All Farming articles – Page 81
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NewsFood and Drink Sector Council to pursue post-Brexit growth
Theresa May and business, energy and industry strategy minister Greg Clark announced the plans
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Analysis & FeaturesFarm Africa: A growing future for Africa
Farm Africa, supported by Aldi, is training impoverished Kenyan farmers to create crops resilient to climate change
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NewsLucy Neville-Rolfe appointed Assured Food Standards chairman
The former Tesco board member and senior civil servant started her new role this week
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NewsSainsbury's celebrates achievements of Dairy Development Group
Farmers supplying milk to Sainsbury’s ‘have improved quality, yield and animal welfare in the 10 years since launch’
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NewsNFU urges EC to reapprove use of glyphosate pesticide
Glyphosate’s licence is due to run out in mid-December, after which farmers will not be able to use it if re-authorisation is not granted
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NewsUK to back total ban on use of bee-harming pesticides
Tougher restrictions justified by “growing weight of scientific evidence” that neonicotinoids are harmful to bees, says environment secretary
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NewsMeurig Raymond to step down as NFU president after four years
Pembrokeshire farmer was first elected in 2014, and previously held post of deputy president during Peter Kendall’s eight-year term
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Comment & OpinionMeat movie myths need to be skewered
I might have to donate for a crowdfunded documentary to challenge the attacks on animal foods made in US propaganda…
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NewsLivestock antibiotics sales fall to lowest level since records began
A Defra report found sales of antibiotics for use in food-producing animals have fallen by 27% between 2014 and 2016
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NewsBeehive-building grocery leaders complete Tanzania charity task
A team of 14 senior female leaders from the industry, including Sainsbury’s, Moy Park and William Reed, built 120 beehives in just 72 hours
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NewsMorrisons raises price of four pints of milk by 10p
The supermarket has put up the cost of its standard own-label four-pinter and its flagship Milk for Farmers range
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NewsTesco to support producers via NFU's Fruit & Veg Pledge
Retailer joins Lidl, Aldi, and the Co-op in signing up to the pledge – designed to cultivate better relationships between retailers, intermediaries and growers
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Analysis & FeaturesFrom farm to food waste: the pre-farmgate fight
Retailers take most of the heat on food waste, but down on the farm the levels of loss are much higher
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NewsFood & drink businesswomen visit Tanzania to build beehives
Sainsbury’s director of brand Judith Batchelar leads the 14-strong group as part of the Food For Good campaign
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Comment & Opinion“Prepare for the worst” is sound advice given the Brexit mess in government
This begs the question: is government actually preparing for all eventualities?
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NewsDefra and AHDB fall out over Brexit farm outcomes report
AHDB study warns average farm profitability could drop from £38,000 a year to £15,000 a year in the worst case scenario after Brexit
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Comment & OpinionExperts ruminate on how to stop meat killing the planet
The conference was the first in the UK to explore the impact of livestock production on the future of life on Earth. And the verdict wasn’t good …
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Comment & Opinion10 takeaways for food and farming from the Conservative and Labour party conferences
As the Tory conference draws to a close, here is the Grocer’s take on events in Brighton and Manchester
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Comment & OpinionPrioritise British in public procurement
Prioritising British food in public procurement is an idea the BPC has been trying to get traction on
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NewsProduce World reports £7m loss amid 'significant and challenging events'
Grower says brassica joint venture with Lincolnshire Field Products failed to deliver expected benefits