All Farming articles – Page 44
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Analysis and FeaturesCan government’s new strategy help boost UK food production?
Government wants to up UK output – but workers remain lacking
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NewsUK pig herd shrinks as farmers battle crises
The industry has faced soaring costs and a backlog of pigs, but is now warning supply will tighten
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NewsHops growers call for price renegotiations as costs soar
Hop growers are facing increases of over 15% in wage costs and approaching 100% in fuel costs, The British Hop Association warned this week
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NewsClock House Farm launches renewable energy-powered growing system for soft fruit
The company claims it is the ‘biggest known river source heat pump system in the country’
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NewsBritain should cut food imports and eat less chicken and pork, Sustainable Food Trust says
Recommendations would see shift to mostly grass-fed livestock and surge in domestic fruit and veg output
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NewsNestlé kicks off regenerative ‘wheat plan’ for Shredded Wheat suppliers
It is part of Nestlé’s new regenerative agriculture project, which will see 32 land managers and farmers in East Anglia receive just under £1m to improve the landscape and fight climate change
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NewsMcCain launches ‘Farm of the Future’ in South Africa to implement regenerative agriculture
The company will grow 125 ha potatoes per year on two South African locations totalling 465 ha irrigation and 90 ha dryland
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NewsHealth groups vent fury over ‘watered down’ National Food Strategy
A raft of organisations said the much-delayed document had proved the government did not have the will to take ‘bold action’ to address the problems of the UK’s food system
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NewsHenry Dimbleby claims industry used cost of living crisis to torpedo National Food Strategy
Speaking to The Grocer after the government published its response to his landmark report, the Leon restaurant founder said the plans amounted to ‘not a strategy’
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NewsUK risks ‘falling behind’ on meat alternatives due to lack of policy, says thinktank
The Social Market Foundation said the government lacks a coherent approach to policies on alternative protein
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NewsSainsbury’s and Tesco respond to cost of production crisis with further milk price increases
The move follows growing farmer unrest that supermarket-aligned milk pools are not keeping up with market averages
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The Big InterviewTim Smith on the UK’s Trade and Agriculture Commission, intervention and food standards
As chair of the Commission, Tim Smith advised on food’s role in Britain’s future trade deals. Did anyone listen? It remains to be seen
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NewsConcerns over criminals using seasonal worker visa to exploit labourers
‘Sham’ operators have been charging extra to facilitate the recruitment of workers into the UK growing sector
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NewsBritish Summer Fruits rebrands as British Berry Growers to better support growers
The industry body hopes the new name will provide clarity over its role as a crop association
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NewsJBS to spend over £4m on fire-fighting in world’s biggest tropical wetland
The outlay comes two years after an inferno that environmentalists said was caused by JBS’s suppliers
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NewsUK & Ireland Mushrooms Producers launch ‘magic’ major marketing campaign
The ’There’s more magic with mushrooms’ campaign will launch on 11 June
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NewsCF Fertilisers plant shutdown set to heap more uncertainty on struggling food producers
The US chemical giant is to close its plant at Ince in Cheshire, though industry experts have played down the risk to CO2 supplies
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NewsFour pints of milk up to 17% more expensive since start of the year
Soaring farmgate milk prices appear to be driving further price hikes at the supermarket tills
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NewsM&S launches sustainability innovation challenge for startups
The retailer is looking for ideas and technologies that can drive sustainability both in the supply chain and in customer-facing operations
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NewsNFU warns crop output could fall if fertiliser prices remain high
Union says government must include fertiliser in its new food supply blueprint