resolving their current dispute over milk prices, after a deal was agreed in principle at a high-level meeting today.
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NewsMPs demand 'fair price' law on dairy D-day
MPs have called for legislation to ensure dairy farmers get a fair deal for their milk.
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Retailers ready for milk demos
Retailers are confident milk supply to consumers will not be disrupted on 1 August if dairy farmers resort to blockades over milk prices.
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Comment & Opinion
Rainy days for food inflation
The definition of ‘summer’ may have permanently changed in Britain with yet another inclement July…
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NewsFears for dairy as rain keeps cows from grass
Crops have been hogging most of the weather-related headlines, but dairy farmers are warning the summer washout…
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Analysis & FeaturesCereal makers strive to keep lid on soaring prices
As US farmers battle the worst drought in 50 years, their northern European counterparts contend with the opposite problem.
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NewsCalf dealer Blade pilots in-house collection
Beef supplier Blade Farming is rolling out a new system for sourcing dairy calves in a bid to help dairy farmers reduce…
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NewsAsda risks farmers' anger with latest milk price cut
Asda has risked incurring the wrath of farmers by reducing the price of four pints of milk to just £1.
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NewsBegg laughs off call to resign
Dairy UK director-general Jim Begg has shrugged off suggestions he should resign over the plight of dairy farmers.
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NewsDairy Crest gives farmers more freedom to quit
Dairy Crest is reducing its contract notice period to three months, giving its farmers a quicker way to quit in the event of another farmgate milk price cut.
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Analysis & FeaturesDo milk farmers need fair trade protection?
Desperate dairy farmers are calling for a Fairtrade-style scheme - but how would it work?
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Comment & Opinion
Why dairy has got its sums tragically wrong
Can it be right that milk costs less than water, Coca-Cola or Red Bull? The Robinsons Fruit Shoot…
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Competition law 'hampers' milk summit talks
A solution to the current milk crisis is being hampered by a culture of fear surrounding competition regulations, retailers and processors have warned.
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Comment & Opinion
An ethical supply chain will need work
A voluntary Grocery Code of Conduct appears to have failed UK dairy farmers, whose numbers have halved over the past 10 years.
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NewsDairy farmers urged: cull cows to boost milk prices
This week’s milk crisis has reached fever pitch with a radical call for the culling of dairy cows to crash milk volumes and thereby raise milk prices.
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NewsDefra tells farmers: give chickpeas a chance
British farmers could grow more herbs, spices and chickpeas to make the most of the changing climate, a new government-backed report has found.
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Analysis & FeaturesAs inflation dips, will rising grain prices spoil the party?
Fears about high grain prices pushing up the cost of food were back on the agenda this week after unusually dry weather in the US.
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News'Cropageddon' claim overstated but rain hitting UK produce
British produce has taken a severe beating following the recent torrential rains…
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NewsPig farmers to fight straw-powered biomass plant
Pig producers in East Anglia are gearing up for court action in a last-ditch effort to stop a new biomass plant in the area…
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NewsDairy Crest farmers fear £35m black hole after cut
Dairy Crest’s liquid milk supply group, Dairy Crest Direct, has issued a £35m ‘profits warning’ following the processor’s price cut today.