All articles by Kevin White – Page 132
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NewsCherry crop booms as youthful farmers innovate
Record yield of 4,500 tonnes expected this season, average age of growers ten years below industry average
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NewsBumper UK raspberry crop predicted
British raspberry growers are predicting a bumper crop for 2015, up 31% on last season
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NewsMüller offers to process rival's milk to allay competition fears
Müller has offered to supply and process up to 100m litres of fresh milk a year for a third party at the Severnside dairy in Gloucestershire to facilitate its acquisition of Dairy Crest’s liquid milk business.
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NewsTesco alone in review of milk pool farmer pricing
Sainsbury’s, Marks & Spencer and Waitrose have insisted they will not follow Tesco’s lead in reviewing their aligned pools
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News'Hypocritical' CIWF campaign against caged eggs slammed
Egg producers have hit out at a new Compassion in World Farming campaign to ban the use of all cages in egg production.
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NewsGraham’s the Family Dairy slashes milk prices in wake of glut
Scotland’s largest independent dairy company is now paying farmers 23.75ppl for ‘A’ volumes and just 7ppl for ‘B’ volumes
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NewsMüller and Dairy Crest deal decision could come next month
Dairy Crest confirm a further update on the deal’s progress is due on 21 August
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NewsOutbreak of bird flu in Lancashire confirmed
A suspected case was first reported on Friday, prompting the start of a precautionary cull of 170,000 birds
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NewsTesco launches review of dairy farmer pool amid 'volatility'
The Tesco Sustainable Dairy Group currently receives a higher the average price, but Tesco wrote to warn them of “volatility”
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NewsMüller to add 50 new jobs at Telford and Minsterley sites
Müller Dairy is to create up 50 new jobs at its Telford and Minsterley factories following strong growth in demand…
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NewsYoung's poised to cut 900 jobs as it moots closure of two Scottish processing sites
Young’s Seafood stands to axe more than 900 jobs as it considers closing two Scottish processing sites following the recent loss of a major fish contract with Sainsbury’s.
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NewsDairy farmers launch UK's first free-range milk brand
A group of farmers has launched the UK’s first free-range network of dairy producers, offering milk and other dairy produc…
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NewsFSA opts against wider availability of raw milk
While raw milk risks are “acceptable”, FSA says not enough evidence for wider sales
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NewsRaw camel's milk reaches market, with £19 price tag
The chilled milk, which contains 17g of protein per bottle, is sourced from grass-fed camels reared in the Netherlands
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NewsOwn-label Budgens salad lines launched
Budgens has further widened its fresh produce offering with an own-label bagged salad range…
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NewsDairy Crest bucks trend by holding farmgate milk price
The processor’s liquid milk price remains at 23.09ppl for a sixth month, while its Davidstow price rises to 26.42ppl
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NewsOrganic September aims for 6% sales surge
The Soil Association is targeting a 6% rise in sales of organic food during this year’s Organic September…
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Comment & OpinionQuestions remain unanswered in Müller's Dairy Crest deal
Müller’s offer of processing capacity to competitors at two of its facilities is a curious one
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NewsArla announces another milk price cut
Arla has reduced its milk price by almost 8% since it increased it to 25.8ppl in April
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NewsEgg supplier Fairburn wins Asda listing for Heal's Free Range
Fast-growing egg supplier LJ Fairburn & Son has secured a listing with Asda stores in Shropshire…