All Food security articles
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NewsMedia Bites 21 March: interest rates, high street taxes and The Vegetarian Butcher
The papers have been focusing on BoE interest rates, UK high street taxes and Unilever’s offloading of The Vegetarian Butcher
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Comment & OpinionFood security must be an urgent priority in turbulent times
Government, business and the public must work together to drive progress, says Matthew Stoughton-Harris, resilience lead at the IGD
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Comment & OpinionDefra’s abrupt termination of the SFI is reprehensible
For farmers not to receive payment after opting under the terms of SFI to reduce productivity or forego income is morally repugnant
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NewsWaitrose launches net zero fund for British farmers
The fund is part of Waitrose’s Farming For Nature Programme and will finance projects that will support the adoption of low-carbon farming practices
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NewsUK ‘walking into major food safety and security storm’, horsemeat scandal expert warns
Professor Chris Elliott, who led on the horsemeat scandal response to government, was one of many experts who warned of food safety threats
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NewsHilton Foods moves into Middle East with new joint venture
The partnership is initially for 10 years and combines Hilton’s expertise in meat processing and packaging with Nadec’s local cattle operations
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Comment & OpinionTrump’s tariffs could turbocharge ‘brand Britfood’ abroad
The prospect of VAT tariffs could be seized as a chance to set the clearest food and drink strategy in the world, says Harvey Choat, MD at Nexus PR
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NewsLabour accused of ‘GMO free-for-all’ ahead of new bill amendment
Labour published a new draft of the Genetic Technology (Precision Breeding) Regulations 2025 on Tuesday
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Comment & OpinionFarmers won’t go quietly on IHT as Reed takes heat at NFU Conference
In his speech to the NFU, Defra secretary Steve Reed tried in vain to emphasise the policy change was merely ‘the straw that broke the camel’s back’
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NewsDefra aims to reset farming sector relations with raft of NFU conference announcements
The NFU’s annual conference will see the union look to reset the farming sector’s relationship with government following the Chancellor’s controversial budget
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Comment & OpinionWill the National Food Strategy’s ‘experts’ succeed in creating economic growth?
Within the next two years, the government expects this group to tackle issues such as the obesity crisis, the race to net zero, food security and turbocharging growth in the food sector
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Comment & OpinionFDF: two key priorities for National Food Strategy
We want the UK to have the most competitive, innovative and productive food and drink manufacturing sector in Europe, says Karen Betts, CEO of the FDF
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NewsUK ‘not prepared’ for a major food crisis, warn experts
A new report by the National Preparedness Commission warns the UK needs better legislation to safeguard its food security in times of crisis
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NewsCranswick insists ‘megafarm’ plans meet all green requirements
The meat and poultry giant has submitted plans for a major redevelopment of its farming operation in Norfolk
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NewsAlmost 60 suppliers and supermarkets join NFU campaign to abolish ‘Family Farm Tax’
NFU president Tom Bradshaw said the changes to Inheritance Tax had ’far-reaching consequences’ for the UK’s food security
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Comment & OpinionLabour’s idea of food security is a larder full of junk food
Food policy in Whitehall has been dictated by technocratic corporates for years, says Joanna Blythman, food journalist and author of Swallow This
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NewsAHDB data torpedoes government position on Inheritance Tax impact
Independent analysis by the the non-departmental government body are at significant odds with the government’s own claims
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NewsNew project to save UK from food shortages gets £2m government backing
Anglia Ruskin University is leading an initiative to identify vulnerabilities and avoid collapse of the UK’s food system
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NewsUK helps Ukraine track stolen grains from Russia-occupied regions
The new Grain Verification Scheme will help Ukraine trace agricultural goods stolen by Russia and sold internationally
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Comment & OpinionWhy Steve Reed will need more than a ‘new deal’ to get farmers back onside
The environment secretary promised that ‘change is coming’ at today’s Oxford Farming Conference – but farmers hoping for a reversal of Inheritance Tax reforms were sorely disappointed