All articles by Kevin White – Page 144
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NewsShort-life food to jump the Calais lorry queue
Lorries carrying livestock, shellfish and fresh produce are to get priority in crossing the Channel
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NewsMorrisons threatens legal action against protesting dairy farmers
Morrisons warned it was gathering evidence on the identities of the “perpetrators of these activities”
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Comment & OpinionFarmers must be careful to keep consumers on side
The current restrained protests have kept public opinion behind the farmers, but caution is needed
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NewsDairy industry code defended despite milk price crisis
The architects of the dairy industry’s voluntary code of practice have insisted it is working…
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NewsBramley returns to form as UK apple crop hits record
British apple growers are promising a record crop of dessert apples for the 2014/15 season
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News#NoLambWeek boycott threatens to withhold UK lamb from retailers
A group of disgruntled Welsh farmers has launched a campaign to withhold lamb supplies to supermarkets for a week
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Analysis & FeaturesAre French-style farmer protests about to hit the UK?
Pigs running around supermarkets may be off the agenda, but an air of resignation could yet turn into something more militant
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NewsFishermen welcome Northeast Atlantic fish stock recoveries
Research suggests fishing stocks across the North East Atlantic have recovered…
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NewsMash Direct eyes growth in exports
Prepared veg supplier Mash Direct is casting its eyes overseas
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NewsBirds Eye adds three new frozen fish lines to Inspirations range
Birds Eye is making a further play for the premium frozen fish category…
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NewsFarmers for Action to 'name and shame' supermarkets
Lobby group Farmers for Action (FFA) is planning to “name and shame” supermarkets who don’t pay fairly for milk, and has n…
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NewsAsda, Morrisons and Co-op disclose full fisheries data
Asda, The Co-op and Morrisons have claimed a UK first by publishing the full list of fisheries they source from
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NewsSeafood traceability scheme planned for UK auctions and ports
The traceability credentials of British seafood supply chains are set to be boosted by a new scheme to improve standards
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NewsBarney Kay succeeds Tom Hind as Tesco head of agriculture
Tesco has recruited Moy Park broiler general manager Barney Kay as its new head of agriculture
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NewsAmerican History X director to helm new The Black Farmer ad campaign
The commercial will be filmed at The Black Farmer’s Devon farm and will focus on the “soul and passion” which goes into making the sausages
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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.