All Farming articles – Page 44
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Comment & Opinion
Our ‘miraculous’ food industry should come clean about its dirty hidden costs
The food sector distracts people with the glitzy allure of choice and abundance, says Dan Crossley, executive director at the Food Ethics Council
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News
GrowUp Farms gets green light for major vertical farm expansion
The height of the company’s Pepperness site at Discovery Park near Sandwich will be increased to 24.9m from 18.9m to accommodate more growing chambers
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News
British Lion unveils new code of practice for eggs
Version eight of the Lion Code incorporates the latest scientific veterinary advice and industry knowledge
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News
Potato, carrot and onion prices at highest levels in 40 years
Wholesale spot prices for three major volume vegetable lines were at ’the highest level I’ve ever known’, said one supplier
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News
Chicken welfare: 90% want supermarkets to ditch fast-growing breeds
The RSPCA said the research showed consumers believed it was ’unacceptable’ for the majority of supermarkets to ignore calls for improved welfare
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News
Princes completes human rights assessment on Argentina pulses
The company sources a fifth of its pulses, including chickpeas and cannellini beans, from Argentina for both its Napolina brand and own-label lines
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News
Fertiliser prices start to ease but full recovery still distant
The cost of fertiliser remains 50% higher than 2019 says NFU
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Comment & Opinion
Food price caps would push the supply chain to breaking point
Growing more of what we eat on home soil should be at the very heart of the food inflation agenda, says Mark Lumsdon-Taylor, chair of the Rural Policy Group
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News
Müller filtered milk rebranded Good Stuff Fresher for Longer
The revamp will be followed by a wider rollout of the Müller Good Stuff brand across other variants over the coming months
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News
‘Frankenchicken’ judicial review rejected by High Court
Campaigners argued Defra’s permittance of the use of fast-growing chicken breeds were unlawful
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News
British Egg Industry Council appoints new chairman and CEO
Andrew Joret, who held the role for 11 years, will be replaced by Mark Williams, who will assume the chairmanship from 6 December
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News
Milk & More announces Daylesford Organic partnership
Products from the Cotswolds-based company will be available from 29 May for Milk & More customers
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Comment & Opinion
Defra’s decision to abandon a UK horticulture strategy is a serious error
Defra must make it a priority to raise our country’s self-sufficiency in fruit & vegetables, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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News
Riverford boss slams supermarket treatment of suppliers
Veg box founder Guy Singh-Watson described the low returns passed on to many suppliers as ‘morally reprehensible’
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Comment & Opinion
Now the Adjudicator has been rescued, it’s time to turn up the scrutiny on retailers
The agriculture sector has been asking for the code to include non-direct suppliers – in other words, farmers – for years
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Category Report
How rice beat the cost of living crisis: rice, pulses & noodles category report 2023
Rice commodity prices continue to soar. How is this affecting bulk rice sales and the formerly booming ready-to-heat pouch market?
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News
Co-op pledges to improve chicken welfare
Retailer commits to reduce maximum stocking density but will not adopt Better Chicken Commitment
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Analysis & Features
Can seasonal workers be protected from abuse?
There are mounting concerns the UK’s scheme gives rise to abuse
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Promotional Features
How regenerative farming can change the shape of things to come
Fast forward to 2030. Imaginary cheese brand Silvo, made from cow’s milk and walnuts produced in close proximity, reveals the power of a circular design for food.
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News
Tea buyers accused of failing to address human rights abuses
Unfair wages, poor health and safety conditions and harassment were some of the allegations from tea plantation workers across the globe