All Farming articles – Page 68
-
News2 Sisters owner Boparan and ForFarmers abandon animal feed joint venture
Boparan subsidiary 2Agriculture had hoped the jv would bring down feed prices
-
NewsFarmgate milk prices plunge by 12% in just one month
Pricing reached record highs last year, driving significant retail price inflastion across the dairy category
-
NewsArla warns of tough year ahead after 2022 trading ‘volatility’
The dairy giant saw branded volumes fall last year as the cost of living crisis kicked in
-
NewsStrawberries to get pricier as UK nears Egyptian tariff quota
The UK’s tariff-free quota for Egyptian strawberries is now at ’critical’ levels, according to government data
-
Comment & OpinionWill the new Department for Energy Security better support food and drink businesses?
The new department, headed by Grant Shapps, is the most eye-catching move in the PM’s mini reshuffle
-
ReportsCracking up: profit/loss of top 10 egg packagers
The UK’s top 20 egg producers and packers had a collective turnover of just over £1bn in their most recently published accounts
-
Category ReportHow long before eggs crack under the pressure? Eggs category report 2023
Egg producers and packers are taking flight as soaring costs and rock-bottom retail prices turn profits to losses. What can be done?
-
NewsBerryWorld partners with vertical farm to grow strawberries year round
Smartkas has agreed to grow Eve’s Delight strawberries in its vertical farm in Essex, which has 27,000 sq m of growing space
-
News‘More suffering’ for farmed fish as new sea lice policy begins
The Aquaculture Stewardship Council has changed its policy on sea lice, meaning millions of fish could suffer painful infestations before being treated, said Compassion in World Farming
-
NewsWyke Farms sees sales and profit rise, despite soaring costs
The supplier said the cost of producing cheddar had doubled since the start of its accounting period
-
NewsAgflation starts to decline but continues to outpace food inflation
Agflation was estimated to be at 18.7%, compared to 11.1% for agricultural outputs
-
NewsChicken supply facing ‘crisis’ due to low returns, producer claims
Herefordshire-based Jo Hilditch of Whittern Farms warned the sector could suffer the same problems as seen in eggs in recent months
-
NewsAll English free-range eggs to become barn eggs by end of February
From today, eggs originating from free-range flocks in the east of England will need to be labelled as barn eggs, with the rest of England following from 27 February
-
NewsMcCain invests £35m into British potato farming to safeguard sector
The funding will help British farmers manage the challenging environmental pressures the sector is facing and offset “unprecedented on-farm inflation”
-
NewsTesco launches low-carbon fertiliser trial with biggest veg suppliers
The rollout is expected to reduce GHG emissions by up to 20% in the first year at no extra cost to farmers
-
Comment & OpinionTesco’s John Allan can light as many fires as he wishes. We farmers know the truth
To me this is nothing more than an attempt by Tesco to get consumers on their side, says farmer Iain Brown
-
NewsEnvironment groups criticise government for emergency pesticide use
Defra approved an emergency temporary authorisation for the use of the neonicotinoid pesticide treatment on this year’s sugar beet crop
-
NewsPensworth Dairy to close after loss of biggest customer
The supplier is claiming it has been ‘forced out of business’ after Freshways bought its biggest customer
-
NewsFairtrade launches new map to spot labour and climate exploitation
Fairtrade’s new tool highlights risk areas associated with key commodities, such as forced labour and climate impact Fairtrade has launched a new tool to help retailers and suppliers identify potential human rights violations and environmental harm across their global supply chains. The group has released a new ...
-
Comment & OpinionFruit & veg shortfall is the product of a vicious cycle
Depleted supply leads to more expensive produce, resulting in reduced purchases from the consumer, and so on