All Farming articles – Page 86
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News2 Sisters suppliers in Scotland offered help following cutbacks
The Scottish government is to fund a poultry producers’ group to help farmers affected by 2 Sisters’ decision to cut production north of the border.
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Comment and OpinionTudor Monastery Farm: forensic, but boring
These days, farmers spend all their time moaning about supermarkets or shooting badgers while a robot milks the cows…
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NewsPrince Charles defends farmers against supermarket squeeze
Prince Charles has hit out at supermarkets for “taking none of the risk” of food production and for profiting from small farmers.
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NewsPeter Kendall to bow out as president of the NFU
Peter Kendall is to step down as president of the National Farmers’ Union in February, after eight years in the role…
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NewsPeter Kendall to step down as NFU president
Peter Kendall is to step down as president of the National Farmers Union in February, after eight years in the role.
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NewsDan Rogerson replaces David Heath at Defra
Defra farming minister David Heath has been replaced just one year into the job, with Cornish MP Dan Rogerson being moved into the role in today’s reshuffle
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NewsTB-resistant dairy cows could fight disease threat
Farmers may be able to breed TB-resistant cows in a groundbreaking new project developed for the dairy industry.
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NewsTop fruit crop beautiful but trade is urged to 'buy ugly too'
Apple growers are urging retailers and consumers to continue supporting ‘ugly’ fruit and veg…
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NewsCranswick adds 3,000 sows to British pig herd
Cranswick has bolstered its British pig herd with the purchase of two existing production units totalling 3,000 sows…
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Analysis and FeaturesIs food price inflation set to drop further?
After a hot and bountiful summer in the UK and abroad, commodity costs are tumbling and food retail inflation looks set to follow suit.
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NewsSAWS migrant worker scheme axed despite farmer protests
UK growers are fuming after the government said it would not replace SAWS – the scheme that ensured an adequate supply of Romanian and Bulgarian seasonal workers for the UK horticulture industry.
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NewsUK: Still not enough evidence neonicotinoids harm bees
The UK government is standing by its claim there is no sound scientific case for banning neonicotinoid pesticides as part of efforts to halt the decline of bee populations.
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Comment and Opinion
Let's make 'Frankenburgers' redundant
When a lab-grown ‘beef burger’ was unveiled to the world last month it divided opinion…
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Comment and OpinionAn uplifting harvest
How different this green and pleasant land is in 2013 compared with last year, with its perpetual deluges…
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Comment and OpinionHow frozen food can help with food security
Food security is one of the most significant long-term issues facing our industry….
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NewsSyngenta challenges EU ban on neonicotinoids to protect bees
Agri-giant Syngenta has launched a legal challenge to the European Commission’s ban on the use of the pesticide thiamethoxam over fears it could harm bee health.
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NewsUK’s food supplies would run out today without imports, NFU warns
Today marks the day that Britain’s home-grown foodstuffs would run out, if all the food produced in Britain was stored and eaten from 1 January.
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NewsScotland calls on Cameron to overhaul red meat levy system
The Scottish first minister has called on the UK government to overhaul the red meat levy system, which he says costs Scottish livestock farmers £1.4m a year in lost cash.
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NewsUK agriculture gets £160m to cultivate ‘world-beating products’
The UK government today announced it is investing £160m in a bid to make the UK a world leader in agricultural science and technology and meet the future challenges of food security.
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NewsArla to bring dairy farm standards scheme to UK
Arla will be rolling out its own farm assurance scheme in the UK as of next year, as it seeks to bring its UK dairy farmers in line with its Scandinavian and German operations.