All Farming articles – Page 88
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NewsBadger cull set to go ahead as government wins vote
The culling of badgers in two pilot areas can go ahead after the government won a Commons vote this afternoon by a majority of 49.
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NewsBadger vaccine is no magic bullet for bovine TB, MPs warn
MPs have hit out at the government for not being clear enough about the role vaccination could play in the fight against bovine tuberculosis.
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NewsBadger cull? Shoppers think low milk prices matter more
Think the badger cull is the biggest PR challenge facing the dairy industry this year? Think again…
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Comment and Opinion
GM feed: supermarkets are talking tosh
What tosh supermarkets talk about listening to their customers…
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Comment and Opinion
Dairy UK's new chairman Billy Keane lays out his challenges
When I was asked whether I would consider becoming the chairman of Dairy UK, I did not answer ‘yes’ immediately…
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NewsFarming bodies urge action to stop migrant worker shortfall
The NFU and the British Growers Association have backed calls to tackle a potential shortfall in migrant workers that could hit the agricultural industry next year.
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NewsOnline tool to put the cool into cutting CO2
Farmers supplying Tesco have become the first to use a new online tool to help producers slash carbon emissions…
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NewsMcVitie's Digestives 100% British wheat pledge scrapped
Last year’s disastrous wheat crop is continuing to take its toll on British wheat sourcing pledges…
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Analysis and FeaturesGrim wheat outlook for UK contrasts with global picture
The prospects for the British wheat crop continue to look difficult, but beyond the UK the outlook is fairly positive…
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NewsWeather and low rearing rate hit UK lamb numbers
The UK will rear 1.36 million fewer lambs this year than in 2012, partly as a result of the unusually poor weather in late 2012 and early 2013.
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NewsEU to impose two-year ban on neonicotinoid pesticides
The EU is to impose a two-year ban on neonicotinoid pesticides following a vote in the European Commission today.
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NewsUK urged to ban neonicotinoids to protect bees
Green groups are pushing for an 11th-hour shift in strategy by the government to vote in favour of a proposed EU ban on neonicotinoid insecticides.
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NewsNational Pig Association warns of lobby group pig unit threat
Growing opposition to pig farm construction is threatening British livestock production, pig producers have warned…
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Comment and OpinionWaitrose's Mark Price: Help bees by banning neonicotinoids
Why have we just asked our growers to end the use of three formulations of neonicotinoids?…
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NewsFairtrade Foundation 'losing the plot' claim tea growers
Tea growers are turning their back on the Fairtrade Foundation, claiming the organisation has “lost the plot”…
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NewsWeetabix: Failure of UK white-wheat crop forced us to look abroad
The Weetabix Food Co has said the failure of the UK’s crop of ‘white wheat’ – a specialist ingredient used in small quantities - was the key reason it had to change the way it makes Minis.
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Analysis and FeaturesIs poultry feed decision the tipping point for GM?
Most major retailers have relaxed their rules on GM poultry feed. How important was Waitrose’s refusal to join them?…
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Comment and Opinion
Sainsbury's: drug survey unrelated to 'Horsegate'
Your article connected Sainsbury’s decision to survey livestock farmers on antibiotic use with the horsemeat scare…
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Comment and Opinion
Can we expect a little quiet on the farming front?
Could 2013 be a ‘quieter’ one for all those involved in and depending on the output of arable farming?…
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News
Sainsbury’s, M&S and the Co-op follow Tesco's lead on GM feed
Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and The Co-operative Group will begin allowing their suppliers to use GM feed for poultry, following Tesco’s announcement on Thursday.