All Farming articles – Page 75
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News
M&S brings Infarm vertical farms to seven London stores
Customers will be able to pick fresh herbs from the in-store ‘farms’, which are the first of their kind in the UK
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Analysis & Features
Farmers of the future: are apprenticeships the solution to a labour crisis?
Britain’s farmers are concerned that Brexit could lead to a shortage of quality managers for their businesses, but could apprentices provide a long-term solution to a potential labour crisis?
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Labour plans animal welfare commissioner in far-reaching policy pitch
The 50-point ‘animal welfare manifesto for government’ also includes bans of sow farrowing crates and foie gras imports
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Government faces backlash over ‘bamboozling’ Brexit immigration move
It has said it intends to bring an end to freedom of movement on Halloween in the event of a no-deal
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No-deal Brexit to cost farming sector £850m a year: report
Profitability was expected to drop by 18% within a year of a no-deal, research by consultancy Andersons suggested
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Comment & Opinion
IPCC report: how UK meat producers can cut their carbon footprint
Offshoring the carbon problem of meat production is a bad idea, says Professor Chris Elliott
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Number of Welsh farmers in Tesco lamb contract doubles
The contracts provide farmers with a guaranteed selling price
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Defra secretary Villiers urged to reassure food sector over Brexit
Industry leaders have called on Villiers to offer ’urgent reassurances’ on future trade relationships, environmental and animal welfare standards
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UK hemp farm Hempen forced to destroy crop after losing licence
The not-for-profit grower believes the move to revoke its licence was the result of new government guidance
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Morrisons invests £2m in supply apprenticeships
The money will be made available to employers in Morrisons’ supply chain
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Comment & Opinion
Don’t just lash out at farmers. Help them fight our ‘cheap food’ system
It feels like negative views about farmers are becoming more common
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Comment & Opinion
Our food system must change, but there’s only so much it can do
Politicians and economists have as much work to do as supermarkets and farmers
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News
Climate emergency makes urgent transition to sustainable food system ‘essential’
The government needs to start taking action now to transition to a sustainable and healthy food system by 2030, warned a report by the RSA
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Beef farmers urge support as markets reach ‘three-year low’
The NFU has called on processors, retailers, Defra and the AHDB to work with farmers
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Comment & Opinion
Defra’s latest food sector review may be Gove’s last chance to deliver
Michael Gove has in the past been taken to task for ‘taking the F out of Defra’
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Analysis & Features
Is vertical farming the future of food?
The popularity of vertical farming is on the rise. Can it grow from a niche to a major source of food?
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Henry Dimbleby to lead Defra food sector review
The Leon co-founder’s review will form part of work for a new National Food Strategy for England
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Moy Park faces investigations over chicken welfare practices
An animal rights charity says it has seen ”extreme animal suffering” at three of the poultry producer’s farms
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Analysis & Features
Platform at The Arches: how Glasgow's foodie market is supporting the community
What was once an infamous nightclub is now home to a farmers’ market with a community focus
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News
Food and farming bodies hit out after migration committee 'ignores' sector
A new report into ’shortage occupations’, where vacancies need to be filled by non-UK workers, had omited the sector, warned the NFU